Fayetteville in Washington County, Arkansas — The American South (West South Central)

The Leflar Legacy

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 20, 2023

1. The Leflar Legacy Marker

Inscription. Dr. Robert A. Leflar (1901-97) of the University of Arkansas School of Law was one of the nation's leading scholars in the field of conflict of laws. He taught at the School of Law for more than 60 years, and directed the appellate judges seminars at New York University for 30 years. He served as Associate Justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court and presided over two state constitutional conventions. As dean, he orchestrated the desegregation, without litigation, of the School of Law in 1948-making the U of A the first major Southern public university to open its doors to African Americans.

Erected 2000 by Arkansas Alumni Association.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Civil Rights • Education • Law Enforcement. A significant historical year for this entry is 1948.

Location. 36° 4.214′ N, 94° 10.491′ W. Marker is in Fayetteville, Arkansas, in Washington County. It is on West Maple Street east of Garland Avenue, on the right when traveling east. Marker is in front of the University of Arkansas School of Law. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address:

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1045 W Maple St, Fayetteville AR 72701, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Northwest Arkansas,

on the Ozark Plateau,

in the Cherokee Heritage Region,

and in Osage Territory.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

and in the Ozarks.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

the Louisiana Purchase,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Clintons on Law Faculty (within shouting distance of this marker); The $300 Million Gift (within shouting distance of this marker); Campaign for the Twenty-First Century (within shouting distance of this marker); Six Pioneers (within shouting distance of this marker); Early Integration (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Chi Omega Fraternity (about 400 feet away); Chi Omega Chapter House (about 400 feet away); First Biological Herbicide (about

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 20, 2023

2. The Leflar Legacy Marker

400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fayetteville.

Also see . . . Robert Allen Leflar (1901–1997). Other than a year of graduate law studies at Harvard in 1931–32, a visiting professorship at the University of Kansas in 1933, and another at the University of Missouri in 1936–37, Leflar would spend most of the rest of his career at the Fayetteville law school. (Revis Edmonds, Encyclopedia of Arkansas) (Submitted on May 30, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Credits. This page was last revised on May 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 30, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 495 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 30, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.