Look inside the March 2016 Issue of the Arkansas Archivist for these and other features!
AHC Celebrates Women’s History Month
Hair tied up in a bandana, arm
flexed revealing a rather “unladylike” bicep, clad in the uniform of a factory
worker —this is a familiar image to those who have seen propaganda
posters from World War II. She has been called “Rosie the Riveter”
and that seems like such a stereotype, but during World War II, it was not just
a stereotype.
The AHC and BHCA Welcome New Commissioner Elise Hampton
The BHCA and AHC are greatly committed to education, which
is why we are excited to welcome Elise Hampton as a new
member of the Black History Commission of
Arkansas. Ms. Hampton was born and raised in Conway,
Arkansas. She received her Bachelor of Science in Education from
the University of Central Arkansas focusing on middle level
education.
From the Director
In June 2014, the Arkansas History Commission and the Black
History Commission met jointly to discuss long-term planning for the state
archives. The result of those discussions is a ten-year strategic plan
adopted at the last quarterly meeting of the AHC on March 10. The plan
provides seven goals the agency will accomplish by 2025, and identifies
numerous activities that agency staff will undertake as we work to achieve
those goals. Goals identified in the plan include: improving and promoting
public access to agency collections and expanding our holdings; strengthening
the agency’s technology infrastructure and expanding digital initiatives;
strengthening the role of the state archives in preserving state records;
providing support for the preservation of local government records; cultivating
outreach opportunities; providing appropriate staffing for our three
facilities; and addressing our growing facility needs.
News from SARA
Lillian Florence “Lillie” Middlebrooks made her
own mark on Arkansas women’s history. Lillie was born
April 28, 1887, to George D. and Mary Tyson Middlebrooks who
were married in 1882 in Nevada County. The family was living
in Parker Township, Nevada County at the time of the 1900 census, but by 1910
they had moved to Hope in Hempstead County where Mr.
Middlebrooks’ occupation was listed as commercial traveler.
