Little Rock Racial Integration Collection

Collection

Identifier: MC 2495

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Content Description

Ephemera and correspondence related to segregation and racial issues in Little Rock, Arkansas around the time of the Little Rock Crisis. Collection includes an Urban League of Greater Little Rock brochure, "How Is Your Platform Appeal...White Speakers before Colored Audiences and Colored Speakers before White Audiences"; an anonymous supportive message mailed to Gov. Orval Faubus; and a political cartoon and a letter produced by the segregationist Capital Citizens' Council.

Dates

1957-1958

Conditions Governing Access

Please call (479) 575-8444 or email specoll@uark.edu at least two weeks in advance of your arrival to ensure availability of the materials.

Conditions Governing Use

No Use Restrictions Apply.

No Interlibrary Loan.

Standard Federal Copyright Laws Apply (U.S. Title 17).

Extent

0.01 Linear Feet (1 folder)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Arrangement

Materials are stored in a single folder.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

The Little Rock Racial Integration Collection was purchased by Special Collections via eBay in November 2005. Also purchased as part of the same lot was a photograph of a Little Rock woodworking class, which was incorporated into the Arkansas Photograph and Postcard Collection (Box 6, Folder 2).

Related Materials

Additional manuscript collections with materials regarding Little Rock school integration are described in the Litle Rock School Integration 1957 libguide.