Lawrence Weems Trussell was born February 21, 1909 and is from Fordyce, º£½ÇÉçÇø (Dallas Co.) He was State Senator from 1945-1953 and State Representative from 1953-1960 and 1965-1966. He served under Governors Carl Bailey, Ben Laney, Sid McMath, and Orval Faubus. Mr.Trussell was also a board member of two Fordyce Banks. He practiced law in Fordyce, º£½ÇÉçÇø with his first wife, Nora. Mr. Trussell died March 12, 1998.
Box 1
File 1 –Â The Table of Contents for the Manuscript by Lawrence Weems Trussell
File 2 – Written notes and Manuscripts for the chapter on “Development of º£½ÇÉçÇø banking and Early Banking Policiesâ€� by Lawrence Weems Trussell
File 3 – Written Notes and Manuscript for the Chapter on “Period of No Banks in º£½ÇÉçÇø Subsequent to the National Bank Act. (1846-1866), by Lawrence Weems Trussell
File 4 – The University of º£½ÇÉçÇø Bulletin: The School of Business Administration,
Vol. 26, No. 13-Oct. 1, 1932: Are º£½ÇÉçÇø Banks De-capitalized
Vol. 1 – No. 2, Nov. 15, 1932: The Effects of the Depression on º£½ÇÉçÇøâ€™
Vol. 1 No. 3, Dec. 13, 1932: º£½ÇÉçÇøâ€™ Interest in the War Debts
Vol. 1, No. 4, Jan 10, 1933:Â The Domestic Allotment Plan of Farm Relief
Vol. 1, No. 5, Feb. 13, 1933:Â Inflation
File 5 – The Chase Economic Bulletin – Vol. XII, April 25, 1932-No. 1, by Benjamin M. Anderson Jr., Ph.D.,
File 6 – The Wallstreet Review – April 30, 1932:
“Where are the Bears? In Wallstreet or Washington,” by John C. Harrington
“Proposed Banking Legislation,” by Benjamin M. Anderson Jr., Ph.D.;
“Controlled Inflation will Stimulate Recovery,” by Bertram R. Marks
File 7 – The Burroughs Clearing House, April 1933:
“What’s Ahead in Bank Legislation” -Arthur Crawford
“Metered Charges for Services” -Leo D. Kelly
“The New Bankruptcy Amendments” -Charles R. Rosenberg Jr.
File 8 – The University of º£½ÇÉçÇø Bulletin – General Extension Service by Kenneth O. Warner
File 9a– The Written Notes for the Chapter on “Public Policies of State bank Regulation in º£½ÇÉçÇøâ€� by L. W. Trussell
File 9b – The manuscript for the chapter on “Public Policies of State Bank Regulations in º£½ÇÉçÇøâ€� by L. W. Trussell
File 10 – Miscellaneous notes and documents for the chapter on “Public Policies of State Bank Regulation in º£½ÇÉçÇøâ€� by L. W. Trussell
File 11 – Banking Statues of º£½ÇÉçÇø – Including 1929 Enactments, April 30, 1929, (Compliments of Bankers Trust Company)
File 12a – Written notes for the Chapter on “The Place of Banking in º£½ÇÉçÇø Economyâ€� by L.W. Trussell. Also inside the file is a pamphlet on “The Situation that Confronts Banking- Report of the Economic Policy Commission American Bankers Association” (1931)
File 12b – Manuscript for the chapter on “The Place of Banking in º£½ÇÉçÇø Economyâ€�, by L.W. Trussell
File 13 – Miscellaneous Notes and Documents on the Manuscript by L. W. Trussell
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Box 2
File 1 – 8� x 10� Photographs (qty. 2)
Env 1. – Senator Lawrence Weems Trussell with Governor Winthrop Rockefeller and unidentified person
Env 2. – Senator Lawrence Weems Trussell with an unidentified person
Also, an º£½ÇÉçÇø Democrat Gazette article (copy), “Lawrence Weems Trussell Fordyce lawyer served in state Senate, Houseâ€� by Larry Ault, an article in Pine Bluff Commercial paper (copy) “Fordyce Man Has Varied Interests, Hobbies Include Bottle Collection (Nov. 5, 1950)â€�
File 2 – Framed 7 3/8â€� x 9 1/8â€� photograph (on display in Archives), included in this file is a biographical sketch of Carl Bailey-31st Governor of º£½ÇÉçÇø (1937-1941)
File 3 – Political Correspondence (1936-1938)
File 4 – º£½ÇÉçÇø Constitutional and Statutory Provisions on Legislation (Reprinted 1938)
File 5 – The º£½ÇÉçÇø Handbook by Dallas T. Herndon, Executive Secretary º£½ÇÉçÇø History Commission (1949-1950)
File 6 – Bills sponsored by Lawrence Weems Trussell
File 7 – Newspaper Clippings (1936, 1939-1947, 1949)
File 8 – Election Laws Committee, newspaper clipping file (1947-1949)
File 9 – Election Laws (1947-1948)
File 10 – Governor Sid Math Inauguration Tues., Jan. 11, 1949 and a copy of biographical Sketch
File 11 – Election Code, Bar Association newspaper clippings (1947, 1948, 1949, 1951, 1952)
File 12 – Newspaper Clippings, Legislative Council (1949-1950)
File 13 – Election Laws and other Bills (1949-1952)
File 14 – Income Tax Revision, S.B. 23 (1950)
File 15 – Newspaper Clippings, Senate (1951)
File 16 – Probate Code, Act No. 255 (1951)
File 17 – Correspondence and Newspaper Clippings, House of Representative Announcements (1952)
File 18 – Governor Orval Eugene Faubus, Campaign flier and biographical sketch (1956 or later)
File 19 – Newspaper clippings, Representative (1955-1956)
File 20 – Newspaper Clippings, Thomas Sparks/Whitbeck (1968-1969)
File 21 – Transcript of remarks concerning Senator Tommy Sparks and Senator Lookadoo made by Rev. Cline D. Ellis in First Baptist Church, Fordyce, º£½ÇÉçÇø, prior to his sermon on this Sunday morning (Feb. 23, 1969)
File 22 – Legislature Vote Record, Newspaper (1971)
File 23 – National Advisory Board Report Commercial National Bank of Little Rock, The Buffalo Hunter versus the Environmentalist (1973)
File 24 – Newspaper, Fordyce News-Advocate, a front-page photo of Lawrence Weems Trussell-2 copies (Wed., Jan. 16, 1974)
File 25 – Newspaper Headline, “Rock Group Hits Snag at Fordyceâ€�; this concerns the British Rock Group – Rolling Stones – being charged with reckless driving in Fordyce, º£½ÇÉçÇø (July 5, 1975)
File 26 – Election Laws (1976)
File 27 – Manuscript for history of Tulip, º£½ÇÉçÇø (Dallas, Co.) and its founders and families – 68 pages (c. Aug. 1965)
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