James D. Bales (1915-1995), was an author and professor of Bible and Theology at Harding University for about 40 years. Bales was also part of the National Education Program, an anti-communist group based in Searcy, Ark., and produced much of the organization’s written materials. The James D. Bales Papers will be opened for research in September 2017. Processed with the aid of a grant by the National Historic Publications & Records Commission (NHPRC), the collection will be of particular use to historians, political scientists, and religious scholars….Continue Reading Bales Books: Materials From the James D. Bales Papers
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James D. Bales Tours the World: an Update from the Bales Papers 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. …Continue Reading James D. Bales Tours the World: an Update from the Bales Papers Project
Heritage? History? Discover it in the Archives! Researching the Bentonville Square Confederate Memorial
As people across the country and in local Arkansas communities debate the role of memorials dedicated to the Confederacy, a trip to the archives in Special Collections provides unique documents and photographs to research the history of the Bentonville square memorial and how the story of the monument is preserved with so many others in family, political, and research papers. …Continue Reading Heritage? History? Discover it in the Archives! Researching the Bentonville Square Confederate Memorial
Curiosity Unbound: Samuel C. Dellinger, Champion of the University Museum
The exhibit features objects and ephemera of the late University of Arkansas professor, University Museum curator from 1925-1960, and conservationist Samuel C. Dellinger….Continue Reading Curiosity Unbound: Samuel C. Dellinger, Champion of the University Museum
Mapping the Natural State: Arkansans Making and Using Maps
An exhibit at University Libraries titled Mapping the Natural State: Arkansans Making and Using Maps features maps of Arkansas, as well as maps drawn by Arkansans. The exhibit is up until Sept. 7….Continue Reading Mapping the Natural State: Arkansans Making and Using Maps
Lori Birrell Appointed Head of Special Collections for University Libraries
University Libraries welcome Lori Birrell as new head of Special Collections department….Continue Reading Lori Birrell Appointed Head of Special Collections for University Libraries