SCUA staff continued to teach classes and workshops throughout the fall, incorporating primary sources from across our collections. These sessions give students the opportunity to learn from a “hands-on” experience with archival materials. Some of the notable classes and instructional opportunities this fall include:
2024 MFA Cohort Visit
The incoming MFA students visited SCUA at the beginning of the semester as part of their library collections and services tour. While in the Hodges Reading Room, the students explored the Zine & Newsletters Collection, materials from the Women in Black series in the Duston Spear Collection, photographs from the Arnold Doren Collection, experimental printmaking from the Louanne K. Watley Collection, examples of Jugtown Pottery, and other items from various collections. They benefited from experiencing how an archive processes, preserves, and presents artistic works, which gave them an insight into how to document their artistic endeavors. Carolyn Shankle led this session.
THR 145-01: Stagecraft, Tara Webb, Instructor
This class was taught by Kathelene Smith and Patrick Dollar for several sections of Theatre 145: Costume Stagecraft. SCUA staff focused on the history of UNC Greensboro by tracing the evolution of fashion on campus. This entailed creating a large exhibit of textiles in the Hodges Reading Room illustrating the change in fashion over a hundred-year period, from the school’s opening in 1892 until the 1970s. Included in the session was a presentation related to student fashion through the years, as well as information on how to access SCUA’s online resources. Additionally, there was a hands-on activity in which students examined photographs and yearbooks by decade, for a related class project.
TED 360: Integrating Social Studies in the Elementary School, Ryan Hughes, Instructor
Professor Ryan Hughes brought his TED 360 class to focus on the Woolworth Sit-ins which occurred in Greensboro beginning February 1, 1960. Kathelene McCarty Smith and Patrick Dollar gave a presentation focusing on the use of primary sources to gain a broad perspective of the event. The students then adjourned into the Research Room where they participated in a document analysis of a variety of primary source material, including news articles, photographs, oral histories, correspondence, etc. To make the day even more special, Dr. Hughes’ students surprised him with a birthday party with cupcakes, balloons, and crowns for all!
ART 448-01 Variable Topics in New Media and Design, Kelley O’Brien, Instructor
As part of their research into the exploration and development of the Cape Fear River basin, students in ART 448 visited the Hodges Reading Room to view historical maps of North Carolina. Carolyn Shankle led this session. Of special interest were the early maps of the region, displayed on the walls, depicting the coast and preliminary surveys of interior terrain, dating from 1676 to 1775. Other early maps, included in the Rare Books collection, were arranged for students to examine.
ART 324 Screenprint & Monoprint, Chris Thomas, Instructor
Art students from instructor Chris Thomas’ Screenprint & Monoprint class visited SCUA in early October to explore some of the zines in SCUA’s Zines & Newsletters Collection with Suzanne Helms. Students were preparing to create their own screenprinted zines. In this session, students learned about the one-page zine format and the rich variety of subject matter, imagery, and artistic voices represented in zines. Rare Books Specialist Carolyn Shankle has been steadily building the Zines & Newsletters Collection for the last few years. If you have an interest in exploring this collection further, here is a link to the finding aid: https://uncg.as.atlas-sys.com/repositories/2/resources/1464.
ENG 383 Queer Poetry and Poetics, Emilia Phillips, Instructor
The Queer Poetry & Poetics students visited SCUA over two class sessions where Stacey Krim provided a presentation focused on UNC Greensboro’s LGBTQIA+ history. Stacey and Patrick Dollar also curated an exhibit highlighting materials related to the LGBTQIA+ experience from our holdings, including Manuscripts, Rare Books, Special Collections, and University Archives. Stacey and Patrick led a document analysis session which incorporated LGBTQIA+ periodicals from the collections. For more information about the collections and resources used, visit our LGBTQIA2S+ Resources in SCUA Guide.
HIS 329.1 Women and Politics in the U.S
Beth Ann Koelsch created a video presentation for Mandy Cooper’s class in which she discussed the importance of primary sources and provided examples of the many relevant SCUA materials students could use for their research and class projects.
ENG 372 Early American Literature, Karen Weyler, Instructor
Carolyn Shankle curated an immersive pop up exhibit for the students in Karen Weyler’s Early American Literature course. The students continued their research for their Key Words project by exploring works published in the USA from 1790 to 1809. While onsite, they completed a bibliography of the materials found in SCUA that contained their selected terms.
