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Erecting the New Wooden Hangar at Fayetteville Municipal Airport, ca. 1943. Ray Ellis Papers (MC 1363/Unprocessed).
Erecting the New Wooden Hangar at Fayetteville Municipal Airport, ca. 1943. Ray Ellis Papers (MC 1363/Unprocessed). (Copyright: University of Arkansas Libraries)
Houston High School Women's Basketball Team, 1939. Perry County Historical & Genealogical Society Records (MC 1901/Unprocessed).
Houston High School Women's Basketball Team, 1939. Perry County Historical & Genealogical Society Records (MC 1901/Unprocessed). (Copyright: University of Arkansas Libraries)
Washington County Courthouse, ca. 1900. From McIlroy Bank Records (MC 890).
Washington County Courthouse, ca. 1900. From McIlroy Bank Records (MC 890). (Copyright: University of Arkansas Libraries)
Students at the Silver Valley School at Boone County Fair, ca. 1915. From Williford Family Papers (MC 778).
Students at the Silver Valley School at Boone County Fair, ca. 1915. From Williford Family Papers (MC 778). (Copyright: University of Arkansas Libraries)
School photograph taken in Mabelvale, Arkansas ca. 1930. Rosa Heinke, second row, 3rd from the right. From Rosa Heinke Materials (MC 1896).
School photograph taken in Mabelvale, Arkansas ca. 1930. Rosa Heinke, second row, 3rd from the right. From Rosa Heinke Materials (MC 1896). (Copyright: University of Arkansas Libraries)
Ada L. Check, Xerxes Check, and J.C. Galt standing in front of Check's Corner Library, Sulphur Springs, Benton County, Arkansas, ca. 1935. From Check's Corner Library Materials (MC 1904).
Ada L. Check, Xerxes Check, and J.C. Galt standing in front of Check's Corner Library, Sulphur Springs, Benton County, Arkansas, ca. 1935. From Check's Corner Library Materials (MC 1904). (Copyright: University of Arkansas Libraries)
George Russell's wife, Nannie and their children in a horse-drawn buggy. From George W. Russell Materials (MC 1895).
George Russell's wife, Nannie and their children in a horse-drawn buggy. From George W. Russell Materials (MC 1895). (Copyright: University of Arkansas Libraries)
Rice threshing in Weiner, Poinsett County, Arkansas, ca. 1915. From Stanley Family Materials (MC 1929).
Rice threshing in Weiner, Poinsett County, Arkansas, ca. 1915. From Stanley Family Materials (MC 1929). (Copyright: University of Arkansas Libraries)
C.D. McKindra, Negro Agricultural Agent, Talking to the Jefferson County Negro Agricultural Committee, ca. 1940. From <cite>A History of the Agricultural Extension Service in Arkansas</cite> by Mena Hogan (S544.3 A8 H65 1940).
C.D. McKindra, Negro Agricultural Agent, Talking to the Jefferson County Negro Agricultural Committee, ca. 1940. From A History of the Agricultural Extension Service in Arkansas by Mena Hogan (S544.3 A8 H65 1940). (Copyright: University of Arkansas Libraries)
Old State Capitol Print, Little Rock, Arkansas, n.d. From George F. Trapp Materials (MC 1909).
Old State Capitol Print, Little Rock, Arkansas, n.d. From George F. Trapp Materials (MC 1909). (Copyright: University of Arkansas Libraries)
Interior of George Russell's clothing store in Ozark, Franklin County, Arkansas ca. 1915. From George W. Russell Materials (MC 1895).
Interior of George Russell's clothing store in Ozark, Franklin County, Arkansas ca. 1915. From George W. Russell Materials (MC 1895). (Copyright: University of Arkansas Libraries)
Men sitting on a cypress tree near Weiner, Poinsett County, Arkansas, ca. 1915. From Stanley Family Materials (MC 1929).
Men sitting on a cypress tree near Weiner, Poinsett County, Arkansas, ca. 1915. From Stanley Family Materials (MC 1929). (Copyright: University of Arkansas Libraries)
Two Men from CCC Company 1732, Mena, Arkansas, ca. 1933. From U.S. Civilian Conservation Corps, Company 1732 Photograph Album (MC 1902).
Two Men from CCC Company 1732, Mena, Arkansas, ca. 1933. From U.S. Civilian Conservation Corps, Company 1732 Photograph Album (MC 1902). (Copyright: University of Arkansas Libraries)

Special Collections preserves and provides access to rare and unique materials, including historical manuscripts, the University Archives, the Arkansas Collection of print material, rare books and special libraries, photographs, broadsides, historical maps, and the Arkansas Architectural Archives.

SPECIAL COLLECTIONS NEWS

Spring 2013 Arkansauce now available

The latest issue of Special Collections' journal of Arkansas foodways is now available. You may request a print copy from the Department or download it. This issue's guest editors are former department head Tom Dillard and his wife Mary! More...

Exhibit, "Collection Curiosities," featured on the University's Newswire.

The collection of mostly three-dimensional items from Special Collections showing the diversity of materials in the archives, as well as the unusual discoveries to be made, will remain on display in hallway cases outside the department through July 2013. More...

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Last updated: November 27, 2012