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Dedication CONTENTS Tom Dillard to Retire in January • Dedication This issue of The Arkansian is dedicated to Tom Dillard, head of Special Collections to Tom Dillard...... 1 for the past seven years. Tom is retiring at the end of January 2012, and he will • Hammerschmidt Papers be greatly missed. He works tirelessly to recruit collections, raise funds for special Opened...... 1 projects, implement digitization and other projects, and promote the University of Arkansas Libraries and the Special Collections Department—all with the goal of • Leadership Report...... 2 making Arkansas history more accessible to the citizens of the Natural State and • Hays Digital Collection to researchers around the world. Please read the interview with Tom on page 8. Opened...... 3 • Arkansas and Captivity During World War II...... 4 • Thanks to our Donors...... 5 • Photo Gallery: Hats and Hairdos...... 6-7 Papers Opened • Interview with Tom Dillard...8 By Erin Robertson • Postcards Exhibit...... 9 • Tim Nutt Receives Award... 10 [Editor’s note: Erin Robertson, a senior journalism major and new editorial assistant • New Acquisition Focuses in Special Collections, reports on the event on Immigrants...... 10 celebrating the opening of the papers of • Fisher Digital Collection.....11 Congressman John Paul Hammerschmidt. • Meet Joshua Youngblood... 12 A ceremony and reception took place on September 14, 2011 in the Helen Robson Congressman Hammerschmidt with constituent mail, • Staff Profiles...... 14 Walton reading room of Mullins Library ca. 1974, photo from the John Paul Hammerschmidt • Current Exhibits Offer to honor the Arkansas statesman and mark Papers, MC 1230 Archival Gems...... 15 the opening of his papers to the public.] the John Paul Hammerschmidt Papers, • Donate Your Materials...... 15 The podium was jostled by foot- made officially available to the public at • Are You Arkansas- steps on the platform as John Paul a reception on Wednesday, September Literate?...... back page Hammerschmidt traded places with 14, 2011 in the Walton Reading Room Special Collections Department Head at Mullins Library. More than six years Tom W. Dillard. A handshake passed after the first boxes were unloaded at the between them as Hammerschmidt, a University of Arkansas campus, Special man still regally tall for his 89 years, Collections added Hammerschmidt’s stepped up to the microphone. manuscript collection to the growing “I’m a little bit at a loss for words,” list of prestigious papers held by the he said. “It’s overwhelming.” department. The occasion celebrated He was referring to the release of continued on page 12 Leadership Report Digital From the Desk of Tom Dillard Collection Opened This issue of The Arkansian is actually someday be head of Special bringing bittersweet thoughts to Collections. I cannot think of a better Arkansan Served in Congress and in Five my mind. I will be retiring at the place for me to end my career—here in end of January 2012, and so, this Special Collections where it all started. Presidential Administrations is my last opportunity to visit with One of my accomplishments of the folks around the state who which I am proud is the creation of this have taken an interest in our work. magazine, The Arkansian. Our goal for By Diane F. Worrell On page 8 in this issue is an inter- this publication was to give Arkansans view that the editor conducted a peek into the largest academic research Tom W. Dillard The Special Collections with me, and I used that occasion facility in the state; to share our enthu- Department launched a new digital to briefly remember my career. siasm for documenting our state; and in this issue on the completion of collection documenting the life and When I was a graduate stu- to acquire more collections as well as a digital project on the career of work of Brooks Hays, coinciding with dent at the University of Arkansas in financial support. The success ofThe the late Congressman Brooks Hays the 113th anniversary of his birth on 1973-74, I practically lived in Mullins Arkansian is due in large part to its from central Arkansas. Digital proj- August 9, 2011. Hays (1898–1981) was a Library and Special Collections in managing editor, Diane Worrell, who ects give us an opportunity to share political, civic, and religious leader from particular. Like most history gradu- is not only a consummate professional our collections with people around Pope County who was the Democratic ate students at that time, I expected but also a great colleague to work with. the world. We are indebted to the Congressman from Arkansas’s Fifth to pursue a career in academia. Read about her in the staff profiles. hard work of Annie Dowling, Janet District from 1942 to 1959. Little did I imagine that I might Be sure to read about Joshua Parsch, and Joan Watkins in devel- The digital collection, titled Youngblood, our new research and out- oping these digital resources. “Principles and Politics: Documenting reach services librarian, who comes to In this issue we continue the the Career of Congressman Brooks us from the Florida Memory Project. tradition of including a quiz on Hays,” includes 150 items, includ- One of the first projects Joshua Arkansas. As the primary devel- ing articles, campaign materials, worked on was in collaboration with our Brooks Hays with President John F. Kennedy, 1961, from Politics is My Parish: An Autobiography, oper of the quiz, I work hard to cartoons and drawings, correspon- The Special Collections Department of the architectural archivist Catherine Wallack by Brooks Hays, p. 201 get just the right mix of ques- dence, diaries, photographs, poems, University of Arkansas Libraries collects, in constructing an exhibit for the new tions—not too esoteric, but not prayers, speeches and tributes from preserves, organizes and provides access to concourse at the research materials documenting the state of too simple either. I welcome his life and career. The collection was Little Rock Central High School in his personal friends included many Regional Airport. Each day hundreds Arkansas and its role in the regional, national, reader comments on the quiz. recently named “Digital Library of the 1957. In retribution, the Faubus politi- political giants of the twentieth cen- of people view the exhibit, and we have and international communities. Arkansian is Perhaps my favorite part of Week” by American Libraries Direct, the cal machine organized opposition to tury. On the occasion of Hays’s 80th received high commendations for it. an old name by which our early ancestors this magazine is the “centerfold” American Library Association’s elec- Hays in his 1958 campaign for re-elec- birthday, he received a letter from called themselves, as well as the name of an The John Paul ­Hammerschmidt spread. We use these pages to high- tronic journal. It is available online tion to Congress. Little Rock physi- close associate and historian Arthur antebellum newspaper in Fayetteville. The Ar- Papers have been opened for research light images from our historic pho- through the Libraries’ Web site, along cian , the Faubus candidate, Schlesinger, Jr., who offered this praise kansian is published twice a year. use. The Papers, which cover a con- tographs. In this issue, we are hav- with other digital collections, at: defeated Hays as a write-in candidate. of his friend: “Few Americans have gressional career of 26 years, com- Inquiries should be directed to: ing a little fun by taking a look at http://scipio.uark.edu/ Hays graciously retired from Congress done so much to further the cause of Diane F. Worrell, editor prise the largest collection in Special “Hats and Hairdos” from the past. Brooks Hays attended the and devoted his considerable energies to tolerance, understanding and fellowship University of Arkansas Libraries Collections—1,200 boxes amount- As I bid you goodbye, I University of Arkansas from 1915 a variety of causes,” Dillard concluded. among diverse races and creeds; and no 365 N. McIlroy Avenue ing to over 1,500 linear feet. Fayetteville, AR. 72701-4002 urge you to continue your inter- to 1919, where he met his wife, After leaving Congress, Hays one in our time has done it with such The Hammerschmidt Papers Telephone 479/575-5577 est in UA Libraries and the Special Marion Prather Hays, in Old Main served as president of the Southern delicious wit and sagacious humor.” remind me of the major contribu- Fax 479/575-3472 Collections Department. I know during his freshman year. He Baptist Convention, began a writing The materials in this digital col- tions made by Timothy G. Nutt, assis- E-mail [email protected] my successor will be excited to was elected to the U.S. House of career, and was appointed to the board lection represent only a fraction of the tant head of Special Collections and The Arkansian is available online at: discover that Special Collections Representatives in 1942 and served of the Tennessee Valley Authority by Brooks Hays manuscript materials held http://libinfo.uark.edu/specialcollections/ the manuscripts and rare books librar- has an interested clientele and eight consecutive terms. Hays was President Eisenhower. Hays served by the Department. A description of news/arkansian/ ian. Tim deserves credit for so much a vast number of supporters. defeated for re-election in 1958. as special assistant to presidents John all the Brooks Hays materials is avail- Information about the Special Collections Depart- of what we accomplish in this unit. ment is available online at: Special Collections Department F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson. able on the Department’s Web site I hope you will enjoy reading http://libinfo.uark.edu/specialcollections/ Tom W. Dillard Head Tom W. Dillard noted that He held various academic appoint- at http://libinfo.uark.edu/specialcol- about our new digital project on the Head of Special Collections Hays worked to mediate the escalat- ments, including that of director of lections/findingaids/hays/hays.asp. Diane F. Worrell, editor famous cartoonist, the late George University ofArkansas Libraries ing civil rights conflicts during the the Ecumenical Institute at Wake Additional information on both Erin Robertson, editorial assistant Fisher of Little Rock. We are posting 365 N. McIlroy Avenue 1950s. “Congressman Hays, who had Forest University in . the digital and manuscript collec- samples of Fisher cartoons, art, let- Joy Caffrey, designer Fayetteville, AR 72701 always been a racial moderate, refused Hays served in five presidential tions is available by contacting the ters, pictures, and sketches, and it is a Phone: (479) 575-5577 to join Governor in his administrations in various capacities. Special Collections Department at pleasure to see. We are also reporting [email protected] efforts to prevent the integration of His sense of humor was legendary, and [email protected] or 479-575-5577. 2 3 Jerome camp became a special prison for particularly difficult of the camps to young and adult students in classes, intern- German officers and enlisted men, renamed Camp Dermott. ees engaged in agricultural and lumber work, visits by Nisei In contrast to the comfortable quarters, ample recre- (American-born, second generation citizens of Japanese Arkansas and Captivity ational outlets, and opportunities for work that made descent) soldiers, recreational activities, portraits of artists European POW experiences in Arkansas relatively favorable, in front of their original works, and the final closing of the the Japanese Americans held in Arkansas encountered many camps and loading of trucks with internees’ possessions. physical and social hardships. For many, the economic and In addition to the manuscript collections, Special During World War II psychological repercussions of relocation and captivity Collections has newsletters and other published materials derailed their entire lives. from the Jerome and Rohwer centers, including the Jerome Italian officers. In addition, there were several Special Collections holds several manuscript collections Relocation Center Denson Schools Handbook and Lil Dan’l, a col- work camps established around the state. that directly pertain to the Japanese American internment lection of satirical cartoons published by Rohwer internees The experience of imprisonment in camps in Arkansas. The collections range from official in 1943. Arkansas often changed the lives of Axis POWs, Assistant Department Head and Manuscripts and Rare as demonstrated in various primary materi- Books Librarian Tim Nutt noted, “The materials document- als in Special Collections. Many POWs left “These collections document an ing Japanese American internees give historians insight into the state with a very positive understanding of interesting and tragic episode in our the daily activities of those forced from their homes into America. For some, their time in Arkansas made state’s history,” Nutt said. “The Italian camps during WWII simply for being of Japanese descent.” enough of an impression that they relocated to The resources in Special Collections provide the official America once they regained their freedom. and German POWs were sent to camps records necessary for documenting the incarceration of both The German POW Letters collection in Arkansas during WWII for their Japanese Americans and Axis POWs, as well as the personal (MC 1907) contains ten pieces of correspon- Axis loyalties, while the Japanese accounts and stories that illustrate the impact of captivity dence between farm owner Ernest D. Gregory were interned for their heritage.” and the war on individual lives. and German POWs who worked on his “These collections document an interesting and tragic farm: Helmut Schulz, Fritz Becker, Gerhard episode in our state’s history,” Nutt said. “The Italian and Schnause, Werner Gebauer, Gustav Menke, government documents to the letters and personal German POWs were sent to camps in Arkansas during Werner Schmitz, Rolf Thienemann, and Alfred papers of Arkansans and other citizens who worked at WWII for their Axis loyalties, while the Japanese were Tschiersch. Gregory was a prominent land- the camps, such as the papers of Virginia Tidball (MS interned for their heritage.” owner and farmer in Ashley County, Arkansas. T348274) , a Jerome high school teacher, and the papers The Jefferson Forrest Mullins Collection of Nathaniel R. Griswold (MS G882570), superintendent (MC 1461) also contains letters written by former of the community activities section at Rohwer. Thanks to Our Donors! German POWs after the war to Mullins of The diary of Rosa Heinke (MC 1896) of Pulaski Wilson, Arkansas. Detailed information on the County records her observations of the daily lives Donations to Special Collections, January 1, 2011 to condition of the camps and work of the POWs of Japanese American internees in Arkansas. Born June 30, 2011 A young man digging drainage ditches near the barracks of the Jerome Relocation Center, 1947, from the U.S. is available in the World War II Prisoner of War in Little Rock in 1924, Heinke was an art instructor War Relocation Authority Collection (MC 452), photograph by Tom Parker Records Collection (MC 509), including camp at the Rohwer internment camp during the summer Essie B. Anderson and Jerry B. Hogan, Fayetteville Robert Groom, Fayetteville Robin Howell, Little Rock descriptions and labor reports for each camp of 1944. The items documenting her life and work Helen R. Ashley, Harrison Christine Kermaire, By Joshua C. Youngblood that hosted POWs in the state. with Japanese American internees, acquired by the Robert Banghart, Douglas, AK Charleroi, Belgium In the months after the bombing of Pearl Harbor on department on December 16, 2010, are preserved in Tracy W. Barrett, Pinehurst, NC Helen Marie Lewis, Louisville, KY Betty H. Bell, Sterling, VA Laurence G. Luckinbill, Weston, CT Special Collections recently opened a digital collection December 7, 1941, the government began Special Collections as the Rosa A. Heinke Materials. Ray Boatright, Sulphur Springs, TX Elaine Ashley McCutcheon, Little Rock of German Prisoner of War (POW) letters, available on the relocating more than 120,000 Japanese Americans living The Jerome Relocation Center Collection (MC Molly Boyd, Fayetteville Thomas F. and Donna Special Collections Web site. The collection offers an oppor- in the western United States to internment camps. A 629) and the War Relocation Papers of Robert Allen J. Connell Brown, Fayetteville McLarty, III, Little Rock Becca Burley, Searcy Mary Lou Million, Colorado tunity to look at the variety of resources available in Special new civilian agency, the U.S. War Relocation Authority Leflar (MC 206), an assistant solicitor for WRA, include Marcia Camp, Little Rock Springs, CO Collections related to a little-understood area of World War (WRA), was charged with moving and caring for the legal and other correspondence exchanged between the Gussi Causey, Jonesboro Robert Noel, Lamar, MO II history— captivity on the home front. people designated as threats to national security. Rita Caver, Fayetteville Michael Pierce, Fayetteville WRA office in Washington, D. C. and the Authority’s Laura Cleveland, Magnolia Carolyn Pollan, Ft. Smith From manuscript collections offering firsthand Two of the ten centers used for the relocation of ten regional centers. Materials from the Jerome Center Russell Collison, Lakewood, CA Mr. & Mrs. John G. Ragsdale, accounts and official documentation from both the U.S. Japanese Americans in the United States were in Arkansas. also pertain to the property of Japanese American Kenneth C. Danforth, Arlington, VA Little Rock The camps eventually housed over 16,000 individuals, more Thomas A. DeBlack, Conway Bob Razer, Little Rock War Relocation Authority (WRA) and the POW camps, to internees, problems encountered in their resettlement, Tom and Mary Dillard, Farmington Ann Winburn Robinson, Arkadelphia numerous published materials, Special Collections provides than 30 percent of whom were under the age of 18. Located constitutional principles involved in the relocation Martha Estes, Fayetteville Bill Sabin, Alamo, CA access to a wealth of materials to help complete the historical on tax-delinquent lands acquired by the Farm Security program, and the individual hearings of internees. Fayetteville Advertising and Charlie Scarborough, Little Rock Promotions Commission Elaine H. Scott, Little Rock understanding of the incarceration of two very different Administration from the state during the , the In addition to official correspondence and a manu- Michael F. and Altha Finefield, Brenda Sharp, Jonesboro groups of individuals held in captivity in Arkansas during Jerome Relocation Center near Dermott and the Rohwer script of a speech about his experiences, the collection of Holiday Island R. Frank and Sara S. Sharp the war: European (Axis) POWs and Japanese Americans Relocation Center near McGehee were situated on parcels Ulys A. Lovell (MS L941273), a project attorney who served Fulbright Austrian-American (Sharpridge Trust), Fayetteville Educational Commission, Lindsley Smith, Fayetteville held in relocation camps. of swampy Delta land in southeast Arkansas, each more at the Jerome and Rohwer camps, includes 10 photo- Vienna, Austria Marvin and Claudia Stockwell, By early 1943, the first of nearly 450,000 Axis POWs than 10,000 acres in size. Internees began arriving from the graphs of his work with internees on tax-related issues. The Mr. and Mrs. George W. Germantown, TN began arriving in the United States, with 23,000 eventually West Coast in September 1942 and found many of the tar- images include scenes of the facility interiors and exteri- Gatliff, Little Rock LeAnn Ritter Underwood, Fayetteville Mary Ann Greenwood, Fayetteville Parker Westbrook, Little Rock detained in Arkansas. There were four main camps estab- papered barracks still unfinished, without plumbing, and ors and internees engaged in labor and professional work. Kathryn Campbell Grover, Rogers Elizabeth L. Wheeler, Fayetteville lished in Arkansas for European POWs: Camp Chaffee, with wood as the only available fuel source for heating. The materials of the WRA (MC 452 and MS Un4p365) Orville and Susan D. Hall, Blaine Whipple, Portland, OR Camp Robinson, Camp Dermott for German enlisted men By early summer 1944, the last Japanese American housed in Special Collections include numerous photographs Jr., Fayetteville Donald W. Whistler, Conway Letitia Cabe Hitz, Springdale and officers, and Camp Monticello, which mainly housed internees at Jerome had been transferred to Rohwer, and the depicting a wide range of subjects, from the construction 4 5 Images of Arkansas Hats and Hairdos Selected and Annotated by Todd E. Lewis

Left: A group of men in hats pose while touring Happy Hollow in Hot Springs, Garland County, ca. 1900, from the Mary D. Hudgins Collection, MC 534

Below: Arkansas Republican leaders Harmon Liveright Remmel (far right), Powell Clayton (center right), and Henry M. Cooper (left) and his wife (center), enjoy a In 1898 Ruth Dickinson, of Fayetteville, a Catherine D. Norrell (center), wife of Arkansas Sixth District Congressman William D. day at Happy Hollow in Hot student at the Arkansas Industrial University Norrell, and later a member of Congress herself (1961-1962), visits with Ethel Merman Springs, Garland County, (later the University of Arkansas), models a (left) and First Lady Mamie Eisenhower (right) at a Congressional Club breakfast in 1907, from the Harmon fashionable hat, from the Berry, Dickinson, honor of Mrs. Eisenhower, ca. 1959-1960, from the William F. and Catherine D. Norrell Liveright Remmel Papers, and Peel Family Papers, MC 1372 Papers, MC 1236 MS R23

An unidentified friend of Marion G. Pope, of Fayetteville, smiles for the camera, 1918, from the Marion G. Pope Photograph Album, 1919-1920, MC 1430

Conway (Faulkner County) resident George Socialite and former state representative Washington Donaghey (right), governor of (1959-1960) Willie Oates, of Little Rock, Arkansas in 1909-1913, his wife Louvenia (center), sports one of the flamboyant hats for which and an unidentified friend (left), ca. 1889, from she was known, ca. 1990, from the Willie Left: The children of Rebecca Busby Byrum, a graduate of Southland College in Helena, George Washington Donaghey Miscellaneous Oates Papers, MC 732 Phillips County, pose in their Sunday clothes, n.d., from the Southland College Papers, MC 577 Materials, MS D714m 6 7 historic photographs, books, and peri- odicals on the state, as well as a mul- Interview with Special Collections titude of other materials. Likewise, New Exhibit Welcomes Special Collections has provided leadership in disseminating data on Travelers With Postcards Department Head Tom Dillard Arkansas. For example, Index Arkansas is a large electronic database which Veteran Archivist and Historian to Retire in January 2012 indexes literature on the state. UA From the Past Special Collections, in sum, is a mighty engine that undergirds the collective study of Arkansas and the region. Q: You’ve announced you will the founding editor-in-chief. I became retire from the University of head of Special Collections at the Q: What do you consider Arkansas at the end of January University of Arkansas in 2004. your most important profes- 2012. What are your retirement sional accomplishments? plans and what most excites you Q: What influenced you in choos- TD: While I am proud of many about the prospect of retirement? ing Arkansas history as your specialty? Was there a defin- aspects of my career, I am espe- TD: My wife, Mary Frost Dillard, ing moment when you knew this cially proud of my work to create and I are both retiring at the end of would be your life’s work? the Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & January, 2012. We look forward to Culture. The people of Arkansas pitched traveling some, visiting family in cen- TD: I don’t think I ever had a in to develop a state encyclopedia that tral Arkansas, and enjoying our lit- “road to Damascus” epiphany. I do is second to none in the nation. There tle “farmette” in Farmington, near recall as a seventh grader taking a class are more than a million searches of Fayetteville. I hope to spend a good in Arkansas history and being assigned the encyclopedia each year. Second, deal of time continuing my research to develop a report on Izard County. I am proud of the pioneering work I and publishing in the field of Arkansas It was while studying Izard County did in researching and writing the his- Catherine Wallack (left), stands next to the exhibit she designed for the Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport, photograph by Joshua C. Youngblood history. I will continue to write my his- that I discovered how one can best tory of African Americans in Arkansas. tory column for the Arkansas Democrat- understand American history by see- Finally, I am really proud of the work I have done in mentoring young peo- Gazette, and I plan on doing some Tom Dillard, photo by Joshua Youngblood ing it made manifest at the local level. Special Collections created and mounted an exhibit at the Northwest feature writing, too. Mary and I are ple in the field of Arkansas studies. Arkansas Regional Airport’s new concourse, intended to reflect a sense of place chicken fanciers, and we enjoy our working to preserve the historic struc- Q: Why is educating people about for travelers coming to Northwest Arkansas. The 11-gate concourse includes Q: What do you hope your legacy will three backyard flocks. We have two tures within the state parks system Arkansas history important? three display cases that showcase the collections of local institutions and rein- be in the state and in the University? dogs, and we look forward to having and to improve their historical inter- force a sense of the region’s character. The University of Arkansas Libraries time to play with them. I am a passion- TD: My commitment to Arkansas were honored to be among the first institutions selected to create an exhibit. pretation. In 1981 I became the direc- TD: I hope future generations will ate gardener and excited about having history grew dramatically the more The Special Collections exhibit incorporates 18 historical postcards from tor of the Department of Arkansas benefit from the work I have done to time to garden at my leisure. I hope to I studied the subject. I have become the Northwest Arkansas region in a display case more than 18 feet long and Heritage, which was a cabinet level post document our state. I hope that have a long, healthy retirement during convinced that the greatest chal- six feet high. The postcards reflect the diverse history of the region in color- under Governor Frank White and later Arkansans in the distant future will which I can write, garden, enjoy time lenge facing our state is a sense of low ful snapshots, including an early 20th century boating party on Sanatorium Governor . During my ten- occasionally see my name and give with my wife and son Neil, and take expectation among our own popu- Lake in Eureka Springs, a bucolic scene in Springdale, and a view of labor- ure there, I organized and chaired the thanks for the work I did in preserving walks with our dogs, Andy and Lola. th lace. It seems to me that our own his- ers loading potatoes from horse-drawn wagons to barges on the Arkansas commemoration of Arkansas’s 150 tory is the best means we have for the heritage of all Arkansans. birthday celebration. I was also selected River in Fort Smith. The exhibit’s design highlights some of the unique Q: Describe your career for our building collective self-esteem among records available in Special Collections, while also inviting airport travel- during that time as the “Humanist Q: What are some of the lasting readers. Arkansans. Making Arkansans aware ers to take a closer look at the culture and character of Northwest Arkansas. of the Year” by the Arkansas of their heritage is a means of empow- memories from your work in Special Endowment for the Humanities. The exhibit provided the University Libraries and Special Collections TD: I have been fascinated by ering them, of giving them the tools Collections? In 1986 I was hired as the first with an opportunity to showcase some infrequently viewed images from Arkansas history since I was in junior to cast off old stereotypes. Finally, a archivist at the University of Central TD: My colleagues here are a the archives. Catherine Wallack, architectural records archivist, led a Special high school. As a small child I had a knowledge of our history will enable Arkansas, with the task of building a really impressive lot, and I will remem- Collections team in developing the design of the exhibit. Joshua Youngblood, notion that I might study botany or Arkansans to vote more intelligently. university archives from scratch. In ber them always. And, I thank them research and outreach services librarian for Special Collections, remarked on landscape architecture. I majored in 1997 I left UCA to join the Central for all the help they gave me over the the great fit between the airport’s needs and Special Collections’ large accu- history at the University of Central Q: Why is it vital for the University of Arkansas Library System, with the goal years, not to mention the patience mulation of Arkansas-related materials. “Special Collections strives to pre- Arkansas in Conway—and I used Arkansas Libraries to collect materi- of creating an archival program. I was they showed! I will also miss work- serve and promote the history of Arkansas, and we are very excited by the occasion to begin the systematic als to support the study of Arkansas? successful in creating the Richard C. ing with students, both undergraduate the opportunity to showcase regional heritage through this collabora- study of Arkansas state and local his- Butler Center for Arkansas Studies, and graduate students. It is a reward- tion with the airport as Northwest Arkansas continues to grow,” he said. tory. I took a master’s degree in his- TD: The University of Arkansas commonly known as the Butler Center. ing experience to get to know stu- A concourse preview event in late August gave attendees a sneak peek tory at the University of Arkansas Libraries’ Special Collections As curator of the Butler Center, I dents and help them realize their edu- at the new exhibit before the official unveiling of the exhibition and open- in 1975, followed by a stint teach- Department is the leading academic worked with a state-wide team to cre- cational goals. Finally, it has been ing of the new concourse on September 1, 2011. Northwest Arkansas ing in the Little Rock public schools. archival repository in the state. Since ate the Encyclopedia of Arkansas History a pleasure to work with a host of Regional Airport officials expect the concourse to serve nearly 1000 In 1977 I became the first historian 1967 Special Collections has built huge & Culture—for which I still serve as people who have donated materi- patrons a day in the first year of operation, and that number will only on the staff of Arkansas State Parks, research collections of manuscripts, als to build our research collections. grow in the future. The exhibit will be displayed through March 2012. 8 9 Tim Nutt New Acquisition George Fisher Receives Award Focuses on the Digital Collection Immigrant Selected Works of Political Experience in Cartoonist Now Available Online Arkansas By Erin Robertson A 1905 booklet recently acquired by The Special Collections Department recently launched Special Collections a digital collection documenting the life and career of famed describes the agricultural Arkansas cartoonist, George Fisher. Fisher’s legendary work and economic advantages has become an integral part of the history of Arkansas. of Arkansas, encouraging Titled “Drawing Distinctions: The Life and Work of immigrants to seize the American Cartoonist George Fisher,” the collection includes opportunities available in samples of his professional work, memorabilia, photographs, the state and the region. scrapbooks, and correspondence to friends and family with Timothy G. Nutt, 2011, Photograph by Russell Cothren The Waiting Wealth of quirky illustrations. The collection begins with his first Arkansas and Louisiana was cartoon strip “Fisky Limps” created by an eight-year-old Timothy G. Nutt, manuscripts and rare books published by the St. Louis Fisher, to his final cartoons for theArkansas Times. A chro- librarian and assistant head of the Special Collections Southwestern Railway nology of Fisher’s life and a bibliography of his published Department, received the Distinguished Faculty Award Company in 1905 as a tool work are also contained in the digital library. The collec- from the University of Arkansas Honors College during a for selling railroad lands. tion is available on the University Libraries’ Web site, along reception held on October 19, 2011. The award recognizes The 72-page book- with other digital collections, at: http://scipio.uark.edu/ faculty members who go above and beyond their regu- let features testimonials Fisher had a vast output of work for his more than lar duties to mentor Honors College students. Recipients from immigrants already Cover of The Waiting Wealth of Arkansas and seven decades as an artist, and his cartoons addressed Drawing of Bill Clinton on a tricycle, ca. 1981, published in the Young Democrats of receive a bronze medal, being designed by sculptor Hank settled in the state who everything from state and national politics to the envi- Arkansas 1982 Calendar, George Fisher Papers, MC 1495 (Unprocessed) Kaminsky, and $1,000 to support undergraduate research. touted the wonders of the Louisiana, St. Louis Southwestern Railway Company, 1905 ronmental policies of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Nutt has published extensively on the subject of land. One settler, writ- He created numerous caricatures of public figures, Arkansas history and also writes, directs, and acts in history ing from Little Rock, including as Wonder Woman. re-enactments for the Washington County Historical Society. remarked, “The winters are very short and mild, and stock of The digital collection includes samples of Fisher’s He has shared his passion for Arkansas history with 16 all kinds is easily sustained. Here in Little Rock roses bloom professional work, cartoons drawn during his childhood, honors student interns who have worked with a variety of ten months in the year.” Another writer, from Camden, and illustrated correspondence to friends and family. original historical materials in Special Collections, from the extolled the healthy climate of the state. In contrast to his Special Collections Department Head Tom W. papers of U.S. Senator and architect Fay Jones time in Texas, where he buried fourteen family members, Dillard said, “George Fisher was a remarkable man, an to cartoonist George Fisher. Nutt works closely with his he said he only had to call a doctor twice in Arkansas. He astute observer of Arkansas, and a cartoonist whose students, teaching them the standard archival techniques and continued by relating that his elderly neighbor only recently work has had a dramatic impact on the state over a long procedures. Nutt’s student interns have created exhibits of took his first dose of medicine since the Civil War—a good period of time. His papers are a veritable gold mine of historical materials and assisted in the development of online forty years past. Photographs of scenes around Arkansas documentation about Arkansas. I expect generations finding aids. are found throughout the book, and a street scene in Rector of Arkansans to come to know Fisher and his incred- The Distinguished Faculty Awards are part of a new (Clay County) shows a particularly vibrant community. ible cartoons through this manuscript collection.” program to recognize faculty members whose work sup- According to WorldCat, a worldwide library catalog, Fisher’s papers were donated to the University ports honors studies at the University. “Many honors fac- the University of Arkansas is only one of two libraries in Libraries shortly before his death, and a generous dona- ulty members will tell you that the reward for their work the world to own this booklet. The University of California tion from Kathryn and Tommy May and Simmons First lies in engaging with bright students,” said Bob McMath, at Davis is the other. National Bank made the digitization project possible. dean of the Honors College. “While that is certainly true, Special Collections seeks to document the immigrant Special Collections staff members Annie Dowling, Janet we believe it’s important to recognize those faculty mem- experience and has made a concerted effort to collect Parsch, and Joan Watkins developed the digital collection. bers whose teaching and service have been exceptional. materials such as this booklet. The Waiting Wealth of Arkansas This first group of professors has set the bar high.” and Louisiana is cataloged and available for use in the George Fisher and his wife Rosemary, ca. 1950, photograph by T. Harding, Jr., George Fisher Papers, MC 1495 (Unprocessed) Nutt currently serves as vice president of the Department’s reading room. Arkansas Historical Association and will assume the presidency of that organization next April.

10 11 Hammerschmidt Papers restricted materials, audio-visual materials, Meet Joshua continued from page 1 ephemera, oversize materials, photographs, and more. This was no small accomplishment Youngblood! for the Special Collections Department. Hammerschmidt donated his papers on May The Special Collections 2, 2005. Six years later, at the reception for the Department was pleased to opening of the papers, Senator David H. Pryor welcome Joshua Youngblood to remarked in a congratulatory speech that, “from the archivist ranks in July as the a historical perspective, I don’t think there’s research and outreach services anything quite like it.” librarian. With a background in The Hammerschmidt collection is one of history and research, Joshua was the most prestigious and largest manuscript a natural fit for the archives. collections held by the University of Arkansas Joshua was born in Libraries, no small feat in the world of archival Monroe, Louisiana to a family records. with roots deep in the culture “The Fulbright papers were our signature and society of northern collection for a long time and our first big col- Joshua Youngblood, photograph by lection,” Dillard said, “but the Hammerschmidt Former Congressman Hammerschmidt addresses the crowd at the opening of his papers. Diane Worrell Louisiana and western Mississippi. John Paul Hammerschmidt (right) with Special Collections Department Head Tom W. collection is important because of the scale of He spent most of his childhood, Dillard (center) and Assistant Department Head Timothy G. Nutt (left) at the September however, in Augusta, , where his mother lives, and it. He spent 26 years in Congress, so it repre- 14 event celebrating the Congressman's career and the opening of his papers at the sents a quarter century of Arkansas and American politics. whole lot of personal stuff, we did get to see a little of considers family to be an important part of his life. “I come University of Arkansas Libraries from a large family with three sisters and two brothers and In addition to its general political value, the collection is im- Hammerschmidt’s personal side, with pictures of his family fifteen nieces and nephews,” he said. portant because it has a vast amount of information on spe- members—so much so that I was able to recognize his son Joshua attended high school at the Davidson Fine both this academic milestone and the career of a lauded cific areas Hammerschmidt was interested in, such as veter- even though I’d never met him,” Allen said. Arts Magnet School in downtown Augusta, where he stud- public servant. ans’ affairs and aviation.” Allen indeed recognized John Arthur Hammerschmidt ied music and visual art, a path of study that led him to a Hammerschmidt smiled at the applauding crowd. Dillard explained how important the papers are to the at the reception – he is a striking figure, with his father’s music scholarship at the University of Louisiana–Monroe “[This is] truly a great occasion, not because of the Special Collections department: “We are very fortunate here height and kind smile. Now a senior member on the National and to the city of his birth, where his father resides. contents [of the collection] but because it gives us a to have the papers of not only Congressman Hammer- Transportation Safety Board, John Arthur splits his time While an undergraduate, Joshua was active in music per- chance to recognize the people involved in the process,” schmidt, but also those of Senators Joe T. Robinson, David between Arkansas and Washington, D.C. formance, and participated in several ensembles includ- Hammerschmidt said. He proceeded to call by name the Pryor and Dale Bumpers, plus Congressmen , “It’s just a true honor for our whole family to have the ing the university symphony, jazz ensembles, symphonic many Special Collections employees who processed his , and other leaders from both political par- University put together this collection in such a superlative band and marching band. He received his Bachelor of collection. His humility is one of the many qualities that has ties. I think it burnishes our reputation as an Arkansas ar- way,” John Arthur Hammerschmidt said. “My dad went to Arts degree in history with a minor in music performance made the former Congressman so accessible to his admirers chive with the largest number of Congressional collections,” the University, and I’ve been coming to Razorback football in 1999 as a graduate of the university honors program. and so beloved by his constituents. he said. games since I was about six years old. To have this collection In 2000 Joshua moved to Tallahassee, Florida to pur- Hammerschmidt spent 26 years in Congress, from 1967 The collection is a valuable piece of history that on campus is just an extra-extra special thing for me.” sue a graduate degree in history at Florida State University. to 1993, taking part in the proceedings of the 90th through “reflects a life lived in public service and in the public eye,” The Hammerschmidt processing project was comprised His interest in archives and research services was sparked the 102nd Congresses and serving under a total of eight said University of Arkansas Chancellor G. David Gearhart of Special Collections staffers Felicia Thomas, Amy Allen, by his first graduate assistantship at FSU in the Institute different presidents. in his opening remarks at the reception. Case Miner, Alex Gough, Olivia Meeks, Danielle Hansen, on World War II and the Human Experiences Archives. Between his birth on May 4, 1922 and his official retire- Described as one of Arkansas’s “dearest sons” in a Sarah Santos, and Will Puddephat, all of whom were “In that position I maintained database records for ment from Congress in 1993, Hammerschmidt played a vari- letter of congratulations from former President George supervised by Tim Nutt, who coordinated the project. an archive and was able to work directly with donors ety of roles: as student, Army Air Corps officer, WWII com- H.W. Bush, Hammerschmidt spent the remainder of the and patrons,” he said. “From that experience, as well as bat pilot, decorated veteran, husband and father, Hammer- afternoon shaking hands and talking with the Special from an internship I had with the National Park Service, schmidt Lumber Co. manager, community activist, Arkansas Collections staff members—who said they feel like they I developed an interest in public history and a commit- Republican Party leader, and supporter of Winthrop Rock- know him after processing his papers. Coming Soon! ment to making historical resources publicly accessible.” efeller’s gubernatorial campaigns. “Because his day-to-day business became my day-to-day While in graduate school, Joshua met his wife, Teresa, Hammerschmidt’s official entrance into Arkansas politics business for so long, I almost felt like I was working with Arkansauce: who was in the FSU American Studies program. They have was not a planned career move, but he took the opportunity the person instead of with his papers,” said Amy Allen, been married for nine years and have two sons, Woody when the Republican Party sought a candidate to oppose Special Collections archivist. “You just go through so much The Journal of and Fox. 22-year veteran Democrat Jim Trimble in the Third District stuff that was such a big part of his life: letters he’s written, Joshua still plays the trumpet, but his other inter- race for Congress. By a narrow margin, Hammerschmidt photos of places he’s been, his daily schedule, and his daily Arkansas Foodways ests include historic preservation, conservation, and won the 1966 election and moved to Washington, D.C. with routine.” Allen worked on the Hammerschmidt collection, organic agriculture. During his time in Tallahassee he his family. This began a 26-year political career that bloomed her first project at the University, for more than a year and a Issue 2 served on the board of a large cooperative grocery store into unexpected proportions. half as a processing archivist before becoming the University and had the opportunity to study cooperative business Hammerschmidt’s papers (MC 1230) contain Archivist. The Hammerschmidt collection remains special If you have not already subscribed, models and work with many different local food produc- information and artifacts covering these and other events to her. do so by contacting “We were working with his entire career,” she remarked, ers and merchants. Joshua has not yet involved himself of Hammerschmidt’s life. The materials were sorted and [email protected] or by calling 479-575-5577. with similar local groups but is looking forward to learn- organized into 21 series— personal materials, campaign “whereas his office staff came and went through the years. ing more about that part of the Fayetteville community. materials, Congressional materials, office administration, We saw the whole picture, and although there wasn’t a 12 13 Staff Profiles Current Exhibits in Special Collections Offer a Glimpse of Archival Gems By Joshua C. Youngblood

The Special Collections Department routinely and her Master of Arts degree (1969) in speech and puts together exhibits in Mullins Library of materi- drama, radio, television, and film from the University. als from its manuscript collections. These multi-media Since her time as a student, Donna Axum Whitworth displays serve to pique the interest of students and has been a prolific and important supporter of the University future researchers alike. Not only are these displays of Arkansas. She served on the Campaign for the Twenty- educational, but they help spread the word about the First Century Steering Committee and as chair of the diverse holdings of the Special Collections archives. Arkansas Alumni Association Committee. She was on the “Religion in Arkansas” explores the diverse nature executive committee for the Campaign to Restore Old Jordan Johnson, photograph by Diane Worrell Diane Worrell, photograph by Valerie Robertson Jordan Frankenburger, photograph by Diane Worrell of religion in the Natural State and is on display in the Main and the committee for the Campaign for Books. hallway cases on the first floor of Mullins Library through She is a Charter and Gold member of the Chancellor’s Jordan Johnson joined the Special Projects Librarian Although manuscripts pro- summer 2012. The exhibit illuminates the role religion Society and the National Development Council. Special Collections Department as Diane Worrell has worked in Special cessor Jordan Frankenburger is a has played in Arkansas history with items illustrating Donna served on the Arkansas Alumni Association reading room assistant in the sum- Collections since 2005. As the depart- native of Tulsa, , he has the earliest settlement of several Protestant groups in Board of Directors for seven years and is a life member. She mer of 2011 as a way to pass the time mental public relations coordinator, grown to love Fayetteville in the three the region, including Baptists, Methodists, Presbyterians was the recipient of the Citation of Distinguished Alumni between his completion of the Master she serves as editor for this publication and a half years he has been at the and others, as well as Catholic missions and Jewish Award in 1988 and was named as one of the Top 100 Tri Deltas of Arts in Teaching (MAT) and and managing editor for Arkansauce: University of Arkansas. It is no sur- settlers from the first half of the nineteenth century. in the First 100 Years by the national organization. This col- his entrance into the teaching field. The Journal of Arkansas Foodways. Diane prise that he has become a part of the Exhibit highlights include a glimpse of the develop- lection offers researchers a look into the fascinating life and However, what was first just a tempo- coordinates planning for programs effort to preserve Arkansas history in ment of African American denominations separate from career of one of the University’s most renowned graduates. rary job has turned into much more. and writes reports and press releases. the Special Collections department. white denominations in a state where the law maintained “The plan was to work at Mullins Most of Diane’s childhood was Frankenburger is a senior studying the color line through the latter half of the twentieth cen- during the summer and start teach- spent in Jackson, Mississippi and political science with a minor in busi- tury. Also featured is the historic Dwight Mission, estab- ing in late August,” Johnson said, “but Denton, Texas. She is the daughter ness. He is the youngest of four sib- lished in 1820 to minister to the Western Cherokee in Donate Your I was unable to find a position. I’m of Billie Featherston of Corsicana, lings, with two sisters and one brother. Arkansas, as well as the many denominational schools not too concerned about it because I Texas and the late Jim Featherston, He owes most of his success to the love and colleges in the state. Selections concerning the adop- Historical Materials! really do enjoy working at Mullins.” an award-winning journalist. of his mother, Sherry Bass and said, tion of the state’s 1928 law banning the teaching of evo- Special Collections is always on the look- Johnson was born in Little Diane earned a bachelor’s degree “she has believed in me and encour- lution in public schools and the Civil Rights struggle in Rock but has spent most of his in general studies and two master’s aged me, and pushed me to be better.” out for materials that document the the 1950s and 1960s reveal the role religion has played in history of Arkansas, such as: time in Fayetteville. He attended degrees, in social work and library sci- After graduation, Frankenburger times of social disruption in Arkansas. A final section is Leverett Elementary School, where ence, from LSU. After working as wants to “take what the world gives devoted to new directions in religion in Arkansas, includ- Family papers he said he “excelled in soccer dur- a reference and instruction librarian to me.” Although he doesn’t exactly ing non-traditional interpretations of Christianity and ing recess.” This begat a lifelong at both Texas Woman’s University in know what he wants to do, he does the appearance of non-Western religions in the state. Records of Arkansas clubs and organizations love affair with soccer, and Johnson Denton, Texas and Appalachian State want to follow his passions, one of “Arkansas’s First Miss America: Selections from Photographs still plays on indoor club teams. University in Boone, North Carolina, which is the great Ozarks outdoors. the Donna Axum Papers” will be on display through Videos and films Throughout junior high and Diane returned to graduate school and “Currently my hobbies have January 2012 on the main floor of Mullins Library. high school, Johnson played percus- earned a Ph.D. in library and infor- consumed a large part of my time, Books about Arkansas or This exhibit celebrates one of the Department’s nota- written by Arkansans sion instruments in the band and mation studies from Texas Woman’s and my main hobby is fly fish- ble recent acquisitions, the Donna Axum Papers. The keyboards. When he enrolled in the University. She began her archival ing. Being outside in the gorgeous exhibit presents photographs and artifacts from Donna Scrapbooks University of Arkansas in the fall of career at Southern Illinois University Arkansas scenery is great. It is relax- Axum Whitworth’s time as a student at the University Letters 2006, he declared a piano performance in Carbondale. Of her work in Special ing and exciting to get that trout of Arkansas and as Miss Arkansas and Miss America. Arkansas Cookbooks major, although he soon changed Collections, Diane says, “This has on the end of the rod and reel it in. Items in the exhibit include an album featur- Menus from Arkansas restaurants course. Instead, Johnson completed been the most rewarding experience There is no better feeling,” he said. ing Axum as a member of “The Uarkettes” perform- his bachelor’s degree in English and of my career. I love Arkansas his- In his position in Special ing group, the shoes and earrings she wore for the Menus and recipes from family meals journalism in May 2010 and entered tory and have learned so much work- Collections, Frankenburger has gained Miss America pageant, and the crown and statuette If you are interested in donating materials, please contact: the MAT program with the hope ing with Tom Dillard and Tim Nutt.” a new appreciation for history. In fact, she received when she won the Miss Arkansas pageant. Timothy G. Nutt, manuscripts of becoming an English teacher. Diane’s main hobby is read- he has even picked up a few history Other materials illustrate her duties as Miss America, Concerning his work in Special ing. She lives in Fayetteville with her classes to help him learn more about and rare books librarian such as the Pepsi machine-shaped radio she received Special Collections Department Collections, Johnson said, “The entire husband Dan, professor of manage- what he encounters in the archives. while serving as a Pepsi spokesperson, along with a sil- ment and dean of the University’s University of Arkansas Libraries staff has welcomed me and treated me “I’m honored to have the ver platter celebrating her status as a “distinguished 365 N. McIlroy Avenue extremely well. Working here full-time Walton College of Business, their chance to go to work and archive Arkansan” from the Arkansas Chamber of Commerce. Fayetteville, AR 72701 is something I’m not at all opposed son Casey, a recent graduate of the important Arkansas history for oth- Donna Axum was born in 1942 in El Dorado Telephone: 479-575-8443 to, so if the opportunity arose I’d be Fay Jones School of Architecture, ers to study,” Frankenburger said. (Union County), Arkansas. She became Miss America E-mail: [email protected] more than willing to jump aboard.” and their cat Wally Worrell. in 1964. She earned her bachelor’s degree (1966) 14 15 Special Collections Department University of Arkansas Libraries 365 North McIlroy Avenue Fayetteville, Arkansas 72701

Are You Arkansas-Literate? Arkansas Entrepreneurs and Businesses 1. Which of the following retail stores was founded in post-Civil War Little Rock: (A) Dillards (B) Walmart (C) Blass (D) Gingles 2. When it closed in 1991, it was the oldest business in Arkansas: (A) Arkansas Gazette (B) Fones Bros. Hardware (C) Cohn’s Department Stores (D) Southern Hardware Company 3. Which of the following businesses did populist state attorney general Jeff Davis attempt to exclude from Arkansas? (A) Cotton Gins (B) Railroads (C) Insurance Companies (D) Distilleries 4. Which African American businessman was known as “the Black Rockefeller of Arkansas?” (A) Sam Sparks (B) James Dubisson (C) Pickens Black (D) Scott Bond 5. This Arkansas retailer founded his first store in Howard County: (A) W.T. Dillard (B) Dick Huddleston (C) M.M. Cohn (D) Edward I. Rephan 6. Located near El Dorado, the first major oil refinery in Arkansas was:

(A) Magnolia Petroleum Co. (B) Lion Oil Co. (C) Monsanto (D) Murphy Oil Co. (D); 4 (C); 3 ;

7. John Johnson, a native of Desha County, founded which of the following magazines? A)

(A) Ebony (B) Southern Living (C) Phylon (D) Arkansas Times ( 2 ; 8. Which Arkansas company is the largest off-Wall Street investment banking firm in America? C) (A) Rainey Investments (B) Gaines Co. (C) Garland Holding Co. (D) Stephens, Inc. 9. Patti Upton of Heber Springs founded this company: (A) Ranger Boats (B) Ozark Soap Co. (C) Parkin Printing Co. (D) Aromatique (C) 10 (D); 9 (D); 8 (A); 7 (B); 6 ; A)

10. Sam Walton of Walmart fame opened his first store, a Ben Franklin, in: ANSWERS:( 1 ( 5 (A) Bentonville (B) Harrison (C) Newport (D) Mineral Springs 16