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SCUA News: Spring 2026
Erin Lawrimore is Recognized as the Humanities at Work Community Partner of the Year On May 1, Dr. Lauren Shook presented Erin Lawrimore and the Martha Blakeney Hodges Special Collections and University Archives with the inaugural Community Partner of the Year Award. Intern Piettr Codr presented the award to Lawrimore, describing her as “one of […]
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 […]
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 Programming
SCUA continued to present excellent programming this quarter with the following presentations: Dr. Chuck Bolton Discussed His New Book Home Front Battles: World War II Mobilization and Race in the Deep South On Wednesday, September 18th, in Hodges Reading Room, Dr. Charles C. Bolton spoke about his recently published book Home Front Battles: World War II […]
New Acquisitions: Fall 2024
MANUSCRIPTS Punk Concert Flyers Punks on Paper, a comprehensive look back at the history of North Carolina Punk and Hardcore through detailed show listings, flyers, posters, and ticket stubs, went online in 2014 as the personal website of John Rivera. By 2019, the collection had grown to over 5000 show entries and over 3000 flyers […]
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 […]
SCUA Instruction: Fall 2024
SCUA staff continued to teach classes and workshops throughout the fall, incorporating primary sources from across our collections. These sessions give students the opportunity to learn from a “hands-on” experience with archival materials. Some of the notable classes and instructional opportunities this fall include: 2024 MFA Cohort Visit The incoming MFA students visited SCUA at […]