UA Little Rock Center for Arkansas History and Culture
Hospital complex in MacArthur Park, Little Rock A hospital complex in Little Rock during the Civil War in what is today the MacArthur Park, 1864. Civil War: Places Photograph Collection, 1863-1865 (UALR.PH.0079) Date: 1864 Physical Format: 8 x 10 in.…
Orders concerning Arkansas Calvary troops written to and from John Rice Homer Scott during the Civil War An extract from General Order No. 15 concerning the rules of sick call, from the collection of Orders concerning Arkansas Cavalry troops written…
Civil War and Medicine Theme: Civil War and Reconstruction Grade Levels: 7-8 9-12 Time Period: 1861-1864 Introduction Medical sciences and medical education in the United States shortly before the Civil War were very different from what they are today. Most…
Bennie “Mama” McGuire, midwife Bennie “Mama” McGuire walks down the street with her bag. She was a native of Marked Tree and started working as a midwife in 1916, ca. 1971. African Americans photograph collection, ca. 1890-1954 (UALR.PH.0052) Date: 1971…
Mamie Odessa Hale Garland training program Photo 2: Training program conducted by Mamie Odessa Hale Garland at J.S. Phelix High School for African Americans, 1951. Women in Arkansas photograph collection, ca. 1850s-1980s (UALR.PH.0067) Date: 1951 Physical Format: 5 x 7…
Mamie Odessa Hale Garland helping new mother and baby Photo 1: Mamie Odessa Hale Garland, a midwife, helps a new mother and her baby, not dated, ca. late 1940s/early 1950s. Women in Arkansas photograph collection, ca. 1850s-1980s (UALR.PH.0067) Date: 1945-1955…
Negro History Scrapbook, page 49 Negro History Scrapbook, page 49 ca. 1944. National Dunbar Alumni Association Historical Collection (UALR.MS.0021) Date: 1944 Physical Format: document See this item’s catalog record https://cdm15728.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p15728coll3/id/16302 More from this collection National Dunbar Alumni Association Historical Collection…
Midwifery and Race Theme: Women of Arkansas Grade Levels: 7-8 9-12 Time Period: 1940-1971 Introduction For centuries, pregnant people all over the world relied on midwives to assist them during labor. Midwives typically did not attend any specialized schools but…
Healthcare and Racial Segregation Theme: Race and American Society Grade Levels: 9-12 Time Period: 1944 Introduction The history of segregation in American healthcare goes back to the period of slavery when slave owners established a system of rudimentary medical care…