Memory and Memoir in Arkansas
Legacies & Lunch August 2025

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Community History Projects

 

Recent Blog Posts

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Lizard Luaus at Summer @ CALS

For the first Lizard Luau of Summer @ CALS, the staff and patrons at the CALS Hillary Rodham Clinton Children’s Library & Learning Center welcomed Megan, who works for Arkansas Reptile Rescue.

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A Love Letter to Community: Reflections from the Archives Leadership Institute

I had the honor of being one of twenty-five archivists selected to participate in the Archives Leadership Institute (ALI) hosted at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville June 8–15,

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Sweetness from the Thinnest Soil

The muscadine is a kind of wild grape native to North America. It’s not the kind prized by connoisseurs, but here in the South it has become somewhat emblematic of regional foodways,

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Art Exhibitions

Art on Exhibit at CALS

The CALS Art Exhibitions highlight art by Arkansas artists and showcase exhibitions that promote Arkansas history and culture. The CALS Permanent Collection is displayed in our branches and rotating exhibitions are featured in the Underground Gallery at CALS Roberts Library.

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Archival Collections

Archival Collections

The CALS Butler Center for Arkansas Studies archival collection offers unique glimpses into the state’s history through documents and photographs. Many of the collections depict the daily life in Central Arkansas by preserving the cultural, political, literary, military, and environmental history of Pulaski and Perry Counties.

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Genealogy

Genealogy Help & Resources

Whether you have been on your family history journey for years or are just beginning, the CALS Roberts Library offers resources for genealogists and researchers at all skill levels.

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CALS Bobby L. Roberts Library of Arkansas History & Art (including Mini-Main Library, Underground Gallery, CALS Butler Center for Arkansas Studies, UA Little Rock Center for Arkansas History and Culture and DIY Memory Lab) is open to the public the following days and times:  

Mini-Main Library ~ Monday through Saturday 9 a.m. to 6 p.m

2nd Floor Research Room (Butler Center/UA Little Rock Center for Arkansas History and Culture)

    • Monday through Friday 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

    • Saturday 12 p.m. to 4 p.m.

DIY Memory Lab & Recording Room (by appointment only)