Women throughout Arkansas’ history have carved spaces to express themselves through poetry, by way of both organizations to promote their literature and artistic expression and by their individual work that has established them as notable literary figures. Intern Emily Snyder explores the legacy of women poets in the archives and books available in Special Collections. …Continue Reading Pen Women: The History of Female Poets in Arkansas
This second blog from Special Collections intern Craig Huddleston examines the end of Reconstruction in Arkansas, the rise of explicitly racist government and the last African American legislators to hold elected office prior to the modern Civil Rights Era. …Continue Reading A New Voice Taken Away: The African American Political Experience in Post-Reconstruction Arkansas Politics
Special Collections intern, Amanda White, a Master of Arts candidate in English, shares some of the findings of her “history of the book” research conducted in the University of Arkansas Libraries. White discusses her analysis of Sharon Turner’s History of the Anglo-Saxon as an artifact of 19th century America. …Continue Reading Turner’s History of the Anglo-Saxons as Object: Utilizing Special Collections for Investigating 19th Century America