Holiday Celebration…100 Years Ago: Ideas to Cut Back on Wheat, Meat, and Sugar During World War I

In this holiday season 100 years later, University Archivist Amy Allen has shared recipes and history of the exhibits from 1917 that members of the Home Economics Club at the University of Arkansas developed to help win World War I. …Continue Reading Holiday Celebration…100 Years Ago: Ideas to Cut Back on Wheat, Meat, and Sugar During World War I

University Libraries and Transformation – Our Growth From 1872 to Today

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National Library Week this year celebrates how #LibrariesTransform. Here on campus, Vol Walker Library was a tremendous improvement on library space when it opened in 1935. Find out more about how the University Libraries have transformed from modest beginnings – just 137 books – to over two million volumes and five satellite locations, with this post from University Archivist Amy Allen. (NLW16)…Continue Reading University Libraries and Transformation – Our Growth From 1872 to Today