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Title, Faculty Rank and Purpose of Archives:
Director of Archives & Special Collections, Assistant Professor - July 1998 to
present
The primary purpose of the University of Central Arkansas (UCA) Archives is to
select, acquire, preserve and make available to researchers documents that are
pertinent to Arkansas’s history.
Education:
Master of Arts – History
University of Central Arkansas – 1996
Bachelor of Arts – History
University of Central Arkansas – 1995
Certified Archivist
Academy of Certified Archivists – 2007
Publications:
Bryant, Jimmy. “A Closer Look at Faculty Who Broke the Color Barrier at UCA,”
African American Perspectives, Volume 6 Number 2, Spring 2012.
Bryant, Jimmy. The Centennial History of the University of Central Arkansas.
Virginia Beach, Virginia. Donning Company Publishers, 2008.
Bryant, Jimmy. “Burr Walter Torreyson: UCA’s Second President, 1917-1930,”
Faulkner Facts and Fiddlings, Volume XLVII, Winter, Spring 2006.
Bryant, Jimmy. “Student Healthcare at the University of Central Arkansas: The
History Of the Dorothy A. Long Student Health Services,” Faulkner Facts
and Fiddlings,
Volume XLVI, Summer, Fall, Winter 2003-2004.
Bryant, Jimmy. “Guy “Big Dan” Estes: A Man for All Seasons,” Faulkner Facts
and Fiddlings, XLV, Summer, Fall and Winter, 2002.
Bryant, Jimmy. “Baby of Arts Degree: A Degree Unique to Arkansas State
Teachers College,” Faulkner Facts and Fiddlings, Volume XLIII, Spring
and Summer, 2001.
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Bryant, Jimmy. “UCA’s Forgotten World War II Memorial,” Faulkner Facts and
Fiddlings, Volume XLII, Spring and Summer, 2000.
Bryant, Jimmy. “Arkansas State Normal School 1908: First Year of Organization
and Operation,” Faulkner Facts and Fiddlings, Volume XLII, Fall and
Winter, 2000.
Bryant, Jimmy. “Four Names Over 100 Years,”
Log Cabin Democrat, 28 November 2011.
Bryant, Jimmy. “A Look at Thanksgiving Day, then and now,”
Log Cabin Democrat, 21 November 2011.
Bryant, Jimmy. “A Brief History of Women’s Basketball,”
Log Cabin Democrat, 14 November 2011.
Bryant, Jimmy. “The Normal Woods, Important to Early UCA Students,”
Log Cabin Democrat, 7 November 2011.
Bryant, Jimmy. “First Year of Operation,”
Log Cabin Democrat, 31 October, 2011.
Bryant, Jimmy. “From the UCA Archives: First Homecoming,”
Log Cabin Democrat, 24 October 2011.
Bryant, Jimmy. “Factors that Led to UCA Being Located in Conway,”
Log Cabin Democrat, 17 October 2011.
Bryant, Jimmy. “A Look at Ida Waldran, the Woman and the Auditorium,”
Log Cabin Democrat, 10 October 2011.
Bryant, Jimmy. “UCA Faculty Schools Students in Etiquette and Fashion,”
Log Cabin Democrat, 3 October 2011.
Bryant, Jimmy. “World War I and its Impact on UCA,”
Log Cabin Democrat, 26 September 2011.
Bryant, Jimmy. “Six Have Served as Interim President at UCA,”
Log Cabin Democrat, 19 September 2011.
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Bryant, Jimmy. “Rivalry between UCA-ASU Goes Back to 1916,”
Log Cabin Democrat, 12 September 2011.
Bryant, Jimmy. “Welcoming Students Back is A Long-Standing Tradition,”
Log Cabin Democrat, 5 September 2011.
Bryant, Jimmy. “Rules, Religion, Dancing and Smoking, 1908-1940,”
Log Cabin Democrat, 29 August 2011.
Bryant, Jimmy. “Pow-Wow, Carnival were early forms of entertainment at UCA,”
Log Cabin Democrat, 22 August 2011.
Bryant, Jimmy. “How the 1921 Football Bears Compare to the 2011 Bears,”
Log Cabin Democrat, 15 August 2011.
Bryant, Jimmy. “UCA’s First President Involved in Controversy,”
Log Cabin Democrat, 8 August 2011.
Bryant, Jimmy. “Private Helen Kent Awarded Medals for Husband’s Heroism,”
Log Cabin Democrat, 1 August 2011.
Bryant, Jimmy. “Margaret Truman, President’s Daughter Performed at UCA,”
Log Cabin Democrat, 25 July 2011.
Bryant, Jimmy. “UCA During the Great Depression,”
Log Cabin Democrat, 1 July 2011.
Bryant, Jimmy. “Hendrix vs. UCA was an Intense Rivalry,”
Log Cabin Democrat, 27 June 2011.
Bryant, Jimmy. “Windmills and Windlasses: Early Debate Teams at UCA Proved
Popular,” Log Cabin Democrat, 20 June 2011.
Bryant, Jimmy. “Controversy over the Naming of Wingo Hall on the UCA
Campus,” Log Cabin Democrat, 13 June 2011.
Bryant, Jimmy. “UCA’s Coming of Age Party – May 15, 1928,”
Log Cabin Democrat, 6 June 2011.
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Bryant, Jimmy. “Model School Helped Train Future Teachers,”
Log Cabin Democrat, 7 January 2012.
Bryant, Jimmy. “Bears vs. Razorbacks: Athletic Opponents from 1921 to 1948,”
Log Cabin Democrat, 14 January 2012.
Bryant, Jimmy. “A Brief History of UCA Women’s Soccer,”
Log Cabin Democrat, 22 January 2012.
Bryant, Jimmy. “Two Watergate Figures, Ehrlichman and Dean, Spoke at UCA,”
Log Cabin Democrat, 28 January 2012.
Bryant, Jimmy. “In 1907, UCA Origin was Whites-Only; Officially Changed in
1992,” Log Cabin Democrat, 5 February 2012.
Bryant, Jimmy. “A Brief History of Desegregation at UCA,”
Log Cabin Democrat, 11 February 2012.
Bryant, Jimmy. “Part One: A Brief History of the UCA Police Department,”
Log Cabin Democrat, 18 February 2012.
Bryant, Jimmy. “A Brief History of the UCA Police Department: Second of a
Two-Part Series,” Log Cabin Democrat, 25 February 2012.
Bryant, Jimmy. “Faculty Color Barrier Broken in 1969,”
Log Cabin Democrat, 3 March 2012.
Bryant, Jimmy. “The Campus in War,”
Log Cabin Democrat, 12 March 2012.
Bryant, Jimmy. “UCA Alumni in Battle,”
Log Cabin Democrat, 19 March 2012.
Bryant, Jimmy. “The War Ends and Enrollment Soars,”
Log Cabin Democrat, 26 March 2012.
Bryant, Jimmy. “World War II Fallen Ones Honored,”
Log Cabin Democrat, 2 April 2012.
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Bryant, Jimmy. “Freshman Beanie and 1960s Student Life,”
Log Cabin Democrat, 9 April 2012.
Bryant, Jimmy. “Stop the Presses: End of an Era,”
Log Cabin Democrat, 16 April 2012.
Bryant, Jimmy. “The UCA President’s Home: Part One,”
Log Cabin Democrat, 23 April 2012.
Bryant, Jimmy. “The UCA President’s Home: Part Two,”
Log Cabin Democrat, 30 April 2012.
Bryant, Jimmy. “The History of Nursing at UCA: Part One,”
Log Cabin Democrat, 10 September 2012.
Bryant, Jimmy. “The History of Nursing at UCA: Part Two,”
Log Cabin Democrat, 17 September 2012.
Bryant, Jimmy. “The History of Nursing at UCA: Part Three,”
Log Cabin Democrat, 24 September 2012.
Bryant, Jimmy. “Reserve Officers’ Training Corps at UCA,”
Log Cabin Democrat, 1 October 2012.
Bryant, Jimmy. “UCA ROTC in the Modern Era,”
Log Cabin Democrat, 8 October 2012.
Bryant, Jimmy. “UCA, A Pioneer in Occupational Therapy: Part One,”
Log Cabin Democrat, 15 October 2012.
Bryant, Jimmy. “UCA State Leader in Occupational Therapy: Part Two,”
Log Cabin Democrat, 22 October 2012.
Bryant, Jimmy. “A Brief History of Physical Therapy at UCA,”
Log Cabin Democrat, 29 October 2012.
Bryant, Jimmy. “Looking Back at Hendrix win over Ole Miss,”
Log Cabin Democrat, 5 November 2012.
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Archive Collections Acquired from July 1998 to 2012
1998
M98-01 - UCA Business Office Ledgers Collection: Departmental balances,
budgets, bank accounts, and construction budgets, 1946-1981 and 1998.
M98-02 - Jimmy Driftwood Collection: More than 1000 songs, poems,
newspaper clippings, photographs and documents pertaining to the musical career
of Jimmy Driftwood, educator, folklorist, and Grammy Award winning singersongwriter from Arkansas.
M98-03 - Student Government Association Collection: The organization's
constitution, by-laws, polices, resolutions and minutes, 1946-1988.
M98-04 - Waddy W. Moore Collection: Oral history, Conway school board
meetings, business correspondence, and black history. Dr. Moore established the
UCA Oral History department and was instrumental in the creation of the UCA
Archives.
M98-05 - Joe Goss Collection: twelve Army sketchbooks from Civil War
correspondent and illustrator Edwin Forbes, 1894.
M98-06 - Coal Hill Materials Collection: Family papers, yearbooks,
newspapers, and photographs, reflecting the lives of the Mrs. Anita Elias family in
Johnson County, Arkansas, 1880-1969.
M98-07 - Kathleen Bell Collection: historical information relating to Clay, Cross
and St. Francis counties in Arkansas, 1930-1988.
M98-08 - Senator Stanley Russ Collection: Personal papers, military records,
political tapes, photographs, and correspondence with political figures, including
Bill Clinton, collected by this Arkansas State Senator, serving 1975-2000.
1999
M99-01 - Official Records of the University of Central Arkansas Collection:
The University of Central Arkansas was established in 1907. This collection
reflects the years of educational excellence UCA has provided for thousands of
students.
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M99-02 - James Dombek Collection: Faculty Council papers from 1970-1982;
vocational, educational, and technical programs; KUCA radio station information;
and research proposals of this former mathematics professor and later Dean of the
College of Arts and Sciences at UCA.
M99-03 - Evalyn King Collection: Evalyn King taught school all over the state
of Arkansas including the Japanese relocation center in Rohwer. Her collection
also contains her family genealogy research.
M99-04 - Tom McAnally Collection: Math books, State College of Arkansas and
UCA Bulletins, and other information regarding both mathematics and UCA
donated by this former UCA Mathematics Professor.
M99-05 - The Professors Collection: The Professors was a Bluegrass group
made up of five UCA Science professors. This is a record of their work together as
a band and some of the materials they created, 1967-1985.
M99-06 - Guy Murphy Collection: Guy Murphy was a progressive leader in
Conway and a co-founder of the Faulkner County historical Society. His papers
reflect his interest in both the growth and the development of Conway, 1958-1998.
M99-07 - African American Alumni Association (A.A.A.A.) Collection: The
African American Alumni Association collection contains photographs, newspaper
articles, and information regarding the annual banquet and ball from 1998 to the
present.
M99-08 - Senator Guy H. "Mutt" Jones Collection: Personal papers, military
records, financial material, correspondence, legal material, and memorabilia of this
former Arkansas state senator, World War II Veteran and prominent Conway
attorney, 1925-1985.
M99-09 - Dr. Michael Rapp Collection: A research paper for NASA as well as
material over canoeing, travel, correspondence, and the Arkansas Science Teacher
Association were donated by this professor of chemistry at UCA, 1968-1999.
M99-10 - Greg J. W. Urwin Collection: Information on faculty life at UCA,
papers from the Blue-Gray Association which he established, and drafts of a few of
his own books on history were donated by this history professor of UCA from
1984-1999.
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M99-11 - Kathy Kunzinger Urwin Collection: Taped interviews on the subject
of former Governor Winthrop Rockefeller from Marion Burton, Sterling Cockrill,
G. Thomas Eisele, Orval E. Faubus, Robert Faulkner, Everette Ham, Cal Ledbetter
and John Ward.
M99-12 - First State Bank Newspaper Clippings Collection: Newspaper
collection on the First State Bank in Conway, Arkansas covering the time periods
of 1946-1973, 1985-1994, and 1996-1997.
M99-13 - Frank Winburne Rare Newspaper Collection: Collection of rare
newspapers spanning from the late 19th century to the late 20th century.
M99-14 - James Bridges Collection: Information on the James Bridges
performing arts scholarship fund, manuscripts, photographs, audio and visual
media forms, and films from the director, writer, and former UCA student James
Bridges, best known for directing "The China Syndrome," "Urban Cowboy," and
"The Paper Chase."
M99-15 - Governor Ben T. Laney Collection: Political papers, correspondence,
speeches, photographs, personal correspondence, campaign issues, U.S. savings
bond sales during world War II, Civil Rights issues, and many other topics
important to this former Arkansas governor and leader of the Dixiecrats, 19421970.
M99-16 - Arkansas Reading Association Collection: Planning guides, budgets,
proposals, goals, correspondence, scrapbooks, board meetings, photographs and
video cassettes of this Arkansas literacy group.
2000
M00-01 - The Old Texas Church Collection: Partial records of a 19th century
Faulkner County Baptist church, including a transcription of the original
documents, 1869-1895.
M00-02 - E. Howard Tipton / World War II Collection: Personal accounts of
P.O.W. Technical Sergeant Howard H. Tipton's missions during the European
campaign, including photocopies of medals received, photographs, and a small
manuscript describing month by month accounts of war activities.
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M00-03 - Theodore Hood / World War II Collection: World War II
memorabilia, achievement awards, photographs, books, videos, World War II
statistics, newspaper articles, magazines, and the 306th Echoes from 1979 to
present, donated by Chief Master Sergeant Hood
M00-04 - William John Graff / World War II Collection: material and
information from both wars donated by William John Graff who served in World
War II and his father who served in World War I, early 1900's to 1960's..
M00-05 - Marvin De Boer / World War II Collection: Memorabilia, naval
information, certifications, photographs, and Japanese currency collected during
World War II while serving on the U.S.S. Essex.
M00-06 - Oakland United Methodist Church Collection: Membership book,
church history, Sunday school registers, and quarterly conference records, 18521926, of this church founded in 1849 by James Ford near Holland in Faulkner
County.
M00-07 - Omer LeMire / World War II Collection: The horrors of the Dachau
concentration camp preserved in photographs taken by Sergeant Omer LeMire,
United States Army, during World War II.
M00-08 - Gene Hatfield Collection: Gene Hatfield 's family has been an active
part of UCA for many years. He attended UCA before being drafted into World
War II. After the war Mr. Hatfield finished his education in the field of art, and
became one of the most distinguished professors at UCA, 1925-2005.
M00-09 - U.C.A. Alumni Association Collection: Ccorrespondence and UCA
Bulletins dating from 1932 to the present .
M00-10 - John P. Chopelas / World War II Collection: Photographs,
newspaper clippings, albums, cartoons, merits awarded, and missions of a gunnery
man who enlisted in the Army Air Forces during World War II at the age of 18.
2001
M01-01 - Neal King / World War II Letters Collection: Personal letters from
Navy Officer Neal King to his sister Evalyn King and their parents during World
War II.
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M01-02 - David Ramage / World War II Collection: Memorabilia,
photographs, and letters written by Staff Sergeant David Ramage while serving in
the European theater during World War II..
M01-03 - Jim McKim Collection: Papers of a former UCA Professor of
Mathematics and UCA's Coordinator of Continuing Education Credit Programs at
Little Rock Air Force Base; also worked at the Arkansas Correctional Department,
1979-1999.
M01-04 - Lawrence Weems Trussell Collection: Weems Trussel was a lawyer,
State Senator, State Representative and a banker from Fordyce, Arkansas. He
served under Governors Carl Bailey, Ben Laney, Sid McMath, and Orval Faubus,
1936-1975.
M01-05 - Ray Neilson / Celebrity Interviews Collection: Interviews of the host
of the "Good Time Picture Show" made with famous actors, actresses, and film
directors, 1978-1981.
M01-06 - Fred Hopkinson / World War II Letters Collection: Letters, copies
of medals and foreign money, and a gasoline and tire ration book donated by Mr.
Hopkinson, who fought in WWI and was a civilian in WWII.
M01-07 - Collins B. Isom / World War II Collection: Primary sources from
both World War II and the Korean War through telegrams, V-mail, National
Service Life Insurance, six issues of "Stars and Stripes," and two copies of "Yank.”
M01-08 - Earl Beadle / World War II Collection: Earl Beadle served in the
Navy on the U.S.S. Capps during World War II. Video, and audio tapes dealing
with the war as well as the diaries of Earl Beadle, Stanley R. Goral, and John
Hnatichin, 1942-1945.
M01-09 - Darrell Aubrey Rook / World War II Collection: Photographs from a
championship football team in 1938, new Coast Guardsmen in 1942, and a book on
SPARS.
M01-10 - Helen Titus Erwin Collection: Scrapbooks showing campus life at
UCA during the 1920s.
M01-11 - Sigma Tau Gamma Collection: History of oldest fraternity on the
UCA campus, from 1915-2003
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M01-12 - Conway Orpheus Club Collection: The Conway Orpheus Club
sponsors musical events and help provide sheet music and musical instruments to
educational institutions of Conway, 1913-2002.
M01-13 - UCA Faculty Senate Collection: Information regarding minutes,
handbook revisions, and elections, 1970-2000.
M01-14 - Robert D. Covington / World War II Collection: Diary, photographs,
and discharge papers for former Navy man during WWII, 1942-1946.
M01-15 - World Trade Center/Pentagon 9-11-01 Collection: Newspaper
articles, first-hand accounts, reactions inside Arkansas, and information on Osama
Bin Laden and the events of September 11, 2001.
M01-16 - Jim Malone Collection: Papers of Jim Malone, a fish farm owner and
President of the Arkansas Fish Farmers Association in 1956. He helped push for
the United States Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS) Fishing Farming
Experimental Station in Stuttgart, Arkansas. He also wrote speeches for Governor
Sidney McMath in 1950 and Governor Orval E. Faubus in 1954 and 1956.
M01-17 - Richard F. Wood / World War II Collection: Several books on World
War II and the papers of a World War II Veteran who publishes the 79th Airdrome
Squadron Newsletter.
M01-18 - Ivor Parker / World War II Collection: Photographs, medals,
information on India, allied newsletters, and a letter of Presidential Recognition
from President Harry Truman during World War II.
M01-19 - Dorris Nunn Newspaper Collection: Spans from the 1960's to the
1990's with major headlines including the Space Race and Desert Storm.
M01-20 - Corrine Robinson Collection: Photographs, letters, and newspapers
from UCA, 1963-1994.
M01-21 - UCA Search For 8th President / Lu Hardin Collection: Information
on the search and selection of the 8th UCA President, as well as newspapers
related to President Lu Hardin's resignation.
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M01-22 - Hansel Lee / World War II Collection: Hansel Lee graduated as a
pilot from the Army Air Force in 1944. His collection contains a bomb group pilot
album, and some copies of the Briefing: Journal of the International B-24 Liberator
Club, 1977-2001.
2002
M02-01 - WAC Veterans Association / Sue Evans Collection: Minutes,
information on national conventions, association handbook, and the annual bulletin
of WAC, 1979-2001.
M02-02 - Ruth Farmer Collection: Photographs, newspaper clippings and
correspondence from an Arkansas family in the late 1800's to the early 1900's,
donated by a former UCA employee.
M02-03 - Dr. Fred Dalske Collection: newspapers articles, letters, and pictures
concerning the life of a well-respected biology professor at the University of
Central Arkansas 1999-2001
M02-04 - Phi Delta Kappa Collection: awards, forms, requirements, reports, and
newsletters, 1970s-2002.
M02-05 - Beth Brickell Collection: Papers of an actress, producer, and director
who appeared in such films as Posse Deadly Game, and The Only Way Home. She
attended the Arkansas State Teacher College and has been very active in the
Arkansas political system, 1954-2002.
M02-06 - Dorris Curtis Collection: Sheet music that dates back to 1893, songs
written by Ms. Curtis, and some of her paintings.1893-2002. Ms. Curtis was a
school teacher before World War II, an industrial worker, and an award winning
artist.
M02-07 - Shane C. Dunn Collection: Information regarding Franz Ziereis the
Commander of Mathauson and an overseer of many German concentration camps.
M02-08 - Edwin Ledbetter / World War II Collection: A compilation of
unpublished material by Edwin Ledbetter on his experiences during World War II
and growing up in Conway during the great Depression.
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M02-09 - Dan Estes Collection: A large binder that chronicles the life of Dan
Estes, a Professor of Mathematics, football coach, hunter, fisherman, and
conservationist, 1909-2001.
M02-10 - Sam Laser / World War II Collection: Sam Laser joined the navy in
World War II and was present on the U.S.S. Yorktown when it was repeatedly hit
by Japanese torpedoes before sinking.
M02-11 - Conway School Board Records, 1878-1891 Collection: A ledger from
1830-1845 and the minutes of the Conway School Board from 1878-1892 display
some of Conway's early history.
M02-12 - Four Witt Brothers Collection: The Witt brothers were early settlers
in Conway and became prominent in the business community. Their collection
begins with materials from the 1880's.
M02-13 - Vivian Lawson-Hogue Collection: Information and photographs on
the original homes in old down-town Conway, and articles Mrs. Lawson-Hogue
wrtoe for the Log Cabin Democrat.
M02-15 - Al Hiegel / World War II Collection: Al Hiegel served on the U.S.S.
Independence, CVL-22 during World War II. This collection contains information
on the ship and its service men.
M02-16 - Torreyson Library Collection: Contains the business practices of the
UCA library by use of annual reports, fiscal report, staff meetings, and survey
1926-1979.
M02-17 - UCA President Winfred Thompson Collection: Winfred Thompson
was the seventh President of the University of Central Arkansas from 1988-2001.
M02-18 - College Basketball Film Collection: A series of recorded UCA
Basketball games from 1972-1978.
M02-19 - Arkansas School Psychology Association Collection: Newsletters,
correspondence, memos, and business papers covering the time span of 1977-2002.
M02-23 - Mary Ferguson Collection: UCA memorabilia and UCA Alumni
Bulletins from 1940-1999.
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M02-24 - Dr. Harry Readnour Collection: Dr. Harry Readnour is a retired
history professor of the University of Central Arkansas.
2003
M03-01 - Rex L. Horn Collection: Rex Horn joined the Army Air Corps in 1940
and died in a training exercise in 1941.
M03-02 - Julie McDonald Collection: Document the processing and signing of a
bill to remove words relating to race from the 1907 Act that had originally created
the Arkansas State Normal School. It also holds awards given to the Echo from
1953-1962.
M03-03 - Carroll Williams Collection: Unpublished stories about his life,
including his father leaving for World War II and Carroll leaving for Korea.
M03-04 - Space Shuttle Columbia Disaster Collection: News articles from the
moment in time when the Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated in mid-air.
M03-05 - Joyce Garrison Collection: Faulkner County Quorum court
proceedings, county budget, and other county business papers, 1989-2002.
M03-06 - Ruth Coster Collection: Ruth Coster joined the WAC in 1943 and was
transferred to New Guinea after completing her training. She became friends with
Helen Kent who was also trained at UCA. Mrs. Kent died in a plane crash in the
valley of Shangri-La along with seventeen other people.
M03-07 - Dr. Willie Hardin Collection: Dr. Willie Hardin was Dean of the
Library at UCA from 1964-2003 and his collection contains material from his
career at the UCA library.
M03-08 - Arkansas Library Paraprofessionals Collection: Information
concerning the UCA branch of the Library Paraprofessional of Arkansas including
conferences, awards, and correspondence, 1992-present.
M03-09 - Ed Stallcup / World War II Collection: A ration book, photographs,
oral history and other items of Ed Stallcup's experiences during World War II.
M03-10 - Jimmie Lee Williams III Collection: Information and historical
material used in the creation of some of the AETN programs.
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M03-11 - Dr. Carl Forsberg Collection: Dr. Carl Forsberg was a professor of
music at UCA from 1949-1984 and the Chair of the Music department from 19701980.
M03-13 - Jerrel K. Moore Collection: Material relating to Civil War medical
practices, donated by the director of Torreyson Library in the late 1970s and early
1980s.
M03-14 - Leland Houston Knight Collection: Leland Houston was a Church of
Christ Evangelist from Booneville, Arkansas. He preached in Arkansas, Oklahoma,
California, Oregon, Texas, Louisiana, New Mexico, and Indiana in the 1930's,
1940's, and the 1950's.
M03-15 - Daniel David Maddox Newspaper Collection: A small collection of
The National School Newspaper during the year 1938.
M03-16 - Richard Allin Collection: Richard Allin was a journalist for the
Arkansas Gazette and the Arkansas Democrat Gazette from 1963-2003. He wrote
the column, “Our Town.”
M03-17 - Charles Allbright Newspaper Collection: Charles Allbright was a
journalist for the Arkansas Gazette and Arkansas Democrat Gazette who wrote the
column, “Arkansas Traveler,” up to his retirement in 2003.
M03-18 - UCA Band Alumni Collection: A collection of photographs and
newspaper clippings from the 1950's to the present.
M03-19 - UCA President Lu Hardin Collection: Personal and professional
correspondence, including letters from Presidents and Chancellors of various
universities congratulating President Hardin on becoming the 8th President of the
University of Central Arkansas.
M03-20 - Bill Johnson Collection: Material from the personal and professional
life of Mr. Johnson, former president of the Simmons First National Bank of
Conway and sports announcer for the UCA Bears since 1961.
M03-21 - Charles H. and Elaine I. Carter Newspaper Collection: Papers from
Illinois and New York spanning from the late 19th century to the early 20th
century.
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2004
M04-01 - Craig O'Neill (A.K.A. Randy Hankins) Collection: The telephone
prank became the hallmark of Little Rock's once number one disc jockey Craig
O'Neill. His collection holds
Not only his famous pranks from KLAZ, KKYK, and KURB, but also pictures,
books, scrapbooks, magazines, stories written by him, and personal and
professional correspondence.
M04-02 - H. G. Foster Photograph Collection: Two photograph albums of both
the China/Japan war and of the beautiful buildings and structures of China.
M04-03 - President Bill Clinton Newspaper Collection: Bill Clinton was
elected President of the United States in 1992. He served from 1993-2001. The
newspapers in his collection contain articles about his political life from 19932003.
M04-04 - Beulah Griffin Mann Collection: Beulah Mann and her daughter
Carolyn graduated from UCA. This collection contains scrapbooks from UCA in
the 1920's, family albums, trips, and teacher's material.
M04-05 - Harold Edison Collection: Papers of a Disbursing Officer at the
University of Central Arkansas 1943-1970.
M04-06 - Hot Springs Village 8th Air Force Veterans Collection: Information
on the 8th Air Force Historical society, James Walter, and World War II.
M04-07 - Betty Fowler Collection: Betty Fowler is a local entertainer in radio
and television. She is a jazz singer and has been the musical director of the Miss
Arkansas Pageant since the 1950's. This collection contains sheet music from the
early 1900's to 1970's.
M04-08 - Jim Hoggard Collection: Jim Hoggard was a devoted UCA football
fan. His collection contains UCA football programs from 1980-2003 and video
tapes from 1985-1991.
M4-09 - UCA Board of Trustees Collection: Information on meetings from
1972 to 1998.
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M04-10 - Waves National Collection: During World War II the Waves, the
women’s Navy organization, was created so women could serve in a non-combat
role. This increased the number of able bodied men available for combat duty.
This collection contains newsletters written after the war about the Waves
members' experiences.
M04-11 - Wayne Cranford Collection: Mr. Cranford was the Chairman of the
President's Advisory Committee for the Arts. This collection contains personal and
professional correspondence and papers in regard to the political campaigns of
Senator J. W. Fulbright and President Bill Clinton.
2005
M05-02 - City of Conway Collection: Articles, reports and maps about the city
planning of Conway, Arkansas.
M05-03 - UCA Sports History Collection: Memorabilia and newspaper
clippings from UCA's baseball, basketball, football, and other miscellaneous
athletics throughout the school history. Also contains programs from the UCA
Sports Hall of Fame Inductions.
M05-04 - Ron Smith / World War II Collection: World War II memorabilia.
M05-05 - UCA/Ozark Heritage Collection: Established to educate people about
the music and heritage of the Ozarks, its material is now being kept in this
collection.
M05-06 - James Alexander Ogletree / Julie Avra Ogletree Genealogy
Collection: James and Julie Ogletree moved to Arkansas shortly after the Civil
War. This collection contains genealogic information from both the Avra and
Ogletree families in Arkansas.
M05-07 - Arkansas Chapter of the Wildlife Society Collection: The Arkansas
Chapter of the Wildlife Society is made up of professionals and educators who
seek high ethical and professional standards in the realm of their profession.
M05-08 - Sue Evans Collection: Vintage holiday and children’s songs donated
by a former professor of music at UCA.
M05-09 - President Silas Snow Collection: President Silas Snow was the
President of UCA from October 29, 1953 until June 30, 1975.
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M05-10 - Vandiver L. Childs Collection: Mr. Childs worked for the United
States Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service for close to fifty years.
This collection contains a copy of his field notes from 1934 to 1982.
M05-11 - Arkansas Chapter Of The American Fisheries Society Collection:
By-laws, minutes, and photographs of the Arkansas Chapter of the American
Fisheries Society.
M05-12 - Tom Bonner Collection: Tom Bonner served at KARK Channel 4
Little Rock both in front and behind the camera. His jobs ranged from weather man
to station manager. He is currently working as Senior Vice President at Arkansas
Children's Hospital.
2006
M06-01 - Sam Fausett Collection: Mr. Fausett was a professional photographer
and the first Master of Photography in Arkansas. He lived from January 29, 1901
to May 9, 1979. He married Alice Spencer on April 26, 1935. His photography
studio was located on Parkway Street in Conway, and he also had a studio in Little
Rock, Arkansas.
M06-03 - Sharon Priest Collection: Sharon Priest was the first woman elected to
the office of Secretary of State in Arkansas. This collection reflects her years of
service to the people of Arkansas.
M06-04 - Jim Elder Collection: Jim Elder was Sports Director for KARN radio
and the voice of the Arkansas Travelers.
M06-05 - UCA World War II Alumni Collection: Information on UCA alumni
who were killed in World War II.
M06-06 - Valerie Keith Collection: Valerie Keith graduated from UCA Honors
College in fall 2006. Her thesis was a quilt commemorating the UCA centennial.
The quilt depicts each UCA president and significant events which occurred during
their tenures.
2007
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M07-01 - Peter McGehee Collection: Peter McGehee was a novelist and writer
who grew up in Little Rock, Arkansas. He later moved to San Francisco where he
wrote his first play, "The Quinlan Sisters." In 1988, he was diagnosed with HIV
which progress into full-blown AIDS in the spring of 1991. He died of
toxoplasmosis on 9-13-91.
M07-02 - KCON Collection: KCON -AM was a local AM radio station located
on the grounds of the University of Central Arkansas. The building was torn down
in 2007.
M07-03 - Norbert O. Schedler Collection: Not Yet Processed
M07-04 - UCA Sponsored Research of UCA and Conway Historic Structures
Collection: Projects completed by UCA's historic preservation students in 20072008 on various historic building at UCA and around Conway, Arkansas. Also
contains a class plan for the "Introduction to Historic Preservation in the Interior
Design Program at the University of Central Arkansas." by Antoinette Johnson,
instructor at UCA.
M07-05 - UCA Centennial Celebration Collection: This collection contains
letters, articles, brochures, pamphlets etc. pertaining to the events which took place
to celebrate the hundredth anniversary of the creation of the University of Central
Arkansas, or Arkansas State Normal School, as it was then known.
M07-06 - Harold Helton Collection: Mr. Helton is a local business owner and
frequent participant in Conway city affairs. His papers include Conway Chamber
of Commerce materials.
M07-07 - John Ward Collection: Photographs, correspondence, records, and
documents that chronicled his diverse career as managing editor of the Log Cabin
Democrat, instructor at the University of Arkansas, and the Vice President of
Public Affairs at UCA.
M07-08 - Robert Collins / Pearl Harbor Collection: Photographs taken by Mr.
Collins of the damaged base and ships at Pearl Harbor, while serving in the Army
in World War II.
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M07-09 - The Centennial History of The University of Central Arkansas
Manuscript Collection: Research and materials collected by William J. Bryant,
UCA Archivist, while he was writing The Centennial History of The University of
Central Arkansas, which was published in 2008 in celebration of the University's
first hundred years of operation.
M07-10 - Lois Lenski Collection: Lois Lenski was a well-respected illustrator
and author of children's books. This collection contains a few of her illustrations
from 1929 -1963.
M07-11 - Farkleberry Follies Collection: The Arkansas Chapter of the Society
of Professional Journalists (beginning in 1967) launched The Farkleberry Follies, a
live theatrical satire of state news-makers produced to support journalism
scholarships. This collection contains event programs, newspaper clippings,
advertising material & scripts of the Farkleberry Follies productions.
M07-12 - Arkansas Constitutional Convention 1979-1980 Collection:
Information on the Arkansas Constitutional Convention of 1979-1980.
M07-13 - Arkansas Rural Education Association Collection: The AREA was
formed in 1965 by leaders of rural school districts to oppose consolidation efforts
by the state government. It still exists today to represent the concerns & meet the
needs of rural schools.
M07-14 - Conway Human Development Center Collection: CHDC was opened
in 1959 as Arkansas Children's Colony to house and teach mentally handicapped
children. Today the center also serves adults. This collection is made up of news
clippings about the center from 1959-1974 as well as photographs and negatives
from that time.
M07-15 - Garland W. Griffith Collection: Information from a UCA music
professor.
2008
M08-01 - Charlotte Barker Collection: Two scrapbooks over UCA during the
1940's.
M08-03 - Andre McNeil Collection: Not yet processed
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M08-04 - Lencola Sullivan Collection: Newspaper clippings, awards, and
photographs that chronicle the career of the first African American Miss UCA and
Miss Arkansas
M08-05 - Claudia Massey Collection: Mrs. Massey was an Arkansas State
Teachers College (UCA) graduate, an elementary school teacher in Searcy, and a
genealogist. Her collection contains her personal and work papers as well as some
of her genealogical research.
M08-06 - 9th Presidential Search Collection/Allen Meadors: The resumes of
all the candidates for President of the University of Central Arkansas in 2008, and
information on President Allen Meadors and the controversy behind his
resignation.
M08-07 - Oak Grove Cemetery Collection: The Oak Grove Cemetery is located
in Conway, Arkansas and has been in existence since the 1800's. The collection
contains business and financial papers for the cemetery, records of some of those
interred, as well as a list of graves of known Civil War soldiers.
M08-08 - Juanita White Campbell Collection: Juanita White Campbell attended
Conway High school, and Arkansas State Teachers College. She was a librarian for
Conway public schools for fifteen years, and her husband Ben Campbell was a
Faulkner County game warden.
M08-09 Block / Henderson Collection: News articles and letters of sympathy in
memory of Chavares Block and Ryan Henderson, the two students who were shot
and killed on UCA campus October 26, 2008.
2009
M09-01 - Barack Obama Inauguration Collection: News stories from several
major news services covering the inauguration of President Barack Obama in
January of 2009.
M09-02 - Lillian Keasler Collection: Lillian Keasler attended Arkansas State
Teachers College around 1929, at which time she acquired the photographs and
materials she used to make a scrapbook commemorating her time there.
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M09-03 - Willard A. Hawkins Collection: Colonel Hawkins was in active and
reserve military service for over 28 years, and retired from the Air Force in 1973.
His collection contains his military records and correspondence as well as state
political correspondence and papers from the 1960's.
M09-04 - Anne Jansen Collection: Correspondence, photographs, and other
documents relevant to the career of Anne Jansen, who retired as news anchor for
KTHV news in 2008 after 25 years of service.
M09-05 - Arkansas Land Register Collection: Consists of one book which lists
names of land purchasers, the plots of land in Arkansas which they purchased, and
the price they paid. The book has entries from 1821 to 1834.
M09-06 - Pi Kappa Delta Debate/Forensic Club Collection: Pi Kappa Delta is a
national honorary, made up of students, educators, and alumni dedicated to
promoting good communication and forensic skills. The Arkansas Eta Chapter is
located at UCA. This collection contains papers pertaining to the group as well as
many awards that they have won in competition.
M09-07 - Bedford Chapel C.M.E. / Mt. Olive Baptist Church Collection:
Bedford Chapel C.M.E. Church's Quarterly Conference Records dating back to
1881. Also included in the church record is the Sunday school register, financial
records, C.M.E. Church history, and religious book, pamphlets and hymnals.
M09-08 - Phi Lambda Chi Fraternity Collection: Phi Lambda Chi is a national
fraternity that began at Arkansas State Teachers College in 1925. The collection
contains the original constitution & documents, & notes on the first national
convention.
M09-09 - David Grimes - Elijah Pitts Sports Memorabilia Collection:
Memorabilia pertaining to the life and career of Elijah Eugene Pitts (2/3/1938 7/10/1998, an American football halfback in the NFL for the Green Bay Packers,
the Los Angeles Rams, and the New Orleans Saints. Specific items include game
programs, magazines and newspaper articles about Pitts.
M09-10 - Veterans of Foreign Wars Collection: Veterans of Foreign Wars or
VFW, is a national foundation. The materials in this collection include a charter
and certification for the Conway, Arkansas chapter.
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M09-11 - Kris Allen Newspaper Collection: Kris Allen is an American singer
songwriter from Conway, Arkansas, and the winner of the eighth season of
American Idol.
M09-12 - Kriegsbucherei der Deutschen Jugend / War Library for German
Youth Collection: The War Library for German Youth is a serial of comic size
books written for children about German military affairs & published during World
War II from approximately 1939-1943. This collection contains issue #1 through
#154 and is believed to be the complete collection. All issues are completely in
German.
M09-13 - Graecorum Chirurgici Libri... Surgery & Medical Text Collection:
This uncovered book was published in Florence, Italy in 1754 and is completely in
Latin. The full title is Graecorum Chirurgici Libri Sorani Unus De Fracturaum
Siginis Oribasii Duo De Fractis Et De Luxatis E Collectione Nicetae Ab
Antiquissimo Et Optimo Codice Florentino Descripti Conversi Atque Editi Av
Antonio Cocchio Anatomes Professore Publico Et Antiquario Caesaris. The
content is on anatomy and surgery and the editor was Antonio Cocchio.
M09-15 - Janet Gathright Collection: Articles and pamphlets about education,
workforce training, educational legislation and information specific to Arkansas
school statistics and curriculum.
M09-16 - YANK Magazines Collection: A weekly magazine published by the
United States military during World War II. The magazine was written by enlisted
soldiers and was intended to boost morale. The content included photographs of
famous beautiful women and articles about military assignments, current events,
and even politics etc.
M09-17 - Arkansas Conference of the American Association of University
Professors Collection: The A.A.U.P. is a national organization whose purpose is
"to advance academic freedom and shared governance, to define fundamental
professional values and standards for higher education, and to ensure higher
education's contribution to the common good." This collection contains papers
from the Arkansas chapter dating from the late 1990's to present
M09-18 - Arkansas Historic Bridges Collection: diagrams, photographs, and
descriptions, including the construction, of various bridges in the state of Arkansas,
produced by the state highway department.
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M09-19 - Callis Childs / Detco Collection: Callis Childs is a lawyer in Conway
and his collection contains material on two civil court cases in which he
participated. Series I contains materials on the DETCO fire for which he
represented the plaintiff, Brenda Alexander and Series II contains records on the
Shipman v. Wortman case for which Mr. Childs represented the defendant Bill
Wortman.
M09-20 - Phi Alpha Theta Mu Chapter Collection: Phi Alpha Theta in a
national history honor society, the Mu Chapter is active at UCA. This collection
contains records and correspondence of the group.
M09-21 - B.J. Sams Collection: Photographs, news articles, and awards that span
the career of BJ Sams, retired from broadcasting after 56 years in radio and
television. At the time of his retirement he was a news anchor for KTHV.
M09-22 - Conway Symphony Orchestra Collection: Conway Symphony
Orchestra history, budget and financial information, correspondence, photos,
concert programs, and minutes from the Board of Directors meetings. Some items
date back to 1982.
2010
M10-01 - Della Tyson Collection: Della (Del) Tyson served as the secretary for
Governor Orval Faubus for eleven years (1957-1968). While serving in this
capacity she typed untold numbers of letters for Faubus and consequently became
friends with some of those whom Faubus corresponded with, including Governor
George Wallace of Alabama. Her collection contains memorabilia from the time
Orval Faubus served as governor including letters from President Lyndon B.
Johnson, TX Gov. John B. Connally, Sargent Shriver, and hand written notes by
Faubus.
M10-02 - Vicki Wyeth Collection: Scrapbook entitled "The Arkansas Story" (a
sixth grade school project by Vicki Hahn.
M10-03 - Arkansas State Board of Health Collection: Pamphlets issued from
the Arkansas State Board of Health, assessments of water, sewer, & solid waste
conditions from various counties in Arkansas, the Weekly Morbidity Reports
(human & animal), Division of Communicable Disease Control Annual Reports,
Arkansas State Hospital Biennial Reports, and other information on sickness and
the medical statistics in Arkansas (1920-1994).
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M10-04 - Arkansas State Police Collection: Annual and biennial reports of the
Arkansas State Police Department, driver's manuals, analysis and summary of
highway accidents, and other miscellaneous material dating between 1940 and
1982.
M10-05 - Arkansas Legislative Council Collection: The Arkansas Legislative
Council was established by Act 264 of 1949 to collect data and information upon
which legislative decisions will be made during regular session of the General
Assembly. This collection contains various documents and reports about Arkansas
policy and research on a multitude of subjects dating from 1971-77.
M10-06 - Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference Collection: The AIC is an
athletic conference that sponsored college football. They no longer sponsor college
football in Arkansas but still operate under the name sponsoring other sporting
events. This collection contains correspondence, reports, constitutions and bylaws, meeting minutes, and other documents pertaining to the Arkansas
Intercollegiate Conference from 1967-1992
M10-07 - Arkansas Education Collection: Documents published by the
Arkansas Department of Education, including handbooks, reports, surveys, and
curriculum examples, 1890's to the early 1980's. Within are documents on the
Department of Education for the Department of Education.
M10-08 - Vietnam War Era Interviews Collection: Interviews of people who
lived through the Vietnam War era, conducted by students of an American Nations
II class in Spring 2010, taught by UCA history professor, Dr. Lorien Foote.
2011
M11-01 - Lakeview School District 25 vs. Governors of Arkansas Collection:
Started in 1992, this historical case started when the Lakeview School District
claimed that they did not receive their share of the Arkansas education funds and
that the state school-funding system was unconstitutional under both the Arkansas
and the US constitution. This collection contains court documents from the years
1992-2004 including court proceeding transcripts, court notes, intervention notes
and court exhibits. The Lakeview School District 25 was later dissolved but the
implications of this court case are still seen in the state's school funding practices.
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M11-02 - George Thompson Collection: A former Hendrix professor of History,
Thompson's collection includes pamphlets and books on American History,
reading and teaching guides on the subject, and copies of Civil War letters from
both Union and Confederate soldiers and political figures.
M11-03 - Community Development Institute of UCA Collection: Created in
1987, the Community Development Institute is endorsed by the Community
Development Society, and international group of development educators and
practitioners. The main purpose of the group is to train people in the techniques of
modern leadership and management of community development efforts. This
collection contains handbooks, enrollment records, yearbooks, board meeting
minutes, and other material about the group.
M11-04 - Jim Brewer Collection: James H. Brewer, who is well known for
serving 26 years as general manager of Conway Corporation, was a student at
UCA, then known as Arkansas State Teachers College. He was also the president
of the Arkansas Industrial Development Foundation, past chairman of the Conway
Planning Commission, president of the Conway Rotary Club, state board member
of the Boy Scouts of America, president of the Conway Development Corporation,
and director of Worthen National Bank in Conway. His collection contains
personal & professional correspondence, materials on nature and travel, awards
from his various organizations, newspaper clippings, photos, Conway Corporation
statements & speeches, and telephone directories from 1965-1992.
M11-05 - UCA Staff Senate Collection: The UCA Staff Senate's mission is to
provide communication and representation so that a positive attitude can be
achieved within the university. This collection contains correspondence, meeting
minutes and other materials dating from 1983-2010.
M11-06 - Dr. Sally Roden Collection: Dr. Sally Roden was the first female dean
at UCA and was a leader in her professional associations and has received many
honors. An educator at UCA since 1969, she currently serves as associate provost
and dean of undergraduate studies and director of the living and learning
communities program. Her collection includes awards, correspondence, photos,
and books.
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M11-07 - Dr. Mary Mosley Collection: Retired educator, Dr. Mary Mosley,
spent 20 years involved with the UCA Reading Center as its director, as well as
being on the Board of Directors for the Literacy Action for Central Arkansas
Council and the Faulkner County Literacy Council Board of Directors. She worked
to study and improve the center's research-based lesson plan and shared her
findings in publications and presentations in hopes of improving instruction of
struggling readers. Her collection includes correspondence, photos, and
publications on reading, books, calendars, and awards.
M11-08 - Margaret Dixon-Anderson Collection: Arkansas State Normal School
Alumnus, Margaret Dixon-Anderson worked as a teacher in Arkansas for over 50
years. Her collection contains personal files on her and her family and also
professional material about teaching in Arkansas.
M11-10 - UCA Wesley Foundation Collection: The UCA Wesley Foundation is
an on-campus ministry affiliated with the United Methodist Church. The
collection is composed of photo albums and newspaper articles chronicling the
group’s activities.
M11-11 - Rush Rhoades Collection: World War I veteran, Rush Olga Rhoades
was an Arkansas State Normal School graduate and Arkansas/Oklahoma school
teacher. His collection contains a Normal School diploma, obituary, and
photocopied photographs.
M11-12 - Dr. James Brodman Collection: Professor of History at the University
of Central Arkansas for over 30 years, Dr. James Brodman's collection includes
information on Medieval Spain, medieval social welfare policy, and medieval
religion. In the collection there are a number of articles, papers, reviews, and
encyclopedia entries on the topic. The collection also includes information on the
Library of Iberian Resources Online (LIBRO) to which Dr. Brodman created for
UCA.
M11-13 - Dr. Faril Simpson Collection: Dr. Faril Simpson was a Chemistry
professor at the University of Central Arkansas for 30 years. His collection
focuses on his interest in music by containing recordings of his various music
projects. He was a member of UCA's bluegrass band called The Professors as well
as various other side and solo projects.
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2012
M12-04 - Judge Joseph M. Hill Collection: After graduating from the University
of Arkansas, Joseph Morrison Hill attended law school in Tennessee and practiced
law in Arkansas. He also served as Chief Justice on the Supreme Court of
Arkansas between 1904 and 1909. Being President of the Board of Trustees for
the Arkansas Tuberculosis Sanitarium, his collection contains 6 volumes of bound
papers that include the following material about the sanatorium: correspondence,
expenditures, biennial reports, newsletters, articles and photos.
M12-05 - Phillip H. McMath Collection: Phillip McMath is an Arkansas lawyer
who uses his interest in history, southern culture, and his military experience to
create fiction, drama and journalism. He attended Hendrix College and University
of Arkansas, graduating with a BA in 1967. He then went on to graduate from
University of Arkansas Law School in 1973. His collection contains his various
writing projects which include books, plays and short stories.
M12-07 - Ralph Behrens Collection: Ralph Behrens was a professor of English at
the University of Central Arkansas. Not only did he teach here, he also attended
the university, receiving his bachelor's degree in the late 1930's when UCA was
known as Arkansas State Teacher's College. His collection contains early papers
written by Ralph Behrens.