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Passport to Juneteenth @ UNCG
This year, UNCG recognized Juneteenth by creating “a walking tour of significant, historical locations on UNCG’s campus that demonstrate steps towards liberation and equality for African Americans at UNCG and in society.” Please read more about each stop on the tour by selecting this link. Erin Lawrimore, University Archivist and Engagement Coordinator, provided an engrossing […]
Happy Founders Day, UNCG!
October 5th is the day we celebrate Founders Day and the opening of the State Normal and Industrial School (now UNCG) in 1892. Here are some fun UNCG Founders Day trivia facts for you! On October 12, 1909, the first official Founder’s Day was dedicated to the memory of State Normal founder and President Charles […]
McIver Statue Centennial: 1912-2012
Charles Duncan McIver, ca. 1895 Charles Duncan McIver was born on September 27, 1860, to Henry McIver and Sarah “Sallie” Harrington McIver in Moore County, North Carolina. McIver entered the University of North Carolina (UNC) in Chapel Hill in 1877 and graduated in 1881. After graduating from UNC, he accepted the assistant headmaster position […]
Happy Birthday Charlie: Celebrating the 150th Birthday of President Charles Duncan McIver
Charles Duncan McIver Charles “Charlie” Duncan McIver was born on September 27, 1860, to Henry McIver and Sarah “Sallie” Harrington McIver in Moore County, North Carolina. He began his formal education following his 8th birthday at a local one-room schoolhouse in Moore County. McIver enjoyed hunting rabbits, fox, squirrels, opossums, and raccoons and did regular […]
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 […]