The UALR Center for Arkansas History and Culture (CAHC) at the Arkansas Studies Institute collects and makes available to the public resources on Arkansas history and the region. These materials include letters, legal documents, photographs, maps, architectural drawings, pamphlets, books, journals, newspapers, and other materials. In total, the collections comprise about 10,000 linear feet, 70,000+ images, and approximately 8,000 books.
Gubernatorial Holdings
CAHC houses gubernatorial papers of five former Arkansas governors: Carl Bailey, Winthrop Rockefeller, Dale Bumpers, Frank White and Jim Guy Tucker. The center will celebrate the public opening of Bumpers’s papers in October.
Civil War Collection
The CAHC collections contain a wealth of material related to Arkansas’s experience in the Civil War.
J.N. Heiskell, curated one such collection. His Civil War Collection, is one of the most extensive in the Civil War holdings. Containing both Union and Confederate documents, the collection includes a number of unique documents that add new dimensions to the history of the Civil War in Arkansas.
John Netherland Heiskell was the editor of the Arkansas Gazette from June 1902 until he died in 1972. During his tenure as editor, the newspaper covered two world wars, the Great Depression, the civil rights movements of the 60s, the war in Vietnam, and other world-altering events.
Photographs and Other Images
The CAHC holds over 70,000 images, including over 2,200 postcards. Visual finding aids can be found in the Research Room at the Arkansas Studies Institute. Please contact the CAHC staff at cahc@ualr.edu for more information.
