Category Archives: New and Noteworthy

New Finding Aids for University Archives

Posted on February 20, 2013 by Lawrence Giffin, Records Services Archivist

Below is a list of new 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 →

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Meg Tuomala Appointed Electronic Records Archivist

Posted on December 10, 2012 by Jay Gaidmore, University 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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New Finding Aids for University Archives

Posted on October 10, 2012 by Lawrence Giffin, Records Services Archivist

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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St. Anthony Hall donates autograph album from the 1860′s

Posted on October 9, 2012 by Jay Gaidmore, University Archivist

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 →

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Mia Hamm at UNC

Posted on August 30, 2012 by Sara Mannheimer, Graduate Assistant

As the college soccer season gears up, University Archives staff have unearthed some records from a golden era of women’s soccer at UNC. Mia Hamm was at the height of her powers while playing for coach Anson Dorrance on the … Continue reading →

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Pat Summitt Letter in the University Archives

Posted on August 20, 2012 by Courtney Bailey, Graduate Assistant

In 1987, Pat Summitt coached the University of Tennessee women’s basketball team to the first of what would be eight national championships for the school.  Frances Hogan, the associate athletic director for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, … Continue reading →

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New and Revised Finding Aids for University Archives

Posted on June 19, 2012 by Lawrence Giffin, Records Services Archivist

Below is a list of new finding aids and revisions to existing finding aids for 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 … Continue reading →

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Sharing our University’s history with past, present, and future Tar Heels

Posted on May 15, 2012 by Diana Roycroft '12

I feel extremely fortunate to have had the opportunity to spend the past year working in the University Archives, an environment that many students do not get to access during their undergraduate experience. There is such an incredible wealth of … Continue reading →

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Taking a Look at the Whole System

Posted on May 14, 2012 by Jennie Rose Halperin, Graduate Assistant

There has been a lot of talk of late about the system-wide tuition increases at the University of North Carolina. The plan to increase tuition by 15.6 percent over four years at UNC-Chapel Hill and by an average of 8.8 … Continue reading →

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New collections available! Science Fiction! Recreation! Acronyms!

Posted on April 18, 2012 by Matthew Farrell, Graduate Assistant

A major initiative started last fall by the University Archives and Records Management Services, in partnership with Wilson Library’s Technical Services department, is to make accessible some of the records hidden away in our unprocessed backlog. While still an ongoing … Continue reading →

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