spans nearly 600 cubic feet of materials, including letters, legislative documents, legal papers, campaign materials, and photographs that cover a wide range of political, social, and economic issues of national and international importance. They richly document the life and career of this accomplished progressive southern Democrat who tried to balance the interests of Democrats and Republicans amid a rapidly-changing national political landscape.

“Gov. Tucker’s papers offer researchers and students a one-of-a-kind source for research and insight into the life of a successful Arkansas politician as well as larger questions surrounding a southern governor during times of political change,” said Dr. Deborah Baldwin, director of the center and 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock鈥檚 interim provost.

The papers strengthen 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock’s political research collections and the university’s contribution to scholarship and exploration of the state’s history and importance, added Baldwin.

Tucker’s collection is one of the largest at the center and joins other important collections of former Arkansas governors, including Carl Bailey, Winthrop Rockefeller, Dale Bumpers, and Frank White.

Materials in the Tucker collection document his personal life and political career, during which he served as the state鈥檚 43rd governor from Dec. 12, 1992, to July 15, 1996. His papers include correspondence, photographs, memorabilia, books, and audiovisual material from his time as prosecuting attorney, attorney general, U.S. congressman, chairman of the White House Conference on Families, lieutenant governor, and governor, and from his post-gubernatorial activities.

Additionally, there are materials from the Tucker and White families and items from Jim Guy Tucker, Jr.鈥檚 early life, including letters written by his mother during the Little Rock Central High School integration crisis, Harvard University ephemera, and the manuscript of 鈥淎rkansas Men at War.鈥�

The two-year project included developing a detailed description of the contents of each folder, preservation of the materials in acid-free containers, the creation of an industry-standard online finding aid that allows researchers around the world to view the contents of the collection, as well as a (https://ualrexhibits.org/tucker/).

The virtual exhibit explores the collection and Tucker鈥檚 career. Readers can learn of Tucker鈥檚 family history; however, the bulk of the collection and the exhibit involves Tucker鈥檚 political career and achievements, as well as an entertaining look at the jingle used in his lieutenant governor campaign. An extensive media gallery with more than 200 digitized photographs from his childhood to his governorship will be available. An interactive timeline will use his papers to take readers on a journey through his life, and teachers and students will enjoy the educational materials provided.

The manuscript portions of this collection were processed by John Jones, Colin Woodward, and Garret B. Kremer-Wright, 2014-16. Audio-visual materials and photographs were processed by Shannon Lausch and Bridget Wood, 2014-16. Additional assistance was provided by Sarah Bost, Kaye Lundgren, Jessica Erwin, Michael Fondren, Blake Gilliam, AJ Walker-Carter, and Chad Garrett.

The exhibit is made possible through a $136,851 grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC), part of the National Archives and Records Administration, making it the largest NHPRC award in the state to date.

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The exhibit, , features essays on topics such as the interplay of the temperance and suffrage movements, the evolution of women鈥檚 fashion at the turn of the 20th century, arguments from anti-suffragists, and an extensive media gallery including historic documents and photographs depicting the women鈥檚 suffrage movement in Arkansas.

February 2017 marks 100 years since Arkansas gave women the right to vote with the passage of primary suffrage, three years before the US passed the 19th Amendment. Official events for the centennial project, which will be celebrated from 2017-2020 will also be included in the exhibit.

鈥淐reating this virtual exhibit will give the world access to important resources and scholarly perspective on this critical leap in Arkansas鈥檚 long history of civil rights struggles,鈥� said Chad Garrett, director of technology and digital initiatives for 糖心Vlog传媒LR Collections and Archives Division. 鈥淭he fact that it鈥檚 online means that anyone can access valuable information on the struggle Arkansas鈥檚 women endured to access their right to vote and be full participants in our democracy.鈥�

The virtual exhibit is supported in part by a grant from the Arkansas Humanities Council and the Department of Arkansas Heritage. 

The virtual exhibit is part of the Arkansas Women鈥檚 Suffrage Centennial Project (AWSCP). This project commemorates the 100th anniversary of the right to vote for women in Arkansas by promoting events, encouraging research and education programs related to women鈥檚 suffrage, and helping to preserve the history of women鈥檚 suffrage within the state. The project steering committee includes representatives from the Arkansas Secretary of State’s office, the Arkansas State Archives, the Arkansas Women’s History Institute, the Butler Center for Arkansas Studies, the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Center for Arkansas History and Culture, the Old State House Museum, and the MacArthur Museum of Arkansas Military History.

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The project includes the creation of a virtual exhibit to examine the interaction of politics and history in Arkansas and will feature a selection of original works by local political cartoonists Jon Kennedy (Arkansas Democrat, 1941-1988) and Bill Graham (Arkansas Gazette, 1948-1985). Accompanying materials from related collections in CAHC鈥檚 holdings, such as the Winthrop Rockefeller Collection and Dale Bumpers Gubernatorial Papers, will be used to provide contextual information for the project.

Topics featured will include, but are not limited to, voting (local and national elections); education funding and desegregation of schools; urbanization and economic development; prison reform; and local gambling legislation. Additionally, lesson plans and educational materials for teachers will be designed and made accessible within the exhibit.

The project will culminate with an educational symposium dedicated to the discussion of pictorial cartoons and political opinion in Arkansas.  Scholars representing various humanities disciplines will present background material and facilitate discussion during this free event in the fall of 2016.

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The 糖心Vlog传媒LR Center for Arkansas History and Culture announced today the inaugural call for applications for the G. Thomas Eisele Research Fellowship.

The award recognizes and acknowledges the role of the federal courts and judiciary in the state of Arkansas and promotes a better understanding of that role through scholarly study at the professional, graduate, or undergraduate level. Interdisciplinary projects will be considered.

The award supports:

• Researching the federal judiciary in Arkansas and its role in Arkansas history, politics, or culture.
• Identifying collateral cultural and governmental impacts from actions by the federal judiciary in Arkansas.
• Promoting Arkansas鈥檚 place in the national or global judicial context.

Recipients will be selected based on the submission of a complete application, the strength of the letter of recommendation, and the clarity and substance of the project design.

Awards may be granted at the professional, graduate, or undergraduate level. Funds are available for research stipends as well as for materials, books, equipment, or travel necessary for the completion of a project or activity in furtherance of the purpose of this award.

The award includes a certificate and cash award of up to $1,000. Up to two awards may be given during an award cycle.

All applications should be submitted to cahc@ualr.edu by February 28 of each year. Applications must include the following documents:

• At least one letter of recommendation.
• Essay of no more than 500 words discussing: research question, anticipated resources to be used, and expected products (presentations, publications, etc.).
• Proposed budget.

The award is sponsored by the G. Thomas Eisele Endowment for the study of the United States Federal Courts in Arkansas held at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock (糖心Vlog传媒LR).  Research materials related to Judge Eisele can be found at the 糖心Vlog传媒LR Center for Arkansas History and Culture and the Butler Center for Arkansas Studies. 

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February 11, 2016 | 12:15 p.m. | Community Discussion
“New Discursive Historical Spaces: Mexican and Chicana Women as Revolutionary Rhetors”
Cristina D. Ramirez, Ph.D.
糖心Vlog传媒LR Stella Boyle-Smith Auditorium

February 12, 2016 | 4:00 p.m. | Community Discussion
“Looking in Different Spaces: Women as Historical Figures and Social Trailblazers”
Cristina D. Ramirez, Ph.D.
Arkansas Studies Institute building 路 124

February 25, 2016| 6:00 p.m. | Panel Presentation
“Black & Brown Lives: Justice Over Social Divides”
Aquil Charlton and Esmeralda Baltazar
Clinton School of Public Service 路 Sturgis Hall

February 26, 2016| 6:00 p.m. | Youth Workshop
“Black & Brown Lives: Justice Over Social Divides”
Aquil Charlton and Esmeralda Baltazar
糖心Vlog传媒LR Institute on Race and Ethnicity

March 10, 2016 | 4:30 p.m. | Community Discussion
“Mexican Agricultural Laborers in Arkansas and Trans-national Influences on U.S. Civil Rights“
Justin Castro, Ph.D.
糖心Vlog传媒LR Bailey Alumni & Friends Center

Each event is free and open to the public. Check out our website for more information.

Latino Americans: 500 Years of History is made possible by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and the American Library Association (ALA), is part of an NEH initiative, The Common Good: The Humanities in the Public Square.

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“I enjoy the Civil War and researching genealogy.  I have cursory interest in environmental and business history as well,” offers Kremer-Wright. Several subjects which fall well within the collecting policy of the Center.

Additionally, Kremer-Wright will be the lead archivist for arranging and describing the . The Tucker collection spans over 700 cubic feet and the processing of which is funded in part by a grant from the (NHPRC).

“I’m looking forward to learning about the collections at the CAHC, especially Jim Guy Tucker,” says Kremer-Wright, “Also, I look forward to increasing public awareness of the collections housed at the Center and alerting researchers to new avenues of research that are available in our holdings.”

Says Kremer-Wright, “two things I enjoy about being an archivist is processing collections and assisting researchers with finding information. The satisfaction I get from providing order to an individual鈥檚 papers and having a researcher leave happy, confirms that I have chosen the right profession.”

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This 18-month project involves the collaboration of CAHC, the Central Arkansas Library System’s Butler Center for Arkansas Studies, and the Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site. The partnership of a university, public library, and national park is unique and the strength of this combined institutional partnership is multifaceted. This will result in a rare meta-collection of materials housed in three different archives yet digitally available in a single location.

Digitizing this unique group of archival collections will provide scholars of civil rights, race, education, and the law the opportunity to study evolution of education in Central Arkansas through the lens of religion, the judicial system, and contemporary students and educators.

Materials to be digitized include:

• The contains materials pertaining to Dunbar High School, Little Rock鈥檚 high school for African American students before integration. This collection originates from a joint effort of the National Dunbar Alumni Association (NDAA) and the University of Arkansas at Little Rock (糖心Vlog传媒LR).
• The was received by 糖心Vlog传媒LR in 1981 through FOIA requests. Judge Ronald Davies requested the U.S. Attorney authorize an FBI investigation after receiving information the National Guard had turned away nine African American students who had attempted to attend classes at Central High School in September 1957.
• , Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Arkansas during the Central High integration crisis, spoke out against Governor Faubus鈥檚 handling of the school crisis. Included in Brown鈥檚 papers are letters both supporting and criticizing his position.
• taught English at Central High School for over 40 years. She kept a journal during the integration crisis and published a book which was later made into a film.
• 鈥檚 1958 ruling in the case Aaron v. Cooper temporarily halted the integration of Little Rock鈥檚 Central High School. His papers contain a scrapbook and correspondence detailing his role in the desegregation crisis.
• Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site houses material related to the Little Rock Nine, Women鈥檚 Emergency Committee, the organization of the Central High Museum prior to its affiliation with the National Park Service, and oral histories.
• The Office of Desegregation Monitoring (ODM) is a federal office resulting of a Pulaski County school desegregation case (filed November 30, 1982) and charged with monitoring and assisting efforts of three school districts to meet desegregation obligations and mandates. ODM records include documents, court filings and exhibits, and correspondence, maps, school profiles, and reports concerning compliances, operations, and policies.

See a selection of representative samples.

The Council on Library and Information Resources is an independent, nonprofit organization that forges strategies to enhance research, teaching, and learning environments in collaboration with libraries, cultural institutions, and communities of higher learning.

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Opened in September 1942, Rohwer Relocation Center spanned 400 acres and housed 8,475 individuals at its peak. Today, the cemetery is the last physical remnant of not one but two World War II camps located in Arkansas. The area contains historic and modern monuments, as well as 24 concrete headstones marking the final resting place of Japanese Americans unconstitutionally incarcerated as threats to national security during World War II.

Prior to the beginning of this project, the cemetery was in dangerously poor condition due to deterioration caused by weathering, neglect, and vandalism. The National Park Service had identified the Rohwer cemetery as an endangered resource. The cemetery had several preservation needs: Historic monuments, markers, and headstones were structurally unstable and covered in biological growths that significantly altered their appearance; engravings were unreadable; and vandalism had taken its toll on the site.

The conservation project has developed in phases. Phase I included the restoration of two of the most iconic monuments at the cemetery, the Monument to the Rohwer Dead and the Monument to the 100th Battalion. Phase II continues the stabilization and restoration of the World War II-era section of the Rohwer cemetery with a focus on cleaning, repairing, and resetting the concrete headstones and flower holders; restoring drainage patterns and channels; and replacing missing concrete pathways. All work at the cemetery is in compliance with the .

With the completion of phase II, the original appearance of the cemetery has been recreated. The cemetery is a rare resource associated with the history of Japanese American confinement in the United States during World War II. The goal of this project is to ensure that this important piece of the nation鈥檚 historic fabric is preserved for future generations of Americans.

The project team includes the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, , and .

was made possible by a grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, for the preservation and interpretation of where Japanese Americans were detained during World War II.

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The Nov. 5 symposium sought to not only educate about the influence of steamboats, but to also address the steamboat鈥檚 impact on the economic, cultural, and historical development along the Mississippi River, according to Deborah Baldwin, associate provost of collections and archives.

Snyder served on a maritime policy and technology panel in which he discussed his tenure in Washington, particularly committee work focused on the building and funding of levees. The former congressman was quick to admit maritime policy was not one that got most constituents especially excited.

鈥淚f we were to take a poll, it would probably show how little Arkansans appreciate the vitality (and influence) of the river,鈥� Snyder said. 鈥淭hese kind of symposiums help build that awareness.鈥�

糖心Vlog传媒LR History Professor Carl Moneyhon contributed to the discussion on the transportation roles of steamboats, pointing to the role steamboats played in keeping Arkansas in the Union during the Civil War. Steamboats brought firearms, supplies, and helped move federal troops into the state, he said.

Other guests included documentary film producer Mike Marshall, who contributed to the discussion of the explosion of the Sultana, near Marion, Ark., in 1865.

The explosion killed 1,800 people, surpassing the death toll of the Titanic by 300, earning its spot among the worst maritime disasters in U.S. history. Most Americans weren鈥檛 aware of the disaster because the media鈥檚 attention was on the April 14 assassination of President Lincoln and the manhunt for his killer.

The symposium was tied to the that features historic documents, photographs, and works of art depicting steamboats, with the intent of examining the heritage of steamboats and their profound effect on the history and culture of Arkansas.

The Arkansas Humanities Council and the National Endowment for the Humanities awarded the center a $13,876 grant to develop the exhibit and the related educational symposium, which was free and open to the public.

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Anderson found inspiration through memories of boyhood travels down the Mississippi River to New Orleans. In fact, many regarded him as the leading river scenes painter of all time, according to a 1945 article in The (Memphis) Commercial Appeal.

Anderson enthusiasts may once again enjoy his works through an online exhibit hosted in partnership with the University of Arkansas at Little Rock Center for Arkansas History and Culture (CAHC) and  (ASC).

The is part of an upcoming symposium, 鈥�,鈥� set for Nov. 5, at the Arkansas Studies Institute building in downtown Little Rock.

The event is free and open to the public.

鈥淚n spite of any harsh facts, including steamboats鈥� role in Native American Removal, slavery, and deforestation, his paintings bring to life an era in which these vessels changed the economy and culture of the south and the U.S.,鈥� according to Dr. Lenore Shoults of the ASC.

Shoults is scheduled to speak as part of a panel of experts who will discuss “The Life and Times of Frederick T. Anderson: Arkansas Steamboat Artist,” during the Nov. 5 symposium in the Arkansas Studies Institute building in the River Market area of Little Rock.

Anderson failed to gain significant notoriety with the exception that President Theodore Roosevelt was presented with one of his paintings during travels to Memphis in 1907, according to Shoults.

Roosevelt greatly admired the work, and subsequently, Anderson did three additional paintings for the president, including a painting of the steamboat New Orleans, captained by Nicholas Roosevelt in 1811, one of Theodore Roosevelt鈥檚 ancestors.

Anderson鈥檚 works are part of a digital exhibit presented in conjunction with the 糖心Vlog传媒LR CAHC, available at: .

His works have been exhibited only three times previously:

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  1915 at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Craig, Bentonville

  
  
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  1945 at the Brooks Memorial Art Gallery, now the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art

  
  
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  1983 at the Southeast Arkansas Arts and Science Center, Pine Bluff, Arkansas, now The Arts & Science Center for Southeast Arkansas (ASC).

  
  

Anderson died Nov. 14, 1926 and is buried next to his wife in Memphis鈥� Elmwood Cemetery.

For more details on the symposium and to see the full list of scheduled speakers, visit or contact the center at 501.320.5780.

More about the steamboat symposium

The invention of Robert Fulton鈥檚 steamboat in 1807 is one of the defining moments in American history, a development that held ramifications for many states, Arkansas included.

A current exploring the steamboat鈥檚 influence on Arkansas culminates with a day-long educational symposium at the Arkansas Studies Institute building.

Among the featured symposium panelists are former U.S. Congressman Vic Snyder, who is serving on a panel discussing maritime policy and technology, as well as 糖心Vlog传媒LR History Professor Carl Moneyhon, who is contributing to the discussion on the transportation roles of steamboats.

Other scheduled guests include documentary film producer Mike Marshall, who will contribute to the discussion of the explosion of Sultana, near Marion, Ark., in 1865.

The explosion killed 1,800 people, surpassing the death toll of the Titanic by 300, earning its spot among the worst maritime disasters in U.S. history. Most Americans weren鈥檛 aware of the disaster because the media鈥檚 attention was on the April 14 assassination of President Lincoln and the manhunt for his killer.

Until it was surpassed by the railroad as the primary means of transportation after the Civil War, steamboats were a vital American resource, said Deborah Baldwin, associate provost of collections and archives.

鈥淭he goal of the symposium is to not only educate audiences about the role steamboats played during the Civil War, but to also speak to the wider role of economic, cultural, and historical development along the Mississippi River,鈥� Baldwin said.

The features historic documents, photographs, and works of art depicting steamboats, with the intent of examining the heritage of steamboats and their profound effect on the history and culture of Arkansas.

Embedded within the exhibit are web pages with for teachers. The materials are designed to meet requirements of state social studies frameworks.

The and the National Endowment for the Humanities awarded the center a $13,876 grant to develop the exhibit and the related educational symposium.

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