Wednesday, June 1, 2016

Wednesday's Wonderful Collection - Commission for Arkansas' Future records, MS.000488

The Commission for Arkansas' Future was created by Act 810 of the 1989 Arkansas General Assembly to develop long-range planning systems for the state. Along with state appropriations, much of the funding also came from grants from the Federal Economic Development Administration and the United State Department of Commerce.
Pat Lile served as Executive Director of the Commission for Arkansas' Future, and the majority of the files are her papers and correspondence.

This collection includes the papers and correspondence of the commission's Executive Director (Pat Lile), minutes of commission meetings, surveys, grant proposals and reports, organizational papers, general correspondence, publicity and newsclippings, brochures and publications, records of teleconferences and local public meetings, along with drafts of progress and final reports of the commission.

  • Organization
    • 1. Introduction to commission (Box 1)
    • 2. Agency history and organization
    • 3. General organization papers
    • 4. Staff, 1993-1994
    • 5. Commission meetings, 1992
    • 6. Commission meetings, 1993
    • 7. Executive committee meetings, 1992-1993
    • 8. Commission meetings, 1994
    • 9. Budgets, 1992 and 1993
    • 10. Financial papers, 1992-1995
    • 11. In-kind contributions
    • 12. Executive committee meetings, 1993
    • 13. Themes, 1990 (Box 2)
    • 14. Designing Arkansas report, 1990
    • 15. Designing Arkansas report, 1991
    • 16. Designing Arkansas report, 1992
    • 17. Vision statements, 1992
    • 18. Parks and tourism conference, 1992
    • 19. Facilitator training sessions, 1992
    • 20. Issues and initiatives task force, 1992
    • 21. Communication task force, 1992-1993
  • Correspondence
    • 22. 1990 (Box 3)
    • 23. 1991
    • 24. 1992 January-March
    • 25. 1992 April-June
    • 26. 1992 July-September
    • 27. 1992 October-December
    • 28. 1993 January-March (Box 4)
    • 29. 1993 April-June
    • 30. 1993 July-September
    • 31. 1993 October-December
  • Director's correspondence
    • 32. Pat Lile, 1991-1992 (Box 5)
    • 33. Pat Lile, 1993 January-June
    • 34. Pat Lile, 1993 July-December
  • Resources
    • 35. Arkansas Educational Television Network (Box 6)
    • 36. Arkansas Industrial Development Commission
    • 37. Arkansas Able
    • 38. Arkansas Advance
    • 39. Arkansas Business Council
    • 40. Arkansas Community Action Agencies Association
    • 41. Arkansas Community Foundation
    • 42. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
    • 43. Arkansas Department of Human Services
    • 44. Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism
    • 45. Arkansas history
    • 46. Arkansas Humanities Council
    • 47. Arkansas International Center
    • 48. Arkansas Science and Technology Authority
    • 49. Arkansas State University
    • 50. Arkansas Today
    • 51. Arkla leadership (Box 7)
    • 52. Arknet
    • 53. Arkansas State Employees Association
    • 54. Betty Bumpers
    • 55. Dale Bumpers
    • 56. Committee of 100
    • 57. Community Development Society
    • 58. Constitution revision
    • 59. Convention and corporate planner
    • 60. Cranford, Johnson, Robinson and Woods
    • 61. Delta Census Center
    • 62. Delta Center Foundation
    • 63. Delta (Arkansas Council)
    • 64. Delta Community Development
    • 65. Delta conference talks/studies
    • 66. Delta Cutural Center
    • 67. Delta Development Council
    • 68. Mary Dillard
    • 69. Charles Dunn
    • 70. Dave Eldridge
    • 71. Thomas Foti
    • 72. Gannett Foundation
    • 73. General resources
    • 74. Governor's conference
    • 75. Governor's Conference Steering Committee
    • 76. Grants
    • 77. Joe Hart (Box 8)
    • 78. Heartland Center
    • 79. Heed Corporation
    • 80. Heifer Project International
    • 81. Henderson State College
    • 82. Tom Herrin Associates
    • 83. Humanities grant scholar review
    • 84. Industrial Development Association
    • 85. Inter-agency training program
    • 86. Jobs for the Future
    • 87. Junior Achievement
    • 88. Leadership challenge notes
    • 89. League of Women Voters
    • 90. Little Rock Air Force Base Historical Foundation
    • 91. Main Street Arkansas
    • 92. Math and Science High School
    • 93. National Civic League
    • 94. New Future Programs for Little Rock Youths
    • 95. News editors
    • 96. News releases
    • 97. Northeast Arkansas Development Council
    • 98. David Osborne (Box 9)
    • 99. David Osborne
    • 100. Ouachita public schools
    • 101. Mark Peterson
    • 102. Putting People First (Bill Clinton)
    • 103. Race relations
    • 104. Rich Mountain Community College
    • 105. Rockefeller Foundation
    • 106. Rural advocacy grants
    • 107. Southern Development Bancorporation
    • 108. Southwest Arkansas Resource Conservation and Development Area
    • 109. Spirit of 110 Council
    • 110. Statistics
    • 111. Stone and Ward contract file
    • 112. Ray Thornton (Box 10)
    • 113. Jim Guy Tucker
    • 114. Roger Vaughan
    • 115. Lee Vent
    • 116. Bertram Wakeley (Box 10)
    • 117. Winrock International
  • Planning
    • 118. History of planning in Arkansas (Box 11)
    • 119. Early Arkansas planning
    • 120. Early planning in Arkansas
    • 121. Arkansas planning
    • 122. Transportation Advisory Planning Council
    • 123. American Planning Association, Arkansas Chapter
    • 124. Future commissions (Box 12)
    • 125. Futures programs information
    • 126. Planning commissions, other states
    • 127. Southern Futures Society
    • 128. Planning, other states
    • 129. Developing issues
    • 130. Health planning
    • 131. Planning System Committee
    • 132. Scanning (Box 13)
    • 133. Planning assistance
    • 134. Goals, Arkansas agenda 2000
    • 135. Goals
  • Local study groups
    • 136. Local study groups (Box 14)
    • 137. Outreach efforts
    • 138. Session I
    • 139. Session II
    • 140. Session III
    • 141. Feedback
    • 142. Guides
    • 143. Video scripts
    • 144. Facilitator training
    • 145. Study groups, correspondence
    • 146. Ranking of goals and priorities
    • 147. Results, session I (Box 15)
    • 148. Results, session II
    • 149. Results, session III
  • Strategies
    • 150. Agenda for strategy sessions (Box 16)
    • 151. Health care strategy team
    • 152. Empowered Individuals strategy team
    • 153. Economic vitality strategy team
    • 154. Education strategy team
    • 155. Issues and Initiatives Task Force
    • 156. Vision
    • 157. Vision statement
  • Accountability Indicator Measurement System (AIMS) councils
    • 158. AIMS (September 1994) (Box 17)
    • 159. AIMS council meetings, economic vitality, 1994
    • 160. AIMS council meetings, quality of life, 1994
    • 161. AIMS council meetings, "Our People"
    • 162. Arkansas Advance II, 1994
  • Strategy surveys
    • 163. Strategic plan, mission statement (Box 18)
    • 164. Strategies sessions, agenda
    • 165. Strategies survey
    • 166. Strategies survey responses
    • 167. Strategy survey, economic vitality
    • 168. Strategy survey, education
    • 169. Strategy survey, empowered individuals
    • 170. Citizen survey, strategies, enlightened leadership
    • 171. Citizen survey, strategies, environment
    • 172. Governor's Conference on Leadership
    • 173. Strategies, quality of life, health
  • Retreats
    • 174. Retreat locations (Box 19)
    • 175. 1992 commission retreat
    • 176. 1992 Tyson's Foods, Russellville retreat packet
    • 177. 1993 commission retreat
    • 178. 1993 August retreats
    • 179. 1993 August retreats
    • 180. 1994 commission retreat (Box 20)
    • 181. 1994 retreats, Tyson's
    • 182. 1994 August retreats
  • Economic development
    • 183. Economic development districts meetings (Box 21)
    • 184. Economic development districts
    • 185. Regional planning commissions
    • 186. Planning development districts
    • 187. Trends
    • 188. Ten-year economic development plan
    • 189. Economic development, history
    • 190. Arkansas Rural Development Conference
    • 191. Economic Development Conference
    • 192. Planning and development districts
  • Communication/Publicity
    • 193. Media (Box 22)
    • 194. Publicity
    • 195. Tabloid advertising
    • 196. Communication committee, mobilizing support
    • 197. Communications plan
    • 198. Communications plan
    • 199. Communications focus group
  • Ballots
    • 200. Goals, 1992 (Box 23)
    • 201. Acknowledgement letters
    • 202. Goals for Arkansas 2000
    • 203. Pat Lile's review
    • 204. 1992 February
    • 205. 1992 February
    • 206. 1992 March
    • 207. 1992 March
  • Legislature
    • 208. Legislators, 1993 (Box 24)
    • 209. Legislators, 1992
    • 210. Senate and House committees
    • 211. Joint Budget Committee
    • 212. Legislative Council, 1992
    • 213. Legislative Council, 1995
    • 214. Legislative Council, PEER Committee
    • 215. Representative John Lipton
    • 216. Science Information Liaison Service
    • 217. Legislators' breakfast, 1993 February 5
    • 218. Correspondence
    • 219. Legislative issues (Box 25)
    • 220. "Mark-up" legislation
    • 221. Legislation, 1989 and 1991
    • 222. Legislation newsclippings
    • 223. Legislation 1992
    • 224. Legislation 1993
    • 225. Legislation 1995
    • 226. Miscellaneous bills 1987-1995
  • Teleconferences
    • 227. Roundtable focus group 1992 (Box 26)
    • 228. 1992 AETN teleconference
    • 229. 1992 AETN teleconference
    • 230. 1992 teleconferences
    • 231. 1992 teleconferences
    • 232. 1992 teleconferences
    • 233. 1993 February responses (Box 27)
    • 234. 1993 February responses
    • 235. 1993 February responses
    • 236. 1993 February responses
    • 237. 1993 February (Box 28)
    • 238. 1993 February
    • 239. 1993 February, facilitator packets
    • 240. 1993 February, designing Arkansas issue roundtable
    • 241. 1993 February, Pleasant Valley Country Club lunch
    • 242. 1993 February, AETN fact sheet
    • 243. 1993 February, high school principals
    • 244. 1993 empowerment roundtable (Box 29)
    • 245. 1993 education
    • 247. 1993 facilitators
    • 248. 1993 February, empowered individuals
    • 249. 1993 May (Box 30)
    • 250. 1993 May
    • 251. 1993 May
    • 252. 1993 May
    • 253. 1993 May, facilitators
    • 254. 1993 education (Box 31)
    • 255. 1993 education
    • 256. 1993 education
    • 257. 1993 education, responses
    • 258. 1993 education, responses (Box 32)
    • 259. 1993 May education
    • 260. 1993 September, education
    • 261. 1993 September, education
    • 262. 1994 quality of life, health care (Box 33)
    • 263. 1994 facilitator letters
    • 264. 1994 quality of life
    • 265. 1994 quality of life, health care
    • 266. 1994 economic vitality (Box 34)
    • 267. 1994 economic vitality newsreleases
    • 268.1994 economic vitality panelists
    • 269. 1994 economic vitality packets
    • 270.1994 economic vitality letters
    • 271. 1994 economic vitality facilitators
    • 272. 1994 economic vitality
    • 273. 1994 April, economic vitality
    • 274. 1994 April, economic vitality
  • Updates
    • 275. 1992 (Box 35)
    • 276. 1993 May
    • 277. Fall 1993
    • 278. Fall 1993 (Box 36)
    • 279. Winter 1993
    • 280. Winter 1993
    • 281. 1994
  • Contracts
    • 282. Contracts (Box 37)
    • 283. Contracts
  • Economic Development Agency grants
    • 284. Economic Development Agency general file (Box 38)
    • 285. Austin OEDP
    • 286. Pine Bluff grant proposal, 1990
    • 287. Economic Development Agency projects, 1991
    • 288. Economic Development Agency award document, 1991
    • 289. Economic Development Agency grant proposal, 1991 June
    • 290. Economic Development Agency grant proposal, 1991
    • 291. Economic Development Agency meeting, Austin, Texas, 1991
    • 292. Economic Development Agency grant correspondence and communications
    • 293. Economic Development Agency grant correspondence, 1991-1992 (Box 39)
    • 294. Economic Development Agency grant correspondence, 1991-1992
    • 295. Economic Development Agency grant correspondence, 1991-1992
    • 296. Economic Development Agency grant job descriptions, 1991-1992
    • 297. Economic Development Agency program of work, 1991-1992
    • 298. Economic Development Agency grant clearinghouse, 1991-1992
    • 299. Cash transactions and financial report, 1992 (Box 40)
    • 300. Utilization report, 1992
    • 301. Economic Development Agency grant budget, 1992
    • 302. Economic Development Agency grant extension approval, 1992
    • 303. Economic Development Agency grant proposal, 1992
    • 304. Economic Development Agency grant timeline, 1992
    • 305. Program of elements, 1992
    • 306. Economic Development Agency grant clearinghouse, 1992-1993
    • 307. Economic Development Agency grant budget, 1992-1993
    • 308. Economic Development Agency grant proposal, 1992-1993
    • 309. Economic Development Agency grant award documents, 1992-1993
    • 310. Economic Development Agency grant, six-month report, 1993
    • 311. Federal cash transactions, 1992 (Box 41)
    • 312. Mid-year report, 1992
    • 313. Economic Development Agency grant re-application, 1992
    • 314. Economic Development Agency report, 1992
    • 315. Economic Development Agency grant extension, 1992
    • 316. Economic Development Agency, Austin, Texas, 1992
    • 317. Finance report and request forms
    • 318. Economic Development Agency grant work program
    • 319. Economic Development Agency grant contracts
    • 320. Economic Development Agency grant, 1992-1993 (Box 42)
    • 321. Economic Development Agency grant, Austin, Texas, meeting, 1993
    • 322. Economic Development Agency grant correspondence, 1992-1993
    • 323. Economic Development Agency grant final report, 1993
    • 324. Economic Development Agency grant, third year, 1994 (Box 43)
    • 325. Economic Development Agency grant, fourth year, 1995