Videos Recount Japanese American Internment
The UALR Center for Arkansas History and Culture is releasing a series of video interviews on Japanese American internment in Arkansas during World War II. The first video features an interview with an individual who was forced to move to the camp when he was 13 years old. Interview with Sam Mibu, internee at Jerome … Videos Recount Japanese American Internment
UALR Trio Interviewed for BBC Program on Johnny Cash
An article by UALR Center for Arkansas History and Culture archivist Dr. Colin Woodward helped inspire an upcoming BBC radio program about the lesser-known prison concerts of Arkansas native Johnny Cash. The 25-minute program will air beginning Saturday, Jan. 5, on BBC World Service and cover Cash’s 1969 appearance at the Cummins Unit of the … UALR Trio Interviewed for BBC Program on Johnny Cash
Late Senator’s Interview on Arkansas Internment Camps Digitized
An extensive interview with Sen. Daniel Inouye on the Japanese-American internment camps will be released 2013, the Center for Arkansas History and Culture recently announced. Inouye, Congress’ most senior member, died Dec. 18 from a respiratory illness. He was 88. The center was already in the process of digitizing Inouye’s talk. In 2004, he was interviewed for … Late Senator’s Interview on Arkansas Internment Camps Digitized
Celebrate Digital Archiving with UALR’s CAHC
The staff at the UALR Center for Arkansas History and Culture (CAHC) are celebrating Digital Archives Month. The group hopes that by celebrating they can bring attention to problems of which many people are not aware. For example, what happens to information recorded on formats like film and video tapes as these formats become obsolete? … Celebrate Digital Archiving with UALR’s CAHC
Tucker Donates Papers to UALR
Former Arkansas Gov. Jim Guy Tucker has donated his papers to the UALR Center for Arkansas History and Culture. His papers add to UALR’s archive collection of papers from five Arkansas governors. “The papers are unique in that they provide an excellent representation of all aspects of Jim Guy Tucker’s public life as attorney general, … Tucker Donates Papers to UALR