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Peg Woffington by Charles Reade 1899
by Audrey Sage The novel Peg Woffington which was written in 1853 by the British author Charles Reade. Inspired by the popular stage play Masks and Faces, Reade portrayed the London success of the Irish actress Peg Woffington (1720–1760). UNCG owns a copy of this work in the Robert C. Hanson Performing Arts collection in […]
NEW ACQUISITIONS – WINTER 2026
Manuscripts The Martha Blakeney Hodges Special Collections & University Archives is proud to announce that it will be the repository for the archive of the Eastern Music Festival (EMF). EMF, established in 1962 in Greensboro, North Carolina, is nationally acclaimed not only as a celebration of classical music, but also for its music education camp. The festival attracted world-class artists, many of whom […]
NEW ACQUISITIONS – WINTER 2025
RARE BOOKS ADDITIONS TO THE ARTISTS’ BOOK COLLECTION Two Recent Works by Letterpress Printer, Amos Paul Kennedy, Jr. Freshly commissioned for the launch of the Citizen Printer, Sista Said features two sets of 20 inspiring quotations, each accompanied by a unique background. These quotations are reproduced using offset printing and are presented in an elegant […]