Arkansas Primary Source SetsLesson Plans Grades K-12Explore curated sets of digitized primary sources from CAHC. Topics include: African Americans, Arkansas History, Arts, Biography, Civics and Government, Economics, Geography, Latinos, Literature, Native Americans, Science and Technology, U.S. History, Women, and World History.…
World Services for the Blind: A Story of Success
World Services for the Blind: A Story of SuccessCAHC Exhibit World Services for the Blind (WSB) is a comprehensive rehabilitation center for the adult blind and visually impaired located in Little Rock, Arkansas. Along with life skills, the center specializes…
Victor F. Snyder: The Courage and Commitment for Congress
Victor F. Snyder: The Courage and Commitment for CongressCAHC Exhibit Victor “Vic” Frederick Snyder is a Vietnam veteran, family physician, and lawyer who served as an Arkansas state senator from 1991 to 1996 and as a U.S. Representative for Arkansas’…
Character Collection
Character CollectionStudent Exhibit A collection of mini exhibits featuring some of the unique Arkansans found in the archival collections at CAHC. Published February 2022.
Charlie May Simon: Pushing Against the Stream of Time
Charlie May Simon: Pushing Against the Stream of TimeCAHC Exhibit Charlie May Simon is one of the more notable figures in 20th-century Arkansas literature. She was an award-winning author who wrote children’s literature, autobiographies, and biographies. Published October 2018 /…
Jim Guy Tucker Papers Project Blog
Jim Guy Tucker Papers Project BlogProject Blog This blog follows the processing of the James Guy Tucker, Jr., Papers at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock’s Center for Arkansas History and Culture. Part of the project included the creation…
Jim Guy Tucker Papers
Jim Guy Tucker PapersCAHC Exhibit Jim Guy Tucker served as Prosecuting Attorney, Attorney General, U.S. Representative for Arkansas’ Second District, Lieutenant Governor, and Governor of Arkansas. His political legacy spanned from 1970-1996. Published March 2017 / Redesigned 2022.
Johnny Cash: Arkansas Icon
Johnny Cash: Arkansas IconCAHC Exhibit Johnny Cash was an American country singer-songwriter. This exhibit explores Cash’s Arkansas connections from his 1930s childhood in Dyess, Arkansas, through his comeback at the turn of the 21st century. Special emphasis is placed on…
Winthrop Rockefeller Collection
Winthrop Rockefeller CollectionCAHC Exhibit Winthrop Rockefeller was a World War II veteran, politician, and philanthropist. From 1967-1971, he served as Arkansas’ first Republican governor since Reconstruction. Published February 2016 / Redesigned 2023.
Calvin R. Ledbetter, Jr. Papers
Calvin R. Ledbetter, Jr. PapersCAHC Exhibit Cal Ledbetter worked as a political science faculty member at Little Rock University from 1960-1997, and he served as an Arkansas state representative from 1967-1977. He attended the state Constitutional Conventions of 1968-1970 and…
Dale Bumpers Gubernatorial Papers
Dale Bumpers Gubernatorial PapersCAHC Exhibit Dale Bumpers was a lawyer who served as the 38th Governor of Arkansas from 1971-1975 and as a U.S. Senator from 1975 to 1999. Published October 2011 / Redesigned 2023.
World Services for the Blind Lesson Plans
World Services for the Blind Lesson PlansLesson Plans Grades K-12Download lesson plans related to World Services for the Blind (WSB). Topics include: the Blind Experience, the Great Depression and New Deal, and Transformations in Minority Groups in Arkansas. Published September…
Victor F. Snyder Lesson Plans
Victor F. Snyder Lesson PlansLesson Plans Grades 7-12Download lesson plans related to Victor F. Snyder. Topics include: What Does a congressperson Do?, LGBTQ+ History and Politics, and Central High Desegregation Commemoration. Published September 2022.
Charlie May Simon Lesson Plans
Charlie May Simon Lesson PlansLesson Plans Grades 3-8Download a lesson plan related to Charlie May Simon. Students will identify attributes of various primary sources from the collection. Published October 2018.
Jim Guy Tucker Lesson Plans
Jim Guy Tucker Lesson PlansLesson Plans Grades 9-12Download lesson plans related to events during Jim Guy Tucker’s political career. Topics include: the Lost Year, Prison Reform, Whitewater, and the Vietnam War (Second Indochina War). Published March 2017.
Johnny Cash Lesson Plans
Johnny Cash Lesson PlansLesson Plans Grades 6-10Download lesson plans related to Johnny Cash. Topics include: The Cotton Belt Railroad, the Great Depression in Arkansas, Native American Rights, Prison Reform, and English/Language Arts. Published April 2016.
Winthrop Rockefeller Education Resources
Winthrop Rockefeller Education ResourcesLesson Plans Download an annotated bibliography of primary and secondary sources related to Winthrop Rockefeller. Published February 2016.