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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 […]
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 […]
Spring 2024: New Acquisitions
MANUSCRIPTS ART SUPPLY BOX This art supply box originally belonged to Josephine Crocker Maddrey Alston, a member of the Woman’s College class of 1948. Alston was a Home Economics major while attending WC. WORLD WAR I AMERICAN RED CROSS POSTERS These WWI posters stress the importance of giving to the American Red Cross. The Red […]
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 […]
Beginnings : GOOD GROWING PAINS: THE 1980S AND 1990S
by Emilie Mills Thinking about the Special Collections Division as it was then known in the 1970s, I realize that is was the decade of “figuring it all out”. We had to bring together a variety of uncataloged book collections secured in a variety of locations (or, as it turned out, not so secure for […]
Dr. Anna Gove Goes West!
by Kathelene McCarty Smith Photographs taken by Dr. Anna Gove, the second resident “lady doctress” at the State Normal and Industrial College (now UNC Greensboro), have proved a rich source of both campus and local history. A native of New Hampshire, Gove arrived in North Carolina at 26 years of age, becoming one of the […]
Flashback to 1921!
by Beth Ann Koelsch SCUA has an amazing collection of over 75 scrapbooks made by students and “classes of” . These scrapbooks range from from the late 1800s through the twentieth century. I love scrapbooks and yearbooks and have had to restrain myself from going anywhere near them because I know if I start paging […]
The Greensboro Sit-Ins
To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Greensboro Sit-Ins, the Hodges Special Collections and University Archives mounted an exhibit honoring the Bennett College, North Carolina A&T, and Woman’s College (now UNCG) students who participated in the protest. A&T Poster Bennett College Poster Woman’s College Poster The exhibit will be on display from February 1 – […]