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Month: April 2010
The Airplane Girl
And the Mystery of Seal Island Although not the first of the “flying girls” series (the “Girl Aviator” series appeared in 1911, and there are other earlier series involving a female aviator), the “Airplane Girl” books (four titles, all in 1930) demonstrated the continuing fascination with flying and the increased independence of daring women. The […]
Nancy Drew, Girl Detective
No other girls’ series can match the popularity and durability of “Carolyn Keene’s” Nancy Drew books. So endearing are these books to generations of young readers that many even today believe that a single author by the name of “Carolyn Keene” wrote the more than 170 titles that have appeared since 1930. Not so! “Carolyn […]
Pollyanna’s Jewels
Like “Miss Minerva” and “The Wizard of Oz,” “Pollyanna” represents a popular series begun by one author and continued by others. The first two books of the series (1913-1915) were written by Eleanor Porter; the next four (1924-1929) were penned by Harriet Lummis Smith; and the final eight (1931-1951) were by three other writers. Thus […]
The Building of Jackson Library, 1948-1950
This exhibit is on display in the Jackson Library Lobby from March 22 – September 10, 2010. On June 5, 2010, Jackson Library will celebrate sixty years of service to the University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG). Founding President Charles Duncan McIver once said, “a great library is the very heart of the literary […]
Our Newest Acquisition, or; What is old is new again
While the scope of the typewriter’s use contracted, it remains a vital part of our everyday work lives. We rely on it for typing file labels, addressing envelopes, and completing the odd form that is not available online. When our trusty old typewriter froze, never to move again, we were in a quandary – Do […]
Campfire Girls & Radio Girls
The Campfire Girls at Camp KeewaydinUndoubtedly the most complex entry among girls’ series, there were at least ten separate series about the “Campfire Girls,” all by different publishers, representing the work of at least eleven different authors. The ten Hildegard Frey titles were published by A. L. Burt between 1916 and 1920; the titles in […]
The Masters Tournament 2010 Exhibit
The Masters, “A Tradition Unlike Any Other“ The Masters Tournament is one of the four major championships in professional golf. It has been played every year since 1934 at the Augusta National Golf Club in August, Georgia. The Masters is considered one of the premier sporting events in the world with its famous list of […]