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
For public events information, contact:
Kathryn Heller, Programming and Outreach Coordinator, 501-320-5717
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
Nathania Sawyer, Associate Head for Special Projects, 501-320-5752
Chris Stewart, Associate Head for Collection Development and Public Service, 501-320-5711
Anna Lancaster, Administrative Assistant, 501-320-5754
Art Galleries
Colin Thompson, Art Administrator and Gallery Manager, 501-320-5791
Shannon Holmes, Assistant Gallery Manager, 501-320-5792
Charles Rodgers, Gallery Assistant, 501-320-5719
Butler Center Books
Rod Lorenzen, 501-320-5716
Collection Development
Bob Razer, Archie House Fellow, 501-320-5727
Shari Hays, Cataloger/Serials Librarian, 501-320-5721
Educational and Teacher Resource Information
Kay Bland, Educator, 501-320-5713
Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture
General Information, 501-320-5754
Nathania Sawyer, Senior Editor and Project Manager, 501-320-5752
Guy Lancaster, Editor, 501-320-5753
Mike Keckhaver, Media Editor, 501-320-5756
Mike Polston, Staff Historian, 501-320-5751
Steve Teske, Fact Checker, 501-320-5750
Ali Welky, Copyeditor, 501-320-5755
Manuscripts Division
Brian Robertson, Manuscripts Coordinator, 501-320-5723
Stephanie Bayless, Assistant Manuscripts Coordinator, 501-320-5725
Shirley Schuette, Manuscripts Processor, 501-320-5726
For information on the Oral History Collection
Sara Thompson, AV/AR Specialist, 501-320-5718
Programming and Public Relations Information
Kathryn Heller, Programming and Outreach Coordinator, 501-320-5717
Holly Mathisen, Meeting Rooms and Event Reservations, 501-320-5712
Research Assistance
Rhonda Stewart, Genealogy and Local History Specialist, 501-320-5720
Alex Baird, Genealogy Assistant, 501-320-5719
Bill Clinton State Government Project
Frances Morgan, Manager, 501-320-5741
Michael Hodge, Archival Assistant, 501-320-5743
Glenn Whaley, Archival Assistant, 501-320-5742