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Special Collections and University Archives
Month: June 2015
A Portable Likeness: Selected Portrait Miniatures and Their Literary Context
The Martha Blakeney Hodges Special Collections and University Archives is pleased to announce a new exhibit in the Hodges Reading Room. A Portable Likeness: Selected Portrait Miniatures and Their Literary Context, features selected portrait miniatures, both in the portable form as well as in a literary context. Portrait miniatures emerged from the pages of manuscripts […]
New Exhibit in EUC Connector
A new exhibit in the EUC connector focuses on the university’s dual personality. Namely, Minerva and the Spartan. The two part exhibit explains the origins of our patron goddess, Minerva, and how she grew to become the symbol of the university. You’ll also find out why the Spartan was picked as the mascot for our […]
Dust Jackets to Die For
Stories of murder, suspense, and horror fill the shelves of the American Women’s Detective Fiction Collection in the Martha Blakeney Special Collections & University Archives. It is the dust jacket artists’ struggle to convey the authors’ foreboding tales of intrigue and vengeance in book covers enticing to potential readers. Sometimes, these attempts fall short of […]
Darlinettes on NPR’s Weekend Edition Saturday
On Saturday, May 30, NPR listeners around the country were treated to a story about the Darlinettes, a big band composed of students from Woman’s College (now UNCG) in the 1940s and early 1950s. The piece aired as part of NPR’s Weekend Edition Saturday. WFDD’s David Ford used resources in University Archives (as well as […]
