Exhibits in Special Collections
Current Exhibits | Past Exhibits | Online Exhibits
Current Exhibits in the Libraries
Internment and Heroism: Images of Japanese Americans during World War II from Special CollectionsSpecial Collections Reading Room, Mullins Library (5/15/2014 — 5/15/2016) During World War II, more than 20,000 Japanese Americans were involuntarily interned in camps in Arkansas under the War Relocation Authority. Images such as those included here, as well as government documents, camp newsletters, school yearbooks,... More... | |
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Collection Curiosities: Strange and Unlikely Items in the ArchivesSpecial Collections Hallway Exhibit (2/18/2013 — 10/5/2013) This selection of curiosities and odd holdings from Special Collections highlights the variety of materials available in the archives and the rest of the University of Arkansas Libraries.... More... |
Celebrating the University of Arkansas PressSpecial Collections Display West, Mullins Library (6/15/2005 — ) An exhibit of titles published by the Press from its establishment in 1980 to the present.... More... |
Past Exhibits
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African American Roots Music in ArkansasReference Desk Glass Case, Mullins Library (1/15/2013 — 5/10/2013) This selection from the holdings of Special Collections and the Performing Arts and Media Library celebrates the importance of African American Arkansans in the creation of musical roots whose influence has spread throughout the United States and... More... |
North American Indian: Photos by Edward S. CurtisMain Lobby Area, Mullins Library (11/1/2012 — 4/30/2013) Edward S. Curtis shaped the fields of photography and anthropology with The North American Indian, a 20-volume series, published in 1930 that represents his experiences documenting nearly 100 tribes in the United States and Alaska. The... More... | |
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Gerstaecker's ArkansasReference Desk Glass Case, Mullins Library (10/10/2012 — 12/31/2012) This exhibit showcasing editions of the works of Friedrich Gerstäcker held in the Libraries' Special Collections is presented in recognition of "The Legacy of Friedrich Gerstäcker Arkansas and the Wild West" symposium, hosted by the University of... More... |
New Acquisitions in Special Collections 2011-2012Special Collections Reading Room, Mullins Library (10/5/2012 — 5/1/2013) This exhibit features notable recent acquisitions to the holdings of Special Collections.... More... | |
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40-50-100: Milestones in Arkansas’s Environmental HistoryWalton Reading Room Display Case, Mullins Library (9/19/2012 — 11/1/2012) 2012 marks three important milestones in Arkansas's environmental history: 40 years since the creation of the Buffalo National River, 50 years since the founding of the Ozark Society, and 100 years since the birth of Dr. Neil Compton, founding... More... |
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Alice Ghostley: Actress, ComedienneReference Desk Glass Case, Mullins Library (8/21/2012 — 10/9/2012) This exhibit of photographs, playbills, and other memorabilia celebrates the life and career of Alice Ghostley, the Tony Award-winning actress and popular television and film star. Special Collections received the Alice Ghostley Materials (MC1846)... More... |
Sidney Sanders McMath: A Man for Arkansas at 100Special Collections Hallway Exhibit (7/15/2012 — 2/15/2013) This Special Collections exhibit features materials documenting the life of Arkansas's 34th Governor Sidney Sanders McMath.... More... | |
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Arkansas Heritage Month 2012: Arkansans at WorkSpecial Collections Display East, Mullins Library (5/15/2012 — 10/17/2012) Special Collections has created a new exhibit celebrating Arkansas Heritage Month 2012, on display in the Reading Room.... More... |
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War and Reflection: Selections of Rare Books Related to the Civil War from Special CollectionsReference Desk Glass Case, Mullins Library (5/1/2012 — 8/20/2012) This exhibit showcases rare books that relate to the historical themes of the American Civil War. The rare books holdings of the University of Arkansas Libraries Special Collections include more than 2,000 titles housed in the department because of... More... |
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Crusader for Civil Rights: An Exhibit Celebrating the Life of Daisy BatesWalton Reading Room Display Case, Mullins Library (2/1/2012 — 4/30/2012) This exhibit showcases materials from the Daisy Bates Collection (MC 582) and associated collections housed in University Libraries Special Collections in order to celebrate the life and work of Arkansas Civil Rights leader, Daisy Bates.... More... |
Congressman John Paul HammerschmidtWalton Reading Room Display Case, Mullins Library (9/14/2011 — 11/1/2011) From Harrison to Hanoi, this exhibit explores the life of John Paul Hammerschmidt, including 13 terms in Congress, service in the Army Air Corps. and numerous awards and causes.... More... | |
Arkansas’ 1st Miss America: Selections from the Donna Axum PapersEntrance Display Case, Mullins Library (9/1/2011 — 12/31/2011) This exhibit created by staff in the Special Collections celebrates one of the Department’s notable recent acquisitions, the Donna Axum papers. The exhibit presents photographs and artifacts from Donna Axum Whitworth’s time as a student at the... More... | |
Religion in Arkansas: History and HeritageSpecial Collections Hallway Exhibit (5/1/2011 — 7/31/2012) Exploring the diverse nature of religion in Arkansas, this exhibit illuminates the role religion has played in Arkansas history from the earliest settlement of several Protestant groups in the region.... More... | |
Rare Books from Special CollectionsSpecial Collections Reading Room, Mullins Library (5/1/2011 — 5/31/2012) Special Collections has assembled an exhibit of selections from the Library’s rare book holdings. The exhibit presents examples from the Mary Hudgins Collection and the Pathfinder-Porter Collection.... More... | |
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Arkansas Politics: Rivalries and ConflictSpecial Collections Hallway Exhibit (9/1/2010 — 12/31/2010) This exhibit from the University Libraries Special Collections Department features events and personalities, 1865-present.... More... |
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Roads Less Traveled: The Enduring Heritage of Rural ArkansasSpecial Collections Display East, Mullins Library (5/1/2010 — 5/30/2010) Special Collections has put together a photo exhibit honoring the people of Arkansas, focusing on 1930’s up through the 1950’s.... More... |
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William Grant Still and Verna Arvey PapersEntrance Display Case, Mullins Library (4/25/2010 — 12/31/2010) The William Grant Still and Verna Arvey collection (MC 1125) contains materials that span the 20th century, and it serves as a rare testament to a period of time in which little documentation exists for African-Americans in American history.... More... |
Diane Blair PapersWalton Reading Room Display Case, Mullins Library (3/9/2010 — 8/15/2010) As part of the celebration marking the opening of the Diane Blair Papers, Special Collections has created an exhibit filled with mementos of her career as an educator, author, citizen, and friend.... More... | |
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Charles Darwin AnniversaryEntrance Display Case, Mullins Library (6/1/2009 — 4/12/2010) 2009 represented two important anniversaries in the history of science. Charles Darwin was born 200 years ago and his path breaking On the Origin of Species was published 150... More... |
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Highlights from the CollectionsSpecial Collections Reading Room, Mullins Library (1/1/2009 — 4/15/2010) A selection of images, artifacts, and publications from across the collections. |
Online Exhibits and Digital Collections
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“Fruit-full” Arkansas: Apples is a collection of 69 items on apples assembled from a variety of collections of Arkansas folklore, souvenir booklets, poetry, photographs, speeches, and other documents. Among these are 50 images of apples from color plates in historic nursery catalogs held at the Library of Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art. |
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The BAD Times digital collection includes twenty issues of newspapers published between 1971 and 1977 by the Black Americans for Democracy, a student organization founded at the University of Arkansas in the late 1960s. |
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“Drawing Distinctions: The Life and Work of American Cartoonist George Fisher” provides samples of the life and career of a Little Rock political cartoonist whose work documents Arkansas and American history since World War II. |
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“Politics and Principles: Documenting the Career of Congressman Brooks Hays” covers Hays' seven-decade career, early life and subsequent work in public service and education. Hays worked in five presidential administrations, from Franklin D. Roosevelt to Lyndon B. Johnson, and he personally knew seven presidents, from Harry Truman to Jimmy Carter. |
“German Prisoner of War Letters” is a collection of 10 letters sent after the war by former German prisoners at Camp Dermott to a prominent farmer and merchant near Parkdale in Ashley County, Mr. E.D. Gregory, on whose farm the men had labored as prisoners. |
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“Spaces and Faces: Namesakes at the University of Arkansas” highlights the people and places of the University of Arkansas by showing the names behind the buildings. |
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The Commonwealth College Fortnightly offers a first-hand glimpse of life at the labor college, 1926-1938. |
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"A Calm Voice in a Strident World: Senator J.W. Fulbright Speaks" presents a collection of selected speeches and images. |
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“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. |
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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. |
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“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. |
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The Arkansas Academy of Science Archive offers volumes 1-60, 1941-2006, of the Academy's Journal (1997 - ) and Proceedings (1941-1996). |
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Fay Jones Projects pages present a growing catalog of photographs, drawings, and other materials from the collection of this premier American architect. |
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Ozark Folk Encyclopedia entries are read by archivist Ethel Simpson in this series of podcasts from KUAF Public Radio. |
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“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. |
“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.) |
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“A Carnall Hall Scrapbook” is drawn from an exhibit commemorating the restoration of the former women's residence as the Inn at Carnall Hall. |
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“The Fulbright Program, 1946-1996,” an online exhibit marking the fiftieth anniversary of the Fulbright Scholarship Program. |
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“Lee Wilson & Company Archives,” an online exhibit illustrating the role of Lee Wilson & Company in the transformation of the Delta. |





























