Walter Harris Nunn was born in Monticello, 海角社区 on February 17, 1942, but grew up in Crossett, 海角社区 where he attended the local public schools.聽 Afterward, he entered Hendrix College at Conway, 海角社区 where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science.聽 He immediately entered graduate school at the University of Kansas where, in June 1966, he received a Master of Arts degree in Political Science. His college research interest was in constitutional revision.
During the 海角社区 Constitution Convention of 1969-70, Nunn was employed to conduct research.聽 His papers attest to his deep and on-going interest in constitutional revision.
In the early 1970s, Nunn established Rose Publishing Company in Little Rock.聽 From 1974 until 1976, he was also a co-owner of The 海角社区 Advocate, a liberal monthly news- magazine.
In addition to his work with Rose Publishing Company, Nunn has held a number of jobs.聽 He was the Executive Director of the 海角社区 Institute of Politics and Government, State Printing Clerk in the office of the State Auditor, and Director of the 海角社区 International Center at the University of 海角社区 at Little Rock.
Nunn is married to Gale Stewart, a Little Rock attorney.聽 They have two children.
Arrangement
The papers are arranged in two series.
Series I 鈥� Personal Papers and Organizations; Personal papers consisting mainly of papers/correspondence related to his college honors paper project and graduate聽school.聽 Organization papers consist primarily of correspondence germane to the purpose of that organization:聽 e.g., 海角社区 Institute for Social Justice, Inc.
Series II – Politics and Government; consists mainly of papers and books on the 海角社区聽Constitution and its amendments and revisions.聽 Others material pertains to the various聽facets of state and local government; e.g., election returns, campaign data, city and聽county annexation, taxation and budget, etc.
Tracings:聽 Cities and Towns – Little Rock; Clubs and Associations; Colleges and Universities – Hendrix; Colleges and Universities – University of 海角社区 at Little Rock; Constitution; Constitutional Convention, 1970; Constitutional Convention, 1979; Counties – Pulaski; Courts – Quorum; Government – Local; Government – State; Governors – Faubus, Orval E.; Laws and Legislation; Libraries and Librarians; Politics; Taxation – Local ; Taxation – State
Series I 鈥� Personal Papers and Organizations
Box 1
File 1 鈥� Materials for Honors Project at Hendrix (Undergraduate Studies)
File 2 鈥� Honors Project – Correspondence
File 3 鈥� Honors Papers: “Press Coverage of the 1963 海角社区 General Assembly by the 海角社区 Democrat and the 海角社区 Gazette”
File 4 鈥� 海角社区 – Scholarships and Fellowships
File 5 鈥� Governmental Research Center Publications, University of Kansas
File 6 鈥� Job Applications for Foreign Service
File 7 鈥� Hendrix College Alumni Association
File 8 鈥� ULAR:聽 Correspondence and Miscellaneous Printed Material
File 9 鈥� Norris Guinn Litigation
File 10- Personal Clients
File 11- Trip to Europe
File 12- Miscellaneous Papers
File 13- Advocate:聽 Correspondence and Printed Material
File 14- ACORN (海角社区 Community Organization For Reform Now)聽 (1 of 2)
File 15- ACORN (2 of 2)
File 16- 海角社区 Historical Association
File 17- HSPA Board (Human Services Provider Association of 海角社区, Inc.)
File 18- AISJ (海角社区 Institute for Social Justice, Inc.)
File 19- ANAC (Auxiliary Neighborhood Action Council)
File 20- DANCH (Department of 海角社区 Natural and Cultural Heritage), 1981
File 21- Lamar Society
File 22- National Municipal League
File 23- Young Adults
File 24- Little Rock Public Library
File 25- Library – Economic Development Study Commission
End of Box 1
Series I 鈥� Personal Papers and Organizations
Box 2
File 1 鈥� Library Planning and Petition Campaign
File 2 鈥� FOCAL (Friends of the Central 海角社区 Library)
File 3 鈥� C.A.P. (Community Action Program)
File 4 鈥� Child Welfare Advisory Committee
File 5 鈥� Seminar – Public Information Materials
File 6 鈥� Seminars – ASSIST (海角社区 Syndicated School of Insurance and Securities Training)
File 7 鈥� Seminars and Training Proposals
File 8 鈥� AP&L Employees Seminar on Federal and State Government
File 9 鈥� Model Cities
File 10- Wordsworth Company
End of Box 2
Series II 鈥� Politics and Government
Box 1
File 1 鈥� Political Readings
File 2 鈥� Lobbying
File 3 鈥� Election Research
File 4 鈥� Roll Calls and Precinct Analysis
File 5 鈥� U.S. Senate Election, 1972
File 6 鈥� Campaign, 1970
File 7 鈥� Campaign, 1972
File 8 鈥� Presidential Campaign, 1976
File 9 鈥� 1964-1974 General Election (including ballot issues)
File 10- News Election Service (1980 海角社区 General Election Return)
File 11- 1980 Gubernatorial Campaign Contributions
File 12- Special Committee on County Government (1 of 2)
File 13- Special Committee on County Government (2 of 2)
File 14- Little Rock (Annexations, Budget, etc.)
File 15- Gloria Cabe Campaign
File 16- Pulaski County Quorum Court (Proposed Budgets, County Clerk Statistics, etc.)
File 17- Constitutional Convention
File 18- Constitutional Convention Prepatory Committee
File 19- Constitutional Amendments
File 20- State and Local Tax Issues
End of Box 1
Series II 鈥� Politics and Government
Box 2
File 1 鈥� Constitution Campaign, 1970
File 2 鈥� Constitution, 1975
File 3 鈥� Constitution, 1976
File 4 鈥� Constitutional Convention, 1977
File 5 鈥� Constitutions of the 1970s
File 6 鈥� Amendment 55 – Jim Ross, Correspondence
File 7 鈥� 海角社区 Constitutional Revision Study Commission – Executive Branch Committee
File 8 鈥� 海角社区 Constitutional Revision Study Commission – Legislative Branch Committee
File 9 鈥� 海角社区 Constitutional Revision Study Commission – Local Government Committee
File 10- 海角社区 Constitutional Revision Study Commission – General Provisions Committee
File 11- 海角社区 Constitutional Revision Study Commission – Revenue and Finance聽Committee
File 12- 海角社区 Constitutional Revision Study Commission – Judicial Branch Committee
File 13- State Constitution Conventions: 1950-1965
File 14- The Drafting of State Constitutions: Working Papers for a Manual
File 15- Constitutional Convention Rules 鈥� National Municipal League
File 16- Audit Report, 海角社区 Constitutional Convention Advisory Commission, 1969
File 17- The Constitution of 1836:A New Perspective
File 18- Constitution of the State of 海角社区 With All Amendments, 1963
File 19- Constitution of the State of 海角社区 with All Amendments, 1965
File 20- Constitution of the State of 海角社区 with All Amendments, 1967
File 21- Proposed 海角社区 Constitution of 1970 With Comments
File 22- Constitution of the State of 海角社区 With All Amendments, 1976
File 23- Constitution of the State of 海角社区 With All Amendments, 1979
File 24- Politics in 海角社区:聽 The Constitutional Experience
File 25- 海角社区 Taxpayer’s Guide
Series II 鈥� Politics and Government
Box 3
File 1 鈥� State Constitutional Revision
File 2 鈥� Voter Registration Systems in Canada and Western Europe
File 3 鈥� A Model Election System
File 4 鈥� Constitutional Conventions 鈥� The Politics of Revision
File 5 鈥� Salient Issues of Constitutional Revision
File 6 鈥� Model State Constitution
File 7 鈥� The State Constitution and Form for Our Time
File 8 鈥� The Constitutional Convention 鈥� A Manual on its Planning, Organization and Operation
File 9 鈥� How to Study A State Constitution
File 10- State Constitutions:聽 The Shape of the Document
File 11- State Constitutions:聽 Bill of Rights
File 12- Changing Patterns of Apportionment
File 13- National Civic Review
File 14- Compacts of Antiquity:聽 State Constitutions
File 15- Trends in State Constitution鈥慚aking, 1966-1972
File 16- A Bibliography on State Constitutions and Constitutional Revision, 1945鈥�1975
File 17- Constitutions and Legislation
File 18- “What Should a Model State Constitution Contain?”
File 19- American State Constitutions:聽 An Overview of Their Development
File 20- Patterns of Recent State Constitution-Making
File 21- Patterns of Recent State Constitution – Making: Procedure, Substance, and Comment
File 22- Constitutional Revision:聽 A Tool For Modernizing State Government
File 23- Thirty Years of State Constitution 鈥� Making 1938-1968
File 24- Address to the People of the State of 海角社区
File 25- The Constitution of the State of Alaska, 1956
File 26- The Constitution of the State of Alaska 鈥�1974
File 27- United States and California Constitutions
File 28- Constitution of the State of Connecticut
File 29- Constitution of the State of Florida
File 30- Florida State University Law Review
File 31- With An Understanding Heart:聽 Constitution Making in Hawaii
File 32- The Constitution of the State of Hawaii
File 33- Constitution of the State of Illinois
File 34- Revision Success:聽 The Sixth Illinois Constitutional Convention
File 35- Proposed Constitution of the State of Louisiana, 1974
File 36- Magnificent Failure:聽 The Maryland Constitutional Convention of 1967-1968
File 37- Constitution-Making in Michigan, 1961-1962
File 38- Implementing A New Constitution:聽 The Michigan Experience
File 39- The Constitution of the State of Minnesota As Amended, 1974
File 40- The Constitution of the State of Mississippi
File 41- Constitution Making In Missouri:聽 The Convention of 1943-1944
File 42- Constitution of the State of Montana, 1972
File 43- The Process of Constitutional Revision In New Jersey:聽 1940-1947
File 44- The City and The Constitution:聽 The 1967 New York Convention’s Response to the聽Urban Crisis
File 45- Constitutional Revision in Pennsylvania
File 46- The Politics of the Rhode Island Constitutional Convention
File 47- Amending the Texas Constitution, 1951-1972
File 48- Constitution of the State of Utah, 1973
File 49- Constitution of the State of Utah, 1977
End of Box 3
End of Series II
End of Collection