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Alumni News Magazines: Alumnae News, later Alumni News was published from 1912-1998 and provided news about UNCG and its alumni. All issues are now available in this online archive.
American Suffragettes: Selections of Manuscripts: Inspired by Women's History Month, UNCG is featuring some well-known suffragettes and their papers: Susan B. Anthony, Lucy Stone, Julia Ward Howe, Ethel Mary Smyth, and Anna Howard Shaw.
American Publishers Trade Bindings: The American Publishers Trade Bindings Digital Library presents over 1100 book covers which chronicle the development of book binding in the United States from the 1830s to the 1920s.
Artifacts Collection: The University Artifacts Collection contains over 300 items relating to UNCG's history, including an assortment of class rings, pins, and diplomas, dating as far back as 1900.
Bernard Greenhouse Collection: The Greenhouse Cello Music Collection provides a glimpse into the life and legacy of cellist Bernard Greenhouse, known for his role as a founding member of the renowned Beaux Arts Trio.
The Carolinian: UNCG's student newspaper has been published since 1919. All issues through the last academic year are now online and new volumes are being added each year.
Civil Rights Greensboro: Civil Rights Greensboro (CRG) provides access to archival resources documenting the modern civil rights era in Greensboro, North Carolina, from the 1940s to the early 1980s.
Curry School Yearbooks: This collection contains twenty-two yearbooks from the Curry Demonstration School operated by what is now the UNCG School of Education.
Digital Library on American Slavery: The Digital Library on American Slavery is a searchable database of detailed personal information about slaves, slaveholders, and free people of color.
The Egon Wellesz Contemporary Music Collection: The Egon Wellesz Contemporary Music Collection consists of music scores, books, programs, correspondence, and other documents originally owned by composer Egon Wellesz (1885-1974).
Greensboro City Directories: Through the cooperation of the Greensboro Public Library and the Greensboro Historical Museum, Greensboro's city directories from 1884-1923 are now available online.
Greensboro Historical Newspapers: This collection contains over five thousand issues of The Greensboro Patriot and other newspapers published between 1826 and 1946.
Hansen Performing Arts Collection: Selections from the expansive Robert C. Hansen Performing Arts Collection, including broadsides, playbills, programs, autographs, correspondence of theatrical figures, photographs and posters primarily pertaining to illustrious personages in 19th century theatre arts.
Harold Schiffman: Harold Schiffman (b. 1928; Greensboro, North Carolina) has composed in virtually all media. His commissions include those from such diverse groups as the Tallahassee Symphony, the International Trombone Association, the Apple Trio, the Concertino String Quartet, the Mallarmé Chamber Players, and the University of North Carolina at Greensboro School of Music, as well as from a number of individuals including conductor Richard Burgin, flutist Albert Tipton, soprano Janice Harsanyi, pianist Jane Perry-Camp, and pianist/conductor Max Lifchitz (for North/South Consonance).
Leila Judson Tuttle Papers and Chinese Artifacts: The Lelia Judson Tuttle Papers and Chinese Artifacts date from 1834 to 2005, with the bulk of materials dating from the late 1800s to the 1960s, and contain clippings, correspondence, photographs, postcards, writings, artifacts and books that mainly document Tuttle's time in China and her interest in Chinese culture and art, as well as Tuttle family history.
A Literary Map of North Carolina: Discover authors who have lived in or written about North Carolina as well as all types of literature including novels, biographies, histories, poetry, plays, short stories, children's books, and more!
North Carolina Runaway Slave Advertisments: This projects presents digitized and transcribed versions of over 2200 runaway slave advertisments published in North Carolina newspapers between 1751 and 1840.
Oral History Collections: The UNCG Oral History Collections website currently includes material from the UNCG Centennial Oral History Project which focuses on the history of the University. The online collection is growing and new interviews are added regularly.
P.E. Pamphlets: This collection includes several hundred physical education pamphlets held by the Martha Blakeney Hodges Special Collections and University Archives.
Postcards From The University: Presents an interactive viewing of postcards from throughout the University's history.
State Normal Magazine and Coraddi: First published in 1897, State Normal Magazine (later Coraddi) has served as the literary and fine arts magazine for the University as well as a source of news and information. All issues from 1897 to 1999 are available online and more will be added soon.
Textiles Collection: The University Archives Textile Collection contains approximately 400 items, showcasing the historical chronology of the University. Of special interest are the World War I Red Cross uniforms and overcoat created by Abercrombie & Fitch, a surgical gown, and additional accessories owned by Dr. Anna Gove, campus physician from 1893-1937.
Timeline of UNCG History: Currently utilizes over 100 photographs and other images from the Archives' collections. By searching keywords or browsing different decades and years, you can view significant events ranging in subjects from student support efforts during the First and Second World Wars, to campus construction and changes in curriculum.
University Archives: The University History Collections include photos, documents, oral history transcripts, publications, artifacts, and textiles related to the history of UNCG, culled from multiple collections belonging to the Martha Blakeney Hodges Special Collections and University Archives.
University Yearbooks Collection: The University Yearbooks Collection provides access to yearbooks published by UNCG and its predecessor institutions between 1902 and 1993. Photos and text provide a fascinating insight into the history of UNCG as well as some of the major cultural trends of the past century.
Women Veterans Historical Collection: The Women Veterans Historical Collection documents the female experience in the Armed Forces through letters, papers, photographs, published materials, uniforms, artifacts, and oral histories.
World War I Pamphlets Collection: This collection of more than four hundred pamphlets, some of them several hundred pages in length, provides insight into the military, social, and cultural contexts of World War I.