The Arkansas State Archives, in conjunction with its sister agency Historic Arkansas Museum, is hosting the third in a series of lectures in 2017, Department of Arkansas Heritage Director Stacy Hurst announced today.
The lecture, which is part of the Pen to Podium: Arkansas Historical Writers' Lecture Series, will be held from 7 - 8 p.m. on Tues., June 20, at Historic Arkansas Museum in Little Rock. The lecture will feature Brooks Blevins, who will speak about “Back Yonder: An Ozark Chronicle” by Charles Wayman Hogue.
Before the lecture, a reception sponsored by the Friends of the Arkansas State Archives will begin at 6:30 p.m. in the atrium of the museum.
The lecture is free but registration is required. Registration is limited and deadline for registration will be Fri., June 16.
The Arkansas State Archives is an agency of the Department of Arkansas Heritage and is responsible for collecting and maintaining the largest collection of historical materials on Arkansas in the world. The State Archives has two branch locations; the Northeast Arkansas Regional Archives is located in Powhatan and the Southwest Arkansas Regional Archives is located in Washington.
Other agencies of the Department of Arkansas Heritage include the Arkansas Historic Preservation Program, the Arkansas Arts Council, the Delta Cultural Center in Helena, the Old State House Museum, the Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission, the Mosaic Templars Cultural Center, and the Historic Arkansas Museum.
For more information or to register, contact events.archives@arkansas.gov or call 501-682-6900.
Thursday, May 18, 2017
Wednesday, May 17, 2017
Arkansas State Archives participates in newspaper digitization project
The Arkansas State Archives, in partnership with the Central Arkansas Library System (CALS), has digitized 24 Arkansas newspapers through a joint newspaper digitization project with Newspapers.com in order to provide more access to these resources, Department of Arkansas Heritage Director Stacy Hurst announced today.
The State Archives contributed 208 rolls from 17 different Arkansas newspapers, with a total of 209,000 pages scanned, digitized, and indexed by Newspapers.com. In addition, the digitized newspapers will be made available online for free to patrons in the State Archives research room and at the Central Arkansas Library System.
Newspapers.com began the process of digitization and indexing the papers in February 2017.
Contributions to the project from the State Archives include The Osceola Times, 1873 - 1925; the Helena Weekly Clarion, Feb. 1869 - April 1870; the Helena Weekly World, 1895-1902; the Helena Southern Shield, 1840-1870; the Fort Smith Herald, 1848-1915; the Fort Smith Times, 1898-1909; Arkadelphia’s Southern Standard, 1869-1924; the Pine Bluff Daily Graphic, 1893-1923; the Batesville Guard, 1877-1911; the Batesville Daily Guard, 1907-1924; Hot Springs New Era, 1912-1923; the Monticellonian, 1894-1919; Fayetteville’s The Arkansan, 1859-1861; the Arkansas Banner, 1843-1851; the Arkansas Advocate, 1830-1837; the Arkansas Intelligencer, 1843-1849 and 1857-1858; and the Arkansas Times & Advocate, 1837-1838.
The Central Arkansas Library System also contributed 336 rolls of microfilm from seven Arkansas newspapers. Titles include the Weekly Arkansas Gazette, 1819-1868; Arkansas Gazette, 1865-1922; Arkansas Democrat, 1878-1922; Arkansas Mansion, 1883-1884; Little Rock Daily News, 1919-1922; Mountain Echo, 1886-1922; Nashville News, 1898-1922.
The entire collection of digitized newspapers will be available online to the public via subscription through Newspapers.com by June. The ASA is happy to partner with CALS in working to improve access to these valuable sources of historical information.
The Arkansas State Archives is an agency of the Department of Arkansas Heritage and is responsible for collecting and maintaining the largest collection of historical materials on Arkansas in the world. The State Archives has two branch locations; the Northeast Arkansas Regional Archives is located in Powhatan and the Southwest Arkansas Regional Archives is located in Washington.
Other agencies of the Department of Arkansas Heritage include the Arkansas Arts Council, the Arkansas Historic Preservation Program, the Delta Cultural Center in Helena, the Old State House Museum, the Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission, the Mosaic Templars Cultural Center, and the Historic Arkansas Museum.
The State Archives contributed 208 rolls from 17 different Arkansas newspapers, with a total of 209,000 pages scanned, digitized, and indexed by Newspapers.com. In addition, the digitized newspapers will be made available online for free to patrons in the State Archives research room and at the Central Arkansas Library System.
Newspapers.com began the process of digitization and indexing the papers in February 2017.
Contributions to the project from the State Archives include The Osceola Times, 1873 - 1925; the Helena Weekly Clarion, Feb. 1869 - April 1870; the Helena Weekly World, 1895-1902; the Helena Southern Shield, 1840-1870; the Fort Smith Herald, 1848-1915; the Fort Smith Times, 1898-1909; Arkadelphia’s Southern Standard, 1869-1924; the Pine Bluff Daily Graphic, 1893-1923; the Batesville Guard, 1877-1911; the Batesville Daily Guard, 1907-1924; Hot Springs New Era, 1912-1923; the Monticellonian, 1894-1919; Fayetteville’s The Arkansan, 1859-1861; the Arkansas Banner, 1843-1851; the Arkansas Advocate, 1830-1837; the Arkansas Intelligencer, 1843-1849 and 1857-1858; and the Arkansas Times & Advocate, 1837-1838.
The Central Arkansas Library System also contributed 336 rolls of microfilm from seven Arkansas newspapers. Titles include the Weekly Arkansas Gazette, 1819-1868; Arkansas Gazette, 1865-1922; Arkansas Democrat, 1878-1922; Arkansas Mansion, 1883-1884; Little Rock Daily News, 1919-1922; Mountain Echo, 1886-1922; Nashville News, 1898-1922.
The entire collection of digitized newspapers will be available online to the public via subscription through Newspapers.com by June. The ASA is happy to partner with CALS in working to improve access to these valuable sources of historical information.
The Arkansas State Archives is an agency of the Department of Arkansas Heritage and is responsible for collecting and maintaining the largest collection of historical materials on Arkansas in the world. The State Archives has two branch locations; the Northeast Arkansas Regional Archives is located in Powhatan and the Southwest Arkansas Regional Archives is located in Washington.
Other agencies of the Department of Arkansas Heritage include the Arkansas Arts Council, the Arkansas Historic Preservation Program, the Delta Cultural Center in Helena, the Old State House Museum, the Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission, the Mosaic Templars Cultural Center, and the Historic Arkansas Museum.
Friday, May 12, 2017
Black History Commission of Arkansas and Arkansas State Archives announce symposium
The Black History Commission of Arkansas and the Arkansas State Archives will be hosting a symposium on Sat., June 10, in Meeting Room 4A-400 on the fourth floor of the Multi Agency Complex Building behind the State Capitol, from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m., Department of Arkansas Heritage Director Stacy Hurst announced today. The symposium’s theme, Jim Crow Goes to War: Race Relations in World War I Arkansas, features speakers, Carla Coleman, Dr. Brian Mitchell, Dr. Randy Findley, and Grif Stockley.
Topics include A Soldiers Life in the Jim Crow South; To Rid the World of Parentheses: Arkansas Soldiers (Colored) and World War I; Charles Hillman Brough: Woodrow Wilson Wanna-be and the Elaine Massacre; and Who Knew: She Served in the Red Cross.
The seminar is free to attend but registration is required. The deadline for registration will be Mon., June 5. Registration is limited, so be sure to make reservations soon. Check-in will begin at 9 a.m. on June 10. Teachers can earn up to four professional development hours through attendance. Lunch will be provided.
The mission of the Black History Commission of Arkansas is to collect materials pertaining to African American history for the Arkansas State Archives, to encourage research of the state's African American history, and to cooperate with the Arkansas Department of Education to develop materials that support the teaching of African American history in our public schools.
The Arkansas State Archives is an agency of the Department of Arkansas Heritage and is responsible for collecting and maintaining the largest collection of historical materials on Arkansas in the world. The State Archives has two branch locations; the Northeast Arkansas Regional Archives is located in Powhatan and the Southwest Arkansas Regional Archives is located in Washington.
Other agencies of the Department of Arkansas Heritage include the Arkansas Arts Council, the Arkansas Historic Preservation Program, the Delta Cultural Center in Helena, the Old State House Museum, the Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission, the Mosaic Templars Cultural Center, and the Historic Arkansas Museum.
For more information about the symposium or to register, email events.archives@arkansas.gov or call 501-682-6900.
Topics include A Soldiers Life in the Jim Crow South; To Rid the World of Parentheses: Arkansas Soldiers (Colored) and World War I; Charles Hillman Brough: Woodrow Wilson Wanna-be and the Elaine Massacre; and Who Knew: She Served in the Red Cross.
The seminar is free to attend but registration is required. The deadline for registration will be Mon., June 5. Registration is limited, so be sure to make reservations soon. Check-in will begin at 9 a.m. on June 10. Teachers can earn up to four professional development hours through attendance. Lunch will be provided.
The mission of the Black History Commission of Arkansas is to collect materials pertaining to African American history for the Arkansas State Archives, to encourage research of the state's African American history, and to cooperate with the Arkansas Department of Education to develop materials that support the teaching of African American history in our public schools.
The Arkansas State Archives is an agency of the Department of Arkansas Heritage and is responsible for collecting and maintaining the largest collection of historical materials on Arkansas in the world. The State Archives has two branch locations; the Northeast Arkansas Regional Archives is located in Powhatan and the Southwest Arkansas Regional Archives is located in Washington.
Other agencies of the Department of Arkansas Heritage include the Arkansas Arts Council, the Arkansas Historic Preservation Program, the Delta Cultural Center in Helena, the Old State House Museum, the Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission, the Mosaic Templars Cultural Center, and the Historic Arkansas Museum.
For more information about the symposium or to register, email events.archives@arkansas.gov or call 501-682-6900.
Wednesday, May 10, 2017
Wednesday's Wonderful Collection - Loughborough papers, MS.000232
James M. Loughborough was born in Kentucky in 1832 and married Mary Webster in 1859 in St. Louis, Missouri. They had six children: Julia, Jean, Mary, Hope, James Fairfax, and St. James Noble.
James Loughborough was a lawyer. His father, John, served as Surveyor General of the United States for the District of Illinois and Missouri. Mary Webster Loughborough wrote "My Cave Life In Vicksburg," an account of her experiences during the siege of Vicksburg, Mississippi.
James Fairfax Loughborough was born in Little Rock February 17, 1873. He practiced law in Little Rock and married Louise Watkins Wright in 1902. Louise Loughborough served as the first chairperson of the Arkansas Territorial Restoration in Little Rock.
This collection includes correspondence, newsclippings, leaflets, certificates, and financial papers.
- Correspondence
- 1. 1838 May 5: "Cousin Elizabeth," Reading, Pennsylvania, to Julia (Mrs. A.N.) Webster, Ontario County, New York (Box 1)
- 2. 1840 February 26: "Cousin Harriet," Reading, Pennsylvania, to Julia (Mrs. A.N.) Webster, Columbus, Ohio
- 3. 1856 June 3: "Mary," Oxford, (?) to "Cousin Madge"
- 4. 1857 March 27: Sterling Price, Brunswick, Missouri, to United States Secretary of the Interior
- 5. 1858 April 9: Fannie E. Everett, Grand Gulf, Mississippi, to Jane W. Plaxton, Woodville, Mississippi
- 6. 1861 September 20: "Your husband," Memphis, Tennessee, to "My dearest wife"
- 7. 1861 September 31: "Your husband," Decatur, Alabama, to Mary W. Loughborough, Water Valley, Mississippi
- 8. 1861 October 7: Earl Van Dorn, Tupelo, Mississippi, to Mr. Herndon
- 9. 1861 December 1: "Hattie," Carondelet, Missouri, to "my dearest brother"
- 10. 1861 December 12: "Your husband," Osceola, Missouri, to "my dearest wife"
- 11. 1862 January 21: "Cousin Lou" to "my dearest darling"
- 12. 1862 March 18: "Your husband," Van Buren, Arkansas, to Mary W. Loughborough, Water Valley, Missouri
- 13. 1862 March 25: "Your husband," Headquarters 1st Division, Army of the West, Camp Ben McCulloch, to "my dearest wife"
- 14. 1862 May 2: "Husband," Corinth, Mississippi, to "my dearest wife"
- 15. 1862 June 8: H. Strong, Fayetteville, Arkansas, to "My dear cousin Julia
- 16. 1862 June 21: (?), to "my dearest wife"
- 17. 1862 July 6: "Your husband" to "my dearest wife"
- 18. 1862 August 4: J.M. Loughborough, Tupelo Township, Mississippi, to Mary W. Loughborough, Water Valley, Mississippi
- 19. 1862 September 15: "Your husband," Iuka, [Mississippi], to Mary W. Loughborough, Water Valley, Mississippi
- 20. 1862 October 2: "Husband," Camp New Pocahontas, Tennessee, to "my dearest wife"
- 21. 1863 December 28: D. Appleton and Company Publishers, New York, New York, to Loughborough, Carondelet, St. Louis County, Missouri
- 22. 1864 February 1: D. Appleton and Company, New York, New York, to Mary W. Loughborough, Carondelet, Missouri
- 23. 1864 July 23: Captain John G. Kelly, Fort Delaware, to Mary Loughborough, Carondelet, St. Louis County Missouri
- 24. 1864 August 15: "Your husband," near Atlanta, Georgia, to "my dearest wife"
- 25. 1865 May 27: "Your husband," Panola, to "my dearest wife"
- 26. 1865 June 19: "Your brother Moore, Senatobia, Mississippi, to "Dear sister Hattie"
- 27. 1865 September 4: (?), New York, New York, to Mary W. Loughborough, Carondelet, St. Louis County, Missouri
- 28. 1870 December 22: "Your cousin, L.E. Cooley," Corning, Arkansas, to "my very dear cousin"
- 29. 1872 July 9: J.M. Loughborough, Little Rock, Arkansas, to Mary (Mrs. J.M.) Loughborough, Arcadia, Missouri
- 30. 1873 August 25: "Your husband," Little Rock, Arkansas, to Mary (Mrs. J.M.) Loughborough, Carondelet, St. Louis County, Missouri
- 31. 1875 January 11: (?) to J.M. Loughborough, Little Rock, Arkansas
- 32. 1875 February 1: Lou Caldwell, Greenwood, Arkansas, to Mary (Mrs. J.M.) Loughborough, Little Rock, Arkansas
- 33. 1875 February 6: A.W. Webster, St. Louis, Missouri, to James
- 34. 1875 December 12: "Your husband," St. Louis, Missouri, to Mary (Mrs. J.M.) Loughborough, Little Rock, Arkansas
- 35. 1879 September 30: Mary Loughborough, Little Rock, Arkansas, to "My beloved father"
- 36. 1880 May 13: (?), Little Rock, Arkansas, to Jean Loughborough, Fulton, Callaway County, Missouri
- 37. 1882 July 16: (?), Arcadia Valley, Missouri, to Jean Loughborough, Long Island, New York
- 38. 1882 September 21: (?), Trenton, Missouri, to "My beloved mother"
- 39. 1884 January 5: Mary Loughborough, Little Rock, Arkansas, to "My beloved father and mother"
- 40. 1884 September 19: Crouse Porter, Spring Hill College, to "My dear cousin"
- 41. 1887 March 13: Mary Loughborough, Little Rock, Arkansas, to Julia S. Webster, St. Louis, Missouri
- 42. 1887 April 10: Mary Loughborough, Des Arc, Arkansas, to "My beloved mother"
- 43. 1887 June 29: Mary Loughborough, Little Rock, Arkansas, to Julia Webster, St. Louis, Missouri
- 44. 1887 August 11: "Copy of the last letter to Jenny from her mother"
- 45. 1887 August 26: Lily and Pansy, Little Rock, Arkansas, to "Grandmother"
- 46. 1887 August 31: Lily W. Dobyns, Jackson, Mississippi, to "mother"
- 47. 1891 April 18: Jean, Palmer House, Chicago, Illinois, to Julia (Mrs. J.S.) Webster, Jackson, Mississippi
- 48. 1902 June 2: Jamie, Chicago, Illinois, to "my dearest Jean"
- 49. 1906 September 2: "Auntie", Mineral Point, Missouri, to Pansy, Little Rock, Arkansas
- 50. 1914 June 2: The Hereditary Order of the Descendants of Colonial Governors to Hope Fairfax Loughborough, Little Rock, Arkansas
- 51. 1914 August 14: Lalla Reynolds, Greenville, South Carolina, to Hope Loughborough, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
- 52. 1915 January 18: Blanche W. Freeman, New York, New York, to Hope F. Loughborough, Little Rock, Arkansas
- 53. 1915 January 28: The University of Chicago to Hope F. Loughborough, Little Rock, Arkansas
- 54. 1923 September 21: R.E. Wilson, Young Men's Christian Association, to J. F. Loughborough, Little Rock, Arkansas
- 55. 1923 October 1: A.J. Reap and J. Blaine Withee, Young Men's Christian Association, Little Rock, Arkansas, to J.F. Loughborough, Little Rock
- 56. 1923 October 10: J. Blaine Withee, Little Rock, Arkansas, to J.F. Loughborough, Little Rock
- 57. 1925 April 1: J.V. Walker, Fayetteville, Arkansas, to J.F. Loughborough, Little Rock, Arkansas
- 58. 1925 April 2: J.F. Loughborough, Little Rock, Arkansas, to J.V. Walker, Fayetteville, Arkansas
- 59. 1925 April 4: J.F. Loughborough, Little Rock, Arkansas, to J.V. Walker, Fayetteville, Arkansas
- 60. 1925 April 6: J.F. Loughborough, Little Rock, Arkansas, to J.V. Walker, Fayetteville, Arkansas
- 61. 1925 April 7: Sid B. Redding, National Surety Company, Little Rock, Arkansas, to J.F. Loughborough, Little Rock
- 62. 1925 April 11: J.F. Loughborough, Little Rock, Arkansas, to Winthrop C. Neilson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- 63. 1925 April 14: Lewis H. Corris, National Committee for the Prevention of Blindness, New York, New York, to J.F. Loughborough, Little Rock, Arkansas
- 64. 1925 April 25: J.F. Loughborough, Little Rock, Arkansas, to Old Town Canoe Company, Old Town, Maine
- 65. 1925 May 1: J.F. Loughborough, Little Rock, Arkansas, to W.J. Nevins, Tulsa, Oklahoma
- 66. 1925 June 5: J.F. Loughborough, Little Rock, Arkansas, to Moorhead Wright, Little Rock
- 67. 1925 June 10: Invitation to the formal opening of Mississippi County, Arkansas, Hard Road
- 68. 1925 June 11: J.F. Loughborough, Little Rock, Arkansas, to Charles Wright, Ithaca, New York
- 69. 1925 June 11: J.F. Loughborough, Little Rock, Arkansas, to Moorhead Wright, Union Trust Company, Little Rock
- 70. 1925 June 16: Grover Owens to J.F. Loughborough, Little Rock, Arkansas
- 71. 1925 June 17: J.F. Loughborough, Little Rock, Arkansas, to Grover Owens, Little Rock
- 72. 1925 June 17: J.F. Loughborough, Little Rock, to E.N. Weigel, Little Rock
- 73. 1925 June 22: Moorhead Wright, Union Trust Company, Little Rock, Arkansas, to J.F. Loughborough, Little Rock
- 74. 1925 June 24: R.E. Wilson, Camp Little Rock, YMCA, to J.F. Loughborough, Little Rock
- 75. 1943 January 28: Harry Sutterlee Bill, Columbia, Missouri, to Louis Loughborough
- 76. 1952 W.S. Campbell, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma, to Mrs. M.Z. Bair, Executive Secretary, Arkansas Territorial Restoration, Little Rock
- 77. 1954 October 5: Internal Revenue Service to Louise W. Loughborough, Little Rock
- 78. 1955 June 21: Chauncey D. Leake, University of Texas-Medical Branch, Austin, Texas, to Governor Orval Faubus, Little Rock
- 79. 1956 November 26: Arkansas Louisiana Gas Company, to Louise (Mrs. J.F.) Loughborough, Little Rock
- 80. Undated: Enclosure card of Lord and Taylor to Mrs. Loughborough
- 81. Undated: [?] Ballantine to Louise Loughborough, Little Rock, Territorial Restoration Committee
- 82. Undated: "Your husband" to Mary W. Loughborough, Oxford, Mississippi
- 83. Undated: Mr. Muldrow to Madge Webster, invitation
- 84. Undated: J.N. Loughborough to "My dear sister"
- 85. Undated: P.R. Yoirtehiteh, Rougemont, Switzerland, to H.F. Loughborough
- 86. Undated: J.F. Cooley to "My dear cousin"
- 87. Undated: "Copy of last letter of my precious daughter"
- 88. Undated: H. [?], Bordeaux, France, to Hope Fairfax Loughborough, Little Rock
- 89. Undated: Envelopes addressed to H.T. Black, St. Paul Dispatch. St. Paul, Minnesota
- 90. Undated: Fragments
- 91. Undated: Valentines
- 92. Undated: "Mama" to "Jean"
- 93. Undated: Nannie Allen, Monticello, to "my dear Hollie"
- 94. Undated: [?] to Hope Fairfax Loughborough, Pulaski Heights, Little Rock, Arkansas
- 95. Undated: Mary W. Loughborough, St. Louis, Missouri, to James M. Loughborough
- 96. Undated: [?] to Mary W. Loughborough, Oxford, Mississippi
- 97. [?] October 9: Abbie B. Gaston, Pittston, to "My very dear cousin Julia"
- 98. Undated: Envelope addressed to Julia Webster, Carondelet, Missouri
- 99. Undated: Mary S., Little Rock, Arkansas, to Julie S. Webster, St. Louis, Missouri
- 100. Undated: Mary Loughborough to "My beloved mother"
- Family and financial papers
- 101. 1854 May 1: Commission, Appointment of John Loughborough, Surveyor General of the United States, District of Illinois and Missouri, signed by President Franklin Pierce (Box 2)
- 102. 1877-1904: Tax receipts, checks, and deed
- 103. 1902 January 14: Certificate, Jean Loughborough Douglass, member, The Connecticut Society of Colonial Dames
- 104. 1945 July 16: "An Arkansas and Little Rock Newsletter from Foster Vineyard, Campbell and Vineyard, General Agents, Aetna Life Insurance Company"
- 105. 1950 March 16: Typescript of article, " Louise Loughborough, Who Has Recreated an Arkansas Era," Arkansas Gazette
- 106. 1951-1957: Arkansas Territorial Restoration miscellany
- 107. 1952-1954: Arkansas Territorial Restoration financial statement
- 108. 1952 April 16: News release, "Arkansas Territorial Restoration," by Arch W. Ford, State Board of Education
- 109. 1953 May 1: "An Analysis of the Tourist Industry in Selected Counties of the Ozark Area..."
- 110.1953 August: "AAA Service for Club Publication Editors" (mentions Arkansas Territorial Restoration)
- 111. 1954 September: "Southern Building" magazine, Arkansas Territorial Restoration on cover
- 112. 1954 November: "Arkansas' Historic Shrine" by Sharon Neal in "American Motorist"
- 113. 1956 April 16-30: Ticket, "Jail Will Move Versus Jail Will Not Move Game"
- 114. 1989 March 28: Biographical material on Loughborough family
- 115. Undated: Leaflet, "A Glimpse Into Yesteryear," The Arkansas Territorial Restoration
- 116. Undated: Poem, "A Veritable History of a Visit of the Nobility of the Fair City of Carondelet with a Maiden Fair"
- 117. Undated: Cards, Mrs. Robert Raymond Brown
- 118. Undated: Cards, Hope Fairfax Loughborough
- 119. Undated: Pulaski County Probate Court petition, J.F. Loughborough estate
- 120. Undated: Daughters of the American Revolution Award of Merit, Louise (Mrs. J.F.) Loughborough
- 121. Undated: Lists/Inventory
- Newsclippings
- 122. 1948-1957 (Box 3)
- 123. 1954: Arkansas Territorial Restoration
- 124. 1954 October 31: "The Sunday Star," Washington, District of Columbia
- 125. 1957 April 28: "Arkansas Gazette"
- 126. 1957 May 5: "Arkansas Democrat Magazine"
- 127. 1957 June 2: "Arkansas Gazette"
- 128. 1957 June 30: "Arkansas Democrat Magazine"
- 129. 1957 June 30: "Arkansas Gazette Parade Magazine"
- 130. 1957 August 25: "Arkansas Gazette"
- 131. 1957 September 15: "Arkansas Gazette"
- 132. 1957 September 30: "Arkansas Gazette"
- 133. 1957 October 13: "Arkansas Democrat Magazine"
- 134. 1957 October 27: "Arkansas Democrat Magazine"
Tuesday, May 9, 2017
ASA Archival Assistant Brian Irby to speak
ASA archival assistant Brian Irby will be presenting “World War I: the Arkansas Experience” at the Independence County Library. If you have ever wanted to learn about the effect World War I had on Arkansas, then join Brian Irby at the Independence County Library, 368 East Main St., Batesville, Arkansas, on Friday, May 19, 2017 at 12:00 p.m. This presentation is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Polly Vaughn at polly@indcolib.com.
Black History Commission of Arkansas announces quarterly meeting
The Black History Commission of Arkansas will hold a regular, quarterly meeting on Thurs., May 18, 2017, at noon in the Arkansas State Archives conference room, located on the 2nd floor of the Multi-Agency Complex at One Capitol Mall, Little Rock, Arkansas. This meeting is open to the public.
The Black History Commission of Arkansas is an advisory body to the Arkansas State Archives charged with preserving the history of black Arkansans and promoting the teaching of black history in Arkansas’s schools.
For questions and comments, please contact the Arkansas State Archives at 501-682-6900.
The Black History Commission of Arkansas is an advisory body to the Arkansas State Archives charged with preserving the history of black Arkansans and promoting the teaching of black history in Arkansas’s schools.
For questions and comments, please contact the Arkansas State Archives at 501-682-6900.
Monday, May 8, 2017
ASA announces "Caring for Your Collections" workshop
The Arkansas State Archives and the Hot Spring County Historical Society are hosting an archives and special collections workshop from 9 a.m. until noon on Sat., May 20 in the Great Room (A300) at the College of the Ouachitas in Malvern, Department of Arkansas Heritage Director Stacy Hurst announced today.
“Caring for Your Historical Collections” will feature sessions on “Basic Tips for Managing Historical Collections,” “Responsible Preservation on a Budget,” and “Working with Special Formats.”
The event is free but registration is required. Registration is limited and deadline for registration is May 15. Check-in for the event begins at 8:15 on May 20.
The Arkansas State Archives is an agency of the Department of Arkansas Heritage and is responsible for collecting and maintaining the largest collection of historical materials on Arkansas in the world. The State Archives has two branch locations: the Northeast Arkansas Regional Archives is located in Powhatan and the Southwest Arkansas Regional Archives is located in Washington.
Other agencies of the Department of Arkansas Heritage include the Arkansas Arts Council, the Arkansas Historic Preservation Program, the Delta Cultural Center in Helena, the Old State House Museum, the Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission, the Mosaic Templars Cultural Center, and the Historic Arkansas Museum.
Founded in 1967, the Hot Spring County Historical Society is dedicated to promoting the preservation, writing, publishing, teaching and understanding of the local history of Hot Spring County Arkansas and surrounding areas.
For more information about the symposium or to register, email events.archives@arkansas.gov or call 501-682-6900.
“Caring for Your Historical Collections” will feature sessions on “Basic Tips for Managing Historical Collections,” “Responsible Preservation on a Budget,” and “Working with Special Formats.”
The event is free but registration is required. Registration is limited and deadline for registration is May 15. Check-in for the event begins at 8:15 on May 20.
The Arkansas State Archives is an agency of the Department of Arkansas Heritage and is responsible for collecting and maintaining the largest collection of historical materials on Arkansas in the world. The State Archives has two branch locations: the Northeast Arkansas Regional Archives is located in Powhatan and the Southwest Arkansas Regional Archives is located in Washington.
Other agencies of the Department of Arkansas Heritage include the Arkansas Arts Council, the Arkansas Historic Preservation Program, the Delta Cultural Center in Helena, the Old State House Museum, the Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission, the Mosaic Templars Cultural Center, and the Historic Arkansas Museum.
Founded in 1967, the Hot Spring County Historical Society is dedicated to promoting the preservation, writing, publishing, teaching and understanding of the local history of Hot Spring County Arkansas and surrounding areas.
For more information about the symposium or to register, email events.archives@arkansas.gov or call 501-682-6900.
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