Miller Williams and Willard Gatewood had a plan in 1980. They decided the University of Arkansas needed an additional outlet for scholars to have their work published. They also believed there was a dearth of opportunities for Arkansas writers to get published, not to mention a lack of focus on the state s history and culture.
Bob King s pride is evident as we walk through the Buffalo River Historic Jail & Museum at Marshall. King is the museum s director and curator, lovingly overseeing a building that served as the Searcy County jail from 1902-76.
I’m leaving Historic Washington State Park in Hempstead County for a meeting at Arkadelphia in Clark County, but I have some time to kill. Rather than taking Interstate 30 out of Hope, I get on U.S. 67 and explore Nevada County, which is between Hempstead and Clark counties.
On the dust jacket of “Remote Access,” a book about small public libraries from the University of Arkansas Press, there’s a photo of two men sitting in front of the library at Norman.