Posted in Tar Heelia on December 9, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Check out the announcement about Professor Robert Allen and UNC Library’s recent award: the Roy Rosenzweig Prize for Innovation in Digital History, given by the American Historical Association (AHA) and the Center for History and New Media at George Mason University. Allen, Library honored for innovation in digital history Professor Allen and the Library received [...]
Posted in Memorabilia Moment, tagged catherine bishir, citizens national bank of raleigh, paperweights, swastika on December 9, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
This mirror-paperweight (3 1/2 inches diameter) shows off the elegant Citizens National Bank building mentioned by Catherine Bishir. The swastikas, though jarring now, were a common symbol of good luck before being hijacked by the Nazis in 1932.
