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The mission of the Butler Center for Arkansas Studies (est. 1997) is to promote "a greater understanding and appreciation of Arkansas history, literature, art, and culture." [ 1 ] Named after Richard C. Butler Sr., a noted Little Rock lawyer and philanthropist, [ 2 ] the primary function of the Butler Center is as a research library and ...
The library in downtown Little Rock is the main branch of the system. The Main Library campus also includes the Arkansas Studies Institute Building, which includes the offices of the Butler Center for Arkansas Studies, the Encyclopedia of Arkansas, and the UALR Center for Arkansas History and Culture. CALS' Ron Robinson Theater, Cox Creative ...
The Central Arkansas Library System (CALS) Encyclopedia of Arkansas is a web-based encyclopedia of the U.S. state of Arkansas, described by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) as "a free, authoritative source of information about the history, politics, geography, and culture of the state of Arkansas." [1] The encyclopedia is a ...
Free Encyclopedia of Appalachia: English Dedicated to the region, people, culture, history, and geography of Appalachia. Defunct Encyclopedia of Arkansas: English Project of the Central Arkansas Library System and is the only U.S. state encyclopedia sponsored by a public library Free Encyclopedia of Chicago: English Free Encyclopedia Virginia ...
Missouri Encyclopedia: State Historical Society of Missouri: Nevada: Online Nevada Encyclopedia: Nevada Humanities: New York: Encyclopedia of New York State: Not free; requires subscription. Available through Gale. 30-day free trial from booklibrarian.com. North Carolina: NCPedia: State Library of North Carolina: Ohio: Ohio History Central ...
The Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts (AMFA), formerly known as the Arkansas Arts Center, is an art museum located in MacArthur Park, Little Rock, Arkansas. The museum's most recent expansion and renovation was designed by architecture and urban design practice Studio Gang .
On a more abstract level, Arkansas's culture can be seen and heard in its literature, music, sports, film, television and art. Arkansas is known for such authors as John Gould Fletcher, John Grisham, Charlaine Harris, and Maya Angelou; for musicians and bands such as Johnny Cash and Charlie Rich; for interest in football, hunting and fishing ...
This list of museums in Arkansas is a list of museums, defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing.