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The mission of the Butler Center for Arkansas Studies (est. 1997) is to promote "a greater understanding and appreciation of Arkansas history, literature, art, and culture." [ 1 ] Named after Richard C. Butler Sr., a noted Little Rock lawyer and philanthropist, [ 2 ] the primary function of the Butler Center is as a research library and ...
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock (UA Little Rock, UALR) is a public research university in Little Rock, Arkansas. Established as Little Rock Junior College by the Little Rock School District in 1927, the institution became a private four-year university under the name Little Rock University in 1957.
The library in downtown Little Rock is the main branch of the system. The Main Library campus also includes the Arkansas Studies Institute Building, which includes the offices of the Butler Center for Arkansas Studies, the Encyclopedia of Arkansas, and the UALR Center for Arkansas History and Culture. CALS' Ron Robinson Theater, Cox Creative ...
The Central Arkansas Library System (CALS) Encyclopedia of Arkansas is a web-based encyclopedia of the U.S. state of Arkansas, described by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) as "a free, authoritative source of information about the history, politics, geography, and culture of the state of Arkansas." [1]
The SRC is the physical housing, educational, and research portion of ANPA, and ANPA is usually just referred to as "SRC". The SRC is housed and supported by the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. The name "Sequoyah Research Center" comes from the name Sequoyah, a Cherokee silversmith and inventor of that tribe's syllabary. [citation needed]
The Department of Arkansas Heritage operates four different museums in Arkansas including the Delta Cultural Center in Helena-West Helena and the Historic Arkansas Museum, the Old State House (Little Rock) and the Mosaic Templars Cultural Center all in Little Rock. The Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism operates the Arkansas Museum of ...
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas voters could make history in two races for the state Supreme Court in Tuesday's election, with candidates vying to become the first elected Black justice and ...
In 1966, he became chair of the Arkansas Voter Education Project, a statewide program to register African American voters. [1] [3] In 1972, he became chair of the Arkansas Council on Human Relations. [3] He was a life member of the NAACP. [2] In 1962 and 1966, Townsend ran unsuccessfully for a seat on Little Rock's city council.