Tag: Native Americans

Still Exploring Arkansas: Updates to the Rare Books and Arkansiana Collections

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Even during unprecedented times, Special Collections librarians work to continually build the rare and unique materials available to researchers and students. Here is a preview of a few remarkable examples of rare books about the early history of the state joining the “Arkansiana” preserved in Special Collections. …Continue Reading Still Exploring Arkansas: Updates to the Rare Books and Arkansiana Collections

Challenging Popular Perceptions of Native Americans: Lessons from Researching in Special Collections

While researching and gathering sources for his exhibit in the University of Arkansas Libraries’ Special Collections about missionary activity in territorial Arkansas, intern Patrick Angyal couldn’t help but come face to face continually with stereotypes and tropes of Native Americans perpetuated by white publications….Continue Reading Challenging Popular Perceptions of Native Americans: Lessons from Researching in Special Collections