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Beta Pi Omega Chapter Alpha Kappa Sorority, Incorporated Records, 2012 Dec 2012

Beta Pi Omega Chapter Alpha Kappa Sorority, Incorporated Records, 2012

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This collection contains a booklet on the history of Beta Phi Omega, oral history interviews on former members of Beta Phi Omega and a DVD of the 75th birthday of the sorority.


Arkansas Department Of Labor Records, 2007-2012 Dec 2012

Arkansas Department Of Labor Records, 2007-2012

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The Arkansas Department of Labor records consist of the press files from 2007 to 2012. The folders contain correspondence, memoranda, performance reports, claims, press releases, and newspaper articles pertaining to the labor issues in Arkansas.


William Boggess Collection, 1786-2012 Dec 2012

William Boggess Collection, 1786-2012

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This collection contains census records, articles, correspondence, newspaper clippings, publications, military records, photographs, computer recording devices, and maps. All the materials in this collection were used to write four books about Arkansas history: That Man Named Solon, Solon Borland and Family, The Story of Two Arkansas Pioneer School Teachers, and The Gray's From Maine.


Arkansas Black Retired Educators Records, 1990-2012 Dec 2012

Arkansas Black Retired Educators Records, 1990-2012

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This collection contains financial records, photographs, directories, correspondence, newspaper articles and other information pertaining to retired black educators in Arkansas.


Friends Of Josephine Pankey Grant Project Report, 2012 Dec 2012

Friends Of Josephine Pankey Grant Project Report, 2012

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The Josephine Pankey project final report consists of oral history interviews covering 10 CDs, one book published by the Friends of Josephine Pankey, and project documents. This project was funded by the Curtis H. Sykes Memorial Grant program through the Black History Commission of Arkansas. The Black History Commission of Arkansas (BHCA) was created by Act 1233 of 1991 and is composed of seven members appointed by the governor with approval of the Senate. The BHCA is charged with preserving the history of black Arkansans and black communities in Arkansas. This commission also encourages research of Arkansas’s black history and …


Arkansas Railroad Club Records, 1970-2012 Dec 2012

Arkansas Railroad Club Records, 1970-2012

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This first record group in this collection consists of materials used for research and content development for the Arkansas Railroader, the official newsletter for the Arkansas Railroad Club. The types of material included are issues of the Arkansas Railroader, newspaper clippings, articles, photographs, newsletter mock-ups, railroad-related publications, and ephemera such as train timetables, tickets, and advertisements. The second record group in the collection contains administrative material for the Arkansas Railroad Club, including correspondence, by-laws and lease agreements, photographs, financial material, and material related to club events and book projects.


Rosemary Hamel Collection, 1841-2012 Dec 2012

Rosemary Hamel Collection, 1841-2012

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The collection includes a 3-ring notebook with family histories, Dr. William Allison's Bible and journal, family correspondence, newspaper clippings, and 53 photographs.


Friends Of Josephine Pankey Grant Project Report, 2012 Dec 2012

Friends Of Josephine Pankey Grant Project Report, 2012

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The Josephine Pankey project final report consists of oral history interviews covering 10 CDs, one book published by the Friends of Josephine Pankey, and project documents. This project was funded by the Curtis H. Sykes Memorial Grant program through the Black History Commission of Arkansas. The Black History Commission of Arkansas (BHCA) was created by Act 1233 of 1991 and is composed of seven members appointed by the governor with approval of the Senate. The BHCA is charged with preserving the history of black Arkansans and black communities in Arkansas. This commission also encourages research of Arkansas’s black history and …


Life And Law And In Late 19th Century Arkansas Teaching Kit, 2012 Dec 2012

Life And Law And In Late 19th Century Arkansas Teaching Kit, 2012

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This collection consists of a teaching kit issued by the U.S. Marshals Museum, and sponsored by the Fort Smith Museum of History, Fort Smith National Historic Site, and the Clayton House. These materials are used as teaching aids for children pertaining to how law and judicial power was administered in late 19th century Arkansas. Materials include information on U.S. Marshals, the judicial system of the late 1800s, photocopies of legal documents, transcriptions, portraits, and biographical information on prominent figures from Fort Smith who worked in the judicial system, were criminals, or frontiersmen. Also included are one DVD containing aforementioned documents …


Bureau Of Legislative Research Photograph Collection, 1947-2012 Dec 2012

Bureau Of Legislative Research Photograph Collection, 1947-2012

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This collection is comprised of professional portraits and group photographs of Arkansas Legislative Council members, 1947 - 2012.


Arkansas Advertising Federation Collection, 1958-2012 Dec 2012

Arkansas Advertising Federation Collection, 1958-2012

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This collection consists of newsletters, photographs, fund raising flyers, ADDY awards publications, programs, Star Search 1993 information, award and scholarship luncheon information, and news articles related to the Arkansas Advertising Federation.