Lori Birrell, head of Special Collections, describes the artifacts and experiences available to students, faculty and the general public in our Special Collections department. …Continue Reading Hands on History
Hands on History
Category: Special Collections
Libraries Present Graduate Student Speaker Sarah Riva Next
Doctoral student Sarah Riva will present “Overthinking the Dissertation: One Grad Student’s Story of the Research Process” at 4 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 6, in the Special Collections reading room. …Continue Reading Libraries Present Graduate Student Speaker Sarah Riva Next
Oral History Transcriptions: Architecture Without Presumption
Architectural records archivist Cat Wallack describes the contents and significance of the newly-released Roy Reed Oral History Interviews with Fay Jones collection. …Continue Reading Oral History Transcriptions: Architecture Without Presumption
Remembering the First Lady of Arkansas, Mrs. Betty Bumpers (January 11, 1925 – November 23, 2018)
The University of Arkansas Libraries are honored to commemorate the life and legacy of Mrs. Betty Flanagan Bumpers. The activist and civic leader, former first lady of Arkansas, and wife of Governor and U.S. Senator Dale Bumpers passed away November 23, 2018….Continue Reading Remembering the First Lady of Arkansas, Mrs. Betty Bumpers (January 11, 1925 – November 23, 2018)
The Back to the Land Movement
Engineering student Leyla Moreno shares her experience working as an exhibitions assistant in the Special Collections department in this guest blog post. …Continue Reading The Back to the Land Movement
As a Rule, It’s Best to Follow a Recipe
Assistant head of Special Collections Melanie Griffin discusses the cookbooks of the Arkansas Collection in her first blog post for the U of A Libraries. …Continue Reading As a Rule, It’s Best to Follow a Recipe