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Delicious Recipes from Our Cookbook Collections
by Audrey Sage We were delighted to find these intriguing and informative recipes and cooking guidelines in our copy of “The New Hostess of To-Day” by Linda Hull Larned. It was published in 1931 by Charles Scribner and Sons. The charmingly playful illustrations bring a sense of fun to the kitchen as an exploration of […]
New Acquisitions: Winter 2022
RARE BOOKS Rare Books recently purchased two works by Dr. Ulysses S. Doss (1933 – 2021), published early in his career as the founder of the second Black Studies program in the United States west of the Mississippi at the University of Montana (UM). His professional life included years of passionate service to the civil […]
Processing the Michael Fleming Parker Papers
by student worker Elizabeth Konopka Michael Fleming Parker is a former professor from the MFA Writing Program at UNCG. Over the course of his career, he’s published six novels, two short story anthologies, and countless articles. In processing the Michael Parker Papers, I’ve gotten to delve deeply into the journey of writing a novel and […]
SCUA Turns 50!
by Kathelene McCarty Smith The Martha Blakeney Hodges Special Collections and University Archives (SCUA) is excited to announce its 50th anniversary year in the UNC Greensboro University Libraries. In 1972, Emmy Mills, as the first Special Collections Librarian, organized the holding which were previously placed in the care of the University into a new department. Under […]
Civil War Union Soldier collection added to the Archives
by Sean Mulligan The Martha Blakeney Hodges Special Collections and University Archives is excited to announce the recent acquisition of the papers of Davis Hosmer, a soldier of the American Civil War. Born on April 14, 1845, in Farmington, Massachusetts, Davis was a farmer who left his family in September 1862, to enlist in Company […]
Discovering the Artists’ Books Collection at UNCG
by Suzanne Sawyer Martha Blakeney Hodges Special Collections & University Archives (SCUA) began collecting artists’ books in earnest during the 1970s. Within the collection, which falls under SCUA’s larger Book Arts Collection, are a rich variety of items by various book artists. The collection includes many different book structures and the content spans many different […]
Nancy Drew – Girl Detective and Cultural Icon
If you have not had a chance to get by the Nancy Drew exhibit in the Jackson Library Lobby – please do so! Perhaps more than any other book series, the Nancy Drew mysteries have captured the hearts and imagination of generations of young adults. First published in the 1930s, the books featured the adventures of the independent, […]
A MLIS Graduate Student’s Perspective: Interning with UNCG’s Special Collection and University Archives
During my final semester in the Masters of Library and Information Studies (MLIS) program at UNCG, I chose to do my practicum with the Special Collections and University Archives (SCUA). My educational background is in humanities (especially art and philosophy), so I already had a love for history, cultural heritage, manuscripts, and so forth. I […]
SCUA is Hiring for Student Employee Positions – Undergraduate and Graduate UNCG Students
SCUA is currently hiring for the following positions: Positions Available April 2017 Literary Map – Martha Blakeney Hodges Special Collections and University Archives Graduate Student Assistant Greensboro, North Carolina – On-Campus – Non FWS Description The Graduate Assistant/s will be working with the Literary Map of North Carolina (http://library.uncg.edu/dp/nclitmap). This online map reflects North Carolina’s […]
An Archival Experience
*This blog post was written by Salem Academy student Alexaya McKelvey who spent her January Term working on a project at the University Libraries at UNCG.For my January Term at Salem Academy, I chose to work with the Special Collections and University Archives and Digital Projects departments within the University Libraries at The University of North Carolina […]
