{"id":4497,"date":"2016-10-05T13:17:44","date_gmt":"2016-10-05T18:17:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/library\/?page_id=4497"},"modified":"2026-03-17T13:16:39","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T18:16:39","slug":"thegreatwar","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/library\/thegreatwar\/","title":{"rendered":"The Great War: Arkansas in World War I"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Arkansas History Commission offers The Great War: Arkansas in World War I and other traveling exhibit at no cost to educational and cultural institutions in Arkansas. Image courtesy of the Arkansas State Archives.<\/p><\/div>\n

The Great War: Arkansas in World War I<\/em>, a free traveling exhibit that tells the story of Arkansas\u2019s role during World War at home and on the battlefields, will be displayed at Southern Arkansas University\u2019s Magale Library, 100 East University, Magnolia, AR on November 3rd<\/sup> until November 20th<\/sup>, 2016. The grand opening will be November 3rd<\/sup> at 2:15 p.m. with a presentation by Dr. Svetlana Paulson, entitled \u201cThe War of Trenches and Zeppelins.\u201d The library will also host a second lecture on November 11th<\/sup> at 3:00 p.m. entitled, \u201cArkansas during World War I\u201d by Dr. Ben Johnson.<\/p>\n

The traveling exhibit consists of 12 panels that showcase images from the Arkansas State Archives\u2019 holdings, including original documents, photographs, posters, maps and historical objects, giving a first-hand look at the lives of Arkansans during the war.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am very pleased that Magale Library is sharing The Great War: Arkansas in World War I<\/em> with their visitors and community,\u201d stated Dr. Lisa Speer, State Historian and the Arkansas State Archives\u2019 Director.\u00a0 She continued, \u201cThis exhibit, created to commemorate the centennial anniversary of America\u2019s entry into World War I, powerfully memorializes the impact this first modern, global war had on the 65 million who were mobilized, including the 70,000 soldiers from Arkansas.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Arkansas State Archives is located in Little Rock. It maintains the largest collection of historical materials on Arkansas in the world and is dedicated to collecting and preserving the documentary history of Arkansas.<\/p>\n

For more information about the exhibit at SAU\u2019s Magale Library, call 870-235-4170 or email library@saumag.edu. To schedule this exhibit at your institution, call the Arkansas State Archives at 501-682-6900 or email state.archives@arkansas.gov<\/a>. To learn more about the Arkansas State Archives and its collections visit www.ark-ives.com<\/a>. The agency recently changed its name from the Arkansas History Commission to the Arkansas State Archives when it became a part of the Department of Arkansas Heritage on July 1, 2016.<\/p>\n

This exhibit is funded in part by a grant from the Arkansas Humanities Council, the Department of Arkansas Heritage and the National Endowment for the Humanities.<\/p>\n

The Arkansas State Archives is an agency of the Department of Arkansas Heritage and shares the goal of all eight Department of Arkansas Heritage agencies, that of preserving and enhancing the heritage of the state of Arkansas. The agencies are Arkansas Arts Council, Arkansas Historic Preservation Program, Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission, Arkansas State Archives, Delta Cultural Center in Helena, Historic Arkansas Museum, Mosaic Templars Cultural Center, and the Old State House Museum.<\/p>\n

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