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Sky Signs: Aratus’ Phaenomena
-Audrey Sage The Phaenomena of Aratus is a co-publication of the Janus Press and Plowboy Press. This third-century work by the Greek poet Aratus describes the constellations and other natural phenomena The book is housed in a maple and birchwood slipcase with a lasercut label on the spine. The cloth-bound chemise is lined with Durer’s 1515 celestial […]
SCUA NEWS – WINTER 2025
CLASS OF 1962 RING UPDATE Following up on the gripping “The Mystery of the 1962 Women’s College Ring” story from the last issue of the SCUA Quarterly, the second ring and its owner have been reunited! Beth Ann Koelsch tracked down (once again thanks to the 1962 Women’s College Yearbook and the internet) the owner […]
SCUA INSTRUCTION – Winter 2024/25
SCUA staff teach class sessions across many campus departments and programs, incorporating primary sources from our collections. These sessions give students the opportunity to learn from “hands-on” experiences with archival materials. Some of the notable classes and instructional opportunities this quarter include: Art 344: Imaging I Undergraduate students in Kelley O’Brien’s ART 344 Imaging I […]
STUDENT SUCCESS: CECIL BARLOW
Hello! I’m the 2024-2025 Hodges Fellow at SCUA, having started in August. This is not my first time at SCUA—I started here as a processing assistant for University Archives in my sophomore year, meaning this is year two for me! This year I am here as a Hodges Fellow—a program that provides one semester of […]
The Mystery of the 1962 Woman’s College Ring
SCUA staff pride ourselves on responding quickly to reference questions. Usually, our patrons request a simple piece of information, but in September 2024, we were presented with a mystery to solve. Sue Lamm-Gurley, an Air Force Nurse Corps Vietnam veteran, whose story is part of the Women Veterans Historical Project, contacted Beth Ann Koelsch about […]
Winter 2024 : New Acquisitions
Manuscripts Dr. Thomas K. Fitzgerald addition Artifacts donated by Dr. Thomas K. Fitzgerald to the Anthropology Department have been transferred to Dr. Fitzgerald’s manuscript collection in the Martha Blakeney Hodges Special Collections & University Archives. Stylized Carved Wooden Head Polynesian grass and shell necklace and bracelets Louanne Watley Collection Louanne Watley is a visual artist and […]
SCUA NEWS: FALL 2023
TRIAD BLACK LIVES MATTER COMMUNITY PROJECT WINS AWARD The Triad Black Lives Matter Collection was selected to receive the 2023 Voices of a City Local History Award, an award presented by the Greensboro History Museum for important contributions to local history by individuals or groups. The collection includes photographs and other materials related to the Black Lives Matter […]