Manuscript Collections
Collections by Subject
| Collection Number | Title | Description |
| M86-02 | E.E. Cordrey | This collection contains records, ledgers, and papers of UCA chemistry Professor Everette E. Cordrey, 1914-1950 |
| M86-03 | Vestal Nursery Records | Both Financial records and catalogs from the Joseph W. Vestal and Sons Co. depict the financial life of an Arkansas business, 1892-1960. |
| M86-04 | Eva Burkett | A former English Professor from UCA, Eva Mae Burkett, donated material relating to the English department and her own research on dialect and literary writers, 1963-1971. |
| M86-05 | Faulkner County Educational Records | These county records pertain to the inner workings of the educational system in Faulkner county between the years 1880-1939. |
| M86-06 | W. H. Newton | This collection consists of personal papers, political commissions, and correspondence of Mr. Newton, a Lincoln County farmer and politician, 1862 -1914. |
| M86-08 | Ted R. Worley | Ted Worley held a position at ASTC (UCA) and was Executive Secretary of the Arkansas History Commission until the 1960s. His collection contains both personal papers, published material, and unpublished material on UCA and Arkansas history. |
| M86-09 | Mary Caviness | This collection contains personal papers, correspondence, and business papers of Ms. Caviness, a Hot Springs African American benefactress, 1895-1986 |
| M86-11 | Hampton Roy | Dr. Roy is a prominent Little Rock, Arkansas ophthalmologist, historic preservation advocate, founder of the World Eye Foundation, author of books on ophthalmology and history, philanthropist, and a 1986 candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas. |
| M86-12 | James K. Mackrell | This collection consists of personal papers, writings, photographs, and political materials of a Little Rock radio personality and Baptist minister, 1941-1972. |
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| M87-01 | Faulkner County Probate Records, 1873- 1917 | This collection contains papers pertaining to the estates of deceased persons filed in Faulkner Count Probate Court, 1873-1917. |
| M87-02 | Rose Publishing Company Records | This was an Arkansas based publishing company that specialized in Arkansas subjects and titles. This collection contains business records, copyrights, manuscripts, and correspondence, 1973-1981. |
| M87-03 | Arkansas Ecology Center Records | This organization was a non-profit environmental group, which worked to provide information to the public though research. A large portion of this collection deals with the Cache River, 1970-1981. |
| M87-04 | Arkansas Symphony Orchestra | The Arkansas Symphony Orchestra has been educating people on music since 1938. This collection documents their success through administrative records, correspondence, audio-visual material, and memorabilia, 1938 - on going |
| M87-05 | Steed Family | Charles R. Steed was a farmer from Mayflower, Arkansas, who served as Faulkner County sheriff from 1941 to 1942. His wife, Velma Steed, graduated from Arkansas State Teachers College in 1929, and taught science at Conway High School for twenty-five years. This collection documents their experiences in Faulkner county, 1919-1985. |
| M87-06 | Maude H. Boen | Mrs. Boen worked in the Japanese Relocation center at Jerome, Arkansas and this collection contains some of her memories from that experience in the form of correspondence, educational materials, photographs, and memorabilia, 1942-1945. |
| M87-07 | Clayton-Wade Family | The Clayton family was a prominent Conway family, who operated a local grocery store. This collection consists of correspondence, photographs, memorabilia, and business papers , 1901-1980. |
| M87-08 | Harold Sherman | Harold Sherman was a prominent Stone County leader, author, lecturer, and expert in the paranormal whose work can be seen through publications, correspondence, memorabilia, audio-visual material, manuscripts and writings, 1907-1987. |
| M87-09 | Chronicles of Arkansas Series | This is the complete set of the a historical series as published in the Arkansas Gazette, 1958-1968. |
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| M88-01 | John R. Hume | John R. Hume worked for the Arkansas Highway department from 1951-1981, during which, he collected a large amount of material on the history of Arkansas road construction. His collection contains personal papers, political papers, printed materials, and photographs related to the Arkansas Highway Department, 1928-1981. |
| M88-02 | Richard C. Butler | Richard C. Butler defended the Little Rock School board on the Central High Crisis Integration. This collection contains personal and biographical material, photographs, business material and litigation papers of an Arkansas lawyer, 1956-1984. |
| M88-03 | Gale Stewart | Gale Stewart had a private law practice in Little Rock, Arkansas, and she was active in the movement to prevent the channelization of the Cache River, 1968-1986. |
| M88-04 | Daphine Doster | Daphine Doster was a public health nurse and the first acting Dean of the University of Arkansas school of Nursing, 1951-1972. |
| M88-05 | Morris Family | The Morris Family papers hold genealogy information and business papers from a White county farm family, 1820-1937. |
| M88-06 | Leo P. Bott | Leo Bott created Bott Advertising and became recognized for his work with direct mail advertising. He also made several trips to Alaska and created some of its earliest promotional material, 1914-1968. |
| M88-07 | Diana Sherwood | Diana Sherwood worked as a freelance writer and journalist. She also did research on early settlers in Arkansas, 1936-1951. |
| M88-08 | Lucille Babcock | A Little Rock poet, editor, Carnegie Hero, and a former Women's Army Corps member, she was recognized for saving a young woman from a would be rapist, 1987-1988. |
| M88-09 | Arkansas WPA Writers Project | The Arkansas WPA provided jobs for unemployed writers during the depression, and it also gathered information for a guidebook on Arkansas, 1935-1941. |
| M88-10 | Stephen Wheeler | Mr. Wheeler worked as clerk for two courts including the Arkansas Hanging Judge, Isaac C. Parker. This collection contains letters addressed to Wheeler in his capacity as Clerk, U.S. District Court, Fort Smith, Arkansas, 1875-1897. |
| M88-11 | Arkansas VISTA | This collection contains research materials and publishing information from Marvin Schwartz, In Service to America: A History of Vista in Arkansas, 1965-1985. |
| M88-12 | Walter Nunn | During the Arkansas Constitution Convention of 1969-1970, he was hired to conduct research for the state. Mr. Nunn was a Little Rock publisher, political scientist, and revisionist, and his collection holds correspondence, books, and research materials from this 1940-1983. |
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| M89-01 | Will A. Berry | This collection contains workbooks from Arkansas Normal School, teaching licenses, contracts, and poetry from a school teacher and his sister, 1893-1929. |
| M89-02 | Arkansas Sociological and Anthropological Association | The ASAA seeks to further knowledge in sociology and anthropology. Their collection holds newsletters, correspondence, minutes, and programs from annual meetings, 1971-2000. |
| M89-03 | Betty Young / Arkansas Folklore | Betty Young worked as a UCA Professor doing research in folklore and place names. Her collection reflects her love of local myths, 1958-1984. |
| M89-04 | Arkansas Conservation Coalition | This organization attempted to address conservation and environmental issues in Arkansas, 1981-1988. |
| M89-05 | Mid-Southern Watercolorists | The Mid Southern Watercolorists tried to educate people about the uses of watercolors in art, 1970-1989. |
| M89-08 | Dr. William G. Holland | Dr. William Holland ran a successful drug store and left behind store records, physician's visiting list, and a register from "Friends of Temperance" (Temperance Movement) 1868-1938. |
| M89-09 | Ray Poindexter Jr. | This collection contains the papers of Ray Poindexter Jr. an Arkansas radio personality, teacher, and author 1940-1980. |
| M89-10 | Washington County Circuit Court Records | This collection contains transcribed court records from Washington County Circuit Court, March 1829 to June 1836. |
| M89-11 | Gladys Sachse | Gladys Sachse taught at the Arkansas State Teachers College, and produced the typed manuscript to her book Sachse's U.S. Government Publications for Small and Medium-sized Public Libraries: A Study Guide, 1976-1981. |
| M89-12 | Gerald L. K. Smith | The Letter and The Cross and the Flat, both published by Carroll County minister, political organizer, and founder of the Passion Play in Eureka Springs, Arkansas. |
| M89-13 | Governor George W. Hays Pardon Records | This collection contains petitions, letters of recommendation, personal letters from convicts, applications for pardons, prison records, and official documents from the Hay administration 1914-1916. |
| M89-14 | Larkin Wright Family | This collection offers an interesting view of student life at Quitman college through family correspondence and materials, 1861-1937. |
| M89-15 | Arkansas Art Pottery Research | This collection contains research notes and materials used in compiling the UCA Archives publication Arkansas Art Pottery Bibliography. |
| M89-16 | Carl Hunter | Carl Hunter worked for the the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission producing papers, scrapbooks, and published and unpublished writings, 1947-1989. |
| M89-17 | Harold Alexander | Harold Alexander made major contributions in the field of conservation in Arkansas. His collection contains correspondence, manuscripts, unpublished writings, research materials, photographs, and personal papers, 1945-1993. |
| M89-18 | Leon McClinton | This collection contains the rough draft and manuscript of a Cross-Country Runner, 1970-1973. |
| M89-19 | Arkansas Educational Association | The AEA is the oldest professional group in Arkansas, starting in 1869. This collection contains programs and printed materials from the annual AEA meetings, 1905-1953. |
| M89-20 | Arkansas Department of Education Publications | This collection consists of pamphlets and typescript lists from the Arkansas Department of Education, 1917-1972. |
| M89-21 | UCA Women's Auxiliary Army Corps | The WAAC existed on UCA campus from 1943-1945. The collection relates to the WAAC training at UCA. |
| M89-22 | E. L. Higgins Book Manuscript | The collection contains original manuscripts of Mr. Higgins, a French revolution expert, including primary sources, personal correspondence with publishing companies, research notes, World War I and World War II memorabilia, chronological history of Arkansas, hand written French diaries from 1791, and teaching materials gathered while he was a professor at the University of Central Arkansas. |
| M89-23 | Eva Patton | This collection contains photographs, personal materials, and correspondence of a Faulkner county homemaker, 1907-1966. |
| M89-24 | Conway Junior Shakespeare Club | The Junior Shakespeare Club was organized in 1926 and it disbanded in 1989. This collection consists of correspondence, minutes, program material, photographs, and yearbooks from 1928-1989. |
| M89-25 | Daughters of the American Revolution | The Arkansas branch of the Daughters of the Revolution held its first meeting in 1908. This collection consists of programs and minutes from their annual conferences, 1911-1931. |
| M89-26 | United Daughters of Confederacy | This collection consists of programs and printed materials from their annual conventions, 1905-1925. |
| M89-27 | Arkansas Libraries Association | This collection contains project materials, pamphlets, library directories, and programs for annual conferences, 1945-1986. |
| M89-28 | Ada Jane Harvey | Ada Jane Harvey was a UCA foreign language professor who donated her personal correspondence, last will and testament, and poetry to UCA 1972-1981. |
| M89-29 | Constance Mitchell | This collection contains the last will and testament of a University of Central Arkansas educator and librarian, 1970-1989. |
| M89-30 | Arkansas Repertory Theater | A.R.T. helps to bring the performing arts to Arkansas. This collection contains correspondence, production material, administrative materials, and financial records, 1977-1988. |
| M89-31 | Effie Finley / Garden Club Records | This Pine Bluff Women's club attempted to educate amateur gardeners and to help protect the native plant life in Arkansas. This collection contains administrative records, project materials, and scrapbooks, 1935-1960. |
| M89-32 | George Bently | This collection contains information on the Pulaski County Quorum Court, Arkansas Bar Association, Linda Nooner court case, and other court cases, 1977-1988. |
| M89-33 | Milford Pete Atkinson | Milford Atkinson was stationed in India, flying in many air attacks in World War II. His collection consists of letters and photographs, 1943-1945. |
| M89-34 | Walter C. Hudson | Walter Hudson joined the state guard in hopes for fighting in the Spanish-American war, but saw no action until the Philippine Insurrection. This collection holds materials from his army and veteran organization experiences, 1878-1964. |
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| M90-01 | Madge Clayton | Mrs. Clayton taught Latin and French at Conway High School in Arkansas, and her collection contains letters to and from her while she was away at Ouachita Baptist College and Columbia University, 1927-1970. |
| M90-02 | Jane E. Stern | Jane Stern of Pine Bluff, Arkansas was a prominent environmental leader and activist. The majority of her papers deal with her environmental work between 1965-1987. |
| M90-03 | Conway Home and Garden Records | This collection contains correspondence, awards, newspaper articles, and photographs of a Conway women's club, 1951-1988. |
| M90-04 | Conway Council of Garden Clubs | This council's purpose was to coordinate the actives of all the Conway area garden groups in order to maximize their effectiveness.1974-1987 |
| M90-05 | Arkansas Tourism Materials | This collection consists of various pamphlets relating to Arkansas State Parks and Tourism, 1970-1996 |
| M90-06 | Brian Family Journal | Solomon M. Brian and his son William S. Brian both contributed to a journal about their daily lives from 1861-1964 (Civil War years) and 1878-1904. |
| M90-07 | L. Dorothy Lester | Dorothy Lester supervised missionary work in Arkansas, Texas and Oklahoma, and she was the first female ordained into the Presbyterian ministry in these three states, 1932-1956. |
| M90-08 | Richard E. Yates Newspaper Columns | Richard Yates was a retired history professor from Hendrix College in Conway, Arkansas who authored several articles for different Arkansas newspapers. |
| M90-09 | Trulock Family Letters | The Trulock family owned a plantation in Jefferson county and were later an influential family in Pine Bluff. This collection is comprised of a genealogical survey and family letters written between 1837-1866. |
| M90-10 | Arkansas Power and Light Company | The Arkansas Power and Light Company was created by Harvey Couch in 1914. This collection contains annual reports and the Nuclear Plant site announcement press kit, 1939-1969. |
| M90-11 | Carol Griffee | Carol Griffee is a well-known Little Rock journalist, editor, and environmentalist. Her collection contains environmental related papers, reports, and research material, 1975-1992. |
| M90-12 | Ross Smith Letters | Ross Smith served as a private during World War I, and his collection contains his letters to his family from 1917-1920. |
| M90-13 | National Forests in Arkansas | This collection contains pamphlets, proposals, annual reports, newspaper clippings, and brochures on the National Forest in Arkansas, 1982-1990. |
| M90-14 | "Glory" Movie Records | This collection consists of correspondence, press releases, and other materials relating to the UCA Blue/Gray Association's participation in the motion picture "Glory", 1987-1990. |
| M90-16 | Freeman-Robbins Family | Allen Freeman fought in the Civil War. His letters which are written after the war had ended, tell of his experience during and after the war, 1883-1912. This collection also has the diary of Ruth Robbins, 1936-1949. |
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| M91-01 | Arkansans for the Arts | The founders of the AFTA hoped the group would assist in promoting the arts in Arkansas, but internal problems led to its disbandment, 1981-1990. |
| M91-02 | Morris S. Arnold | Morris S. Arnold is currently a Judge for the United States Court of Appeals/Eighth Circuit. His collection holds family scrapbooks, memorandum opinions, and other legal papers, 1903-2004. |
| M91-05 | Cloie Smith Presley | Cloie Smith Presley (1922-2004) worked as a professional genealogist in Searcy Arkansas. This collection holds a wealth of genealogical information from the family trees she mapped. |
| M91-06 | Leister E. Presley | Leister Preslely joined the military in 1941during World War II, and served for over thirty years. His collection contains copies of the 5th Armored Division Association News Magazine from 1979-2005 |
| M91-07 | Luther Presley | Luther Presley (1887-1974) wrote more than 1,000 hymns and gospel songs. His collection is composed of 195 song books dating back to 1916. |
| M91-08 | Robert Armstrong Doyle | Robert Doyle served in both World War I and II. His collection holds letters, and military papers from both wars. |
| M91-09 | Woodson Levee District Records | This collection contains the records of a levee near the Arkansas river, 1909-1945. |
| M91-10 | Arkansas Governor's Conference on Libraries & Information Services | This conference was held in Little Rock in order to find ways to improve the library system in Arkansas, This collection holds the records of that meeting, 1990-1991. |
| M91-12 | Terry A. Humble | Terry Humble worked as both a principal and superintendent in Morrilton, Harrison, and Hot Springs, Arkansas. This collection holds school records and court cases from the previously mentioned schools, 1960-1988. |
| M91-13 | Robbins-Gifford Family | This collection contains correspondence dating back to 1918, and historical information on Rose Bud and Heber Springs, Arkansas, 1890-1985. |
| M91-14 | Catholic Diocese of Little Rock | These materials relate to the Catholic Diocese of Little Rock and holds correspondence, newsletters, parish directories and memorabilia, 1982-1994 |
| M91-15 | Arkansas Press Association | This collection contains programs and proceedings from their annual APA conventions, 1877-1934. |
| M91-16 | Pulaski County Voter Registration Lists | This list represents all registered voters who paid their poll tax for the years 1951-1960. |
| M91-17 | Clyde D. Dollar | Professor Clyde Dollar from the University of Arkansas history department also worked on archeological digs and as film consultant. His collection holds photographs, archeological materials, film material, writings, speeches, interviews, books, and audio visual materials. |
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| M92-01 | Horace A. Adams | Horace Adams was a UCA history professor from 1945-1971. This collection holds speeches, manuscripts, and newspaper clippings, 1937-1986. |
| M92-02 | Creo A. Jones | Creo A. Jones writes about his days as a boy growing up in the hills of Arkansas. This collection contains manuscripts, material on public health in Arkansas, maps, and photographs, 1912-1989. |
| M92-03 | Kimberly Collins | The Kimberly Collins collection contains material from an Arkansas business woman and pro-choice activist, 1989-1991. |
| M92-04 | Milton F. Davis Cartoons | Milton Davis produces original cartoons for the Conway Log Cabin as well as other Arkansas newspapers, 1982-2004. |
| M92-05 | Frank Williamson | Frank Williamson collected material on Arkansas history including the French and Spanish possession and the history of Jefferson county, 1541-1963. |
| M92-06 | Pine Bluff Women's Center | This organization formed in 1975 with the purpose of serving the needs of women in Jefferson county. They also collected the oral interviews of several women for their book, Women Of The Arkansas Delta, 1976. |
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| M93-02 | Charles J. Cremeen | Charles Cremeen was the president of the Arkansas for Environmental Reform, which led an effort to reform the Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission, 1921-1993. |
| M93-03 | Arkansas State Communication Association | This collection contains the records of the A.S.C.A., known as the Arkansas State Communication Association since the late 1980's. The A.S.C.A. has gone through many name changes, but its purpose has remained the same. The group has encouraged speech education on the elementary, secondary, college, and university level. |
| M93-04 | Mary Jane Scott | Mary Scott was the chair woman of the Home Economics Department at the Arkansas State Teachers college in Arkansas. This collection contains some of her grade books from 1949-1966 and some home economic guides, 1949-1980. |
| M93-05 | Arkansas Libraries | This collection contains information on libraries in Arkansas from 1972-1993. |
| M93-06 | UCA University Women's Club | This collection consists of official record and memorabilia of the University of Women's Club, which provided a social forum for women associated with UCA, 1966-1991. |
| M93-07 | Erwin L. McDonald | Erwin McDonald worked as a preacher, journalist, and author pushing for racial toleration after the Little Rock Central High crisis in 1957, 1922-1995. |
| M93-09 | Arkansas Woman's Christian Temperance Union | The Arkansas Woman's Christian Temperance Union formed in 1878. The collection contains a few of their periodicals, annual reports, and convention programs, 1908-1984. |
| M93-10 | Arkansas Historic Bridge Inventory | This collection contains the documentation resulting from the Arkansas Historic Bridge Inventory, conducted by the Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department and the Arkansas Preservation Program in 1988. (1987,1988, and 1996) |
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| M94-01 | Arkansas Teaching History Materials | The Arkansas Teaching History materials were created in order to facilitate the instruction of Arkansas History through lesson plans, educational publications, and miscellaneous educational materials, 1970-1993. |
| M94-02 | Corrine Hodges | Corrine Hodges worked as editor of the Crowley's Ridge Chronicle and left behind clippings of her career, 1967-1977. |
| M94-03 | Maxine Stover Welter | Maxine Wetter graduated from Arkansas State Teachers College in 1939, and left behind materials from his student days, 1935-1939. |
| M94-04 | R.E.L. Wilson Plantation | This collection contains papers on the Wilson plantation that later became the Wilson company in northeast Arkansas, 1860-1994. |
| M94-05 | Arkansas Association for Childhood Education | Administrative materials, correspondence, and programs of AACE meetings, newsletters, and memorabilia, 1939-1978. |
| M94-06 | Luther Blaney | The Luther Blaney Papers consist of family, estate, and insurance records, 1883-1987. |
| M94-07 | David W. Bizzell | David W. Bizzell collected historical material on the Spanish land grant, Faulkner county Greathouse, and Tennessee Military Institute Yearbooks, 1791-1994. |
| M94-08 | Harry Steinberg | Harry Steinberg served in both World War I and II; he was also a member of the Free Masons and a prominent lawyer, 1897-1971. |
| M94-09 | Glenn Gant | Glenn Gant's collection holds biographical information and artist"s sketches of Eureka Springs, 1985. |
| M94-13 | Bill Sayger | This collection contains correspondence, genealogy, research materials, photographs, original manuscripts and books written by Bill Sayger on various Arkansas city and county histories, late 1800's to 1993. |
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| M95-01 | Cochran Family | The Cochran family papers represent a family experience in Little Rock, Arkansas through correspondence, business and legal papers, and a Civil War Diary, 1859-1975. |
| M95-02 | Church Women United in Arkansas | Church Women United brings together a wide range of Christian women in order to express their faith and improve their world, 1942-2000. |
| M95-03 | Arkansas Women's Project | This collection documents a women's organization that promotes women's, minority, gay, and lesbian rights. Suzanne Pharr also donated a good deal of material on her leadership of this organization and her fight for lesbian rights, 1980-present. |
| M95-04 | Arthur Stern | Arthur Stern was an architect who worked to improve the inner-city of Pine Bluff through revitalization, restoration, and conservation, 1976-1991. Some research material dates back to the 1940's. |
| M95-05 | Emmett Sanders | Emmett Sanders was a prominent Pine Bluff Community leader who left both personal and city related records, 1942-1984. |
| M95-06 | David W. Bizzell Maps | This collection contains city, county, and state maps of Arkansas. |
| M95-07 | Conway Shakespeare Club | The Conway Shakespeare club was established in order to study the works of Shakespeare, and it also aided the community by its push to create a library in Conway, 1908-present. |
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| M96-01 | Virgie Britt Diaries | Virgie Britt was the mother of the late Maurice "Footsie" Britt, Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas. These diaries tell of her daily accounts, 1963-1967. |
| M96-02 | Arkansas Committee of the National Museum of Women in the Arts | Helen Walton organized the Arkansas committee of the National Museum of Women in the Arts. The goal of the committee is to promote Female artists working in the state of Arkansas, 1989-present. |
| M96-03 | Midsouth Academy of Economics and Finance | The goal of the Midsouth Academy of Economics and finance was to promote economics and finance in the south, 1966-1995. |
| M96-04 | Annie Laura M. Jaggers | The Jaggers papers contain the research material for the book, A Nude Singularity: Lily Peter of Arkansas, by Annie Laura Jaggers on Miss. Lily Peter: teacher, poet, plantation owner, author, and photographer, 1891-1991. |
| M96-05 | Faulkner County School History | In 1989 the Faulkner County Historical Society and the Faulkner county Retired Teachers Association began the Faulkner county school history project dealing with the history of the original 100 plus school districts in Faulkner county. |
| M96-06 | Ralph D. Scott | Governor Winthrop Rockefeller named Scott the Director of the Arkansas State Police in 1968. This collection contains information relating to his service in law enforcement, 1968-1975. |
| M96-07 | Foy Lisenby | Dr. Foy Lisenby collected research material on Arkansas Governor Charles H. Brough and Arkansas' problem with its image. |
| M96-08 | St. Francis Levee District | Crittenden, Cross, Lee, Mississippi, Phillips, Poinsett and St. Francis counties established the St. Francis Levee district in order to build and maintain levees on the Mississippi River. It was once a powerful political body, but has since lost its political power, 1913,1960-1990. |
| M96-09 | Conway Rotary Club | The Conway Rotary Club was formed in Arkansas in 1921. Much of this collection details the club activities from 1963-2000. |
| M96-10 | Alsa Chester Howard | Born March 7, 1884, Alsa Howard served in World War I and was an active Mason from Pope county. This collection contains Mason correspondence, photographs, and research material, 1900-1979 |
| M96-11 | Osro Cobb | Osro Cobb was a former State Representative; U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District during the 1957 Little Rock Central High Crisis; former State Chairman for the Republican party of Arkansas; Arkansas Supreme Court Judge; and oil and business man, 1929-1980. |
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| M97-01 | UCA Press Records | The UCA Press printed a wide range of material from poetry to history. It functioned from 1985-1996. |
| M97-02 | UCA Depression Era Construction | UCA President H. L. McAlister started the procedures necessary to secure federal money in order to promote local jobs and provide the building needed for an every growing school, 1933-1940. |
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| M98-01 | UCA Business Office Legers | This collection consists of departmental balances, budgets, bank accounts, and construction budgets, 1946-1981 and 1998. |
| M98-02 | Jimmy Driftwood | Jimmy Driftwood was an educator, folklorist, and Grammy Award winning singer-songwriter from Arkansas. While he was a teacher he wrote a song to help his students remember the facts on the Battle of New Orleans. This song was picked up by famous singer Johnny Horton and Jimmy Driftwood received a Grammy Award for it. |
| M98-03 | Student Government Association | The Student Congress papers contain the organization's constitution, by-laws, polices, resolutions and minutes, 1946-1988. |
| M98-04 | Waddy W. Moore | Mr. Moore established the UCA Oral History department and was instrumental in the creation of the UCA Archives. His collection contains oral history, Conway school board meetings, business correspondence, and black history. |
| M98-05 | Joe Goss | This collection contains twelve Army sketchbooks from the Civil War correspondent and illustrator Edwin Forbes, 1894. |
| M98-06 | Coal Hill Materials | The Mrs. Anita Elias family was a prominent family in Johnson county Arkansas. This collection reflects their lives through family papers, yearbooks, newspapers, and photographs, 1880-1969. |
| M98-07 | Kathleen Bell | The Kathleen Bell collection contains historical information relating to Clay, Cross and St. Francis counties in Arkansas, 1930-1988. |
| M98-08 | Senator Stanley Russ | Stanley Russ served in the Arkansas State Senate from 1975-1999. His collection contains: personal papers, military records, political tapes, photographs, and correspondence with political figures including Bill Clinton. |
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| M99-01 | Official Records of the University of Central Arkansas | The University of Central Arkansas was established in 1907. This collection reflects the years of educational excellence UCA has provided for thousands of students. |
| M99-02 | James Dombek | Dr. James Dombek was a mathematics professor and later Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at UCA. His collection contains Faculty Council papers from 1970-1982; vocational, educational, and technical programs; KUCA radio station information; and research proposals. |
| M99-03 | Evalyn King | Evalyn King taught school all over the state of Arkansas including the Japanese relocation center in Rohwer. Her collection also contains her family genealogy research. |
| M99-04 | Tom McAnally | Tom McAnally was a UCA Mathematics Professor with a collection containing math books, State College of Arkansas and UCA Bulletins, and other information regarding both mathematics and UCA. |
| M99-05 | The Professors | The Professors was a Bluegrass group made up of five UCA Science professors. This is a record of their work together as a band and some of the materials they created, 1967-1985. |
| M99-06 | Guy Murphy | Guy Murphy was a progressive leader in Conway and a co-founder of the Faulkner County historical Society. His papers reflect his interest in both the growth and the development of Conway, 1958-1998. |
| M99-07 | African American Alumni Association (A.A.A.A.) | The African American Alumni Association collection contains photographs, newspaper articles, and information regarding the annual banquet and ball from 1998 to the present. |
| M99-08 | Senator Guy H. "Mutt" Jones | Guy Jones served as an Arkansas state senator, was a World War II Veteran, and was a prominent Conway attorney. His collection contains personal papers, military records, financial material, correspondence, legal material, and memorabilia, 1925-1985. |
| M99-09 | Michael Rapp | A professor of chemistry at UCA from 1968-1999, Michael Rapp's papers contain a research paper for NASA as well as material over canoeing, travel, correspondence, and the Arkansas Science Teacher Association. |
| M99-10 | Greg J. W. Urwin | A history professor of UCA from 1984-1999, Professor Urwin established the Blue-Gray Association at UCA. His collection holds information on faculty life at UCA, papers from the Blue-Gray Association, and drafts of a few of his own books on history. |
| M99-11 | Kathy Kunzinger Urwin | This collection contains taped interviews on the subject of former Governor Winthrop Rockefeller from Marion Burton, Sterling Cockrill, G. Thomas Eisele, Orval E. Faubus, Robert Faulkner, Everette Ham, Cal Ledbetter and John Ward. |
| M99-12 | First State Bank Newspaper Clippings | A newspaper collection on the First State Bank in Conway, Arkansas covering the time periods of 1946-1973, 1985-1994, and 1996-1997. |
| M99-13 | Frank Winburne Rare Newspaper Collection | A collection of rare newspapers spanning from the late 19th century to the late 20th century. |
| M99-14 | James Bridges | James Bridges is best known for films such as "The China Syndrome", "Urban Cowboy", and "The Paper Chase". His collection contains information on the James Bridges performing arts scholarship fund, manuscripts, photographs, audio and visual media forms, and films from the director, writer, and former UCA student James Bridges. |
| M99-15 | Governor Ben T. Laney | Former Governor Ben Laney support states' rights as one of the leaders of the Dixiecrats movement. His collection contains political papers, correspondence, speeches, photographs, personal correspondence, campaign issues, U.S. savings bond sales during world War II, Civil Rights issues, and many other important topics, 1942-1970. |
| M99-16 | Arkansas Reading Association | This collection contains planning guides, budgets, proposals, goals, correspondence, scrapbooks, board meetings, photographs and video cassettes of an Arkansas literacy group. |
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| M00-01 | The Old Texas Church | The old Texas Church papers hold partial records of a 19th century Faulkner County Baptist church, including a transcription of the original documents, 1869-1895. |
| M00-02 | E. Howard Tipton / World War II | The personal accounts of P.O.W., Technical Sergeant Howard H. Tipton's missions during the European campaign. Included are photocopies of medals received, photographs, and a small manuscript, describing month by month accounts of war activities. |
| M00-03 | Theodore Hood / World War II | The Chief Master Sergeant Hood collection contains World War II memorabilia, achievement awards, photographs, books, videos, World war II statistics, newspaper articles, magazines, and the 306th Echoes from 1979 to present. |
| M00-04 | William John Graff World War II | William John Graff served in World War II and his father served in World War I. The Graff collection contains material and information from both wars, early 1900's to 1960's. |
| M00-05 | Marvin De Boer / World War II | Marvin De Boer served on the U.S.S. Essex during World War II and brought back memorabilia, naval information, certifications, photographs, and Japanese currency. |
| M00-06 | Oakland United Methodist Church | The Oakland United Methodist Church was founded in 1849 by James Ford near Holland in Faulkner County. This collection contains a membership book, church history, Sunday school registers, and quarterly conference records, 1852-1926. |
| M00-07 | Omer LeMire / World War II | Sergeant Omer LeMire served in the United States Army during World War II and was one of the many who photographed the horrors of the Dachau concentration camp. |
| M00-08 | Gene Hatfield | Gene Hatfield 's family has been an active part of UCA for many years. He attended UCA before being drafted into Word War II. After the war Mr. Hatfield finished his education in the field of art, andbecame one of the most distinguished professors at UCA, 1925-2005. |
| M00-09 | U.C.A. Alumni Association | The collection contains correspondence, and UCA Bulletins dating from 1932 to the present. |
| M00-10 | John P. Chopelas / World War II | John P. Chopelas enlisted in the Army Air Forces during World War II at the age of 18. His collection contains photographs, merits awarded, missions of a gunnery man, newspaper clippings, albums, and cartoons. |
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| M01-01 | Neal King / World War II letters | The Neal King collection contains personal letters from Navel Officer Neal King to his sister Evalyn King and their parents during World War II. |
| M01-02 | David Ramage / World War II | Staff Sergeant David Ramage served in the European theater during World War II. His collection contains memorabilia, photographs, and letters. |
| M01-03 | Jim McKim | Jim McKim worked at UCA as a Professor of Mathematics and as the UCA's Coordinator of Continuing Education Credit Programs at Little Rock Air Force Base and the Arkansas Correctional Department, 1979-1999. |
| M01-04 | Weems Trussel | Weems Trussel was a lawyer, State Senator, State Representative and a banker from Fordyce, Arkansas. He served under Governors Carl Bailey, Ben Laney, Sid McMath, and Orval Faubus, 1936-1975 |
| M01-05 | Ray Neilson / Celebrity Interviews | The Ray Neilson collection contains interviews of the host of the "Good Time Picture Show" made with famous actors, actresses, and film directors, 1978-1981. |
| M01-06 | Fred Hopkinson / World War II Letters | Fred Hopkinson fought in World War I and was a civilian in World War II. His collection contains letters, copies of medals, copies of foreign money, and gasoline and tire ration book. |
| M01-07 | Collins B. Isom / World War II | This collection holds primary sources from both World War II and the Korean War through telegrams, V-mail, National Service Life Insurance, six issues of "Stars and Stripes", and two copies of "Yank". |
| M01-08 | Earl Beadle / World War II | Earl Beadle served in the Navy on the U.S.S. Capps during World War II. His collection contains video, and audio tapes dealing with the war as well as the diaries of Earl Beadle, Stanley R. Goral, and John Hnatichin, 1942-1945. |
| M01-09 | Darrell Aubrey Rook / World War II | This collection contains photographs from a championship football team in 1938, new Coast Guardsmen in 1942, and a book on SPARS. |
| M01-10 | Helen Titus Erwin | Helen Titus Erwin's scrapbooks show campus life at UCA during the 1920s. |
| M01-11 | Sigma Tau Gamma | Sigma Tau Gamma is the oldest fraternity on the UCA campus. This collection contains the history of the organization from 1915-2003. |
| M01-12 | Conway Orpheus Club | The Conway Orpheus Club sponsors musical events, and they help to provide music and musical instruments to educational institutions of Conway, 1913-2002. |
| M01-13 | UCA Faculty Senate | The UCA Faculty Senate Records contain information regarding minutes, handbook revisions, and elections, 1970-2000. |
| M01-14 | Robert D. Covington | Robert Covington served in the Navy during World War II. This collection contains a diary, photographs, and discharge papers, 1942-1946. |
| M01-15 | World Trade Center | The collection contains newspaper articles, first hand accounts, reactions inside Arkansas, and information on Osama Bin Laden, 2001. |
| M01-16 | Jim Malone | Jim Malone, a fish farm owner, was President of the Arkansas Fish Farmers Association in 1956 and helped to push for the United States Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS) Fishing Farming Experimental Station in Stuttgart, Arkansas. He also wrote speeches for Governor Sidney McMath in 1950 and Governor Orval E. Faubus in 1954 and 1956. |
| M01-17 | Richard E. Wood | Richard E. Wood is a World War II Veteran who publishes the 79th Airdrome Squadron Newsletter. His collection also contains several books on Worlds War II. |
| M01-18 | Ivor Parker / World War II | The Ivor Parker collection contains photographs, medals, information on India, allied newsletters, and a letter of Presidential Recognition from President Harry Truman during World War II. |
| M01-19 | Dorris Nunn Newspapers | The Dorris Nunn Newspaper collection spans from the 1960's to the 1990's with major headlines including the Space Race and Desert Storm. |
| M01-20 | Corrine Robinson | The Corrine Robinson papers contain photographs, letters, and newspapers from UCA, 1963-1994. |
| M01-21 | UCA Search For 8th President / Lu Hardin | The UCA Presidential search comprises information on the search and selection of the 8th UCA President, as well as newspapers related to President Lu Hardin's resignation. |
| M01-22 | Hansel Lee | Hansel Lee graduated as a pilot from the Army Air Force in 1944. His collection contains a bomb group pilot album, and some copies of the Briefing: Journal of the International B-24 Liberator Club, 1977-2001. |
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| M02-01 | WAC Veterans Association / Sue Evans | The Sue Evans WAC Veterans Association collection contains minutes, information on national conventions, association handbook, and the annual bulletin of WAC, 1979-2001. |
| M02-02 | Ruth Farmer | Ruth Farmer was a former employee at UCA and her collection contains photographs, newspaper clippings and correspondence from an Arkansas family in the late 1800's to the early 1900's. |
| M02-03 | Fred Dalske | Dr. Fred Dalske was a well liked biology professor at the University of Central Arkansas. This collection contains newspapers articles, letters, and pictures concerning his life, 1999-2001. |
| M02-04 | Phi Delta Kappa | This collection contains awards, forms, requirements, reports, and newsletters concerning the Phi Delta Kappa, 1970s-2002. |
| M02-05 | Beth Brickell | Beth Brickell is an actress, producer, and director who appeared in such films as Posse Deadly Game, and The Only Way Home. She attended the Arkansas State Teacher College and has been very active in the Arkansas political system, 1954-2002. |
| M02-06 | Dorris Curtis | Dorris Curtis was a school teacher before World War II, an industrial worker, and an award winning artist. Her collection contains sheet music that dates back to 1893, songs written by Dorris Curtis, and some of her paintings.1893-2002. |
| M02-07 | Shane C. Dunn | This collection contains information regarding Franz Ziereis the Commander of Mathauson and an overseer of many German concentration camps. |
| M02-08 | Edwin Ledbetter | This Edwin Ledbetter collection is a compilation of unpublished material by Edwin Ledbetter on his experiences during World War II and growing up in Conway during the great Depression. |
| M02-09 | Dan Estes | Dan Estes was a Professor of Mathematics, football coach, hunter, fisherman, and conservationist. His collection contains a large binder that chronicles his life, 1909-2001. |
| M02-10 | Sam Laser / World War II | Sam Laser joined the navy in World War II and was present on the U.S.S. Yorktown when it was repeatedly hit by Japanese torpedoes before sinking. |
| M02-11 | Conway School Board Records, 1878-1891 | The Conway School Board collection displays some of Conway's early history with a ledger from 1830-1845 and the minutes of the Conway School Board from 1878-1892. |
| M02-12 | Four Witt Brothers | The Witt brothers were early settlers in Conway and became prominent in the business community. Their collection begins with materials from the 1880's. |
| M02-13 | Vivian Hogue | Vivian Hogue collected information and photographs on the original homes in old down-town Conway, and also wrote articles for the Log Cabin Democrat. |
| M02-15 | Al Hiegel / World War II | Al Hiegel served on the U.S.S. Independence, CVL-22 during World War II. This collection contains information on the ship and its service men. |
| M02-16 | Torreyson Library | This collection contains the business practices of the the UCA library by use of annual reports, fiscal report, staff meetings, and survey 1926-1979. |
| M02-17 | UCA President Winfred Thompson | Winfred Thompson was the seventh President of the University of Central Arkansas from 1988-2001. |
| M02-18 | Basketball Film | The Basketball Film collection is a series of recorded UCA Basketball games from 1972-1978. |
| M02-19 | Arkansas School Psychology Association | This is a collection of newsletters, correspondence, memos, and business papers covering the time span of 1977-2002. |
| M02-23 | Mary Ferguson | The Mary Ferguson papers contain UCA memorabilia and UCA Alumni Bulletins from 1940-1999. |
| M02-24 | Harry Readnour | Dr. Harry Readnour is a retired history professor of the University of Central Arkansas. |
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| M03-01 | Rex L. Horn | Rex Horn joined the Army Air Corps in 1940 and died in a training exercise in 1941. His collection contains his obituary and the Presidential Memorial Certificate. |
| M03-02 | Julie McDonald | The Julie McDonald papers concern the processing and signing of a bill to remove words relating to race from the 1907 Act that had originally created the Arkansas State Normal School. It also holds awards given to the Echo from 1953-1962. |
| M03-03 | Carroll Williams | The Carroll Williams collection contains unpublished stories about his life including his father leaving for World War II and Carroll leaving for Korea. |
| M03-04 | Space Shuttle Columbia Disaster | This is a collection of news articles from the moment in time when the Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated in mid-air. |
| M03-05 | Joyce Garrison | This collection consists of Faulkner County Quorum court proceedings, county budget, and other county business papers, 1989-2002. |
| M03-06 | Ruth Coster | Ruth Coster joined the WAC in 1943 and was transferred to New Guinea after completing her training. She became friends with Helen Kent who was trained at UCA. Helen died in a plane crash in the valley of Shangri-La along with seventeen other people. |
| M03-07 | Dr. Willie Hardin | Dr. Willie Hardin was Dean of the Library at UCA from 1964-2003 and his collection contains material from his career at the UCA library. |
| M03-08 | Arkansas Library Paraprofessionals | This collection is an array of information concerning the UCA branch of the Library Paraprofessional of Arkansas including conferences, awards, and correspondence, 1992-present. |
| M03-09 | Ed Stallcup / World War II | This collection contains a ration book, photographs, and the oral history of Ed Stallcup's experiences during World War II. |
| M03-10 | Jimmie Lee Williams III | The Jimmie Lee Williams III collection contains information and historical material used in the creation of some of the AETN programs. |
| M03-11 | Dr. Carl Forsberg | Dr. Carl Forsberg was a professor of music at UCA from 1949-1984 and the Chair of the Music department from 1970-1980. |
| M03-13 | Jerrel K. Moore | Jerrel K. Moore was the director of Torreyson Library in the late 1970s and early 1980s. His collection holds material relating to Civil War medical practices. |
| M03-14 | Leland Houston Knight | Leland Houston was a Church of Christ Evangelist from Booneville, Arkansas. He preached in Arkansas, Oklahoma, California, Oregon, Texas, Louisiana, New Mexico, and Indiana in the 1930's, 1940's, and the 1950's. |
| M03-15 | Daniel David Maddox Newspapers | This is a small collection of The National School Newspaper during the year 1938. |
| M03-16 | Richard Allin | Richard Allin was a journalist for the Arkansas Gazette and the Arkansas Democrat Gazette from 1963-2003. He wrote the column Our Town. |
| M03-17 | Charles Allbright | Charles Allbright was a journalist for the Arkansas Democrat Gazette who wrote the column Arkansas Traveler up to his retirement in 2003. |
| M03-18 | UCA Band Alumni | This is a collection of photographs and newspaper clippings from the 1970's to the present. |
| M03-19 | UCA President Lu Hardin | This collection holds personal and professional correspondence, including letters from Presidents and Chancellors of various universities congratulating President Hardin on his prestigious position of 8th President of the University of Central Arkansas. |
| M03-20 | Bill Johnson | Mr. Johnson is the president of the Simmons First National Bank of Conway and has been sports announcer for the UCA Bears since 1961. This collection contains material from both his personal and professional life. |
| M03-21 | Charles H. and Elaine I. Carter Newspapers | This is a collection of papers from Illinois and New York spanning from the late 19th century to the early 20th century. |
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| M04-01 | Craig O'Neill | The telephone prank became the hallmark of Little Rock's once number one disc jockey Craig O'Neill. His collection holds not only his famous pranks from KLAZ, KKYK, and KURB, but also pictures, books, scrapbooks, magazines, stories written by him, and personal and professional correspondence. |
| M04-02 | H. G. Foster Photographs | This collection contains two albums of both the China/Japan war and of the beautiful buildings and structures of China. |
| M04-03 | President Bill Clinton Newspaper Collection | Bill Clinton was elected President of the United States in 1992. He served from 1993-2001. The newspapers in his collection contain articles about his political life from 1993-2003. |
| M04-04 | Beulah Griffin Mann | Beulah Mann and her daughter Carolyn graduated from UCA. This collection contains scrapbooks from UCA in the 1920's, family albums, trips, and teacher's material. |
| M04-05 | Harold Edison | Harold worked as Disbursing Officer at the University of Central Arkansas 1943-1970. |
| M04-06 | Hot Springs Village Eighth Air Force Veterans | This collection contains information on the 8th Air Force Historical society, James Walter, and World War II. |
| M04-07 | Betty Fowler | Betty Fowler is a local entertainer in radio and television. She is a jazz singer and has been the musical director of the Miss Arkansas Pageant since the 1950's. This collection contains sheet music from the early 1900's to 1970's. |
| M04-08 | Jim Hoggard | Jim Hoggard was a devoted UCA football fan. His collection contains UCA football programs from 1980-2003 and video tapes from 1985-1991. |
| M04-09 | UCA Board of Trustees | The UCA Board of Trustees collection contains information on meetings from 1972 to 1998. |
| M04-10 | Waves National | Women were first allowed into the navy during World War II in order to increase the number of able bodied men in active military duty on the seas. This collection contains newsletters written after the war about the Waves members' experiences. |
| M04-11 | Wayne Cranford | Mr. Cranford was the Chairman of the President's Advisory Committee for the Arts. This collection contains personal and professional correspondence and papers in regard to the political campaigns of Senator J. W. Fulbright and President Bill Clinton. |
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| M05-02 | City of Conway | Contains articles, reports and maps about the city planning of Conway, Arkansas. |
| M05-03 | UCA Sports History | This collection contains memorabilia and newsclippings from UCA's Baseball, Basketball, Football, & other miscellaneous athletics throughout the school history. Also contains programs from the UCA Sports Hall of Fame Inductions. |
| M05-04 | Ron Smith / World War II | This collection contains World War II memorabilia. |
| M05-05 | UCA/Ozark Heritage | The Ozark Heritage existed at UCA due to the efforts of Jimmy Driftwood. Its goal was to educate people about the music and heritage of the Ozarks. The center has closed, and its material is now being kept in this collection. |
| M05-06 | James Alexander Ogletree / Julie Avra Ogletree Genealogy | James and Julie Ogletree moved to Arkansas shortly after the Civil War. This collection contains genealogic information from both the Avra and Ogletree families in Arkansas. |
| M05-07 | Arkansas Chapter of the Wildlife Society | The Arkansas Chapter of the Wildlife Society is made up of professionals and educators who seek high ethical and professional standards in the realm of their profession. |
| M05-08 | Sue Evans | Sue Evans was a professor of music at UCA. This collection contains old holiday, and children songs. |
| M05-09 | President Silas Snow | President Silas Snow was the President of UCA from October 29, 1953 until June 30, 1975. |
| M05-10 | Vandiver L. Childs | Mr. Childs worked for the United States Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service for close to fifty years. This collection contains a copy of his field notes from 1934 to 1982. |
| M05-11 | Arkansas Chapter Of The American Fisheries Society | This collection contains the by-laws, minutes, and photographs of the Arkansas Chapter of the American Fisheries Society. |
| M05-12 | Tom Bonner | Tom Bonner served at KARK Channel 4 Little Rock both in front and behind the camera. His jobs ranged from weather man to station manager. He is currently working as Senior Vice President at Arkansas Children's Hospital. |
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| M06-01 | Sam Fausett | Mr. Fausett was a professional photographer and the first Master of Photography in Arkansas. He lived from January 29, 1901 to May 9, 1979. He married Alice Spencer on April 26, 1935. His photography studio was located on Parkway Street in Conway, and he also had a studio in Little Rock, Arkansas. |
| M06-03 | Sharon Priest | Sharon Priest was the first woman elected to the office of Secretary of State in Arkansas. This collection reflects her years of service to the people of Arkansas. |
| M06-04 | Jim Elder | Jim Elder was Sports Director for KARN radio and the voice of the Arkansas Travelers. |
| M06-05 | UCA World War II Alumni | This collection contains information on UCA alumni who were killed in World War II. |
| M06-06 | Valerie Keith | Valerie Keith graduated from UCA Honors College in fall 2006. Her thesis was a quilt commemorating the UCA centennial. The quilt depicts each UCA president and significant events which occurred during their tenures. |
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| M07-01 | Peter McGehee | Peter McGehee was a novelist and playwrite who grew up in Little Rock, Arkansas. He later moved to San Francisco where he wrote his first play, "The Quinlan Sisters." In 1988, he was diagnosed with HIV which progress into full-blown AIDS in the spring of 1991. He died of toxoplasmosis on 9-13-91. |
| M07-02 | KCON | KCON -AM was a local AM radio station located on the grounds of the University of Central Arkansas. The building was torn down in 2007. |
| M07-03 | Norbert O. Schedler | Not Yet Processed |
| M07-04 | UCA Sponsored Research of UCA and Conway Historic Structures | This collection contains projects completed by UCA's historic preservation students in 2007-2008 on various historic building at UCA and around Conway, Arkansas. Also contains a class plan for the "Introduction to Historic Preservation in the Interior Design Program at the University of Central Arkansas." by Antioinette Johnson, instructor at UCA. |
| M07-05 | UCA Centennial Celebration | This collection contains letters, articles, brochures, pamphlets etc. pertaining to the the events which took place to celebrate the hundereth anniversary of the creation of the University of Central Arkansas, or Arkansas State Normal School, as it was then known. |
| M07-06 | Harold Helton | Mr. Helton is a local business owner and frequent participant in Conway city affairs. His papers include Conway Chamber of Commerce materials. |
| M07-07 | John Ward | John Ward was the managing editor of the Log Cabin Democrat, and taught at U of A before becoming the Vice President of Public Affairs at UCA. His collection contains photographs, correspondence, records, and documents that chronicled his diverse career. |
| M07-08 | Robert Collins / Pearl Harbor | Robert Collins was in the Army in World War II and his collection contains photographs he took of the damaged base and ships at Pearl Harbor. |
| M07-09 | The Centennial History of The University of Central Arkansas Manuscript | This collection contains the research and materials collected by UCA Archivist, William J. Bryant while he was writing The Centennial History of The University of Central Arkansas, which was published in 2008 in celebration of the University's first hundred years of operation.. |
| M07-10 | Lois Lenski | Lois Lenski was a well respected illustrator and author of children's books. This collection contains a few of her illustrations from 1929 -1963. |
| M07-11 | Farkleberry Follies | The Arkansas Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists (beginning in 1967) launched �The Farkleberry Follies,� a live theatrical satire of state news-makers produced to support journalism scholarships. This collection contains event programs, newspaper clippings, advertising material & scripts of the Farkleberry Follies productions. |
| M07-12 | Arkansas Constitutional Convention 1979-1980 | Information on the Arkansas Constitutional Convention of 1979-1980. |
| M07-13 | Arkansas Rural Education Association | The AREA was formed in 1965 by leaders of rural school districts to oppose consolidation efforts by the state government. It still exists today to represent the concerns & meet the needs of rural schools. |
| M07-14 | Conway Human Development Center | CHDC was opened in 1959 as Arkansas Children's Colony to house and teach mentally handicapped children. Today the center also serves adults. This collection is made up of news clippings about the center from 1959-1974 as well as photographs and negatives from that time. |
| M07-15 | Garland W. Griffith | This collection contains information from a UCA music professor. |
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| M08-01 | Charlotte Barker | This collection contains two scrapbooks over UCA during the 1940's. |
| M08-03 | Andre McNeil | Not yet processed |
| M08-04 | Lencola Sullivan | Lencola Sullivan was the first African American Miss UCA and Miss Arkansas. Her collection contains newspaper clippings, awards, and photographs that chronicle her career. |
| M08-05 | Claudia Massey | Mrs. Massey was an Arkansas State Teachers College (UCA) graduate, an elementary school teacher in Searcy, and a genealogist. Her collection contains her personal and work papers as well as some of her genealogical research. |
| M08-06 | 9th Presidential Search | This collection contains the resumes of all the candidates for President of the University of Central Arkansas in 2008. |
| M08-07 | Oak Grove Cemetery | The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Conway, Arkansas and has been in existence since the 1800's. The collection contains business and financial papers for the cemetery, records of some of those interred, as well as a list of graves of known Civil War soldiers |
| M08-08 | Juanita White Campbell | Juanita White Campbell attended Conway High school, and Arkansas State Teachers College. She was a librarian for Conway public schools for fifteen years, and her husband Ben Campbell was a Faulkner County game warden. |
| M08-09 | Block / Henderson | This collection news articles and letters of sympathy in memory of Chavares Block and Ryan Henderson, the two students who were shot and killed on UCA campus October 26, 2008. |
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| M09-01 | Barack Obama Inauguration | This collection holds news stories from several major news services covering the inauguration of President Barack Obama in January of 2009 |
| M09-02 | Lillian Keasler | Lillian Keasler attended Arkansas State Teachers College around 1929, at which time she acquired the photographs and materials she used to make a scrapbook commemorating her time there. |
| M09-03 | Willard A. Hawkins | Colonel Hawkins was in active and reserve military service for over 28 years, and retired from the Air Force in 1973. His collection contains his military records and correspondence as well as state political correspondence and papers from the 1960's. |
| M09-04 | Anne Jansen | Anne Jansen retired as news anchor for KTHV news in 2008 after 25 years of service. Her collection contains correspondence, photographs, and other documents relevant to her career |
| M09-05 | Arkansas Land Register | This collection is all in one book which lists names of land purchasers, the plots of land in Arkansas which they purchased, and the price they paid. The book has entries from 1821 to 1834. |
| M09-06 | Pi Kappa Delta Debate/Forensic Club | Pi Kappa Delta is a national honorary, made up of students, educators, and alumni dedicated to promoting good communication and forensic skills. The Arkansas Eta Chapter is located at UCA. This collection contains papers pertaining to the group as well as many awards that they have won in competition. |
| M09-07 | Bedford Chapel C.M.E. / Mt. Olive Baptist Church | This collection includes Bedford Chapel C.M.E. Church's Quarterly Conference Records dating back to 1881. Also included in the church record, Sunday school register, financial records, C.M.E. Church history, and religious book, pamphlets and hymnals. |
| M09-08 | Phi Lamda Chi Fraternity | Phi Lamda Chi is a national fraternity that began at Arkansas State Teachers College in 1925. The collection contains the original constitution & documents, & notes on the first national convention. |
| M09-09 | David Grimes - Elijah Pitts Sports Memorabilia | This collection includes memorabilia pertaining to the life and career of Elijah Eugen Pitts (2/3/1938 - 7/10/1998). He was an American football halfback in the NFL for the Green Bay Packers, the Los Angeles Rams, and the New Orleans Saints. Specific items include game programs, magazines and newspaper articles about Pitts. |
| M09-10 | Veterans of Foreign Wars | Veterans of Foreign Wars or VFW, is a national foundation. The materials in this collection include a charter and certification for the Conway, Arkansas chapter. |
| M09-11 | Kris Allen Newspaper Collections | Kris Allen is an American singer songwriter from Conway, Arkansas, and the winner of the eigth season of American Idol. |
| M09-12 | Kriegsbucherei der Deutschen Jugend / War Library for German Youth | The War Library for German Youth is a serial of comic size books written for children about German military affairs & published during World War II from approximately 1939-1943. This collection contains issue #1 through #154 and is believed to be the complete collection. All issues are completely in German. |
| M09-13 | Graecorum Chirurgici Libri... Surgery & Medical Text | This uncovered book was published in Florence, Italy in 1754 and is completely in Latin. The full title is Graecorum Chirurgici Libri Sorani Unus De Fracturaum Siginis Oribasii Duo De Fractis Et De Luxatis E Collectione Nicetae Ab Antiquissimo Et Optimo Codice Florentino Descripti Conversi Atque Editi Av Antonio Cocchio Anatomes Professore Publico Et Antiquario Caesaris. The content is on anatomy and surgery and the editor was Antonio Cocchio. |
| M09-15 | Janet Gathright Collection | This collection includes articles and pamphlets about education, workforce training, educational legislation and information specific to Arkansas school statistics and curriculum. |
| M09-16 | YANK Magazines | A weekly magazine published by the United States military during World War II. The magazine was written by enlisted rank soldiers only and was intended to boost morale. The content included photographs of famous beautiful women and articles about military assignments, current events, and even politics etc. |
| M09-17 | Arkansas Conference of the American Association of University Professors | The A.A.U.P. is a national organization who's purpose is "to advance academic freedom and shared governance, to define fundamental professional values and standards for higher education, and to ensure higher education's contribution to the common good." This collection contains papers from the Arkansas chapter dating from the late 1990's to present. |
| M09-18 | Arkansas Historic Bridges | This collection contains, diagrams, photographs, and descriptions, including the construction, of various bridges in the state of Arkansas. The materials were produced by the state highway department. |
| M09-19 | Callis Childs / Detco | Callis Childs is a lawyer in Conway and his collection contains material on two civil court cases he participated in. Series I contains materials on the DETCO fire for which he represented the plaintiff, Brenda Alexander and Series II contains records on the Shipman v. Wortman case for which Mr. Childs represented the defendant Bill Wortman. |
| M09-20 | Phi Alpha Theta Mu Chapter | Phi Alpha Theta in a national history honor society, the Mu Chapter is active at UCA. Tthis collection contains records and correspondence of the group. |
| M09-21 | BJ Sams | BJ Sams retired from broadcasting after 56 years in radio and television. At the time of his retirement he was a news anchor for KTHV. His collection contains photographs, news articles, and awards that span his career. |
| M09-22 | Conway Symphony Orchestra | This collection includes a Conway Symphony Orchestra history, budget and financial information, correspondence, photos, concert programs, and minutes from the Board of Directors meetings. Some items date back to 1982. |
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| M10-01 | Della Tyson | Della (Del) Tyson served as the secretary for Governor Orval Faubus for eleven years (1957-1968). While serving in this capacity she typed untold numbers of letters for Faubus and consequently became friends with some of those whom Faubus corresponded with, including Governor George Wallace of Alabama. Her collection contains memorabilia from the time Orval Faubus served as governor including letters from President Lyndon B. Johnson, TX Gov. John B. Connally, Sargent Shriver, and hand written notes by Faubus. |
| M10-02 | Vicki Wyeth Collection | This collection contains a scrapbook intitled "The Arkansas Story" (a sixth grade school project by Vicki Hahn. |
| M10-03 | Arkansas State Board of Health | This collection includes pamphlets issued from the Arkansas State Board of Health, assessments of water, sewer, & solid waste conditions from various counties in Arkansas, the Weekly Morbidity Reports (human & animal), Division of Communicable Disease Control Annual Reports, Arkansas State Hospital Biennial Reports, and other information on sickness and the medical statistics in Arkansas (1920-1994) |
| M10-04 | Arkansas State Police Collection | This collection contains reports annual and biennial reports of the Arkansas State Police Department. It also includes driver's manuals, analysis and summary of highway accidents, and other miscellaneous material dating between 1940-1982. |
| m10-05 | Arkansas Legislative Council | The Arkansas Legislative Council was established by Act 264 of 1949 to collect data and information upon which legislative decisions will be made during regular session of the General Assembly. This collection contains various documents and reports about Arkansas policy and research on a multitude of subjects dating from 1971-77. |
| M10-06 | Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference | This collection contains correspondence, reports, constitutions and by-laws, meeting minutes, and other documents pertaining to the Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference from 1967-1992. The AIC is an athletic conference that sponsored college football. They no longer sponsor college football in Arkansas but still operate under the name sponsoring other sporting events. |
| M10-07 | Arkansas Education Collection | This collection contains documents published by the Arkansas Department of Education including handbooks, reports, surveys, and curriculum examples. It covers from the 1890's to the early 1980's. Within are documents on the Department of Education for the Department of Education. |
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| M11-01 | Lakeview School District 25 vs. Governors of Arkansas | Started in 1992, this historical case started when the Lakeview School District claimed that they did not receive their share of the Arkansas education funds and that the state school-funding system was unconstitutional under both the Arkansas and the US constitution. This collection contains court documents from the years 1992-2004 including court proceeding transcripts, court notes, intervention notes and court exhibits. The Lakeview School District 25 was later dissolved but the implications of this court case are still seen in the state's school funding practices. |
| M11-02 | George Thompson | A former Hendrix professor of History, Thompson's collection includes pamphlets and books on American History, as well as reading and teaching guides on the subject. This collection also contain copies of Civil War letters from both Union and Confederate soldiers and political figures. |
| M11-03 | Community Development Institute of UCA | Created in 1987, the Community Development Institute is endorsed by the Community Development Society, and international group of development educators and practitioners. The main purpose of the group is to train people in the techniques of modern leadership and management of community development efforts. This collection contains handbooks, enrollment records, yearbooks, board meeting minutes, and other material about the group. |
| M11-04 | Jim Brewer Collection | James H. Brewer, who is well known for serving 26 years as general manager of Conway Corporation, was a student at UCA, then known as Arkansas State Teachers College. His collection contains personal & professional correspondence, materials on nature and travel, awards from his various organizations, newspaper clippings, photos, Conway Corporation statements & speeches, and telephone directories from 1965-1992. He was also the president of the Arkansas Industrial Development Foundation, past chairman of the Conway Planning Commission, president of the Conway Rotary Club, state board member of the Boy Scouts of America, president of the Conway Development Corporation, and director of Worthen National Bank in Conway. |
| M11-05 | UCA Staff Senate | The UCA Staff Senate's mission is to provide communication and representation so that a positive attitude can be achieved within the university. This collection contains correspondence, meeting minutes and other materials dating from 1983-2010. |
| M11-06 | Dr. Sally Roden Collection | Dr. Sally Roden has been a leader in her professional associations and has been the recipient of many honors. An educator at UCA since 1969, she currently serves as associate provost and dean of undergraduate studies and director of the living and learning communities program. Her collection includes awards, correspondence, photos, and books. |
| M11-07 | Dr. Mary Mosley Collection | Retired educator, Dr. Mary Mosley, spent 20 years involved with the UCA Reading Center as it's director, as well as being on the Board of Directors for the Literacy Action for Central Arkansas Council and the Faulkner County Literacy Council Board of Directors. She worked to study and improve the center's research-based lesson plan and shared her findings in publications and presentations in hopes of improving instruction of struggling readers. Her collection includes correspondence, photos, publications on reading, books, calendars, and awards. |