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.
Among the more than 4600 recordings available digitally through the Ozark Folksong Collection—the largest collection of Ozark folksongs available anywhere—there are several examples of folk songs and stories from the African American tradition in Arkansas. We have highlighted the work of remarkable Arkansans such as Charlotte Stephens and others included in the collection in celebration of Black History Month….Continue Reading Celebrating Black History Month with the Ozark Folksong Collection
The Libraries’ Special Collections Department is honored to partner with University Relations to provide Throwback Thursday images for the Newswire. …Continue Reading What Do You LOVE Most About the U of A?
February 6 is the birthday of Judge Lafayette Gregg, and Special Collections is marking the occasion by making available some fascinating historic photographs. A prominent civic and political leader for nearly the entire second half of the 19th century, Gregg was also instrumental in the founding of the University of Arkansas in his hometown of Fayetteville. …Continue Reading Special Collections Marks Judge Gregg’s 191st Birthday