ARKANSAS VISTA MATERIALS
M88-11
The Arkansas Vista Materials consist of letters, research notes, photographs, and other information which Marvin Schwartz used to research, write, and publish his book entitled In Service to America: A History of VISTA in Arkansas, 1965‑1985.
The research material contains notes, published accounts, and personal insights of the VISTA program, its numerous activities in towns and counties across the state of Arkansas, and the activities of the VISTA volunteers. The publishing information covers the grants application that were both submitted and accepted to finance his research and publication costs, correspondences between Schwartz and the University of Arkansas Press, and other general information.
The collection is divided into three series:
Series I‑ Research Materials (Notes on individuals and agencies active in VISTA in Arkansas, Materials on Texarkana, Pulaski County, and Eastern Arkansas; Federal, State, and Local Documents and Oral Histories) – Box 1 & 2
Series II‑ Book Publishing Data (Book description and progress reports, AEH Grant Application and Letters, and general publishing data) – Box 2
Series III– Photographs - Negatives and Photographs – Box 2
When requesting materials please specify collection number [M88‑11], series number, box, and file numbers.
Series I ‑ Research Materials
Box 1
File 1 ‑ Notes for complete chapters, index of notes for file 1 thru file 8
File 2 ‑ Notes for completed chapters
File 3 ‑ Notes for completed chapters
File 4 ‑ Notes for completed chapters
File 5 ‑ Notes for completed chapters
File 6 ‑ Notes for completed chapters
File 7 ‑ Notes for completed chapters
File 8 ‑ Notes for completed chapters
File 9 ‑ Texarkana VISTA Project
File 10‑ Notes on Texarkana and VISTA volunteers
File 11‑ Newspaper Articles ‑ VISTA in Texarkana
File 12‑ Texarkana: Committee for Representative Government
File 13‑ Texarkana: Model Cities
File 14‑ Southwest Arkansas Development Council (SWADC)
File 15‑ Pulaski County: Design Cooperative of Arkansas
File 16‑ VISTA in Eastern Arkansas: Newspaper Articles
File 17‑ Mississippi County's United People's Coop, FBI Reports, Respect, Inc., and Committee on Police Relations, Wynne, Ark
File 18 ‑ Original Art: Black and White's Opportunities, 1954‑1974 and "Militant" by Don Meyer
File 19 ‑ Federal Publication: Committee on Labor and Public Welfare
End of Box 1
Series I ‑ Research Materials
Box 2
File 1 ‑ VISTA Volunteer Handbook and pamphlets
File 2 ‑ ARKANSAS HEALTH & HUNGER Reports
File 3 ‑ Arkansas: State of Transition
File 4 ‑ Poverty Reports on Arkansas
File 5 ‑ Magazines on Poverty
File 6 ‑ Cassette tape: Richard J. First
File 7 ‑ Cassette tape: Ollie Neal
File 8 ‑ Cassette tape: Floyd Sexton
File 9 ‑ Cassette tape: Bruce Neft and Texarkana, Arkansas 1969‑1970
End of Series I
Series II ‑ Book Publishing Data
Box 2
File 10- Manuscript description, progress reports, volunteer questionnaire, and general letters
File 11‑ Grant Application to Ark. Endowment for Humanities, Sponsor and grant information, and related letters
File 12‑ Mini‑Grant Application to A.E.H., Project Status Report, Final Evaluation Report, and related letters.
File 13‑ Publishing information and correspondence, with University of Arkansas Fayetteville Press, and related letters
End of Series II
Series III ‑ Photographs
Box 2
File 14 ‑ Photographs of Individuals associated with Vista, (A‑F)
- Envelope 1- Steve Anderson
- Envelope 2- Jerry Cronin
- Envelope 3- Rex and Neva Erickson
- Envelope 4- Christel Brellochs
- Envelope 5- Joe Bruch
- Envelope 6- Earl and Cheri Anthes
- Envelope 7- Joan Baez’s letter to Governor Bumpers
- Envelope 8- Willie B. Berry and Bruce Neft
- Envelope 9- Dr. Dan Blumenthal making house calls
- Envelope 10- Tony Bozynski
- Envelope 11- Roselyn Carter and Rex Erickson?
- Envelope 12- Goforth Coleman
- Envelope 13- Jerry Cronin and Jesse Ware
- Envelope 14- Beverly Feinstein?
- Envelope 15- Mrs. “Willie” Ferguson
- Envelope 16- Corrinne Cass
- Envelope 17- Joe Edelman and Mrs. Gothard
- Envelope 18- Carol Brage and the Phillip’s Family
- Envelope 19- Carol Brage and Sherry Prozzo
File 15 ‑ Individuals associated with VISTA, (G‑P)
- Envelope 1- Loren Ivener
- Envelope 2- Katherine Knight (no negatives)
- Envelope 3- John Lewis at a birthday party
- Envelope 4- Freeman McKindra
- Envelope 5- Estella Morris
- Envelope 6- Ollie Neal
- Envelope 7- Bobby Morgan
- Envelope 8- Mrs. Zelma Miller
- Envelope 9- Michael McCarthy
- Envelope 10- James R. Palenscar (#1)
- Envelope 11- James R. Palenscar (#2)
File 16 ‑ Individuals associated with VISTA, (P‑Z)
- Envelope 1- Linda Patrick and Mary Potter
- Envelope 2- Bill Peters
- Envelope 3- Sherry Prozzo (see also Carol Brage)
- Envelope 4- Joan Smith (#1)
- Envelope 5- Joan Smith (#2)
- Envelope 6- Jim Ranchino
- Envelope 7- Gene Richards
- Envelope 8- Joann Rose
- Envelope 9- Sandy Smegelsky
- Envelope 10- Bob Torvestad
- Envelope 11- Joann Utterback and David Stephens
- Envelope 12- Joan and Tom Utterback
- Envelope 13- Lou Vitale
- Envelope 14- Mike Watts
- Envelope 15- Frances Wood
File 17 ‑ Photographs regarding VISTA operations in Lee, Mississippi and Pulaski counties; also group photographs of VISTA volunteers
- Envelope 1- Lee County Co-operative Clinic
- Envelope 2- Lee County Clinic Recruiting Poster
- Envelope 3- Lee County: Medical Clinic (original building and new facility)
- Envelope 4- Newspaper article (features: Charles Imhof, Dorrie Lynch, Eugene Richard, and Earl Anthes, plus poverty scenes
- Envelope 5- Design cooperative of Arkansas: Volunteers
- Envelope 6- Burdette Youth Recreation Program
- Envelope 7- Blytheville Church and Youth Organization
- Envelope 8- Birdsongs Oct. 1968
- Envelope 9- Texarkana Volunteers (Bruce and Gail Neft, Tom and Joann Utterback, John and Carol Hoerster, David Jewett, Jack Fleck, and Vera MacAlister) Sept. 1970
- Envelope 10- Pulaski county home (before and after)
- Envelope 11- Mississippi County: Number nine center
- Envelope 12- Group photo: (Vista) Dave Jewitt, Gail and Bruce Neft, Tom and Joann Utterback, John Hoerster, Carol Hoerster (Model Cities) Ben Mosely (Welfare Worker) Sharon White
- Envelope 13- Vista staff member (Alice F. White) delivering food to the needy or elderly 1972
- Envelope 14- Vista staff member (Alice F. White) delivering food to the needy or elderly 1972
- Envelope 15- Respect, Inc. (Charles Imhof, Dorothea Lynch, and Gene Richards)
- Envelope 16- Vista workers meet the Press
- Envelope 17- Vista architects (Kozinsky, Gullaksen, and Peters)
Series III ‑ Photographs
Box 2
File 18 - Photographs regarding Sweet Home and Texarkana, Poverty Scenes and general photos
- Envelope 1- Southern Texarkana Family assisted by Vista
- Envelope 2- Texarkana model cities sign
- Envelope 3- Sweet Home Community Center (negatives)
- Envelope 4- Texarkana City: general photos
- Envelope 5- Booklet cover: United People’s Cooperative
- Envelope 6- United People’s Cooperative annual report 1970
- Envelope 7- Building: Hall Engineering Company
- Envelope 8- “Court For Colored” sign
- Envelope 9- unidentified homes
- Envelope 10- grave marker
- Envelope 11- Scenes of poverty and blacks / African Americans
- Envelope 12- Photo of two Vista workers (Charles and unidentified lady)
- Envelope 13- Vista recruiting poster
- Envelope 14- Poverty and blacks / African Americans
- Envelope 15- Poverty, photo by Gene Richard Schwartz Vista, pg. 212
- Envelope 16- Two unidentified black women
- Envelope 17- unidentified negatives
END OF BOX 2
END OF COLLECTION
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