Led by community outreach archivist Danielle Afsordeh, on December 12, 2022, several patrons gathered at the CALS Dee Brown Library to learn about how Arkansans have celebrated Christmas over the state’s history. With the help of kitchen programmer Justin Vess, the group also baked cookies using a 1923 sour cream cookie recipe from the collection of the CALS Butler Center for Arkansas Studies.
Back in November I went back to the Arkansas State Archives for my first visit in more than a year, needing to access some railroad commission records, as well as a newspaper from 1933. I had spent a lot of time there in the early 2000s, when I was working on my dissertation on “racial cleansing,” or the expulsion of African Americans from various communities across Arkansas.
The CALS Galleries & Bookstore at Library Square might be known for our excellent selection of gently read books at great prices, but we have much, much more, including unique local art, local authors’ books, and local snacks and sauces.
The Butler Banner archives between 1999-2018 are available in PDF format only. The Butler Banner was our print newsletter.
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