The Arkansas History Commission and the Sequoyah National Research Center will host a free half-day symposium from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Sept. 13, in Dickinson Hall at UALR.

The symposium’s theme, “The Great War: Researching World War I in Arkansas Archives,” will feature presenters, Dr. Daniel F. Littlefield, Roy Boney, and Amanda Paige.

Topics will include “Cherokee Code Talkers in World War I and Beyond,” “American Indians in World War I: Choctaw Case Study,” and “Letters, Scrapbooks and Discharges: WWI Treasures at the Arkansas History Commission.”

The Arkansas History Commission is the official state archives of Arkansas. Located in Little Rock, it maintains the largest collection of Arkansas-related historical materials in the world.

UALR’s Sequoyah National Research Center maintains the largest collection of Native American expression in the world and works to acquire and preserve the writings and ideas of native North Americans.

For more information about the symposium, call Dr. Lisa Speer at 501.682.6900 or Dr. Daniel Littlefield at 501.569.8336.