Springfield “a Gem of a City”
John T. Woodruff and the Chamber of Commerce had encouraged private companies in the 1920s and ’30s to harness the…
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A True Ozark Icon: the Hillbilly
Controversy over viewing the Ozarks as a refuge of degenerate primitives has a long history. This symbol of profound rusticity…
BALANCING THE HILLBILLY AND PROGRESSIVE OZARKS: The saga of a forthright newspaperwoman
by Leland Payton The Life and Times of Lucile Morris Upton reads the subtitle of Newspaperwoman of the Ozarks, a…
Paul Holland, “Hillbilly Artist” of Springfield
These attractive maps promoting rusticated leisure near Springfield were designed by Paul Holland. Paul Holland was the owner of Holland…