SCUA News
Special Collections and University Archives
Month: July 2009
University Archives Outreach
As part of our outreach at The University of North Carolina at Greensboro’s University Archives, Hermann Trojanowski offers two programs for the University Studies (UNS) students. UNS is a one-semester course designed to help students make a successful transition to the University and covers topics such as adjustment and expectations, time management, learning styles, personal […]
How Does Your Garden Grow
An exhibit featuring gardening trends fromWorld War I through the 1970s highlightingmaterials in the World War I andHome Economics Pamphlet Collections July 6, 2009 – January 4, 2010 EUC Connector WORLD WAR I Inspired by the devastating food shortages in Europe, Charles Lathrop Pack promoted gardening on the homefront. The National War Garden Commission was […]
Women Veterans Historical Project featured on local NBC affiliate WXII
On July 2, 2009, Curator Beth Ann Koelsch was interviewed live by Wanda Starke, co-anchor of the WXII Channel 12 local NBC affiliate. The station is involved in the “Triad Flight of Honor”. Beth Ann set up an exhibit of WWII uniforms and posters and spoke with Starke about women’s contributions to WWII and the […]
WASPs Honored by President Obama
(From the Dorothy Hoover Collection) On July 1, 2009, the WWII WASPs (Women Airforce Service Pilots) were given their long overdue recognition when President Obama awarded the 300 surviving WASPs the Congressional Gold Medal. Here is the story from CNN: Obama awards WWII-era women pilots congressional medal NPR interviewed WASP Deanie Parrish and current Air […]