Manuscripts, Photos & Maps

Manuscript Collections

Photograph Collections

The Butler Center for Arkansas Studies maintains an extensive photograph collection that documents the history of the state and its people. The photograph collection is arranged topically (i.e. Military, Education, Business, Industry & Natural Resources, etc.). There are also a few individual photograph collections. Most notable are the Clifton E. Hull Photograph Collection, which focuses on the architectural history of central Arkansas; the James W. Leslie Photograph Collection, with an emphasis on the history of southeast Arkansas; and the R.E.L. Wilson Photograph Collection, which chronicles the Lee Wilson & Company plantation in northeast Arkansas.

Map Collection

The Butler Center for Arkansas Studies has a large collection of historic maps.  While the focus of the collection is Arkansas, there are also a number of regional, national, and world maps as well.  Some of the earliest maps date to the 17th Century.  The Arkansas maps are divided by type (state, county, and municipality).  There are also separate categories for Civil War and miscellaneous maps.