This month’s blog features quilts by Black Arkansas. Our first quilt was made by Docella Johnson of Bradley, Arkansas; she was a cook and general housekeeper for the McKinney family. When she quil ... Read More
Collections Blog
The Radio Man, Arkansan Bob Burns
For this month's collections highlight, we are featuring musician, comedian and actor Bob Burns. Burns was born in Greenwood, Arkansas, on August 2, 1890, and grew up in Van Buren, Arkansas. He be ... Read More
The Man Who Built Arkansas
Our collection is privileged to be the home of over 8,000 architectural drawings by Charles Thompson, one of the most successful architects in Arkansas history. His firm designed more than 2,000 b ... Read More
La chanteuse d’opéra: The Interrupted Melody of Marjorie Lawrence
This month we are featuring an opera gown worn by Marjorie Lawrence in her performance as leading soprano Delilah in Camille Saint-Saëns’ Samson and Delilah. Marjorie’s costume consists of a white ... Read More
Holiday Greetings from Arkansas's First Families
With the arrival of the holiday season, the Old State House Museum’s collection staff would like to highlight a selection of greeting cards sent out by the governors of Arkansas a ... Read More
Patsy Montana and the 1991 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
In 1991, Patsy Montana marched in the 65th Annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, after which she and her fellow marchers received a plaque commemorating the experience. The plaque consists of a p ... Read More
"Woman's Chronicle" takes stand for suffrage
In March 1888, the Woman’s Chronicle was launched by Catherine “Kate” Campbell Cuningham, Mary Burt Brooks and Haryot Holt Cahoon in Little Rock. The establishment of the Chronicle followed hot on ... Read More
“The King of Ragtime Writers”: Scott Joplin and His Music
Scott Joplin was born sometime between July 1867 and January 1868 and raised in Texarkana, Arkansas. As a child, his mother encouraged his musical education, which led Joplin to study with German ... Read More
New Acquisitions: Elias Nelson Conway
Elias Nelson Conway was born on May 17, 1812, in Greeneville, Tennessee, to Thomas Conway, a planter, and Ann Rector. He spent most of his childhood in Missouri and received his formal ... Read More
Within an Inch of His Life: The Story of Maj. F.R. Earle
The Collections Department spotlight for July highlights Major F.R. Earle, who served in the 34th Regiment of the Confederate Army during the Civil War. Fontaine Richard Earle was born January ... Read More
Recent Posts
- A Piece of My Soul Quilt Exhibit
- The Radio Man, Arkansan Bob Burns
- The Man Who Built Arkansas
- La chanteuse d’opéra: The Interrupted Melody of Marjorie Lawrence
- Holiday Greetings from Arkansas's First Families
- Patsy Montana and the 1991 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
- "Woman's Chronicle" takes stand for suffrage
- “The King of Ragtime Writers”: Scott Joplin and His Music
- New Acquisitions: Elias Nelson Conway
- Within an Inch of His Life: The Story of Maj. F.R. Earle