Mary Engels Collection

Introduction

Title:                           Mary Engels Collection

Accession number:     93-002-AC

Collection size:           2 linear ft. (2 boxes)

Donor:                        Mary Engels, Forrest City, Ark.

Repository:                Lyon College Special Collections, Regional Studies Center

Information About Mary Engels and the Collection 

Mary Pearl Engels (b. 1912) is a native of Moorefield (Independence County), Arkansas, and a 1944 graduate of Lyon (then Arkansas) College.  In 1953 she earned the M.A. in history from the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville.  Mary Engels spent thirty-four years teaching in the public school system of Arkansas, the final twenty-five years at Forrest City. 

The collection contains a variety of memorabilia and records from Engels’s days as a student at Batesville High School and at Arkansas College and from her career in teaching.  The collection also contains various genealogical records and family-related materials, such as correspondence, photographs, and legal records. 

The collection was processed in 1993 by Nancy S. Griffith, and in 2002 Kim Halpain and Judy Blackwell completed detailed indexing and the website finding aid.  The collection is open for research. 

SUBJECT INDEX: 

            Arkansas College—History

            Batesville, Ark.—Education

            Cushman, Ark.—Education

            Engels Family—Genealogy

            Engels, Mary P.

            Engels, Peter

            Engels, Young

            Engles Family—Genealogy

            Forrest City, Ark.—Education

            Jonesboro, Ark.—Education

            Mammoth Spring, Ark.—Education

            University of Arkansas—Fayetteville 

Detailed Series Description 

BOX 1 

Folder 1:  Teacher Contracts 

            Contains Mary T. Engels Contracts with:

Jonesboro Public School- June 7, 1945

Mammoth Spring- July 15, 1994- September 4, 1945

Jonesboro Public School- July 10, 1945- September 10, 1951

Forrest City Special-    April 14, 1952-July 1, 1967

Folder 2:  Clippings, Newsletters, Etc. 

Clipping-         “Blues and Greens:  A Diary of Our Town” by Anita Houk; The Commercial Appeal; September 4, 1983

Program-          Forrest City Education Association Banquet; May 11, 1977

Clipping-          “Something for Everyone”; Forrest City Times- Herald; April 5, 1979

Certificate-       Honor Roll; Mary Engles; January 23, 1920

Certificate-       Honor Roll; Mary Engles; December 19, 1919

Certificate-       Honor Roll; Mary Engles; February 20, 1920

Certificate-       Honor Roll; Mary Engles; April 16, 1920

        Report Cards-      Batesville Public School; Mary Engles; September 20, 1920

        Report Cards-      Batesville Public School; Mary Engles; September 12, 1921

        Report Cards-      Batesville Public School; Mary Engles; September 6, 1919

            Clipping-          “Miss Mary Engels Attends Hudson family Meeting”; 1987

            Clipping-          “Curiosity’s Path Leads to Many Cousins, Book”; The Commercial Appeal

Clipping-          “Arkansas College Reunion Attracts F City Visitors”

Clipping-          “BHS Class of ’29 to Have Reunion”; June 1, 1979

Clipping-          “Engles Genealogy Now in Library”

Clipping-          “58 attend BHS Class of 1929 Reunion”; Batesville Guard; January 4, 1979

Clipping-          “Past Holds Fascination:  Local Woman Traces History”; Forrest-City Times-Herald; August 1, 1980; 2 copies and picture included

Clipping-          “Their Teaching Years Mark a Century of Survival, Success”; The Commercial Appeal; June 16, 1977

Clipping-          “FCHS Class of 1959 Re-convenes after Two Decades for Happy Reunion”; Forrest-City Times-Herald; July 30, 1979

Clipping-          “Tracing Her Roots:  Research Results in Family History Book”; Forrest-City Times-Herald; March 22, 1979

Clipping-          “Local Genealogist Shaking Cobwebs Linking Future to Past”; June 6, 1976

Clipping-          “Mary Engels- A Labor of Love”; The Crowley Ridge Chronicle; December 18, 1980

Folder 3:  Term Papers/Class Work 

            Schedule-         “University of Arkansas Summer 1947 Schedule of Classes”

            Grades-            Mary Engels; Arkansas College Report Card; May 26, 1944

            Notes-             “The Great Awakening- 1700s”

            Paper-              “Frederick Jackson Turner”

            Notes-             “Ancient Greek and Roman Historians”

            Paper-              “Benjamin F. Wade, Radical”

            Paper-              “American History Seminar”

            Paper-              “The Religious Background of American Culture”

            Paper-              “Book Review 1”

            Paper-              “The Rampaging Frontier- Thomas D. Clark”

            Paper-              “Book Review II”

            Paper-              “Abstract of ‘History and the Science of Society’”

            Paper-              “The Colonial Mind- Parrington”

            Paper-              “Book Report I”

Folder 4:  Diploma Folders, Diplomas, Etc. 

            Program-          Commencement Exercises; University of Arkansas; June 6, 1953

            Diploma-          University of Arkansas; Mary Pearl Engels

            Diploma-          Arkansas College; Mary Pearl Engels; Class of 1944

            Diploma-          Arkansas College; Mary Pearl Engels; Class of 1944; Bachelor's of Arts Degree 

Folder 5:  Batesville High School- Class of 1929 

            Year Book-      The Pioneer; 1929

            List-                 List of Batesville High School Class of 1929

            Program-          The Pioneer; 1929-1984

            Program-          The Pioneer; 1929-1979

            Letter-              To the Batesville High School Class of 1929 from Evelyn Morgan Seuberth

Notebook-       Mary Pearl Engels; Home Economic I; 1927-1929

Photograph-     Mary Engels; Miss Kate Williams Home Economics Class 1928-1929

Notebook-       My School Day Autobiography; Mary Engels 

Folder 6:  Box of Invitations Etc. From Students 

            Invitation-         Seminar at Harding College- 1965-1966

            Invitation-         Wedding Invitation for Leslie Marie and Mr. Dale Wilson Simpson; December 26

Invitation-         Wedding Invitation for Pennie Helene to Mr. Herbert Lee Joyner; February 15, 1969

Invitation-         Wedding Invitation for Peggy Joyce to Daniel Richard Carnett; August 24

Invitation-         Fiftieth Wedding Anniversary; Mr. and Mrs. George R. Rutherford; August 19, 1979

Card-               Thank You card from Carolyn and Donnie

Invitation-         Wedding; Edna Anita Bond and Mr. William Kearney Roberson; August 1, 1986

Invitation-         Wedding; Mabel and Mr. James Low; August 2, 1964

Invitation-         Wedding; Lynda Kaye and Mr. Gerald Jumper; August 6

Invitation-         Wedding; Mary Carolyn and Mr. Lewis Eldon Hawley; June 24, 1967

Invitation-         Wedding; Kathryn Maxine and Mr. Sidney Howard McCollum; August 19, 1962

Invitation-         Wedding; Patsy Louise and Mr. John William Pemberton; June 26, 1965

Invitation-         Wedding; Jeanne Claire and Mr. James Leslie Wyatt III; December 28

Invitation-         Wedding; Molly Frances and Mr. Denis Damien Wewers; August 11

Invitation-         Wedding; Mary Jacqueline and Mr. Richard Lee Holmes; September 15

Invitation-         Wedding; Louise Elizabeth and Mr. Vernon Bernard Lockhart; August 27

Invitation-         Wedding; Mary Catherine and Mr. Larry Ennis White; August 14

Invitation-         Wedding; Constance Kay and Mr. John Louis McDaniel; January 17, 1971

Program-          Tenth Annual Commencement of Harding Graduate School of Religion; June 1, 1968

Announcement-            Graduation; Kevin Ray Gray; May 28, 1984

Folder 7:  Forrest City High School Mats. 

            Photograph-     1965 seniors

            Photograph-     1956 Senior Class of Forrest City High School

            Photograph-     Forrest City High School Class of 1965

            Photograph-     seniors 1965

            Clipping-          “FCHS Welcomes Many New Students”; The Emissary; October 7, 1966

Newspaper-     The Emissary; January 29, 1960

Newspaper-     The Emissary; April 12, 1965

Newspaper-     The Emissary; March 12, 1965

Newspaper-     The Emissary; September 28, 1962

Newspaper-     The Emissary; February 19, 1960

Newspaper-     The Emissary; May 13, 1958

Newspaper-     The Emissary; October 6, 1952

Newspaper-     The Emissary; November 3, 1952

Newspaper-     The Emissary; May 17, 1957

Paper-              “Albert Schweitzer” 

Folder 8:  Engels/Engles Family Materials 

Deeds-             Concerning Land Belonging to Peter Engels, Greene County, Pennsylvania

Document-       Settlement of Peter Engels’ estate

Document-       Engels Court and Tax Records, Independence County, Arkansas

Document-       Peter Engels’ Will; 1832; Greene County, Pennsylvania

Deeds-             From Allegany County, Maryland- Mat E. Fredrick County, Maryland

Document-       William D. Engels in Texas 

Folder 9:  Morgan-Sledger Deeds; Pike County; Georgia

Folder 10:  Mack-Reese Materials; Tennessee

Folder 11:  Thomas /Wilson Deed and Will; Somerset County, Maryland

Folder 12:  Morgan Family 

Document-       John and Agnes Morgan of Wilks County, Georgia- sell land he received for Revolutionary War Service

Document-       Reuben Morgan; Estate Settlement; Mecklenburg County, Virginia

Document-       Reuben Morgan/ Morgan Will

Document-       John Morgan’s Will 

Folder 13:  1945; Arkansas College Index

Folder 14:  Cushman School/ Mammoth Spring School 

            Program-          Baccalaureate Service; May 16, 1943

            Card-               University of Arkansas Library Card; August 30, 1952; Mary P. Engels

            Card-               University of Arkansas Identification Card; Mary P. Engels

            Invitation-         Graduation of Miss Una Lee Driskill; May 21

            Program-          Commencement Exercises; Mammoth Spring High School; 1944-1945

            Card-               Blood Donation Card; Mary Engels; May 2, 1945

            Card-               Christmas card; W.L. Miller; 1947

            Card-               Christmas card; Louise Sharp; 1945

            Photograph-     seniors 1943; Cushman High School

            Photograph-     Pupils at Mammoth Springs School

            Photograph-     Catherine Lasseter

            Photograph-     Student of Mary Engles

Folder 15:  Arkansas College Photographs 

            Photograph-     Lillian Smith

            Photograph-     Sarah Engels and Mary Engels

            Photograph-     Emily Boehler

            Photograph-     Emily Boehler

            Photograph-     Lillian Smith

            Photograph-     Mary Engels; Emily Boehler; and Sarah Engels

            Photograph-     Mary Engels; Emily Boehler; and Lillian Smith

            Photograph-     Lillian Smith

            Photograph-     Emily Boehler

Folder 16:  J. Bilbo’s Will 

            Will-     James Bilbo’s Will; Mecklenburg County, Virginia

Folder 17:  Miscellaneous 

Negatives-        Negative of Picture made in 1983 at Hudson Family Reunion in Kentucky

Program-          Arkansas College; Honors Day; May 10, 1984 

Folder 18:  Old Letters 

Paper-              Upstream, Downstream; Mary P. Engels; Forrest City, Arkansas; 1978; Excerpt from book

Letter-              To Mr. Engles from Nannie

Letter-              To Mr. Engles from Nannie

Letter-              To Mr. Engles from Nannie

Letter-              To Young from Nannie

Letter-              To Young from Nannie

Letter-              To Young from Nannie; March 19, 1909

Letter-              To Young from Nannie

Letter-              To Young from Nannie

Letter-              To Young from Nannie

Letter-              To Young from Nannie; April 27, 1909

Letter-              To Young from Nannie

Letter-              To Young from Nannie

Letter-              To Young from Nannie

Letter-              To Young from Nannie

Letter-              To Young from Nannie

Letter-              To Young from Nannie

Letter-              To Young from Nannie

Letter-              To Young from Nannie

Letter-              To Young Engles from Nannie; June 30, 1909

Letter-              To Young Engles from Nannie

Letter-              To Young Engles from Nannie

Letter-              To Young Engles from Nannie; September 30, 1909

Letter-              To Young Engles from Nannie

Dozens more of Young Engles letters from Nan

Folder 18a:  Peter Engel’s Mailbox

BOX 2:

            Scrapbook-      Arkansas College and Mary Engels’s Teaching Career

            Photograph-     Social Studies Class Visiting the Jonesboro Telephone Office

            Photograph-     Social Studies Class Visiting the Jonesboro Telephone Office

            Picture-            Drawn by Dan Wells

            Paper-              “Progress of Music in America” by Dan Wells; 1951

            Clippings-         Betty Lou Ayers “Ayers-Henson Truth is told”

            Drawings-        Drawings for a Play

            Yearbook-       Jonesboro High School 1952

            Yearbook-       Jonesboro High School 1951

            Yearbook-       Jonesboro High School 1945-1946

            Cards-

            Documents-      Newspapers, Programs, and other memorabilia from Jonesboro High School.