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Scrapbook Spotlight: 1967-1969 scrapbook of UNCG Class of 1971 alumna Cheryl “Cherry” Elizabeth Mann (Callahan)
by Beth Ann Koelsch Cheryl “Cherry” Elizabeth Mann (Callahan) of Burlington, North Carolina, graduated from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNC Greensboro) in 1971 with a bachelor’s degree in Sociology. As a student, she was highly active, participating in Overseas Study in London, serving as Elliott Hall President, Class Commissioner, Class Secretary, and […]
Joanne Smart Drane Addition
Elizabeth JoAnne Smart Drane was a student of the Woman’s College of the University of North Carolina (now UNCG), graduating in 1960 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology. She saved many materials from her time as a student as well as her contributions to the University as an alumna. Drane’s 2024 donation includes […]
SCUA News
Kathelene Smith’s new article in the North Carolina Libraries Journal SCUA Department Head Kathelene Smith’s article “North Carolina’s Special Libraries Revisited” has just been published by North Carolina Libraries, the official publication of the North Carolina Library Association! You can read the article here: Vol. 82 No. 2 (2024): North Carolina Libraries | North Carolina […]
Preserving the Tuttle Collection
-Audrey Sage Lelia Judson Tuttle was born in 1878 in Caldwell County, North Carolina, where she grew up on the family farm. She graduated from the State Normal and Industrial College (now UNCG) in 1900, and did postgraduate work in English at the State Normal before receiving her Master of Arts degree in English from […]
Harriet Elliott
Harriet Wiseman Elliott is considered one of the most illustrious faculty members who ever taught at UNC Greensboro. Born in Carbondale, Illinois, on July 10, 1884, Elliott grew up in a close and politically active family. She soon followed in the footsteps of her father, Allan Elliott, who was very committed to causes related to […]
SCUA News: Summer 2023
Preservation Specialist Audrey Sage Honored by the Staff Senate Preservation Specialist Audrey Sage was honored by the Staff Senate for her many contributions to Service Committee, including her work with the Angel tree, the UNCG garden plot, the Spartan Open Pantry food drive, the Teacher Supply Warehouse drive, the Veterans Day card signing event, and […]
Mountain Cooking by John Parris
by Audrey Sage John Parris was born in Sylva, North Carolina and began writing for the local weekly paper, The Jackson County Journal, at the age of thirteen. He later went on to write as a feature writer in New York, then later in London during World War II for the United Press. He continued […]
Silver Pitchers by Louisa May Alcott
by Audrey Sage Special Collections and University Archives received a wonderful gift from Judith Fetterley, a first edition copy of Silver Pitchers: and Independence, a Centennial Love Story by Louisa May Alcott published by Roberts Brothers in Boston, 1876. Conservator Audrey Sage was able to put a plan into action to provide some repair and restoration […]
SCUA News: Winter 2023
Paper dress exhibit in Jackson Library The five dresses in the Fast Fashion of the 1960s, Paper Dresses exhibit were all designed by faculty in the UNC Greensboro Department of Art for the 1967 Art on Paper gala held at the Weatherspoon Art Museum and are held in the Martha Blakeney Hodges Special Collections & […]
Instruction and Teaching: Winter 2023
SCUA staff have found that our classes have almost returned to its pre-COVID numbers. Although we are still conducting some online sessions, many professors are choosing to bring their classes to the Martha Blakeney Hodges Special Collections and University (SCUA). The following are a few examples of the classes that have visited SCUA during the […]