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The National Education Program on Film: Highlights from the James D. Bales Project.

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Through the National Education Program, conservative activists and theologians such as James D. Bales of Harding College, reached millions of people with their message of “Americanism” through a multi-media approach that included newspapers, advertisements, and film. Learn more about the historical evidence left by the NEP in this update from the James D. Bales Papers processing project. …Continue Reading The National Education Program on Film: Highlights from the James D. Bales Project.

James D. Bales Tours the World: an Update from the Bales Papers Project

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The papers of the author, professor of Bible and theology at Harding University, and anti-communist leader, Dr. James D. Bales will be open in late September 2017. Learn about his world travels as a researcher and member of the National Education Program during the Cold War. …Continue Reading James D. Bales Tours the World: an Update from the Bales Papers Project

An Interview with Special Collections Project Archivist, Heath Robinson

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  • Publication date August 18, 2016
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Heath Robinson is the James D. Bales Project Archivist in the University Libraries Special Collections Department.
Robinson is working on an archival processing project, “Seeing Red: James D. Bales and the Southern Red Scare.” Angela Fritz, Interim Head of Special Collections, sat down with Robinson to discuss his work on the project….Continue Reading An Interview with Special Collections Project Archivist, Heath Robinson

Special Collections awarded NHPRC grant to process the James D. Bales Papers, largest 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.