Westark College and University of Arkansas - Fort Smith Project

In 1997, what was then the Westark College Foundation suggested that oral history interviews be gathered from former students, faculty, and staff. Those interviews would provide personal accounts and memoirs of the seven decades of the college's existence.

As the program to accomplish this goal unfolded, current students in honors history courses became the centerpiece of the plan. Students did many of the interviews and then transcribed them. Faculty members, the ladies of the word processing department, and library staff helped with the interviews, transcription work, and indexing.

The resulting 150 interviews give a unique and accurate view of the history of the college.

The interviews are stored in the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith archives for use by future historians. Some have been placed on this web site for your access.