Jefferson Elementary (2)
January 2, 2026
The second Jefferson Elementary building served students on Fayetteville’s south side for 80 years. … More Jefferson Elementary (2)
Category: Education
Harmon Playfield
December 30, 2025
Harmon Field opened for high school competition in 1927. … More Harmon Playfield
Fayetteville Academy
December 29, 2025
In 1841, the Fayetteville Academy was announced in the local newspaper as being in successful operation. The school had secured the services of the Rev. William Scull, a minister of the Protestant Episcopal Church who had a “good knowledge of the modern, ancient and dead languages.” It was still in operation by at least 1846 … More Fayetteville Academy
Clear Creek Academy
December 28, 2025
This early academy was about a quarter mile north of Mud Creek, fairly near the present-day intersection of College Avenue and Joyce Boulevard. … More Clear Creek Academy
Appleby School
December 14, 2025
Appleby School provided education for children residing across a large swath of farmland on what is today northern Fayetteville. … More Appleby School
John Clinton Futrall and Anne Gaines Duke Futrall
March 20, 2013
John Clinton Futrall (1873-1939) was born in Tennessee and his family moved to Marianna, Ark., when he was 10 years old. He came to Fayetteville to study at the University of Arkansas, then transferred to the University of Virginia and later studied at the universities in Bonne and Halle, Germany. He returned to Fayetteville to … More John Clinton Futrall and Anne Gaines Duke Futrall
Integration of Fayetteville High School
March 8, 2013
The staff of the Fayetteville City Government Channel, led by manager Fritz Gisler, produce short videos about the history of Fayetteville in a series called Faytteville History Minute, which airs on the government channel. This week’s history minute is about the integration of Fayetteville High School in 1954.
School District Personnel in 1941
February 19, 2013
Administration High School Jefferson School Leverett School Lincoln School Midland School Washington School West Side School
Rhodes Scholars at the University of Arkansas
September 12, 2012
2006 — Anna Terry 1985 — Eric Wear 1957 — William Huff 1935 — Gaston Williamson 1925 — J. William Fulbright 1913 — Phillip H. Brodie 1911 — John Shipley 1908 — Grover Cleveland Morris 1907 — Charles A. Keith 1904 — Neil Carothers
Report of Indian Affairs from Arkansas College
August 29, 2010
The following report was submitted to the federal agent to the Creek Nation by Robert Graham, president of Arkansas College to explain how funds allocated by the government had been used. More Creeks attended the college in the years that followed, including George Washington Grayson, who later served as principal chief of the Creek Nation. … More Report of Indian Affairs from Arkansas College