Sequoyah National Research Center Receives $20,000 from National Society Daughters of the American Revolution

The National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution have donated $20,000 to the University of Arkansas at Little Rock's Sequoyah National Research Center.

Sequoyah holds the largest collection of Native American expression in the world. The donation will help Sequoyah carry out their mission of fostering a creative and engaging atmosphere of research for the study of Native Americans by providing access to unique resources by and about Native peoples.

"When the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) approached the Sequoyah National Research Center with an offer to assist us in carrying out our mission, we responded that a book fund would be helpful," said Dr. Daniel Littlefield, executive director of Sequoyah. "This generous donation will help us bring our library up to date, enabling us to better serve our research patrons. It is wonderful when a nonprofit organization like the DAR recognizes our mission and supports our efforts to help put UA Little Rock on the international map of research institutions."

The National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution is a nonprofit volunteer women's service organization dedicated to preserving American history, securing America's future through better education, and promoting patriotism.

"This donation will carry out the Sequoyah National Research Center's mission to archive the words of Native peoples, preserve their manuscripts and other archival materials and bring the library up to date by acquiring books available from tribally owned and directed presses, acquiring books available from presses that have historically published books by Native writers and about Native history and culture, acquiring books available from books sellers, and using in-house bibliographies of Native issues of Native journals in their library such as American Indian Culture and Research Journal and Yellow Medicine Review," said NSDAR Reporter General Junelle Mongno, of Cabot, who presented the donation.

Mongno said that the donation comes through the society's American Indian Committee, which promotes continuing education of the history and culture of this community and supports the educational pursuits of its citizens.

"We are so appreciative of the generosity of the Daughters of the American Revolution for investing in the Sequoyah National Research Center," said Erin Fehr, assistant director and archivist with Sequoyah. "Their gift will enable us to provide more resources to our students and researchers that travel to use our collections."