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Dave Brubeck, 1920-2012
On December 5, 2012, the world lost one of its greatest Jazz musicians, Dave Brubeck. You may or may not be able to name his musical pieces, but you most certainly have heard some of them, especially “Take Five”, perhaps … Continue reading
Meg Tuomala Appointed Electronic Records Archivist
University Archives and Records Management Services is pleased to announce that Meg Tuomala has re-joined our staff, this time as the Electronic Records Archivist. Her first day was December 3, 2012. In this position, Meg will be responsible for ensuring … Continue reading
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Tagged Meg Tuomala
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Revised Finding Aids for University Archives
Below is a list of revised finding aids to collections held in the University Archives. These finding aids include a brief description of the contents of the collection, historical information about the department from which the records originated, and a … Continue reading
Health Alert!! Polio Outbreak on UNC Campus! UNC-NC State Football Game Cancelled!
The year was 1952 and the United States was still three years away from Jonas Salk becoming a household name. At the time, polio was the scariest public health issue in the United States. So when five UNC students, all … Continue reading
St. Anthony Hall donates autograph album from the 1860′s
The UNC University Archives is pleased to announce the donation of a precious artifact from the Xi Chapter of St. Anthony Hall (Delta Psi) and the St. Anthony Association of North Carolina, their associated alumni organization. This artifact is an … Continue reading
“Plain as an old shoe, honest as an old field-hand, tough as a top sergeant . . . ”: A Tribute to Robert Burton House
On August 17, 1987, Robert Burton House, former Chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, died. He was a 1916 graduate of UNC and joined the University’s staff in 1926 as the executive secretary after a brief … Continue reading
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New and Revised Finding Aids for University Archives
Below is a list of new and revised finding aids to collections held in the University Archives. These finding aids include a brief description of the contents of the collection, historical information about the department from which the records originated, … Continue reading
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Black & Blue Tour: A History of African Americans at UNC
Learn about the history of African-Americans at UNC and explore the campus’s historical landmarks in context of the university’s racial history by taking the Black & Blue Tour on Friday, February 24. Sponsored by the UNC’s Visitors’ Center as part … Continue reading
Posted in Events, University History
Tagged African-American history, Black & Blue Tour, slavery
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RIP Rameses XVIII
On Thursday, February 9, 2012, the beloved UNC mascot, Rameses, passed away. He was the 18th ram to hold this title since the ram was introduced as UNC’s mascot in 1924 by Vic Huggins, UNC’s head cheerleader. Huggins decided that … Continue reading
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Tagged Jack Merritt, Rameses, Rameses XVIII, The Battering Ram, UNC Mascot, Vic Huggins
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Selected Dialectic Society Records Digitized as Part of a Documenting the American South Project
As part of the digitization of the Joseph Lawrence Dusenbery’s journal for “Verses and Fragments: The James L. Dusenbery Journal (1841-1842)“, a few selected documents from the records of the Dialectic Society held in the University Archives have also been … Continue reading
