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Materials include speeches given by Charles E. Bishop during his time as the University of Arkansas President. Some speeches are accompanied by related material, including correspondence, press releases, and event programs. The collection also includes a few of Bishop's published papers and reports and a few speeches given by other people.

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Xerox copy of typewritten text of a parody, by anonymous author, facetiously purporting to prescribe procedures for the investiture of Charles Edwin Bishop as 15th president of the University of Arkansas, Feb. 2, 1975.

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Correspondence, papers, and photographs, 1831-1985. Materials in this collection pertain to the Futrall family as a whole, with a special emphasis on Annie Duke Futrall and particularly on John Clinton Futrall, President of the University of Arkansas from 1914-1939.

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This collection contains correspondence, addresses and speeches, essays, scrapbook, and other materials created or received by Futrall, President of the University of Arkansas from 1913 to 1939; by his father, Thomas Andrew Futrall, 1842-1917; and by other persons; pertaining to personal and familial interests and concerns of the Futrall family, and to the academic and professional careers of John Futrall and Thomas Futrall.

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The collection contains correspondence, photographs and other items primarily dating from Nichols' tenure as dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. Also included is Nichols' Alexander Meiklejohn award.

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The collection consists of correspondence, Honors Council Minutes, and other material pertaining to the Honors Program.

Scope and Content Note Many of the papers in this collection concern President Harding's avocation, astronomy. He wrote many popular articles on the subject, lectured nationally on astronomical topics, (including the Chautauqua circuit), contributed weekly newspaper columns on astronomy to the Arkansas Gazette and the Chicago Tribune, co-authored four astronomy textbooks, and authored a popular best-seller, Astronomy. The papers include letters, speeches, scrapbooks, programs, handbills, photographs,...

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Materials in this collection include speeches, typescripts, publications, early editions of University of Arkansas student newspapers, newspaper clippings, and memorabilia. Writings are primarily by Arthur M. Harding; two magazines include articles by his daughter, Mary Frances Harding.

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The letter is typewritten on University stationery, with the address of the President’s Office. The typewriter used a purple ribbon. Signed in ink. Hartzog replies to a letter from Irving Reinberger of Pine Bluff, assuring him that his request for a dormitory room for his son.

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Materials include speeches given by James E. Martin during his time as the University of Arkansas President.

Scope and Content Note The papers of David W. Mullins include a variety of materials, ranging from correspondence and speeches to newspaper clippings and scrapbooks to photographs and academic regalia. The bulk of the collection dates from Mullins's term as president of the University of Arkansas. However, the collection also contains material related to Mullins's ancestors, and some material dating before 1960. The photographs include pictures of Mullins with two presidents, Lyndon B. Johnson and Richard Nixon;...

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The collection contains correspondence, speeches, photographs and other items primarily dating from Nichols' tenure as dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. Much of the material relates to his opposition to Act No. 10, his involvement with the AAUP, and his reception of the Meiklejohn Award. The many curious items in this collection include propaganda materials from the American Nazi Party and broadsides accusing the University of Arkansas of harboring communists.

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The papers contain diplomas, certificates, commissions, photographs, and newspaper clippings pertaining to John G. Ragsdale. The materials consist of about seventy items.

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Handwritten reminiscences of J. F. Simonds, M.D., Regent of the University of Arkansas 1875-1876; done for David Yancey Thomas and John Hugh Reynolds for their History of the University of Arkansas, 1910.

Scope and Content Note The Herbert L. Thomas Papers contain correspondence, some with such noted figures as Brooks Hays, Senator J. William Fulbright and Governors Winthrop Rockefeller and Orval Faubus. Additional materials consist of legal documents, speeches, and clippings. A small group of photographs concludes the collection. Significant correspondents include: Arthur F. Burns Orval...

Scope and Content Note Correspondence , speeches, pamphlets, clippings, and related published and unpublished materials created, received, or collected by Herbert L. Thomas, businessman and civic leader of Fayetteville and Little Rock, Arkansas who founded (1925) the First Pyramid Life Insurance Company of America and served as its president until 1960 and as chairman of its board of directors thereafter; who became chairman of the board of City National Bank of Fort Smith, Arkansas in 1953; who served as a member...

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Materials include correspondence, memoranda, reports, minutes, publications, clippings, blueprints, and other records relating to the operations of the Office of Business Affairs. A significant portion of the collection documents the restoration of Carnall Hall.

Scope and Content Note "Materials include records from the Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas (first named Arkansas Industrial University). The bulk of the materials date from the creation of the university in 1871 to the end of the 19th century while some materials date during the 20th century. The collection contains documents instrumental to the founding of the university, including materials concerning location and funding decisions. Also included is correspondence to the Board of Trustees as a...

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This collection contains records pertaining to the U of A Centennial Convocation in 1971, correspondence regarding invitations to the event, information on Dr. Edward E. David, Jr.'s centennial lecture event, and files from The Second Century Committee who were tasked with advising the university on fulfilling its institutional missions for the next 100 years.

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Collection contains correspondance, meeting minutes, budgets, and other materials.

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Materials were collected by the office of Bill Curington, Senior Associate Dean of the Walton College of Business. The collection includes correspondence, plans, reports, proposals, presentations, policies and news clippings. Materials come from activities of the College of Business and activities of a number of commissions, committees, and task forces.

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Collection consists of correspondence, reports, meeting minutes, and general materials.

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Annual reports created or received by Director of Libraries, together with related material, created, received, or collected, pertaining to operation of University Library.

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The collection consists of correspondence, speeches, annual reports, publications, and news clippings created or compiled by the Division of Information.

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The collection contain reports, correspondence, proposals, and event materials.