Category Archives: University History

Law Students Vote for Integrated Dance

Posted on May 20, 2013 by Megan Williams, Graduate Assistant

“Shall the Law School Association sponsor and pay for a dance this coming spring?” reads a ballot that was distributed to UNC School of Law students in January 1952. The student organization had sponsored a dance for a number of … Continue reading →

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Football Banned!

Posted on May 8, 2013 by Jennifer Coggins, Graduate Assistant

When football arrived on southern college campuses in the late 1870s, it was not without controversy. Some in the South resented the sport’s northern roots, while many others–especially religious leaders–feared that it put players and spectators in unnecessary physical and … Continue reading →

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R.D.W. Connor: Professor, Historian, Archivist

Posted on April 19, 2013 by Megan Williams, Graduate Assistant

Robert Digges Wimberly Connor, class of 1899, served as the first Archivist of the United States. He was born in Wilson on September 26, 1878. After graduating from UNC, Connor took teaching and administrative positions at several public schools in … Continue reading →

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Carl Kasell and the Early Years of WUNC

Posted on April 9, 2013 by Jennifer Coggins, Graduate Assistant

When WUNC began airing NPR’s Morning Edition in 1980, it wasn’t the first time newscaster Carl Kasell’s famous voice had gone out on the station’s airwaves. In fact, when WUNC was dedicated as a student-run FM station in 1953, Kasell … Continue reading →

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New “Water at UNC-Chapel Hill” Exhibit Now in the Virtual Museum

Posted on April 4, 2013 by Jennifer Coggins, Graduate Assistant

Imagine lining up to draw your drinking water from the Old Well, trekking to Smith Hall (now Playmakers Theater) for a bath, or showering every other day (at the university’s suggestion) to save water during a severe drought. In connection … Continue reading →

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1990s Restroom Policy Reinstated

Posted on April 1, 2013 by Sara Mannheimer, Graduate Assistant

Please carefully read the original policy to ensure you are prepared for upcoming changes.                                 April Fools!    

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The Wild West: How the Namesake of Avery Residence Hall Got Away with Murder

Posted on March 25, 2013 by South Moore, Order of the Bell Tower student assistant

In the autumn of 1851, William Waightstill Avery had it all. The grandson of Waightstill Avery, a member of the committee that chose the site of the University, W.W. Avery had been elected to the North Carolina General Assembly, was … Continue reading →

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Karen Parker: A Woman to Remember

Posted on March 18, 2013 by Morgan Jones, Graduate Assistant

In celebration of Women’s History Month, we here at University Archives can think of many women from the Carolina community to celebrate. There’s Cornelia Phillips Spencer, for example, who rang the bell in celebration of the university’s reopening in 1875. … Continue reading →

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Eighty-Nine Years of Championship Basketball

Posted on March 5, 2013 by Carla Davis-Castro, ESOPI Fellow

Eighty-nine years ago this past Monday, the Tar Heels basketball team won the first championship tournament of the then newly formed Southern Conference. The men’s basketball team went on to win seven more SoCon tournaments before joining the Atlantic Coast … Continue reading →

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“An Infernal Passion Undying”

Posted on February 25, 2013 by Morgan Jones, Graduate Assistant

If you read the Daily Tar Heel, you’ve likely read Ian Williams’ iconic column “Why I Hate Duke.” The Daily Tar Heel usually highlights the piece before our first basketball game of the year against Duke. The article is essentially … Continue reading →

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