Dallas Tabor Herndon (August 28, 1878 â February 21, 1953) was a teacher, archivist, and author in Arkansas, United States. According to the Encyclopedia of Arkansas, he was the first director of the Arkansas History Commission, predecessor to the Arkansas State Archives. He wrote about the history of Arkansas.
He lived in Mount Vernon, Arkansas. His Letters of David O. Dodd with Biographical Sketch of David O. Dodd was printed. He also wrote about the Nashville Convention of 1850 where delegates from nine states where slavery was legal met to discuss secession. The 1922 Centennial History of Arkansas said of him:
By 1951, health issues largely prevented Herndon from carrying forth his work. He died at a hospital in Conway, Arkansas, having committed suicide by a gunshot wound to the head, at the age of 74. His wife reported to the sheriff that she had found Herndon dead with a gun next to him, and that he had been ill. Following his death, the Arkansas legislature passed a bill designating Herndon secretary emeritus of the Arkansas History Commission.
In the 1945-1946 Arkansas Handbook his comments about the Ten Most Famous Men in Arkansas History were republished from 1937.