Arkansas Studies Institute

Arkansas Studies institute under construction. Photo by Phil Frana.

The Arkansas Studies Institute is a hub for the study of Arkansas history, jointly administered by the Central Arkansas Library System (CALS) and the University of Arkansas at Little Rock (UALR). The Institute holds an archive of papers drawn from UALR's political history collections. Papers included are those of former Arkansas governors Carl Bailey, Winthrop Rockefeller, Dale Bumpers, Frank White, and Jim Guy Tucker.

The Arkansas Studies Institute will occupy the first two floors of the old Budget Office in the River Market District, another new building being built next door, and the historic Geyer & Adams building. The Institute currently occupies preexisting space in the main branch building of the Central Arkansas Library System. The Clinton School of Public Service will occupy the top floor.

The Arkansas Studies Institute is expected to open in the Fall of 2008 at a cost of $21 million. In February 2008 Parker Westbrook endowed the Lucille and Parker Westbrook Arkansas History and Genealogy Collection with a donation of $100,000.

References

• "$100,000 Donated to Arkansas Institute," Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, February 7, 2008.
• Kane Webb, "Forward to the Past: Mister Roberts (Re)builds His Dream House," Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, February 24, 2008.

External links

• Homepage of the Arkansas Studies Institute of the Central Arkansas Library System.