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| Sheila Bevill at the Arkansas State Archives, 2019 |
Sheila Bevill, Arkansas State Archives librarian, is the longest-serving member of our Archives staff. She recently took the time to answer a few questions about being a librarian, working at Archives and helping people research.
Q: What’s your job title, and how long have you worked at
the Arkansas State Archives?
A: Librarian and
have worked here since 1988.
Q: What do you do on
a typical day at Archives?
A: I catalog library
materials in OCLC Connexion Client and SIRS Workflows library programs. Also, I
assist in the Research Room at the Archivist desk with manuscripts, maps and
microfilm. And I assist patrons with research questions and orient new patrons
of our library holdings.
Q: How did you become interested in Arkansas history or
working at the Arkansas State Archives?
A: I started
researching when I was working on my Library Science degree.
Q: What’s the most important or interesting thing you’ve discovered
while working at Archives? Why?
A: Archives has
several publications by St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway Company
that promote Arkansas, like Homeseekers’ guide to Arkansas.
Q: Why do you think the Arkansas State Archives is important
for Arkansans?
A: It has wealth
of information about our state and our ancestors.
Q: What is the most rewarding part of your job?
A: Most enjoyable
part of my job is finding book or collection that help them with their
research.
Q: How do you see archiving evolving in the future?
A: We will still be
cataloging materials and microfilm. We also will digitalize photographs pertaining to
Arkansas.
Q: What do you wish people knew about Archives?
A: (People need to know) We have wealth
information in our vertical, biographical files, newspaper and photographs.
