Center for Arkansas History and Culture

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock will welcome world-renowned chef, author, and Indigenous food systems advocate Chef Sean Sherman to Little Rock for a series of events on Oct. 21-22 as part of the Winthrop Rockefeller Distinguished Lecture Series. Sherman, a member of the Oglala Lakota tribe, is internationally recognized for his groundbreaking work … UA Little Rock to Host Chef Sean Sherman for Winthrop Rockefeller Distinguished Lecture Series

The Center for Arkansas History and Culture (CAHC) at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock has completed a year-long project to preserve and digitize nearly 800 historic maps, thanks to a $15,000 grant from the Arkansas Community Foundation. The grant, awarded in June 2024, allowed the CAHC to inventory, organize, scan, and rehouse 788 … UA Little Rock’s Center for Arkansas History and Culture Completes Major Map Digitization Project

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock Center for Arkansas History and Culture (CAHC) and the Central Arkansas Library System (CALS) Butler Center for Arkansas Studies are teaming up to host Home Movie Day 2025 on Saturday, Oct. 11, from 1-4 p.m. at UA Little Rock Downtown. Attendees are invited to bring their home movies … UA Little Rock Downtown, CALS Butler Center to Host Home Movie Day Celebration

James Wethington, archivist and engagement coordinator at the UA Little Rock Center for Arkansas History and Culture, brought a hidden chapter of university history to life during his July 2 CALS Legacies & Lunch talk at UA Little Rock Downtown. His presentation, “Chasing Glory: The Story of Little Rock Junior College Football,” traced the rise, … UA Little Rock Archivist Revisits Forgotten Football Legacy at CALS Event

James Wethington, archivist and engagement coordinator at the UA Little Rock Center for Arkansas History and Culture (CAHC), will shine a light on a little-known chapter of university history during an upcoming Legacies & Lunch presentation. The talk, “Chasing Glory: The Story of Little Rock Junior College Football,” will take place at noon on Wednesday, … UA Little Rock Archivist to Share Forgotten History of Campus Football Team at CALS Legacies & Lunch Event

UA Little Rock’s Center for Arkansas History and Culture (CAHC) has unveiled a new online exhibit highlighting the work of Dr. Johnye Strickland, a longtime professor at UA Little Rock and a leading figure in Arkansas oral history. The exhibit provides digital access to a vast collection of interviews conducted by Strickland, professor emeritus of … Center for Arkansas History and Culture Launches Online Exhibit Showcasing Johnye Strickland’s Oral History Work

With support from the Kerry Kennedy Aspiring Playwright Endowment, the School of Literary and Performing Arts is hosting two unique events this semester. Associate Professor of Theatre Arts Dr. Lawrence Smith and the school will present Kerry Kennedy’s play, “The Last Beautiful Words,” at 5 p.m. on Friday, April 11 at UA Little Rock Downtown.  … UA Little Rock’s Kerry Kennedy Aspiring Playwright Endowment Brings Opportunities to Theatre Students

UA Little Rock Downtown is celebrating the rich musical heritage of Arkansas with a new exhibit, “Arkansans and Their Music,” now open to the public through May 15. The exhibit explores how ordinary Arkansans lived with and through music during the 19th and 20th centuries, featuring a collection of stories, photographs, and artifacts from university … UA Little Rock Downtown Opens New Exhibit on History of Music in Arkansas

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock has received recognition for its contributions to preservation education through the Center for Arkansas History and Culture’s (CAHC) interactive map, which chronicles more than a century of Little Rock history.

Chuck Bonet’s life has been anything but linear. So, it’s no surprise that his journey to earning a master’s degree in public history took a few unexpected turns. Set to graduate from UA Little Rock in December, Bonet’s journey has taken him from community college classrooms to archives filled with stories of Arkansas’s labor movement.