Manuscript collections form the foundation of Special Collections. They include records of religious, business, educational, social, and civic organizations, as well as private and business papers of individuals.

OBU's manuscript collections may be accessed on campus by appointment during regular business hours.  Prior to the appointment, patrons must first read our manuscript access policy and complete an online manuscript access application.

To search manuscript and archival collections from across the nation, see the National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections.

Some of the many manuscript collections housed at OBU include:
• Albert Crow Collection
• Alvin Clark Collection
• Amity Methodist Episcopal Church Collection
• Amy Jean Greene Collection
• Arkadelphia Area Chamber of Commerce Collection
• Arkadelphia District M.E. Conference Records
• Arkadelphia DAR Collection
• Ashbrook Stereoscope/Stereograph Collection
• Belding-Gaines-Williamson Collection
• Boyd O. Baker Collection
• Carpenter-Carr Collection
• Center for Rural Studies Collection
• Charles Russell McDaniel Collection
• Clark County Board of Education Records
• Clinton Scrapbooks Collection
• Congressman Jay Dickey Collection
• Congressman Mike Ross Collection
• Davidson Methodist Campground Records
• Dodge Civil War Collection
• Doris Lisemby Collection
• Dr. Joe Winston Reid Collection
• Eppinette Papers
• Erwin McDonald Papers
• Ewing-Weber-Dews Collection
• Glenn Hinson Collection
• Herman Hankins Collection
• Irene Branum Collection
• L.H. Mitchell Papers
• McMillan Civil War Collection
• Mrs. C.M. "Mom" Sanders Collection
• O. C. Bailey Collection
• Ouachita Baptist University ROTC Collection
• R.A. "Brick" Lile Collection
• Senator John L. McClellan Collection
• Shively Collection
• Sister Law Art Collection
• Sloan Collection
• Thase Daniel Collection
• Wetherington Collection
• W. H. Halliburton Collection
• White Plains School Records
• Whorton Camera Collection
• William Dunbar Collection
• W. O. Vaught Collection
• Wolber Collection

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Jacynda Ammons
OBU Box 3729
Arkadelphia, AR 71998
ammonsj@obu.edu
870.245.5332

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