In the late 1920s, Babcock discovered an additional passion: a love of nature, which resulted in the creation of a museum of natural history for her city and state. This museum was in response to critics like H. L. Mencken,…
Federal Writers’ Project (Babcock-4)
Babcock starting breakfast on outing near Mulberry, The late 1920s and early 1930s saw great economic hardship for Arkansas and its people due to drought, floods, and the onset of the Great Depression. Babcock and her family were…
For the Love of Lincoln (Babcock-3)
In the late 1910s, Babcock became fascinated with the love story between Ann Rutledge and Abraham Lincoln. She first read about the story in the Ladies Home Journal and decided to pursue further research. Babcock went to California to interview…
Literary Talent (Babcock-2)
Babcock turned to writing as a way to support her family after the death of her husband, William Franklin Babcock, in 1897. She explored many controversial subjects, including race relations, temperance, politics, and evolution, in her books Mammy, The Daughter…
Julia Burnelle Smade Babcock, “Indomitable Arkansan” (Babcock-1)
Bernie Babcock was the author of many literary and historical works, including The Soul of Ann Rutledge, concerning the courtship between Abraham Lincoln and Ann Rutledge, and articles on Native Americans and African Americans for the 1930s Federal Writers’ Project. She was later known as the founder and curator of the Museum of Natural History and Antiquities in Little Rock
Julia Burnelle Smade Babcock
Bernie Babcock Bernie Babcock was the author of many literary and historical works. She was later known as the founder and curator of the Museum of Natural History and Antiquities in Little Rock.