Collect • Preserve • Connect

Arkansas State Police

Michael Lindsey, a history student who was completing his master's thesis at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, carried out this project from 2003 to 2004. Lindsey's interviews focused on the history of the Arkansas State Police from its founding in 1935 to 2000. This project consists of sixty interviews. These oral histories formed the basis for his book, The Big Hat Law: Arkansas and Its State Police, 1935-2000, which was published by the Butler Center for Arkansas Studies in Little Rock.

Interviewee Interviewer Date
A Acoach, Arvel Michael Lindsey 06/09/2003
B Bailey, John Michael Lindsey 03/11/2004
Bradford, Hansel Michael Lindsey 05/05/2004
Braunns, Les Michael Lindsey 07/08/2004
Bray, Jim Michael Lindsey 09/25/2003
Brown, Elton Michael Lindsey 09/25/2003
Brown, Kenneth Michael Lindsey 09/25/2003
Brown, Kenneth Michael Lindsey 10/21/2003
C Carnahan, Ray Michael Lindsey 12/09/2003
Carver, Bill Michael Lindsey 05/26/2008
Chandler, Howard Michael Lindsey 10/09/2003
Chappelle, John Michael Lindsey 12/09/2003
D Davidson, W. Michael Lindsey 01/09/2004
Davis, Jerry Michael Lindsey 12/09/2003
Davis, Lynn Michael Lindsey 08/18/2003
E Elliot, Jim Michael Lindsey 10/09/2003
F Friend, Dean Michael Lindsey 02/12/2004
H Halley, Paul Michael Lindsey 12/10/2003
Harp, G. Michael Lindsey 06/07/2004
Hensley, Mel Michael Lindsey 08/13/2003
J Jones, Jesse Michael Lindsey 04/21/2004
K Kidwell, John Michael Lindsey 04/04/2004
L Lemons, Ron Michael Lindsey 07/21/2004
Luter, Harold Michael Lindsey 09/25/2003
M Mars, Tom Michael Lindsey 03/08/2004
McFerran, Ken Michael Lindsey 09/11/2004
S Smith, Lyle Michael Lindsey 05/05/2004
T Tester, M. Michael Lindsey 09/25/2003