University of Arkansas Logo Special Collections University of Arkansas Libraries



Exhibits from Special Collections

In the Library | Online Exhibits

In the Library

The following are now on display in the Special Collections exhibit cases:

Our Own Sweet Sounds 25 Years of the Arkansas Press

An exhibit commemorating the 25th anniversary of the University of Arkansas Press is on display in Special Collections.

The Press publishes approximately 20 titles a year, about a third of which fall under the general heading of Arkansas and Regional Studies.

 

Online Exhibits and Digital Collections

Students at Commonwealth College New! The Commonwealth College Fortnightly offers a first-hand glimpse of life at the labor college, 1926-1938.
Senator Fulbright and Edward Durell Stone "A Calm Voice in a Strident World: Senator J.W. Fulbright Speaks" presents a collection of selected speeches and images.
Protester at Arkansas AM&N Land of (Unequal) Opportunity: Documenting the Civil Rights Struggle in Arkansas” offers a variety of records and photographs that document the history of civil rights in the state.
Pryor Center Logo The David and Barbara Pryor Center for Arkansas Oral and Visual History offers transcipts, video clips, and audio files of oral history interviews on Arkansas topics, including journalism, politics, and popular culture.
Washington County Courthouse, 1980s Shared History: Fayetteville and the University of Arkansas” offers 500 photographs of the City of Fayetteville and the University of Arkansas Campus. Shared History was funded in part by grants from the Happy Hollow Foundation.
Arkansas Academy of Science The Arkansas Academy of Science Archive offers volumes 1-60, 1941-2006, of the Academy's Journal (1997 - ) and Proceedings (1941-1996).
Fay Jones Logo Fay Jones Projects pages present a growing catalog of photographs, drawings, and other materials from the collection of this premier American architect.
KUAF Ozark Folk Encyclopedia entries are read by archivist Ethel Simpson in this series of podcasts from KUAF Public Radio.
WPA interview manuscript WPA Early Settlers' Personal Histories of African Americans in Arkansas,” offers transcriptions of questionnaires from interviews with seventeen African Americans interviewed in Arkansas under this project.
Hank Hancocks' Runnin' Razorbacl

A History of Arkansas Razorbacks,” a digital edition of: Hancock, Hank. A History of Arkansas Razorbacks. Abilene, TX: The Author, 1976. (Arkansas Collection LD236.2 .H36 1976.)

Carnall Hall Residents A Carnall Hall Scrapbook” is drawn from an exhibit commemorating the restoration of the former women's residence as the Inn at Carnall Hall.
Fulbright stamp The Fulbright Program, 1946-1996,” an online exhibit marking the fiftieth anniversary of the Fulbright Scholarship Program.
Image from Lee Wilson archives Lee Wilson & Company Archives,” an online exhibit illustrating the role of Lee Wilson & Company in the transformation of the Delta.

Last modified: October 13, 2009