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Heritage? History? Discover it in the Archives! Researching the Bentonville Square Confederate Memorial

Author By Joshua Youngblood
Publication date August 23, 2017

As people across the country and in local Arkansas communities debate the role of memorials dedicated to the Confederacy, a trip to the archives in Special Collections provides unique documents and photographs to research the history of the Bentonville square memorial and how the story of the monument is preserved with so many others in family, political, and research papers. …Continue Reading Heritage? History? Discover it in the Archives! Researching the Bentonville Square Confederate Memorial

Curiosity Unbound: Samuel C. Dellinger, Champion of the University Museum

Author By Kelsey Lovewell Lippard
Publication date August 17, 2017

The exhibit features objects and ephemera of the late University of Arkansas professor, University Museum curator from 1925-1960, and conservationist Samuel C. Dellinger….Continue Reading Curiosity Unbound: Samuel C. Dellinger, Champion of the University Museum

Mapping the Natural State: Arkansans Making and Using Maps

Author By Kelsey Lovewell Lippard
Publication date August 15, 2017

An exhibit at University Libraries titled Mapping the Natural State: Arkansans Making and Using Maps features maps of Arkansas, as well as maps drawn by Arkansans. The exhibit is up until Sept. 7….Continue Reading Mapping the Natural State: Arkansans Making and Using Maps

Lori Birrell Appointed Head of Special Collections for University Libraries

Author By Kelsey Lovewell Lippard
Publication date July 31, 2017

University Libraries welcome Lori Birrell as new head of Special Collections department….Continue Reading Lori Birrell Appointed Head of Special Collections for University Libraries

Einstein on Religion: Remarkable Finds in the James D. Bales Papers

Author By Joshua Youngblood
Publication date July 12, 2017

In this update from the processing of the James D. Bales Papers, Dr. Todd Lewis shares a significant find: correspondence between renowned intellectual and physicist Albert Einstein and Professor Bales. …Continue Reading Einstein on Religion: Remarkable Finds in the James D. Bales Papers

Hogarth Press Turns 100: Celebrating with Handprinted and Rare Books in Special Collections

Author By Joshua Youngblood
Publication date July 6, 2017

2017 marks the 100th anniversary of the Hogarth Press, created by Virginia and Leonard Woolf in their dining room during World War I. Special Collections has several examples of handprinted and rare Hogarth Press books on display and available to researchers, students, and book lovers of all kinds. …Continue Reading Hogarth Press Turns 100: Celebrating with Handprinted and Rare Books in Special Collections