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Bryant, Jr. Willaim J. Curriculum Vitae January 2013 1

Title, Faculty Rank and Purpose of Archives:Director of Archives & Special Collections, Assistant Professor - July 1998 to present The primary purpose of the University of Central Arkansas (UCA) Archives is to select, acquire, preserve and make available to researchers documents that are pertinent to Arkansas’s history.

Education:

Master of Arts – History University of Central Arkansas – 1996

Bachelor of Arts – HistoryUniversity of Central Arkansas – 1995

Certified ArchivistAcademy of Certified Archivists – 2007

Publications:

Bryant, Jimmy. “A Closer Look at Faculty Who Broke the Color Barrier at UCA,” African American Perspectives, Volume 6 Number 2, Spring 2012.

Bryant, Jimmy. The Centennial History of the University of Central Arkansas. Virginia Beach, Virginia. Donning Company Publishers, 2008.

Bryant, Jimmy. “Burr Walter Torreyson: UCA’s Second President, 1917-1930,” Faulkner Facts and Fiddlings, Volume XLVII, Winter, Spring 2006.

Bryant, Jimmy. “Student Healthcare at the University of Central Arkansas: The History Of the Dorothy A. Long Student Health Services,” Faulkner Facts and Fiddlings, Volume XLVI, Summer, Fall, Winter 2003-2004.

Bryant, Jimmy. “Guy “Big Dan” Estes: A Man for All Seasons,” Faulkner Facts and Fiddlings, XLV, Summer, Fall and Winter, 2002.

Bryant, Jimmy. “Baby of Arts Degree: A Degree Unique to Arkansas State Teachers College,” Faulkner Facts and Fiddlings, Volume XLIII, Spring and Summer, 2001.


Bryant, Jimmy. “UCA’s Forgotten World War II Memorial,” Faulkner Facts and Fiddlings, Volume XLII, Spring and Summer, 2000.

Bryant, Jimmy. “Arkansas State Normal School 1908: First Year of Organization and Operation,” Faulkner Facts and Fiddlings, Volume XLII, Fall and Winter, 2000.

Bryant, Jimmy. “Four Names Over 100 Years,”Log Cabin Democrat, 28 November 2011.

Bryant, Jimmy. “A Look at Thanksgiving Day, then and now,”Log Cabin Democrat, 21 November 2011.

Bryant, Jimmy. “A Brief History of Women’s Basketball,”Log Cabin Democrat, 14 November 2011.

Bryant, Jimmy. “The Normal Woods, Important to Early UCA Students,”Log Cabin Democrat, 7 November 2011.

Bryant, Jimmy. “First Year of Operation,”Log Cabin Democrat, 31 October, 2011.

Bryant, Jimmy. “From the UCA Archives: First Homecoming,”Log Cabin Democrat, 24 October 2011.

Bryant, Jimmy. “Factors that Led to UCA Being Located in Conway,”Log Cabin Democrat, 17 October 2011.

Bryant, Jimmy. “A Look at Ida Waldran, the Woman and the Auditorium,”Log Cabin Democrat, 10 October 2011.

Bryant, Jimmy. “UCA Faculty Schools Students in Etiquette and Fashion,”Log Cabin Democrat, 3 October 2011.

Bryant, Jimmy. “World War I and its Impact on UCA,” Log Cabin Democrat, 26 September 2011.

Bryant, Jimmy. “Six Have Served as Interim President at UCA,” Log Cabin Democrat, 19 September 2011.


Bryant, Jimmy. “Rivalry between UCA-ASU Goes Back to 1916,” Log Cabin Democrat, 12 September 2011.

Bryant, Jimmy. “Welcoming Students Back is A Long-Standing Tradition,”Log Cabin Democrat, 5 September 2011.

Bryant, Jimmy. “Rules, Religion, Dancing and Smoking, 1908-1940,”Log Cabin Democrat, 29 August 2011.

Bryant, Jimmy. “Pow-Wow, Carnival were early forms of entertainment at UCA,”Log Cabin Democrat, 22 August 2011.

Bryant, Jimmy. “How the 1921 Football Bears Compare to the 2011 Bears,” Log Cabin Democrat, 15 August 2011.

Bryant, Jimmy. “UCA’s First President Involved in Controversy,” Log Cabin Democrat, 8 August 2011.

Bryant, Jimmy. “Private Helen Kent Awarded Medals for Husband’s Heroism,”Log Cabin Democrat, 1 August 2011.

Bryant, Jimmy. “Margaret Truman, President’s Daughter Performed at UCA,”Log Cabin Democrat, 25 July 2011.

Bryant, Jimmy. “UCA During the Great Depression,” Log Cabin Democrat, 1 July 2011.

Bryant, Jimmy. “Hendrix vs. UCA was an Intense Rivalry,” Log Cabin Democrat, 27 June 2011.

Bryant, Jimmy. “Windmills and Windlasses: Early Debate Teams at UCA Proved Popular,” Log Cabin Democrat, 20 June 2011.

Bryant, Jimmy. “Controversy over the Naming of Wingo Hall on the UCA Campus,” Log Cabin Democrat, 13 June 2011.

Bryant, Jimmy. “UCA’s Coming of Age Party – May 15, 1928,” Log Cabin Democrat, 6 June 2011.


Bryant, Jimmy. “Model School Helped Train Future Teachers,”Log Cabin Democrat, 7 January 2012.

Bryant, Jimmy. “Bears vs. Razorbacks: Athletic Opponents from 1921 to 1948,”Log Cabin Democrat, 14 January 2012.

Bryant, Jimmy. “A Brief History of UCA Women’s Soccer,”Log Cabin Democrat, 22 January 2012.

Bryant, Jimmy. “Two Watergate Figures, Ehrlichman and Dean, Spoke at UCA,”Log Cabin Democrat, 28 January 2012.

Bryant, Jimmy. “In 1907, UCA Origin was Whites-Only; Officially Changed in 1992,” Log Cabin Democrat, 5 February 2012.

Bryant, Jimmy. “A Brief History of Desegregation at UCA,”Log Cabin Democrat, 11 February 2012.

Bryant, Jimmy. “Part One: A Brief History of the UCA Police Department,”Log Cabin Democrat, 18 February 2012.

Bryant, Jimmy. “A Brief History of the UCA Police Department: Second of a Two-Part Series,” Log Cabin Democrat, 25 February 2012.

Bryant, Jimmy. “Faculty Color Barrier Broken in 1969,”Log Cabin Democrat, 3 March 2012.

Bryant, Jimmy. “The Campus in War,”Log Cabin Democrat, 12 March 2012.

Bryant, Jimmy. “UCA Alumni in Battle,”Log Cabin Democrat, 19 March 2012.

Bryant, Jimmy. “The War Ends and Enrollment Soars,”Log Cabin Democrat, 26 March 2012.

Bryant, Jimmy. “World War II Fallen Ones Honored,”Log Cabin Democrat, 2 April 2012.


Bryant, Jimmy. “Freshman Beanie and 1960s Student Life,”Log Cabin Democrat, 9 April 2012.

Bryant, Jimmy. “Stop the Presses: End of an Era,”Log Cabin Democrat, 16 April 2012.

Bryant, Jimmy. “The UCA President’s Home: Part One,”Log Cabin Democrat, 23 April 2012.

Bryant, Jimmy. “The UCA President’s Home: Part Two,”Log Cabin Democrat, 30 April 2012.

Bryant, Jimmy. “The History of Nursing at UCA: Part One,”Log Cabin Democrat, 10 September 2012.

Bryant, Jimmy. “The History of Nursing at UCA: Part Two,”Log Cabin Democrat, 17 September 2012.

Bryant, Jimmy. “The History of Nursing at UCA: Part Three,”Log Cabin Democrat, 24 September 2012.

Bryant, Jimmy. “Reserve Officers’ Training Corps at UCA,”Log Cabin Democrat, 1 October 2012.

Bryant, Jimmy. “UCA ROTC in the Modern Era,”Log Cabin Democrat, 8 October 2012.

Bryant, Jimmy. “UCA, A Pioneer in Occupational Therapy: Part One,”Log Cabin Democrat, 15 October 2012.

Bryant, Jimmy. “UCA State Leader in Occupational Therapy: Part Two,”Log Cabin Democrat, 22 October 2012.

Bryant, Jimmy. “A Brief History of Physical Therapy at UCA,”Log Cabin Democrat, 29 October 2012.

Bryant, Jimmy. “Looking Back at Hendrix win over Ole Miss,”Log Cabin Democrat, 5 November 2012.


Archive Collections Acquired from July 1998 to 2012

1998M98-01 - UCA Business Office Ledgers Collection: Departmental balances, budgets, bank accounts, and construction budgets, 1946-1981 and 1998.

M98-02 - Jimmy Driftwood Collection: More than 1000 songs, poems, newspaper clippings, photographs and documents pertaining to the musical career of Jimmy Driftwood, educator, folklorist, and Grammy Award winning singer-songwriter from Arkansas.

M98-03 - Student Government Association Collection: The organization's constitution, by-laws, polices, resolutions and minutes, 1946-1988.

M98-04 - Waddy W. Moore Collection: Oral history, Conway school board meetings, business correspondence, and black history. Dr. Moore established the UCA Oral History department and was instrumental in the creation of the UCA Archives.

M98-05 - Joe Goss Collection: twelve Army sketchbooks from Civil War correspondent and illustrator Edwin Forbes, 1894.

M98-06 - Coal Hill Materials Collection: Family papers, yearbooks, newspapers, and photographs, reflecting the lives of the Mrs. Anita Elias family in Johnson County, Arkansas, 1880-1969.

M98-07 - Kathleen Bell Collection: historical information relating to Clay, Cross and St. Francis counties in Arkansas, 1930-1988.

M98-08 - Senator Stanley Russ Collection: Personal papers, military records, political tapes, photographs, and correspondence with political figures, including Bill Clinton, collected by this Arkansas State Senator, serving 1975-2000.

1999M99-01 - Official Records of the University of Central Arkansas Collection: The University of Central Arkansas was established in 1907. This collection reflects the years of educational excellence UCA has provided for thousands of students.


M99-02 - James Dombek Collection: Faculty Council papers from 1970-1982; vocational, educational, and technical programs; KUCA radio station information; and research proposals of this former mathematics professor and later Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at UCA.

M99-03 - Evalyn King Collection: Evalyn King taught school all over the state of Arkansas including the Japanese relocation center in Rohwer. Her collection also contains her family genealogy research.

M99-04 - Tom McAnally Collection: Math books, State College of Arkansas and UCA Bulletins, and other information regarding both mathematics and UCA donated by this former UCA Mathematics Professor.

M99-05 - The Professors Collection: The Professors was a Bluegrass group made up of five UCA Science professors. This is a record of their work together as a band and some of the materials they created, 1967-1985.

M99-06 - Guy Murphy Collection: Guy Murphy was a progressive leader in Conway and a co-founder of the Faulkner County historical Society. His papers reflect his interest in both the growth and the development of Conway, 1958-1998.

M99-07 - African American Alumni Association (A.A.A.A.) Collection: The African American Alumni Association collection contains photographs, newspaper articles, and information regarding the annual banquet and ball from 1998 to the present.

M99-08 - Senator Guy H. "Mutt" Jones Collection: Personal papers, military records, financial material, correspondence, legal material, and memorabilia of this former Arkansas state senator, World War II Veteran and prominent Conway attorney, 1925-1985.

M99-09 - Dr. Michael Rapp Collection: A research paper for NASA as well as material over canoeing, travel, correspondence, and the Arkansas Science Teacher Association were donated by this professor of chemistry at UCA, 1968-1999.

M99-10 - Greg J. W. Urwin Collection: Information on faculty life at UCA, papers from the Blue-Gray Association which he established, and drafts of a few of his own books on history were donated by this history professor of UCA from 1984-1999.


M99-11 - Kathy Kunzinger Urwin Collection: Taped interviews on the subject of former Governor Winthrop Rockefeller from Marion Burton, Sterling Cockrill, G. Thomas Eisele, Orval E. Faubus, Robert Faulkner, Everette Ham, Cal Ledbetter and John Ward.

M99-12 - First State Bank Newspaper Clippings Collection: Newspaper collection on the First State Bank in Conway, Arkansas covering the time periods of 1946-1973, 1985-1994, and 1996-1997.

M99-13 - Frank Winburne Rare Newspaper Collection: Collection of rare newspapers spanning from the late 19th century to the late 20th century.

M99-14 - James Bridges Collection: Information on the James Bridges performing arts scholarship fund, manuscripts, photographs, audio and visual media forms, and films from the director, writer, and former UCA student James Bridges, best known for directing "The China Syndrome," "Urban Cowboy," and "The Paper Chase."

M99-15 - Governor Ben T. Laney Collection: Political papers, correspondence, speeches, photographs, personal correspondence, campaign issues, U.S. savings bond sales during world War II, Civil Rights issues, and many other topics important to this former Arkansas governor and leader of the Dixiecrats, 1942-1970.

M99-16 - Arkansas Reading Association Collection: Planning guides, budgets, proposals, goals, correspondence, scrapbooks, board meetings, photographs and video cassettes of this Arkansas literacy group.

2000M00-01 - The Old Texas Church Collection: Partial records of a 19th century Faulkner County Baptist church, including a transcription of the original documents, 1869-1895.

M00-02 - E. Howard Tipton / World War II Collection: Personal accounts of P.O.W. Technical Sergeant Howard H. Tipton's missions during the European campaign, including photocopies of medals received, photographs, and a small manuscript describing month by month accounts of war activities.


M00-03 - Theodore Hood / World War II Collection: World War II memorabilia, achievement awards, photographs, books, videos, World War II statistics, newspaper articles, magazines, and the 306th Echoes from 1979 to present, donated by Chief Master Sergeant Hood

M00-04 - William John Graff / World War II Collection: material and information from both wars donated by William John Graff who served in World War II and his father who served in World War I, early 1900's to 1960's..

M00-05 - Marvin De Boer / World War II Collection: Memorabilia, naval information, certifications, photographs, and Japanese currency collected during World War II while serving on the U.S.S. Essex.

M00-06 - Oakland United Methodist Church Collection: Membership book, church history, Sunday school registers, and quarterly conference records, 1852-1926, of this church founded in 1849 by James Ford near Holland in Faulkner County.M00-07 - Omer LeMire / World War II Collection: The horrors of the Dachau concentration camp preserved in photographs taken by Sergeant Omer LeMire, United States Army, during World War II.

M00-08 - Gene Hatfield Collection: Gene Hatfield 's family has been an active part of UCA for many years. He attended UCA before being drafted into World War II. After the war Mr. Hatfield finished his education in the field of art, and became one of the most distinguished professors at UCA, 1925-2005.

M00-09 - U.C.A. Alumni Association Collection: Ccorrespondence and UCA Bulletins dating from 1932 to the present .

M00-10 - John P. Chopelas / World War II Collection: Photographs, newspaper clippings, albums, cartoons, merits awarded, and missions of a gunnery man who enlisted in the Army Air Forces during World War II at the age of 18.

2001M01-01 - Neal King / World War II Letters Collection: Personal letters from Navy Officer Neal King to his sister Evalyn King and their parents during World War II.


M01-02 - David Ramage / World War II Collection: Memorabilia, photographs, and letters written by Staff Sergeant David Ramage while serving in the European theater during World War II..

M01-03 - Jim McKim Collection: Papers of a former UCA Professor of Mathematics and UCA's Coordinator of Continuing Education Credit Programs at Little Rock Air Force Base; also worked at the Arkansas Correctional Department, 1979-1999.

M01-04 - Lawrence Weems Trussell Collection: Weems Trussel was a lawyer, State Senator, State Representative and a banker from Fordyce, Arkansas. He served under Governors Carl Bailey, Ben Laney, Sid McMath, and Orval Faubus, 1936-1975.

M01-05 - Ray Neilson / Celebrity Interviews Collection: Interviews of the host of the "Good Time Picture Show" made with famous actors, actresses, and film directors, 1978-1981.

M01-06 - Fred Hopkinson / World War II Letters Collection: Letters, copies of medals and foreign money, and a gasoline and tire ration book donated by Mr. Hopkinson, who fought in WWI and was a civilian in WWII.

M01-07 - Collins B. Isom / World War II Collection: Primary sources from both World War II and the Korean War through telegrams, V-mail, National Service Life Insurance, six issues of "Stars and Stripes," and two copies of "Yank.”

M01-08 - Earl Beadle / World War II Collection: Earl Beadle served in the Navy on the U.S.S. Capps during World War II. Video, and audio tapes dealing with the war as well as the diaries of Earl Beadle, Stanley R. Goral, and John Hnatichin, 1942-1945.

M01-09 - Darrell Aubrey Rook / World War II Collection: Photographs from a championship football team in 1938, new Coast Guardsmen in 1942, and a book on SPARS.

M01-10 - Helen Titus Erwin Collection: Scrapbooks showing campus life at UCA during the 1920s.

M01-11 - Sigma Tau Gamma Collection: History of oldest fraternity on the UCA campus, from 1915-2003


M01-12 - Conway Orpheus Club Collection: The Conway Orpheus Club sponsors musical events and help provide sheet music and musical instruments to educational institutions of Conway, 1913-2002.

M01-13 - UCA Faculty Senate Collection: Information regarding minutes, handbook revisions, and elections, 1970-2000.

M01-14 - Robert D. Covington / World War II Collection: Diary, photographs, and discharge papers for former Navy man during WWII, 1942-1946.

M01-15 - World Trade Center/Pentagon 9-11-01 Collection: Newspaper articles, first-hand accounts, reactions inside Arkansas, and information on Osama Bin Laden and the events of September 11, 2001.

M01-16 - Jim Malone Collection: Papers of Jim Malone, a fish farm owner and President of the Arkansas Fish Farmers Association in 1956. He helped push for the United States Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS) Fishing Farming Experimental Station in Stuttgart, Arkansas. He also wrote speeches for Governor Sidney McMath in 1950 and Governor Orval E. Faubus in 1954 and 1956.

M01-17 - Richard F. Wood / World War II Collection: Several books on World War II and the papers of a World War II Veteran who publishes the 79th Airdrome Squadron Newsletter.

M01-18 - Ivor Parker / World War II Collection: Photographs, medals, information on India, allied newsletters, and a letter of Presidential Recognition from President Harry Truman during World War II.

M01-19 - Dorris Nunn Newspaper Collection: Spans from the 1960's to the 1990's with major headlines including the Space Race and Desert Storm.

M01-20 - Corrine Robinson Collection: Photographs, letters, and newspapers from UCA, 1963-1994.

M01-21 - UCA Search For 8th President / Lu Hardin Collection: Information on the search and selection of the 8th UCA President, as well as newspapers related to President Lu Hardin's resignation.


M01-22 - Hansel Lee / World War II Collection: Hansel Lee graduated as a pilot from the Army Air Force in 1944. His collection contains a bomb group pilot album, and some copies of the Briefing: Journal of the International B-24 Liberator Club, 1977-2001.

2002M02-01 - WAC Veterans Association / Sue Evans Collection: Minutes, information on national conventions, association handbook, and the annual bulletin of WAC, 1979-2001.

M02-02 - Ruth Farmer Collection: Photographs, newspaper clippings and correspondence from an Arkansas family in the late 1800's to the early 1900's, donated by a former UCA employee.

M02-03 - Dr. Fred Dalske Collection: newspapers articles, letters, and pictures concerning the life of a well-respected biology professor at the University of Central Arkansas 1999-2001

M02-04 - Phi Delta Kappa Collection: awards, forms, requirements, reports, and newsletters, 1970s-2002.

M02-05 - Beth Brickell Collection: Papers of an actress, producer, and director who appeared in such films as Posse Deadly Game, and The Only Way Home. She attended the Arkansas State Teacher College and has been very active in the Arkansas political system, 1954-2002.

M02-06 - Dorris Curtis Collection: Sheet music that dates back to 1893, songs written by Ms. Curtis, and some of her paintings.1893-2002. Ms. Curtis was a school teacher before World War II, an industrial worker, and an award winning artist.

M02-07 - Shane C. Dunn Collection: Information regarding Franz Ziereis the Commander of Mathauson and an overseer of many German concentration camps.

M02-08 - Edwin Ledbetter / World War II Collection: A compilation of unpublished material by Edwin Ledbetter on his experiences during World War II and growing up in Conway during the great Depression.


M02-09 - Dan Estes Collection: A large binder that chronicles the life of Dan Estes, a Professor of Mathematics, football coach, hunter, fisherman, and conservationist, 1909-2001.

M02-10 - Sam Laser / World War II Collection: Sam Laser joined the navy in World War II and was present on the U.S.S. Yorktown when it was repeatedly hit by Japanese torpedoes before sinking.

M02-11 - Conway School Board Records, 1878-1891 Collection: A ledger from 1830-1845 and the minutes of the Conway School Board from 1878-1892 display some of Conway's early history.

M02-12 - Four Witt Brothers Collection: The Witt brothers were early settlers in Conway and became prominent in the business community. Their collection begins with materials from the 1880's.

M02-13 - Vivian Lawson-Hogue Collection: Information and photographs on the original homes in old down-town Conway, and articles Mrs. Lawson-Hogue wrtoe for the Log Cabin Democrat.

M02-15 - Al Hiegel / World War II Collection: Al Hiegel served on the U.S.S. Independence, CVL-22 during World War II. This collection contains information on the ship and its service men.

M02-16 - Torreyson Library Collection: Contains the business practices of the UCA library by use of annual reports, fiscal report, staff meetings, and survey 1926-1979.

M02-17 - UCA President Winfred Thompson Collection: Winfred Thompson was the seventh President of the University of Central Arkansas from 1988-2001.

M02-18 - College Basketball Film Collection: A series of recorded UCA Basketball games from 1972-1978.

M02-19 - Arkansas School Psychology Association Collection: Newsletters, correspondence, memos, and business papers covering the time span of 1977-2002.

M02-23 - Mary Ferguson Collection: UCA memorabilia and UCA Alumni Bulletins from 1940-1999.


M02-24 - Dr. Harry Readnour Collection: Dr. Harry Readnour is a retired history professor of the University of Central Arkansas.

2003M03-01 - Rex L. Horn Collection: Rex Horn joined the Army Air Corps in 1940 and died in a training exercise in 1941.

M03-02 - Julie McDonald Collection: Document the processing and signing of a bill to remove words relating to race from the 1907 Act that had originally created the Arkansas State Normal School. It also holds awards given to the Echo from 1953-1962.

M03-03 - Carroll Williams Collection: Unpublished stories about his life, including his father leaving for World War II and Carroll leaving for Korea.

M03-04 - Space Shuttle Columbia Disaster Collection: News articles from the moment in time when the Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated in mid-air.

M03-05 - Joyce Garrison Collection: Faulkner County Quorum court proceedings, county budget, and other county business papers, 1989-2002.

M03-06 - Ruth Coster Collection: Ruth Coster joined the WAC in 1943 and was transferred to New Guinea after completing her training. She became friends with Helen Kent who was also trained at UCA. Mrs. Kent died in a plane crash in the valley of Shangri-La along with seventeen other people.

M03-07 - Dr. Willie Hardin Collection: Dr. Willie Hardin was Dean of the Library at UCA from 1964-2003 and his collection contains material from his career at the UCA library.

M03-08 - Arkansas Library Paraprofessionals Collection: Information concerning the UCA branch of the Library Paraprofessional of Arkansas including conferences, awards, and correspondence, 1992-present.

M03-09 - Ed Stallcup / World War II Collection: A ration book, photographs, oral history and other items of Ed Stallcup's experiences during World War II.

M03-10 - Jimmie Lee Williams III Collection: Information and historical material used in the creation of some of the AETN programs.


M03-11 - Dr. Carl Forsberg Collection: Dr. Carl Forsberg was a professor of music at UCA from 1949-1984 and the Chair of the Music department from 1970-1980.

M03-13 - Jerrel K. Moore Collection: Material relating to Civil War medical practices, donated by the director of Torreyson Library in the late 1970s and early 1980s.

M03-14 - Leland Houston Knight Collection: Leland Houston was a Church of Christ Evangelist from Booneville, Arkansas. He preached in Arkansas, Oklahoma, California, Oregon, Texas, Louisiana, New Mexico, and Indiana in the 1930's, 1940's, and the 1950's.

M03-15 - Daniel David Maddox Newspaper Collection: A small collection of The National School Newspaper during the year 1938.

M03-16 - Richard Allin Collection: Richard Allin was a journalist for the Arkansas Gazette and the Arkansas Democrat Gazette from 1963-2003. He wrote the column, “Our Town.”

M03-17 - Charles Allbright Newspaper Collection: Charles Allbright was a journalist for the Arkansas Gazette and Arkansas Democrat Gazette who wrote the column, “Arkansas Traveler,” up to his retirement in 2003.

M03-18 - UCA Band Alumni Collection: A collection of photographs and newspaper clippings from the 1950's to the present.M03-19 - UCA President Lu Hardin Collection: Personal and professional correspondence, including letters from Presidents and Chancellors of various universities congratulating President Hardin on becoming the 8th President of the University of Central Arkansas.

M03-20 - Bill Johnson Collection: Material from the personal and professional life of Mr. Johnson, former president of the Simmons First National Bank of Conway and sports announcer for the UCA Bears since 1961.

M03-21 - Charles H. and Elaine I. Carter Newspaper Collection: Papers from Illinois and New York spanning from the late 19th century to the early 20th century.


2004M04-01 - Craig O'Neill (A.K.A. Randy Hankins) Collection: The telephone prank became the hallmark of Little Rock's once number one disc jockey Craig O'Neill. His collection holds Not only his famous pranks from KLAZ, KKYK, and KURB, but also pictures, books, scrapbooks, magazines, stories written by him, and personal and professional correspondence.

M04-02 - H. G. Foster Photograph Collection: Two photograph albums of both the China/Japan war and of the beautiful buildings and structures of China.

M04-03 - President Bill Clinton Newspaper Collection: Bill Clinton was elected President of the United States in 1992. He served from 1993-2001. The newspapers in his collection contain articles about his political life from 1993-2003.

M04-04 - Beulah Griffin Mann Collection: Beulah Mann and her daughter Carolyn graduated from UCA. This collection contains scrapbooks from UCA in the 1920's, family albums, trips, and teacher's material.

M04-05 - Harold Edison Collection: Papers of a Disbursing Officer at the University of Central Arkansas 1943-1970.

M04-06 - Hot Springs Village 8th Air Force Veterans Collection: Information on the 8th Air Force Historical society, James Walter, and World War II.

M04-07 - Betty Fowler Collection: Betty Fowler is a local entertainer in radio and television. She is a jazz singer and has been the musical director of the Miss Arkansas Pageant since the 1950's. This collection contains sheet music from the early 1900's to 1970's.

M04-08 - Jim Hoggard Collection: Jim Hoggard was a devoted UCA football fan. His collection contains UCA football programs from 1980-2003 and video tapes from 1985-1991.

M4-09 - UCA Board of Trustees Collection: Information on meetings from 1972 to 1998.


M04-10 - Waves National Collection: During World War II the Waves, the women’s Navy organization, was created so women could serve in a non-combat role. This increased the number of able bodied men available for combat duty. This collection contains newsletters written after the war about the Waves members' experiences.

M04-11 - Wayne Cranford Collection: Mr. Cranford was the Chairman of the President's Advisory Committee for the Arts. This collection contains personal and professional correspondence and papers in regard to the political campaigns of Senator J. W. Fulbright and President Bill Clinton.

2005M05-02 - City of Conway Collection: Articles, reports and maps about the city planning of Conway, Arkansas.

M05-03 - UCA Sports History Collection: Memorabilia and newspaper clippings from UCA's baseball, basketball, football, and other miscellaneous athletics throughout the school history. Also contains programs from the UCA Sports Hall of Fame Inductions.

M05-04 - Ron Smith / World War II Collection: World War II memorabilia.

M05-05 - UCA/Ozark Heritage Collection: Established to educate people about the music and heritage of the Ozarks, its material is now being kept in this collection.

M05-06 - James Alexander Ogletree / Julie Avra Ogletree Genealogy Collection: James and Julie Ogletree moved to Arkansas shortly after the Civil War. This collection contains genealogic information from both the Avra and Ogletree families in Arkansas.

M05-07 - Arkansas Chapter of the Wildlife Society Collection: The Arkansas Chapter of the Wildlife Society is made up of professionals and educators who seek high ethical and professional standards in the realm of their profession.

M05-08 - Sue Evans Collection: Vintage holiday and children’s songs donated by a former professor of music at UCA.

M05-09 - President Silas Snow Collection: President Silas Snow was the President of UCA from October 29, 1953 until June 30, 1975.


M05-10 - Vandiver L. Childs Collection: Mr. Childs worked for the United States Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service for close to fifty years. This collection contains a copy of his field notes from 1934 to 1982.

M05-11 - Arkansas Chapter Of The American Fisheries Society Collection: By-laws, minutes, and photographs of the Arkansas Chapter of the American Fisheries Society.

M05-12 - Tom Bonner Collection: Tom Bonner served at KARK Channel 4 Little Rock both in front and behind the camera. His jobs ranged from weather man to station manager. He is currently working as Senior Vice President at Arkansas Children's Hospital.

2006M06-01 - Sam Fausett Collection: Mr. Fausett was a professional photographer and the first Master of Photography in Arkansas. He lived from January 29, 1901 to May 9, 1979. He married Alice Spencer on April 26, 1935. His photography studio was located on Parkway Street in Conway, and he also had a studio in Little Rock, Arkansas.

M06-03 - Sharon Priest Collection: Sharon Priest was the first woman elected to the office of Secretary of State in Arkansas. This collection reflects her years of service to the people of Arkansas.

M06-04 - Jim Elder Collection: Jim Elder was Sports Director for KARN radio and the voice of the Arkansas Travelers.

M06-05 - UCA World War II Alumni Collection: Information on UCA alumni who were killed in World War II.

M06-06 - Valerie Keith Collection: Valerie Keith graduated from UCA Honors College in fall 2006. Her thesis was a quilt commemorating the UCA centennial. The quilt depicts each UCA president and significant events which occurred during their tenures.2007


M07-01 - Peter McGehee Collection: Peter McGehee was a novelist and writer who grew up in Little Rock, Arkansas. He later moved to San Francisco where he wrote his first play, "The Quinlan Sisters." In 1988, he was diagnosed with HIV which progress into full-blown AIDS in the spring of 1991. He died of toxoplasmosis on 9-13-91.

M07-02 - KCON Collection: KCON -AM was a local AM radio station located on the grounds of the University of Central Arkansas. The building was torn down in 2007.

M07-03 - Norbert O. Schedler Collection: Not Yet Processed

M07-04 - UCA Sponsored Research of UCA and Conway Historic Structures Collection: Projects completed by UCA's historic preservation students in 2007-2008 on various historic building at UCA and around Conway, Arkansas. Also contains a class plan for the "Introduction to Historic Preservation in the Interior Design Program at the University of Central Arkansas." by Antoinette Johnson, instructor at UCA.

M07-05 - UCA Centennial Celebration Collection: This collection contains letters, articles, brochures, pamphlets etc. pertaining to the events which took place to celebrate the hundredth anniversary of the creation of the University of Central Arkansas, or Arkansas State Normal School, as it was then known.

M07-06 - Harold Helton Collection: Mr. Helton is a local business owner and frequent participant in Conway city affairs. His papers include Conway Chamber of Commerce materials.

M07-07 - John Ward Collection: Photographs, correspondence, records, and documents that chronicled his diverse career as managing editor of the Log Cabin Democrat, instructor at the University of Arkansas, and the Vice President of Public Affairs at UCA.

M07-08 - Robert Collins / Pearl Harbor Collection: Photographs taken by Mr. Collins of the damaged base and ships at Pearl Harbor, while serving in the Army in World War II.


M07-09 - The Centennial History of The University of Central Arkansas Manuscript Collection: Research and materials collected by William J. Bryant, UCA Archivist, while he was writing The Centennial History of The University of Central Arkansas, which was published in 2008 in celebration of the University's first hundred years of operation.

M07-10 - Lois Lenski Collection: Lois Lenski was a well-respected illustrator and author of children's books. This collection contains a few of her illustrations from 1929 -1963.

M07-11 - Farkleberry Follies Collection: The Arkansas Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists (beginning in 1967) launched The Farkleberry Follies, a live theatrical satire of state news-makers produced to support journalism scholarships. This collection contains event programs, newspaper clippings, advertising material & scripts of the Farkleberry Follies productions.

M07-12 - Arkansas Constitutional Convention 1979-1980 Collection: Information on the Arkansas Constitutional Convention of 1979-1980.

M07-13 - Arkansas Rural Education Association Collection: The AREA was formed in 1965 by leaders of rural school districts to oppose consolidation efforts by the state government. It still exists today to represent the concerns & meet the needs of rural schools.

M07-14 - Conway Human Development Center Collection: CHDC was opened in 1959 as Arkansas Children's Colony to house and teach mentally handicapped children. Today the center also serves adults. This collection is made up of news clippings about the center from 1959-1974 as well as photographs and negatives from that time.

M07-15 - Garland W. Griffith Collection: Information from a UCA music professor.

2008M08-01 - Charlotte Barker Collection: Two scrapbooks over UCA during the 1940's.

M08-03 - Andre McNeil Collection: Not yet processed


M08-04 - Lencola Sullivan Collection: Newspaper clippings, awards, and photographs that chronicle the career of the first African American Miss UCA and Miss Arkansas

M08-05 - Claudia Massey Collection: Mrs. Massey was an Arkansas State Teachers College (UCA) graduate, an elementary school teacher in Searcy, and a genealogist. Her collection contains her personal and work papers as well as some of her genealogical research.

M08-06 - 9th Presidential Search Collection/Allen Meadors: The resumes of all the candidates for President of the University of Central Arkansas in 2008, and information on President Allen Meadors and the controversy behind his resignation.

M08-07 - Oak Grove Cemetery Collection: The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Conway, Arkansas and has been in existence since the 1800's. The collection contains business and financial papers for the cemetery, records of some of those interred, as well as a list of graves of known Civil War soldiers.

M08-08 - Juanita White Campbell Collection: Juanita White Campbell attended Conway High school, and Arkansas State Teachers College. She was a librarian for Conway public schools for fifteen years, and her husband Ben Campbell was a Faulkner County game warden.

M08-09 Block / Henderson Collection: News articles and letters of sympathy in memory of Chavares Block and Ryan Henderson, the two students who were shot and killed on UCA campus October 26, 2008.

2009M09-01 - Barack Obama Inauguration Collection: News stories from several major news services covering the inauguration of President Barack Obama in January of 2009.

M09-02 - Lillian Keasler Collection: Lillian Keasler attended Arkansas State Teachers College around 1929, at which time she acquired the photographs and materials she used to make a scrapbook commemorating her time there.


M09-03 - Willard A. Hawkins Collection: Colonel Hawkins was in active and reserve military service for over 28 years, and retired from the Air Force in 1973. His collection contains his military records and correspondence as well as state political correspondence and papers from the 1960's.

M09-04 - Anne Jansen Collection: Correspondence, photographs, and other documents relevant to the career of Anne Jansen, who retired as news anchor for KTHV news in 2008 after 25 years of service.

M09-05 - Arkansas Land Register Collection: Consists of one book which lists names of land purchasers, the plots of land in Arkansas which they purchased, and the price they paid. The book has entries from 1821 to 1834.

M09-06 - Pi Kappa Delta Debate/Forensic Club Collection: Pi Kappa Delta is a national honorary, made up of students, educators, and alumni dedicated to promoting good communication and forensic skills. The Arkansas Eta Chapter is located at UCA. This collection contains papers pertaining to the group as well as many awards that they have won in competition.

M09-07 - Bedford Chapel C.M.E. / Mt. Olive Baptist Church Collection: Bedford Chapel C.M.E. Church's Quarterly Conference Records dating back to 1881. Also included in the church record is the Sunday school register, financial records, C.M.E. Church history, and religious book, pamphlets and hymnals.

M09-08 - Phi Lambda Chi Fraternity Collection: Phi Lambda Chi is a national fraternity that began at Arkansas State Teachers College in 1925. The collection contains the original constitution & documents, & notes on the first national convention.

M09-09 - David Grimes - Elijah Pitts Sports Memorabilia Collection: Memorabilia pertaining to the life and career of Elijah Eugene Pitts (2/3/1938 - 7/10/1998, an American football halfback in the NFL for the Green Bay Packers, the Los Angeles Rams, and the New Orleans Saints. Specific items include game programs, magazines and newspaper articles about Pitts.

M09-10 - Veterans of Foreign Wars Collection: Veterans of Foreign Wars or VFW, is a national foundation. The materials in this collection include a charter and certification for the Conway, Arkansas chapter.


M09-11 - Kris Allen Newspaper Collection: Kris Allen is an American singer songwriter from Conway, Arkansas, and the winner of the eighth season of American Idol.

M09-12 - Kriegsbucherei der Deutschen Jugend / War Library for German Youth Collection: The War Library for German Youth is a serial of comic size books written for children about German military affairs & published during World War II from approximately 1939-1943. This collection contains issue #1 through #154 and is believed to be the complete collection. All issues are completely in German.

M09-13 - Graecorum Chirurgici Libri... Surgery & Medical Text Collection: This uncovered book was published in Florence, Italy in 1754 and is completely in Latin. The full title is Graecorum Chirurgici Libri Sorani Unus De Fracturaum Siginis Oribasii Duo De Fractis Et De Luxatis E Collectione Nicetae Ab Antiquissimo Et Optimo Codice Florentino Descripti Conversi Atque Editi Av Antonio Cocchio Anatomes Professore Publico Et Antiquario Caesaris. The content is on anatomy and surgery and the editor was Antonio Cocchio.

M09-15 - Janet Gathright Collection: Articles and pamphlets about education, workforce training, educational legislation and information specific to Arkansas school statistics and curriculum.

M09-16 - YANK Magazines Collection: A weekly magazine published by the United States military during World War II. The magazine was written by enlisted soldiers and was intended to boost morale. The content included photographs of famous beautiful women and articles about military assignments, current events, and even politics etc.

M09-17 - Arkansas Conference of the American Association of University Professors Collection: The A.A.U.P. is a national organization whose purpose is "to advance academic freedom and shared governance, to define fundamental professional values and standards for higher education, and to ensure higher education's contribution to the common good." This collection contains papers from the Arkansas chapter dating from the late 1990's to present

M09-18 - Arkansas Historic Bridges Collection: diagrams, photographs, and descriptions, including the construction, of various bridges in the state of Arkansas, produced by the state highway department.


M09-19 - Callis Childs / Detco Collection: Callis Childs is a lawyer in Conway and his collection contains material on two civil court cases in which he participated. Series I contains materials on the DETCO fire for which he represented the plaintiff, Brenda Alexander and Series II contains records on the Shipman v. Wortman case for which Mr. Childs represented the defendant Bill Wortman.

M09-20 - Phi Alpha Theta Mu Chapter Collection: Phi Alpha Theta in a national history honor society, the Mu Chapter is active at UCA. This collection contains records and correspondence of the group.

M09-21 - B.J. Sams Collection: Photographs, news articles, and awards that span the career of BJ Sams, retired from broadcasting after 56 years in radio and television. At the time of his retirement he was a news anchor for KTHV.

M09-22 - Conway Symphony Orchestra Collection: Conway Symphony Orchestra history, budget and financial information, correspondence, photos, concert programs, and minutes from the Board of Directors meetings. Some items date back to 1982.

2010M10-01 - Della Tyson Collection: Della (Del) Tyson served as the secretary for Governor Orval Faubus for eleven years (1957-1968). While serving in this capacity she typed untold numbers of letters for Faubus and consequently became friends with some of those whom Faubus corresponded with, including Governor George Wallace of Alabama. Her collection contains memorabilia from the time Orval Faubus served as governor including letters from President Lyndon B. Johnson, TX Gov. John B. Connally, Sargent Shriver, and hand written notes by Faubus.

M10-02 - Vicki Wyeth Collection: Scrapbook entitled "The Arkansas Story" (a sixth grade school project by Vicki Hahn.

M10-03 - Arkansas State Board of Health Collection: Pamphlets issued from the Arkansas State Board of Health, assessments of water, sewer, & solid waste conditions from various counties in Arkansas, the Weekly Morbidity Reports (human & animal), Division of Communicable Disease Control Annual Reports, Arkansas State Hospital Biennial Reports, and other information on sickness and the medical statistics in Arkansas (1920-1994).


M10-04 - Arkansas State Police Collection: Annual and biennial reports of the Arkansas State Police Department, driver's manuals, analysis and summary of highway accidents, and other miscellaneous material dating between 1940 and 1982.

M10-05 - Arkansas Legislative Council Collection: The Arkansas Legislative Council was established by Act 264 of 1949 to collect data and information upon which legislative decisions will be made during regular session of the General Assembly. This collection contains various documents and reports about Arkansas policy and research on a multitude of subjects dating from 1971-77.

M10-06 - Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference Collection: The AIC is an athletic conference that sponsored college football. They no longer sponsor college football in Arkansas but still operate under the name sponsoring other sporting events. This collection contains correspondence, reports, constitutions and by-laws, meeting minutes, and other documents pertaining to the Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference from 1967-1992

M10-07 - Arkansas Education Collection: Documents published by the Arkansas Department of Education, including handbooks, reports, surveys, and curriculum examples, 1890's to the early 1980's. Within are documents on the Department of Education for the Department of Education.

M10-08 - Vietnam War Era Interviews Collection: Interviews of people who lived through the Vietnam War era, conducted by students of an American Nations II class in Spring 2010, taught by UCA history professor, Dr. Lorien Foote.

2011M11-01 - Lakeview School District 25 vs. Governors of Arkansas Collection: Started in 1992, this historical case started when the Lakeview School District claimed that they did not receive their share of the Arkansas education funds and that the state school-funding system was unconstitutional under both the Arkansas and the US constitution. This collection contains court documents from the years 1992-2004 including court proceeding transcripts, court notes, intervention notes and court exhibits. The Lakeview School District 25 was later dissolved but the implications of this court case are still seen in the state's school funding practices.


M11-02 - George Thompson Collection: A former Hendrix professor of History, Thompson's collection includes pamphlets and books on American History, reading and teaching guides on the subject, and copies of Civil War letters from both Union and Confederate soldiers and political figures.

M11-03 - Community Development Institute of UCA Collection: Created in 1987, the Community Development Institute is endorsed by the Community Development Society, and international group of development educators and practitioners. The main purpose of the group is to train people in the techniques of modern leadership and management of community development efforts. This collection contains handbooks, enrollment records, yearbooks, board meeting minutes, and other material about the group.

M11-04 - Jim Brewer Collection: James H. Brewer, who is well known for serving 26 years as general manager of Conway Corporation, was a student at UCA, then known as Arkansas State Teachers College. He was also the president of the Arkansas Industrial Development Foundation, past chairman of the Conway Planning Commission, president of the Conway Rotary Club, state board member of the Boy Scouts of America, president of the Conway Development Corporation, and director of Worthen National Bank in Conway. His collection contains personal & professional correspondence, materials on nature and travel, awards from his various organizations, newspaper clippings, photos, Conway Corporation statements & speeches, and telephone directories from 1965-1992.

M11-05 - UCA Staff Senate Collection: The UCA Staff Senate's mission is to provide communication and representation so that a positive attitude can be achieved within the university. This collection contains correspondence, meeting minutes and other materials dating from 1983-2010.

M11-06 - Dr. Sally Roden Collection: Dr. Sally Roden was the first female dean at UCA and was a leader in her professional associations and has received many honors. An educator at UCA since 1969, she currently serves as associate provost and dean of undergraduate studies and director of the living and learning communities program. Her collection includes awards, correspondence, photos, and books.


M11-07 - Dr. Mary Mosley Collection: Retired educator, Dr. Mary Mosley, spent 20 years involved with the UCA Reading Center as its director, as well as being on the Board of Directors for the Literacy Action for Central Arkansas Council and the Faulkner County Literacy Council Board of Directors. She worked to study and improve the center's research-based lesson plan and shared her findings in publications and presentations in hopes of improving instruction of struggling readers. Her collection includes correspondence, photos, and publications on reading, books, calendars, and awards.

M11-08 - Margaret Dixon-Anderson Collection: Arkansas State Normal School Alumnus, Margaret Dixon-Anderson worked as a teacher in Arkansas for over 50 years. Her collection contains personal files on her and her family and also professional material about teaching in Arkansas.

M11-10 - UCA Wesley Foundation Collection: The UCA Wesley Foundation is an on-campus ministry affiliated with the United Methodist Church. The collection is composed of photo albums and newspaper articles chronicling the group’s activities.

M11-11 - Rush Rhoades Collection: World War I veteran, Rush Olga Rhoades was an Arkansas State Normal School graduate and Arkansas/Oklahoma school teacher. His collection contains a Normal School diploma, obituary, and photocopied photographs.

M11-12 - Dr. James Brodman Collection: Professor of History at the University of Central Arkansas for over 30 years, Dr. James Brodman's collection includes information on Medieval Spain, medieval social welfare policy, and medieval religion. In the collection there are a number of articles, papers, reviews, and encyclopedia entries on the topic. The collection also includes information on the Library of Iberian Resources Online (LIBRO) to which Dr. Brodman created for UCA.

M11-13 - Dr. Faril Simpson Collection: Dr. Faril Simpson was a Chemistry professor at the University of Central Arkansas for 30 years. His collection focuses on his interest in music by containing recordings of his various music projects. He was a member of UCA's bluegrass band called The Professors as well as various other side and solo projects.


2012M12-04 - Judge Joseph M. Hill Collection: After graduating from the University of Arkansas, Joseph Morrison Hill attended law school in Tennessee and practiced law in Arkansas. He also served as Chief Justice on the Supreme Court of Arkansas between 1904 and 1909. Being President of the Board of Trustees for the Arkansas Tuberculosis Sanitarium, his collection contains 6 volumes of bound papers that include the following material about the sanatorium: correspondence, expenditures, biennial reports, newsletters, articles and photos.

M12-05 - Phillip H. McMath Collection: Phillip McMath is an Arkansas lawyer who uses his interest in history, southern culture, and his military experience to create fiction, drama and journalism. He attended Hendrix College and University of Arkansas, graduating with a BA in 1967. He then went on to graduate from University of Arkansas Law School in 1973. His collection contains his various writing projects which include books, plays and short stories.M12-07 - Ralph Behrens Collection: Ralph Behrens was a professor of English at the University of Central Arkansas. Not only did he teach here, he also attended the university, receiving his bachelor's degree in the late 1930's when UCA was known as Arkansas State Teacher's College. His collection contains early papers written by Ralph Behrens.