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

Rosa Marinoni and Lew Ney: the Local Poet and Greenwich Village Publisher

Marinoni books

Special Collections will celebrate National Poetry Month 2019 with an exhibit honoring Arkansas’s own Rosa Zagnoni Marinoni, curated by Hannah Bradley, a candidate for an MFA in poetry and Special Collections intern. 

Materials in connection with Rosa Zagnoni Marinoni, the longtime Fayetteville resident, will be on display in Special Collections this April. …Continue Reading Rosa Marinoni and Lew Ney: the Local Poet and Greenwich Village Publisher

Razorback Running Through History

Happy Razorback

Once you start looking for them, you find razorbacks all over Arkansas and especially in Fayetteville.  While the wild razorbacks have long since left, their memory has been immortalized as the mascot of the University of Arkansas.  Images of the Razorback can be found on clothing, vehicles, signs, and on game days on the cheeks of spectators and spirit squad alike. University Archivist Amy Allen showcases the images of the Razorback through time with images and artifacts from Special Collections. …Continue Reading Razorback Running Through History

Celebrating the Illuminated Works of William Blake: a Closer Look at Facsimiles in Special Collections

Special Collections intern Amanda White provides insights on the illuminated works of renowned artist and poet, William Blake. An exhibit curated by White featuring facsimiles of Blake’s work held in the University Libraries is on exhibit in the Special Collections reading room through March 2018. …Continue Reading Celebrating the Illuminated Works of William Blake: a Closer Look at Facsimiles in Special Collections