We grieve the passing of Ellen Compton, a longtime staff member of the University of Arkansas Libraries and a guiding force in our archivist family. Compton left an indelible mark on Special Collections. She will be forever missed. …Continue Reading Remembering Ellen Shipley Compton: Archivist, Historian, Friend
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Canceled: Campus Community Invited to Help Create First U of A Zine
University of Arkansas students, faculty and staff are invited to create a page for the zine HASHTAG at an event set for 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday, March 18 in Arkansas Union 310….Continue Reading Canceled: Campus Community Invited to Help Create First U of A Zine
Arkansas Visionaries Exhibit on Display in Mullins Library
Arkansas Visionaries celebrates the work and impact of notable Arkansans on the Natural State in the areas of agriculture, business, politics, literature, international education, art and architecture….Continue Reading Arkansas Visionaries Exhibit on Display in Mullins Library
Flynn to Host Archiving Your History Event at Public Library
Join Kara Flynn, University Libraries research and educational services archivist, for a hands-on Archiving Your History event at 6 p.m. Thursday, March 12, at the Fayetteville Public Library….Continue Reading Flynn to Host Archiving Your History Event at Public Library
Binns to Present on Arkansas and Socialism March 4
Samuel Binns, a graduate student in the creative writing program, will present “To Labor for Justice: Arkansas and Socialism” at 5 p.m. Wednesday, March 4, in Mullins Library Room 130….Continue Reading Binns to Present on Arkansas and Socialism March 4
Campus in 1969, Part II: Dixie, Nixon, and the “Game of the Century”
In Part II of this exploration of the University of Arkansas campus in 1969, we look at the controversy and racial tensions ahead of the “Game of the Century,” when the Razorbacks hosted Texas on December 6, 1969. …Continue Reading Campus in 1969, Part II: Dixie, Nixon, and the “Game of the Century”