The Arkansas History Commission and State Archives in
collaboration with five other Arkansas agencies will be showing a series of
rarely seen historic films on Saturday, Oct. 10, 2015, from 1 – 6 p.m., at the
Ron Robinson Theater at 100 River Market Ave., in Little Rock.
Arkansas’s Reel History will feature historic film
footage from the collections of the Arkansas History Commission, Ouachita
Baptist University Archives and Special Collections, The Butler Center for
Arkansas Studies, UALR’s Center of Arkansas History and Culture, the Garland
County Historical Society, and the University of Arkansas Libraries Special
Collections.
Dates range from the 1930s through the 1960s and include
historic footage from Dunbar High School in the 1940s, Nashville, Arkansas in
the 1950s, annual OBU/Henderson State football games and parades in the 1940s,
Arkansas politics, the1953 Little Rock Christmas parade, the Buffalo River in
the 1960s, folklorist Mary Parler scouring the Ozarks for folk songs, and Hot
Springs in the 1930s and 1940s.
There will be a panel discussion at the end of the day
addressing the conservation and preservation of archival film footage in
personal collections. “This is a new genre of event for the Arkansas
History Commission,” said Dr. Lisa K. Speer, Director. “We are excited to
be collaborating with other Arkansas archives to present this film festival
during Archives Month to promote the importance of preserving film and moving
images before it’s too late.”
The event is free and popcorn will be provided!
This event is funded in part by a grant from the Arkansas
Humanities Council, the Department of Arkansas Heritage, and the National
Endowment for the Humanities.
