Sid Davis

A great oak has fallen. Sidney Parker Davis Jr. passed away at his home on February 6, 2026, at the age of 94. As news of his passing spread, tributes poured in describing him as a patriarch, mentor, legal giant, father figure, and remarkably, simply as “sweet.” His loss will be deeply felt by all … More Sid Davis

University of Arkansas Cross Country Course

A cross country course was developed by the University of Arkansas on land at the university’s Agricultural Experiment Farm. The university’s cross country team had become a national powerhouse by the 1980s under the coaching of John McDonnell, but through the 1970s and 1980s, its home courses were set up as hoc using available open … More University of Arkansas Cross Country Course

Harvey House

Professor Tom Paradise and University of Arkansas students went through the records of the Harvey House company, which operated restaurants, hotels and newsstands along major western railway routes, and showed that the Fayetteville Depot on Dickson Street included a Harvey House newsstand, starting about 1945 and continuing until at least 1965, when the St. Louis … More Harvey House

University Archives

The Special Collections Department of the University Libraries at the University of Arkansas has created an archive of collections related to Fayetteville and to the university itself. Manuscript collections and publications of faculty and administrators are listed below by institutional unit followed by the name of the collection, its call number and a link to … More University Archives

Presidents of the University of Arkansas

1871-73 — Noah P. Gates1873-75 — Albert W. Bishop1875-77 — Noah P. Gates1877-84 — Daniel H. Hill1884-87 — George M. Edgar1887-94 — Edward H. Murfee1894-1902 — John L. Buchanan1902-05 — Henry S. Hartzog1905-12 — John N. Tillman1912-13 — John Hugh Reynolds, acting1913-39 — John C. Futrall1939-41 — J. William Fulbright1941-47 — Arthur M. Harding1947-51 — Lewis … More Presidents of the University of Arkansas