Posted in From the Stacks, History, Tar Heelia on September 17, 2010 | 3 Comments »
New Bern residents this weekend are continuing celebrations of the 300th anniversary of the founding of their city. And some of my colleagues from the North Carolina Collection are playing a part. The celebrations include the re-dedication of the U.S. Federal Courthouse at 10:30 this morning. The building’s lobby has undergone a few changes, including [...]
Posted in Tar Heelia, tagged ben steelman, edwin a alderman, university of virginia, virginia quarterly review, wilmington nc on September 17, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Ben Steelman offers a footnote to the Virginia Quarterly Review drama-turned-melodrama: “The VQR’s founding, in 1925, was in large part the work of a Wilmington native, UVa President Edwin A. Alderman. Ten years earlier, Alderman had called for ‘an organ of liberal opinion …’ (that’s as in liberal arts, not politics) ‘solidly based, thoughtfully and [...]
