Research, News, and Events
In this holiday season 100 years later, University Archivist Amy Allen has shared recipes and history of the exhibits from 1917 that members of the Home Economics Club at the University of Arkansas developed to help win World War I.
In recognition of Native American Heritage Month, here are two recent rare books additions that preserve the voices of Native Americans through the work of 19th century authors. Both volumes are now available to researchers in Special Collections.
This past May, the English department and Special Collections revived the History of the Book course, a class that has not been offered at the University of Arkansas in several decades, as a 2-week Intercession. This blog post by English graduate student Amanda White gives a perspective about the important revival of the offering from a student who participated in the class.
Through the National Education Program, conservative activists and theologians such as James D. Bales of Harding College, reached millions of people with their message of “Americanism” through a multi-media approach that included newspapers, advertisements, and film. Learn more about the historical evidence left by the NEP in this update from the James D. Bales Papers processing project.
The papers of the author, professor of Bible and theology at Harding University, and anti-communist leader, Dr. James D. Bales will be open in late September 2017. Learn about his world travels as a researcher and member of the National Education Program during the Cold War.