The University Libraries’ Special Collections department has recently completed processing of the Jessie Angeline Evans Benham Papers (MC 2265), a collection of correspondence and other materials related to the student leader who was a pioneer in her opposition to segregation during the late 1950s….Continue Reading Van Buren High School’s Integration Crisis in Correspondence, Clippings, and Student Courage
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Johnson to Present on Mothers, the Klan and the Massive Resistance Movement
Join the University Libraries and doctoral candidate Michele ‘Scout’ Johnson at 4 p.m. Thursday, March 7, in the Special Collections Reading Room as she presents “Mothers of Intention: The Road to a Dissertation Lies through Special Collections.” …Continue Reading Johnson to Present on Mothers, the Klan and the Massive Resistance Movement
John G. Williams: Laying the Foundation for the School of Architecture
In her latest blog post, architectural records archivist Cat Wallack recounts the legacy of architect and former U of A professor John G. Williams. …Continue Reading John G. Williams: Laying the Foundation for the School of Architecture
Arkansas Stories Use Objects and Places to Bring History to Life
The series kicks off at 5 p.m. Monday, Feb. 18, in the Walton Reading Room of Mullins Library at the University of Arkansas, with “Elias Cornelius Boudinot: Cherokee Confederate in the Age of Print Culture.” A reception will follow, and both are free and open to the public….Continue Reading Arkansas Stories Use Objects and Places to Bring History to Life
University Libraries Seek Special Collections Interns
The University of Arkansas Libraries are now accepting applications for two internship positions for the summer 2019 semester….Continue Reading University Libraries Seek Special Collections Interns
Marino to Kick Off Libraries’ Spring Graduate Speaker Series Feb. 7
Join the University Libraries and graduate student Alex Marino Thursday, Feb. 7 at 4 p.m. in the Special Collections Reading Room as he presents “Were the Crusade or Mr. Hargis made aware? Fulbright, the Christian Crusade, and Portugal’s Cold War Propaganda.”…Continue Reading Marino to Kick Off Libraries’ Spring Graduate Speaker Series Feb. 7