Special Collections staff create exhibits
amd online collections from the materials in the department to commemorate special
events, to call attention to recently processed manuscript
collections, and for other reasons. Check this site often
to learn more about our holdings.
Online Exhbits | In the Library
Online Exhibits
“Land of (Unequal) Opportunity: Documenting the Civil Rights Struggle in Arkansas” is an online resource of documents and images that trace the history of civil rights in the state. The web site contains over 2000 pages of documents, photographs, broadsides, pamphlets, drawings, cartoons, and other images.
A
Shared History: Fayetteville and the University of Arkansas
Town and gown depicted in historic photographs
A digital edition of Hank Hankcock's A History of Arkansas Razorbacks (Abilene, Tex. : H. Hancock, c1976) which describes the evolutions of the running razorback.
A Carnall Hall Scrapbook.
Commemorating the history and reopening in 2003 of Arkansas's
first women's dormitory as a hotel and restaurant. Images
in the exhibit were scanned from scrapbooks created by Carnall
Hall residents and from other documents in Special Collections.
WPA
Early Settlers' Personal Histories of African Americans in
Arkansas Among the many relief efforts of the Great Depression,
the WPA (Works Progress Administration) Federal Writers' Project
employed workers to interview everyday people with the aim
of publishing anthologies on different aspects of life in
America. Two hundred thirty-three Arkansas persons were interviewed.
The exhibit comprises transcriptions of questionnaires from
interviews with seventeen African Americans interviewed in
Arkansas.
The Joan Esther Broadaway
Newberry Speech presents a young Arkansas woman's take
on the battle of the sexes, circa 1915. The exhibit contains
her handwritten speech and a transcription, biographical information,
and a photograph.
The
Fulbright Program, 1946-1996 Papers and photos documenting the history
of the Fulbright Exchange program world wide. Created on the fiftieth
anniversary of the program.
Lee
Wilson and Company Archives: An Illustrated Essay documenting a
noted agribusiness community in the Arkansas Delta. Images of a Delta
"company town" c. 1939.
Harry
F. Stockley. Documents experiences
of an Arkansas soldier in World War II. Includes correspondence
via V-Mail, photographs, awards, and memorabilia of his service
in Japan.
In the Library
The following are now on display in the Special Collections exhibit cases:
 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.
 Special Collections Anniversary
The Special Collections Department celebrates its fortieth anniversary this year. Established in 1967 from a closed-stack collection in Vol Walker, Special Collections is now housed on level one in Mullins Library. This exhibit features photos of facilities, personnel, and selected treasures.
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February 7, 2008
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