The opening of the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, Arkansas, brings a world-class art museum to northwest Arkansas. The museum is situated on land that belonged to Dr. Neil Compton from 1952 to 1978 when it was sold to the Walton family. …Continue Reading Before Crystal Bridges: A Selection from the Neil Compton Papers (MC 1091)
Renowned historian and faculty member of the University of Arkansas, William B. Gatewood, Jr., passed away October 23, 2011. Since joining the University in 1970 as the Distinguished Professor of History, Dr. Gatewood had a profound impact on Arkansas and its people….Continue Reading The University of Arkansas Libraries and Special Collections Remember Willard Gatewood, Jr.
Mark Wilcken, a prodFine Arts Centerucer at the Arkansas Educational Television Network in Little Rock, is releasing a 55-minute documentary, Clean Lines, Open Spaces: A View of Mid-Century Modern Architecture, using materials from Special Collections….Continue Reading AETN Documentary on Mid-Century Modern Architecture Uses Special Collections Resources
From Women’s clubs to Womyn’s collectives, the University Libraries offer a wide range of materials to support research in gender and cultural history. …Continue Reading Women’s History Month: Featured Collections
The Special Collections Department has recently processed the records of the first Director of Women’s Athletics for the University of Arkansas, Ruth Cohoon (MC 1880.UA)….Continue Reading Women’s History Month: Ruth Cohoon Collection