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Judge Osro Cobb Papers, 1928-1980 UALR.MS.0127
UALR Center for Arkansas History and Culture
401 President Clinton Avenue
Little Rock, AR, 72201
archives@ualr.edu
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| Creation: | This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2012-11-29T17:09-0600 |
| Repository: | UALR Center for Arkansas History and Culture |
| Title: | Judge Osro Cobb Papers, 1928-1980 |
| Dates: | 1928-1980 |
| Quantity: | 1.0 Linear feet2 document boxes |
| Identification: | UALR.MS.0127 |
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Arrangment
By type of itemScope and Contents Note
This collection contains correspondence, speeches, published articles, photographs, news clippings, scrapbooks, and other materials relating to the professional, political, and private life of Judge Osro Cobb. It also contains the unpublished manuscript, "United States v. Governor Orval E. Faubus," written by Judge Cobb.
Biographical Note
Osro Cobb was born 1904 May 28, in Hatton, Arkansas. He received his Bachelor of Laws from Arkansas Law School in 1929. He was an active member of the Republican Party and served in the Arkansas House of Representatives. In 1936, he was an unsuccessful candidate for governor. During World War II, he was in the Air Force and did legal work at various posts.
Judge Cobb was appointed United States Attorney in 1954 January, and served in this capacity until December 1961. In 1965, Governor Orval E. Faubus appointed him as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court. Judge Cobb retired from the Supreme Court in 1967 and resumed his private practice. After 1973, he devoted his business interests to oil production in southern Arkansas. He died in 1996 January in Little Rock.
Restrictions
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is available for viewing at the Arkansas Studies Institute.
Conditions Governing Use
The copyright law of the United States (Title 17-U.S. Code) governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. The person using this material is liable for any infringement.
Copyright for correspondence in the collections belongs to those correspondents or their beneficiaries. Persons wanting to re-use those materials are advised to obtain permission from copyright holders.
Administrative Information
Citation Notes
Bibliographic citation:
Judge Osro Cobb Papers, 1928-1980, UALR.MS.0127. UALR Center for Arkansas History and Culture, Arkansas Studies Institute, Little Rock.
Footnote or Endnote info:
Description of item, file number, box number, Judge Osro Cobb Papers, 1928-1980, UALR.MS.0127.