Contact Us
General Information
Phone: 501-320-5700
Fax: 501-537-4559
E-mail: To send an e-mail, click on the appropriate name below.
For reference questions, contact:
Rhonda Stewart, Genealogy and Local History Specialist, 501-320-5720
To reserve a meeting room, contact:
Holly Mathisen, Meeting Rooms and Event Reservations, 501-320-5712
Mailing Address
The Butler Center
Central Arkansas Library System
100 Rock Street
Little Rock, AR 72201
Street Address
Arkansas Studies Institute (across the street from the Main Library)
401 President Clinton Avenue
Little Rock, AR 72201
Staff Directory
Administration
David Stricklin, Head of the Butler Center, 501-320-5710
Arkansas Sounds Music Festival
John Miller, Festival Coordinator, 501-320-5728
Art Galleries
General information, 501-320-5792
Colin Thompson, Art Administrator, 501-320-5791
Shannon Holmes, Sale Gallery Manager, 501-320-5792
Holly Mathisen, Gallery Assistant, 501-320-5712
Fiona Dudley, Gallery Assistant, 501-320-5792
Bill Clinton State Government Project
Glenn Whaley, Manager, 501-320-5741
Michael Hodge, Archival Assistant, 501-320-5743
Steve Teske, Archival Assistant, 501-320-5740
Butler Center Books
Rod Lorenzen,Manager, 501-320-5716
Collection Development
Bob Razer, Archie House Fellow, 501-320-5727
Shari Hays, Cataloger/Serials Librarian, 501-320-5721
Concordia Hall
Nathania Sawyer, Coordinator for Development and Concordia Hall, 501-320-5752
Educational and Teacher Resource Information
Kay Bland, Education Coordinator, 501-320-5713
Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture
General Information, 501-320-5753
Guy Lancaster, Editor, 501-320-5753
Mike Keckhaver, Media Editor, 501-320-5756
Mike Polston, Staff Historian, 501-320-5751
Ali Welky, Assistant Editor, 501-320-5755
Jasmine Jobe, Editorial Assistant, 501-320-5793
Manuscripts Division
Brian Robertson, Senior Archivist and Manager, 501-320-5723
Stephanie Bayless, Archivist and Assistant Manager, 501-320-5725
Linda McDowell, Archivist, 501-320-5724
Frances Morgan, Archivist, 501-320-5742
Shirley Schuette, Archival Assistant, 501-320-5726
For information on the Oral History Collection
Anna Lancaster, Archival Assistant and AV/AR Specialist, 501-320-5718
Programming and Public Relations Information
Lee Ann Blackwell, Butler Center Programming, 501-918-3029
Kate Chagnon, Butler Center Programming, 501-918-3033
Susan Hill Gelé, Butler Center Public Relations, 501-918-3086
Research Assistance
Chris Stewart, Coordinator for Research Services, 501-320-5711
Rhonda Stewart, Genealogy and Local History Specialist, 501-320-5720
Charles Rodgers, Genealogy Assistant, 501-320-5700