Amy Allen, university archivist and author, will be signing copies of her book, University of Arkansas (Campus History), from noon to 3 p.m. this Saturday at the Barnes & Noble in Fayetteville….Continue Reading Book Signing With Librarian and Author Amy Allen This Saturday
Catherine Wallack, architectural records archivist for University Libraries, will host a gallery conversation titled Benton and the Buffalo River at 1 p.m. Saturday, July 27, at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art. This event is free and open to the public….Continue Reading Architectural Records Archivist to Speak at Crystal Bridges Saturday
Be sure and stop by the lobby level of Mullins Library this summer to see a selection of new acquisitions on display from the Special Collections department….Continue Reading New Acquisitions in Special Collections
Joshua Youngblood, rare books librarian and head of the Special Collections Instruction and Outreach Unit, has been elected president of the Society of Southwest Archivists….Continue Reading Special Collections Librarian Elected President of Society of Southwest Archivists
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
Janine Parry, professor of political science at the U of A, will present “The Nice Lady of Arkansas Politics: Virginia Johnson and the 1968 Governor’s Race” at 3:30 p.m. Sunday, April 28, in the Winslow Branch Library, located at 351 Highway 71. The Libraries will provide a display of materials from our Special Collections. …Continue Reading Libraries to Provide Display for Arkansas Women in Politics Event Sunday