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The Center for Arkansas History and Culture at @UALR. Preserving the history of all voices. Located in Downtown @CityLittleRock in the @RiverMarket district.

Little Rock, AR 72201
Joined August 2011
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UALR Center for Arkansas History and Culture
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A political cartoon from 1979 of Fort Chaffee, Arkansas, a military fort that was used to house Vietnamese refugees during the Vietnam War and later used for Cuban refugees. To read more, please visit
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RT @CopyrightOffice: The Copyright Office recently released a new set of 100 digitized bound historical record volumes. We now have over 17….
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Here is an interior look of the open barracks at the Cummins Unit prison in 1961.
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This portrait depicts Confederate General James Fleming Fagan who grew up in Little Rock, Arkansas and Saline County. He served in several key battles and campaigns over strategically locations in Arkansas and Missouri. To learn more, please visit
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On #WorldRefugeeDay, our "From Saigon to the Natural State" exhibit honors Vietnamese children who found refuge at Fort Chaffee in 1975. Their journey from war to new beginnings in Arkansas reminds us how refugees enrich our communities with resilience and hope.
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This photograph is from Earl L. Saunders, Jr. photograph collection and labelled as “Pierce family reunion”. The reunion was held at 2010 State Street in 1958. None of the attendees are identified. #ArchivesSleuths
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Summer is here! This video clip is from the 1966 campaign documentary, “A Time for a Man”, on Winthrop Rockefeller after announcing he would run for governor of Arkansas. Rockefeller would go on to win by defeating Democrat nominee Jim Johnson later that year.
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Here is the old @chistvincent on it's new grounds in 1953. St. Vincent has been serving the people of Arkansas in some form since 1888. St. Vincent moved to this location in 1953 and has remained on these grounds to this day with many expansions in size and care offered.
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Hunters pose in front of their log cabin showing off their game. This photograph is from the Oversize photograph collection (0093).
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Pictured here is the 1948 graduating class of Dunbar Junior College! However, we don't know all of their names. We need the help of #ArchiveSleuths to complete our description of this photo. If any of the unidentified people look familiar, leave us a comment!
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During World War II, Japanese-Americans were forcibly relocated from their homes. Some ended up in Arkansas, but they made the best out of the situation. Some took up art classes and went to home economics classes to pass the time.
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"The Sextette" were the first six men to be hanged by Judge Isaac Parker in Fort Smith, Arkansas. They were hanged in a group in 1875.
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Pictured here is Jim Guy Tucker (middle) at the 1974 National Association of Attorneys General Conference in Hot Springs. Can any #ArchivesSleuths out there help us identify the other two men in this photo? Leave us a comment!
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Transcription discs consist of an aluminum base coated in lacquer. Over time, palmitic acid can leach to the surface of these discs. It's harmless, but does need to be cleaned off. Here's how we did it!
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In 1975, Vietnamese refugee Y Klong Adrong was interviewed by Dr. Charles Granato of UALR. Y Klong speaks of his journey to America, in Arkansas' own Fort Chaffee, in this video created from his recorded interview and photos, available through CAHC's Striving for Place exhibit.
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#CAHC is closed in observance of Independence Day, July 4. This political cartoon titled, “Certain unalienable delights” from the Jon Kennedy collection (0023) depicts children playing outside and shooting off fireworks.
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Attention #ArchivesSleuths! These unidentified people are clearly having a blast at this unknown event, but we'd like to know more! Know who these people are or where they might be? Let us know in the comments!
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Do you love college football? Archivist and Engagement Coordinator James Wethington is presenting on the history of the Little Rock Junior College football team today at Noon. This event is free to the public. To register to attend the event, please visit
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Former Arkansas Governor Jim Guy Tucker received an @ASUMountainHome.(Arkansas State University-Mountain Home) t-shirt in March 1994, prior to their opening in July 1995.
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Did you know that the radio duo Lum and Abner also appeared in seven Hollywood films? DREAMING OUT LOUD, the first in the series, was released in 1940. Chet Lauck and Norris Goff, co-creators and stars of the radio series, reprised their roles as Lum and Abner in the films.
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