Mike Dugan collection

Collection of athletic programs, media guides, directories and handbooks focused on Arkansas colleges and universities, compiled by former Henderson State University Sports Information Director, Mike Dugan

A Woman\u27s Place

I was fortunate to have both my maternal and paternal grandmothers in my life until I reached my mid-30s, so I had an opportunity to get to know them as women, as well as grandparents. Their strength continually amazed me

Contributions of Women to Clark County\u27s History

Excerpted from a lecture given for the Clark County bicentennial, this article focuses on the contributions of Clark County women to the community during the major movements and events of the late 19th and 20th centuries

Clark County, Arkansas: The Garden Spot of the Sunny South

Presented here is a typescript of a pamphlet produced and distributed circa 1877 by the St. Louis, Iron Mountain, and Southern Railway to promote settlement in Clark County. The original pamphlet is housed in the collections of the Arkansas State Archives

The Wiley Funeral Home Records at Ouachita Baptist University

In 2009, Ouachita Baptist University\u27s Special Collections and Archives received a set of records from the Wiley Funeral Home (now Mitchell Funeral Home) of Arkadelphia, containing death certificates, burial transit permits, and funeral insurance records kept between 1941-1968. The records document the lives of several thousand African Americans who were either residents of Clark County or whose funerals were handled by Wiley Funeral Home

100 Years Ago: Front-Page Stories from Arkadelphia\u27s Southern Standard

The following news items were extracted from the front pages of Arkadelphia\u27s Southern Standard weekly newspaper of 1919. The articles illustrate the variety of news published by the paper and offer glimpses into life in early 20th-century Clark County. The return to normalcy following the end of a world war; agricultural and economic development of the county; and moonshining were just a few of the themes that ran through the news that made the front pages of 1919

Henry Ivens Stone, Local Inventor

Henry Ivens Stone was born October 30, 1866, in Clark County, Arkansas to William Clark W.C. and Mary Ann (Smith) Stone. Stone\u27s mother, Mary Ann, was the daughter of Dr. Willis and Margaret Janes Smith. Stone married Sara L. Sallie Turbeville on May 14, 1887, in Nevada County. Henry and Sallie lived in Whelen Springs, and were the parents of three children--Willie Mae, Warner Cap, and Henry Jr., who died before his first birthday. Henry Ivens Stone died from pneumonia on November 20, 1900. Frederick Vallowe, the great grandson of Stone, donated the original patent, transcribed below, to the Archives and Special Collections at Ouachita Baptist University in 2019

Struggling for Justice: Church Women United, Oxford, Mississippi 1962-1991

circa 1991https://egrove.olemiss.edu/civ_pubs/1013/thumbnail.jp

Fresh Focus: Mississippi\u27s \u27Spy Files\u27: The State Sovereignty Commission Records Controversy, 1977-1999

Too often the pressure of the present day work environment lures archivists into ignoring their professional past or advancing shortsightedly into the future. To encourage such reflection on the archival enterprise, Provenance includes this section, Fresh Focus. We invite contributors to explore neglected chapters in archival history or to share an original, especially historical, perspective on the current world of archival affairs. Provenance particularly encourages submissions for Fresh Focus from new or student archivists who are, after all, the future of the profession. Foil owing is the third in a series of occasional essays or papers meeting these criteria

Four Generations Working Together in the Workforce and in Higher Education.

The purpose of this study was to help the reader hear and begin to understand each of the 4 generations, resulting in an awareness of how each generation perceived the world in general, and specifically its perception of work in an academic setting. The researcher studied 4 participants currently or formerly involved in the higher education environment; each represented one of the 4 generations examined and was studied through stories, autobiography, notes, conversations, interviews, family stories, and life experiences. Today\u27s American workforce is unique in that never before has there been such a diverse group of individuals working together. Research suggests that the mixing of race, gender, ethnicity, and generation in the workforce of today is remarkable. First, the 4 generations in this qualitative study were identified. For this study, the generations were known as The Veterans or Traditionalists born approximately between 1922 and 1945, The Baby Boomers born approximately between 1946 and 1964, Generation X born approximately between 1965 and 1980, and Generation Y born approximately between 1981 and 2000. After the collection and analysis of the 3 sets of data (interactive interviewing, written descriptions, and descriptive observations), the researcher created a coding and catalog content analysis. Much of the researcher\u27s work consisted of a process method of analysis to discover characteristics and patterns similar to the 4 generations represented in the qualitative Narrative Inquiry methodology. Through the narrative inquiry method of this qualitative study, the examination of multiple generations within the workforce produced more similarities than differences. Common ground spanning over 80 years was evident more often than not. All 4 generations ultimately wanted the same thing with regard to their jobs: an enjoyable job, fulfillment and purpose, good benefits and pay, a perspective on what is important, respect, stability in the company and job, validation, and appreciation (Gibson, 2009)