The latest group of finding aids updated and encoded during this project are now available. For a full list of these finding aids, please click here.
A few highlights from this set include:
Andrew Henry Patterson Papers, #1419
In addition to his work as a professor of physics at the University of North Carolina, Patterson was a cooperative [...]
George C. Stoney (1916- ), a documentary filmmaker who specialized in socially relevant films, was a mentor and teacher to generations of filmmakers and media activists worldwide and a pioneer in the movement for the creation and use of public access television to enact social change. The collection consists of papers chiefly relating to George [...]
I came across a great little handwritten book of recipes today. It comes from the SHC’s Stephen D. Heard Papers. The volume (dated 1828-1867), which belonged to Mrs. Anna Edgar of Augusta, Georgia, includes recipes for such dishes as orange pudding and roast, as well as remedies for dysentery, a formula for whitewash, and a [...]
One of our partner collections here on the fourth floor of the Wilson Library, the Southern Folklife Collection (SFC), is proud to announce the arrival of their new blog, “Field Trip South.” The blog will be a great resource for readers to learn more about the holdings of the SFC, to follow SFC events and [...]
Friday marked the commemoration of “Juneteenth” — the day that commemorates June 19, 1865, when slaves in the Galveston, Texas, area heard a proclamation of freedom read by Union General Gordon Granger.
This morning we read a great blog post from our friends at UNC Press that gives a great explanation of the history of Juneteenth [...]
This past Friday, October 10, 2008, the National Park Service held a dedication and a grand opening ceremony to officially open the Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site at Moton Field in Tuskegee, Alabama.
“The Tuskegee Airmen” was the popular name of a group of black pilots who flew with distinction during World War II as the [...]
