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Special Collections and University Archives
Month: February 2016
Act of Establishment Creating UNCG — 125 Years Ago Today!!
Today marks the 125th anniversary of the passage of the bill that established the State Normal and Industrial School (now UNCG). On February 18, 1891, the General Assembly of North Carolina agreed to fund a “normal” (teaching) school for women. The act appropriated $10,000 per year for maintenance of the school, but did not include […]
New Air Force Recruiting Posters in the Women Veterans Historical Project
Recruiting posters and brochures are a great resources not only for information about the U.S. military, but also for the history of graphic design and cultural attitudes about women. The Women Veterans Historical Project recently acquired two new WAF (Women in the Air Force) recruiting posters. In the dark about your future? enjoy travel…prestige…and excellent […]
New Online Exhibit on African Americans at UNCG: A Collaboration between the University Libraries and Google
Starting today, over 200 records from UNCG’s University Archives can be viewed online by people around the world due to a new partnership between the Google Cultural Institute and the UNCG University Libraries. Staff in the Martha Blakeney Hodges Special Collections and University Archives and the Libraries’ Electronic Resources and Information Technologies departments uploaded the […]
