Press Releases
“A History of UALR: From People’s College to Comprehensive University” 5-7-08 press release
Sneak Peek into the Arkansas Studies Institute 4-2-08 press release
Butler Center Makes History More Accessible Through Digital Database 3-12-08 press release
William H. Bowen to Present at Legacies & Lunch 3-5-08 press release
A Lifetime of Collecting: History and Significance of Black Dolls 2-6-08 press release
Westbrook Gift Helps Ensure Arkansas History 2-1-08 press release
Hand-held History 1-2-08 press release
Professor of the Year Announced as Butler Center Fellow 12-21-08 press release
10 Years in the River Market 12-5-07 press release
Books Approved 11-8-07 press release
100th Legacies and Lunch 11-7-07 press release
History Lost, History Found 10-3-07 press release
Two Butler Center Books Accepted by Arkansas Department of Education
Little Rock, AR – November 6, 2007 – The Arkansas State Education Board approved two books published by the Butler Center for Arkansas Studies to be added to the basal list of recommended textbooks for use in the public schools. The two books are North Arkansas native Velma Branscum Woody’s book of short stories based on Arkansas history, Bandits, Bears, and Backaches, and Marianna native Grif Stockley’s Race Relations in the Natural State.
“This approval is a good thing both for the Butler Center’s efforts to help teachers and students get access to high-quality materials on Arkansas history and culture,” said David Stricklin, head of the Butler Center. Lesson plans for both books are available for free on the Butler Center’s website: www.butlercenter.org. School districts may request sample copies by calling 501-918-3096. Bandits, Bears, and Backaches, and Race Relations in the Natural State are now included on the approved book list for Arkansas teachers’ use in classrooms across the state. To order these books call toll-free 1-800-626-0090 or visit online at www.uapress.com.
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The Butler Center for Arkansas Studies, a department of the Central Arkansas Library System, was created in 1997 through an endowment by the late Richard C. Butler, Sr., for the purpose of promoting a greater understanding and appreciation of Arkansas history, literature, art, and culture. For more information, contact Anna Morshedi at (501) 918-3049.
100th Legacies & Lunch Program
Little Rock, AR – November 7, 2007 – The Butler Center for Arkansas Studies celebrates the 100th Legacies & Lunch program. David Stricklin, head of the Butler Center, will highlight a handful of the 100 programs that have been presented through this lecture series. The celebration will include a video montage of memorable moments from past Legacies & Lunch speakers Craig O’Neill, Jimmie Lou Fisher, Skip Rutherford, Robert McCord, Phyllis Brandon, Bill Valentine, and many more.
The “Legacies & Lunch” series is free and open to the public. Programs are held on the first Wednesday of each month at the Darragh Center in the Main Library, 100 Rock St., in Little Rock. All programs begin at noon and conclude by 1:00 p.m. The public is invited to bring a sack lunch. The Butler Center will provide water, dessert, and soft drinks.
What: Legacies & Lunch
Where: Darragh Center - Main Library
(100 Rock Street, Little Rock)
When: Wednesday, November 7, noon – 1 pm
The Butler Center for Arkansas Studies, a department of the Central Arkansas Library System, was created in 1997 through an endowment by the late Richard C. Butler, Sr., for the purpose of promoting a greater understanding and appreciation of Arkansas history, literature, art, and culture. For more information, contact Anna Morshedi at (501) 918-3049.
“History Lost, History Found”
Which parts of history survive and which are lost
Little Rock, AR – October 3, 2007 – Carolyn Earle Billingsley, professional genealogist and Butler Center Fellow for 2007-08, is the Butler Center for Arkansas Studies’ featured Legacies & Lunch speaker, Wednesday, October 3, noon to 1 pm. Billingsley will discuss which parts of history survive and which are lost.
Equipped with historical curiosity and the right research tools, resurrecting a piece of history is possible. As an example, Billingsley will discuss her attempts to recover the story of the small African American community of Hardscramble in Pulaski County.
The “Legacies & Lunch” series is free and open to the public. Programs are held on the first Wednesday of each month at the Darragh Center in the Main Library, 100 Rock St., in Little Rock. All programs begin at noon and conclude by 1:00 p.m. The public is invited to bring a sack lunch. The Butler Center will provide water and soft drinks.
What: Legacies & Lunch
Where: Darragh Center - Main Library
(100 Rock Street, Little Rock)
When: Wednesday, October 3, noon – 1 pm
The Butler Center for Arkansas Studies, a department of the Central Arkansas Library System, was created in 1997 through an endowment by the late Richard C. Butler, Sr., for the purpose of promoting a greater understanding and appreciation of Arkansas history, literature, art, and culture. For more information, contact Anna Morshedi at (501) 918-3049.
