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New Acquisitions: Summer 2026
Rare Books Fritzi Brod’s Aesthetic Masterpiece, Flowers in Nature and Design Fritzi Brod’s early inspiration came from witnessing Pavlova and her ballet as a child, which led her to pursue costume design and incorporate floral embroidery into her work. She studied at art schools in Prague and was accepted into the competitive Kunstgewerbeschule in Vienna. […]
New Acquisitions: Spring 2026
Manuscripts Katherine Johnson Papers Katherine (Wright) Johnson was born on August 30, 1938. She attended the Woman’s College (now UNC Greensboro) from 1956 to 1960, earning a bachelor’s degree in Theatre Arts. During her junior year, she participated in a USO tour to military bases in the Far East, with stops in Japan and South […]
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 […]
Student Success: Fall 2023
SCUA supports student success by providing opportunities for internships, capstone projects, practicums, student workers, and volunteers. Their projects include conducting research and archival processing, creating libguides and story maps, creating exhibits, and writing blog posts. Some of the experiences in SCUA lead to external internships and job opportunities in the field. Online University Archives Exhibit […]
Fall 2023 SCUA Acquisitions
Manuscripts World War II Era Homefront Propaganda Poster Created and first distributed in 1943, this poster conveyed the attitude of winning the war effort through cooperation and collaboration. Rare Books The Novel That Created the Genre: The Castle of Otranto, A Gothic Story Generally considered to be the first gothic novel at its initial publication […]
Scrapbooks from the Women Veterans Historical Project
by Audrey Sage Every scrapbook tells a unique story. Looking through scrapbooks that were created by women who have served in the military throughout the last century is a very special experience. Snapshots share a moment in time that can only briefly capture the experience of the veteran. There are playful photos, very serious images, […]
Summer 2023 Acquisitions
Rare Books The Sphere of Rocks and Water: A Fine Donation At the end of July, we celebrated the retirement of Paul Hessling, who served for 35 years as the Rare Book Cataloger for the University Libraries. During his time at UNCG, he cataloged over 27,000 books, most of them for the Rare Books collections. […]
The Outdoor Girls
in Army Service The twenty-three titles in the “Outdoor Girls” series (1913-1933) offered young readers a mixture of travel and mystery / adventure stories. The stories’ subtitles often reveal a mystery that is at the heart of the plot. “These are the tales of the various adventures participated in by a group of bright, fun-loving, […]
How Does Your Garden Grow
An exhibit featuring gardening trends fromWorld War I through the 1970s highlightingmaterials in the World War I andHome Economics Pamphlet Collections July 6, 2009 – January 4, 2010 EUC Connector WORLD WAR I Inspired by the devastating food shortages in Europe, Charles Lathrop Pack promoted gardening on the homefront. The National War Garden Commission was […]