The Arkansas Folk and Traditional Arts Community Scholars program is a free training opportunity for anyone interested in finding, documenting and presenting community culture, folklife and traditional arts….Continue Reading Next Arkansas Folk and Traditional Arts Community Scholars Training Offered Online
Category: Special Collections
Historic Preservation Conversation
Wilburn and web series host Lauren Willette will discuss Wilburn’s involvement in important historic preservation work happening in Forrest City and the surrounding St. Francis County….Continue Reading Historic Preservation Conversation
Associate Dean for Special Collections Candidates to Visit Campus
Felicia Williamson, director of library and archives for the Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum, will present from 10:45-11:45 a.m. Monday, July 17, in the School of Law’s E.J. Ball Courtroom….Continue Reading Associate Dean for Special Collections Candidates to Visit Campus
Reflecting on National History Day
Special Collections intern Skylar Putman reflects on her experience with this year’s NWA National History Day. …Continue Reading Reflecting on National History Day
Musician Donates Late Father’s Rare Frank Stanford Book to Special Collections
Allison Williams, who worked for the University Libraries in the 1990s, donated a rare edition of poet Frank Stanford’s ‘Singing Knives’ that had belonged to her father, Paul Williams….Continue Reading Musician Donates Late Father’s Rare Frank Stanford Book to Special Collections
A Brief History of the Towers of Old Main
Amy Allen, university archivist, writes about the towers of Old Main – why one side is taller than the other, and the history of the clock and bell mechanisms therein – in this blog post. …Continue Reading A Brief History of the Towers of Old Main