Feild Notes on Little Rock

Legacies & Lunch January 2026

Join us to hear from Charles Feild about his book Feild Notes on Little Rock: History and Memoir 1622-2024.

Hear from Charles Feild about his book Feild Notes on Little Rock: History and Memoir 1622-2024 at our new location in the recently renovated CALS Main Library’s Darragh Center (now on the 5th floor of Main). The book blends Feild family history, deep archival research, and rich visual materials to tell a broader story of one southern town and the American South. Far from a nostalgic Old South tale, the book confronts the region’s past with irony and clear-eyed honesty, tracing four centuries of Feilds from Colonial Virginia to modern Arkansas through slavery, war, Reconstruction, segregation, and social change. Drawing on firsthand accounts from Confederate and Union soldiers, enslaved and emancipated people, and his own memories of Little Rock Central High in 1957, Feild dismantles myths and exposes truths about race, memory, and identity. Wry and reflective, Feild Notes on Little Rock asks enduring questions about who we are and how we got here. Dr. Feild will participate in a signing following the talk.
 
Charles Feild is a sixth-generation Arkansas native and Professor Emeritus of Pediatrics at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). He has given the annual UAMS History of Medicine Lecture and contributed to the CALS Encyclopedia of Arkansas. He enjoys history and storytelling, with an eye and ear for irony, and is a Life Member of the Arkansas History Association.  

We are excited to offer a sandwich, chips, a cookie, and a drink, to in-person attendees in 2026, courtesy of the CALS Foundation. Meals are limited and will be offered on a first-come first-served basis. We cannot accommodate dietary restrictions or allergies, and registration does not guarantee lunch will be available.

Legacies & Lunch is a hybrid program offering participants the opportunity to attend either in person or virtually via Zoom. To participate in person, join us at - NEW LOCATION - Darragh Center, 5th Floor, CALS Main Library (with elevator access). Parking is available in the surface lot or the CALS Parking Deck which you can access from Rock Street. Parking will be validated. To participate virtually, register for the webinar using the button above.

This program will be live-streamed to YouTube and the recording will be available immediately following the event.

Legacies & Lunch is a free monthly program of CALS Butler Center for Arkansas Studies about Arkansas-related topics.

Past Legacies & Lunch Events