{"id":91,"date":"2021-07-30T16:40:38","date_gmt":"2021-07-30T16:40:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ualrexhibits.org\/snyder\/?page_id=91"},"modified":"2025-03-03T20:41:37","modified_gmt":"2025-03-03T20:41:37","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ualrexhibits.org\/snyder\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1>\n\t\tAbout Us\n\t<\/h1>\n<h2>\n\t\tCenter for Arkansas History and Culture\n\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ualrexhibits.org\/snyder\/files\/2021\/07\/CAHC_new_logo.png\" alt=\"Logo for the UA Little Rock Center for Arkansas History and Culture\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"76\" width=\"310\" title=\"Logo for the UA Little Rock Center for Arkansas History and Culture\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t<p>The Center for Arkansas History and Culture (CAHC) at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock strives to be a unique and reliable resource that explores and promotes Arkansas&#8217; rich history through identifying, collecting, and preserving Arkansas records that are of enduring value to the state.<\/p>\n<h3>\n\t\tMission\n\t<\/h3>\n\t<p>The UA Little Rock Center for Arkansas History and Culture collects, keeps safe, and makes available Arkansas history that connects people to each other and their shared experience.<\/p>\n<h2>\n\t\tAbout the Exhibit\n\t<\/h2>\n\t<p>Victor &#8220;Vic&#8221; 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&#8217; Second Congressional District from 1997 to 2011.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Victor F. Snyder: The Courage and Commitment for Congress&#8221; highlights Snyder&#8217;s life and career in political office, including his politics, his legislative efforts, and his service to the constituents of Central Arkansas. The exhibit also features curriculum guides for educators to use in the classroom.<\/p>\n<h2>\n\t\tProject Contributors\n\t<\/h2>\n\t<strong>Dr. Deborah Baldwin<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Associate Provost<br \/>\n<\/em>Center for Arkansas History and Culture\n<strong>Dr. David Baylis<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Assistant Professor of History<br \/>\n<\/em>University of Arkansas at Little Rock\n<strong>LTC Devon Cockrell<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>District Aide<br \/>\n<\/em>Office of Congressman Vic Snyder<br \/>\n\n<strong>Dr. John C. Davis<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Associate Professor of Political Science<br \/>\n<\/em>University of Arkansas at Monticello\n<strong>Jessica Erwin<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Processing Archivist<br \/>\n<\/em>Center for Arkansas History and Culture\n<strong>Katie Hargis<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Senior Legislative Assistant<br \/>\n<\/em>Office of Congressman Vic Snyder<br \/>\n\n\t<strong>Jen Holman<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Press Secretary and Washington Scheduler<br \/>\n<\/em>Office of Congressman Vic Snyder<br \/>\n\n<strong>Maria Hoskins<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Senior District Staff<br \/>\n<\/em>Office of Congressman Vic Snyder<br \/>\n\n<strong>Abby Jaquez<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Undergraduate Intern<br \/>\n<\/em>Center for Arkansas History and Culture\n<strong>Kaye Lundgren<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Archival Assistant<br \/>\n<\/em>Center for Arkansas History and Culture\n<strong>Laura McClellan<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Assistant Director<br \/>\n<\/em>Center for Arkansas History and Culture\n<strong>Timothy Nutt<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Director<br \/>\n<\/em>UAMS Historical Research Center\n\t<strong>Dr. Jess Porter<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Executive Director<br \/>\n<\/em>Center for Arkansas History and Culture\n<strong>Brian Rodgers<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Community Relations Liaison<br \/>\n<\/em>Mosaic Templars Cultural Center\n<strong>James Savage<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Legislative Director and Chief of Staff<br \/>\n<\/em>Office of Congressman Vic Snyder<br \/>\n\n<strong>Emily Summers<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Processing Archivist<br \/>\n<\/em>Center for Arkansas History and Culture\n<strong>Elise Tanner<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Director of Digital Projects and Initiatives<br \/>\n<\/em>Center for Arkansas History and Culture\n<h2>\n\t\tLearn More\n\t<\/h2>\n<h3>\n\t\tUA Little Rock Center for Arkansas History and Culture\n\t<\/h3>\n\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cdm15728.contentdm.oclc.org\/digital\/collection\/findingaids\/id\/12453\/rec\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Victor F. Snyder Congressional papers, UALR.MS.0180<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cdm15728.contentdm.oclc.org\/digital\/collection\/p1532coll1\/id\/16747\/rec\/3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kaye Lundgren interview with Dr. Victor F. Snyder. June 3, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cdm15728.contentdm.oclc.org\/digital\/collection\/findingaids\/id\/11437\/rec\/3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ed Fry Papers, UALR.MS.0292<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>\n\t\tDavid and Barbara Pryor Center for Arkansas Oral and Visual History\n\t<\/h3>\n\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pryorcenter.uark.edu\/interview.php?thisProject=Arkansas%20Memories&amp;thisProfileURL=SNYDER-Vic-576&amp;displayName=&amp;thisInterviewee=576\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Victor F. Snyder interview by Scott Lunsford. August 23, 2012. Arkansas Memories Project. https:\/\/pryorcenter.uark.edu\/interview.php?thisProject=Arkansas%20Memories&amp;thisProfileURL=SNYDER-Vic-576&amp;displayName=&amp;thisInterviewee=576.<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>\n\t\tOnline Resources\n\t<\/h3>\n\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cc.com\/video\/gxjtk4\/the-colbert-report-better-know-a-district-arkansas-2nd-vic-snyder\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Colbert, Stephen, host. <i>The Colbert Report<\/i>. Season 3, &#8220;Better Know a District-Arkansas&#8217;\u00a02nd-Vic Snyder.&#8221; Featuring Victor Snyder. Aired February 15, 2007. Comedy Central. https:\/\/www.cc.com\/video\/gxjtk4\/the-colbert-report-better-know-a-district-arkansas-2nd-vic-snyder.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/encyclopediaofarkansas.net\/entries\/victor-f-snyder-4655\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Teske, Steven. &#8220;Victor F. Snyder (1947-).&#8221; Encyclopedia of Arkansas. Central Arkansas\u00a0Library System. Last modified August 21, 2015. https:\/\/encyclopediaofarkansas.net\/entries\/victor-f-snyder-4655\/.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.c-span.org\/person\/?45722\/VicSnyder\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;Vic Snyder.&#8221; Cable-Satellite Public Affairs Network (C-SPAN). Accessed June 11, 2022. https:\/\/www.c-span.org\/person\/?45722\/VicSnyder.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bioguide.congress.gov\/search\/bio\/S000672\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;Victor F. Snyder.&#8221; Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. 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