Happy Birthday Senator Fulbright! The University Libraries are celebrating his remarkable life, career, and legacy by sharing some of the many resources in Special Collections available to students and scholars. …Continue Reading University Libraries Celebrate Fulbright’s Birthday and Legacy
OLLI members will join Joshua Youngblood at Mullins Library to learn about researching personal and local history with folklore collections in Special Collections….Continue Reading OLLI Participants to Learn about Personal, Local History
The University Libraries’ latest online exhibit, completed by the Special Collections and Digital Services Departments, provides a glimpse into the work of architectural preservationist Cyrus Sutherland….Continue Reading Professor Cyrus Sutherland’s Work Highlighted in Digital Exhibit
Angela Fritz and Special Collections will participate in a Global Ties Summit. Fritz will speak on J. William Fulbright’s timeless and far-reaching legacy and participants will visit Special Collections….Continue Reading University Libraries Special Collections Featured at Diplomacy Summit
University Libraries Special Collections Department will utilize nearly $74,000 in grant funds to process the James D. Bales papers. Click through to read about the project in this post by interim head of Special Collections, Angela Fritz….Continue Reading Special Collections Awarded Largest Grant in Department’s History
Bales taught at Harding College in Searcy from 1944-1981 and became nationally known for his conservative political activism and his anticommunist stance. The National Historical Publications and Records Commission award is for $73,989. See the UARK Newswire article on the grant for more information….Continue Reading Special Collections awarded NHPRC grant to process the James D. Bales Papers, largest in department’s history.