Category Archives: University History

New Online Exhibit on Student Organizations at UNC

Posted on February 13, 2013 by Jennifer Coggins, Graduate Assistant

When was the first student body president elected? Who’s a Di and who’s a Phi? What’s a Gimghoul? A new exhibit has been added to The Carolina Story: A Virtual Museum of University History that should answer those questions and … Continue reading →

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The Flu Pandemic of 1918-1919 at UNC

Posted on February 6, 2013 by Jennifer Coggins, Graduate Assistant

In the fall of 1918, students were preparing for battle. In August, Congress had lowered the draft age from 21 to 18, and as part of the Student Army Training Corps (SATC), students  drilled daily, anticipating the day that their … Continue reading →

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Fire Again!

Posted on February 4, 2013 by Morgan Jones, Graduate Assistant

We hope that everyone is enjoying the new semester.  Hopefully you’re getting back into the swing of things without too much trouble.  If everything is going well, congratulations!  It turns out that you are much luckier than some of your … Continue reading →

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The “Pilot” of Student Government: The Student Body President

Posted on January 29, 2013 by South Moore, Order of the Bell Tower student assistant

We currently find ourselves in the middle of campaign season. For the next two (or possibly three) weeks, the Pit will be abuzz with excited, albeit cold, campaign workers, the pages of the Daily Tar Heel will be filled with … Continue reading →

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Women at UNC: A Century of Growth

Posted on January 18, 2013 by Carla Davis-Castro, ESOPI Fellow

While women were permitted to attend the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill beginning in 1896, the enrollment numbers remained small until the 1920s. In 1940, Edith Harbour, woman’s editor of the local News & Observer, wrote to then–Dean … Continue reading →

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From the Bauhaus to the Hills of North Carolina

Posted on January 15, 2013 by Megan Williams, Graduate Assistant

The artist Josef Albers (1888-1976) had many ties to the state of North Carolina and to our own university. Born in Germany, Albers attended the Bauhaus in 1920 and, in 1925, became the first student to be offered a faculty … Continue reading →

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University President David Lowry Swain Born 212 Years Ago Today

Posted on January 4, 2013 by Lawrence Giffin, Records Services Archivist

  David Lowry Swain, university president from 1835 to 1868 (and North Carolina governor from 1832 to 1835) was born on this day back in 1801 in Buncombe County near Asheville. Swain worked to grow the university from 89 students … Continue reading →

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New and Revised Finding Aids for University Archives

Posted on December 20, 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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Dave Brubeck, 1920-2012

Posted on December 14, 2012 by Jay Gaidmore, University Archivist

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 →

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The Hogg Poplar? The Myth of the Davie Poplar

Posted on December 3, 2012 by South Moore, Order of the Bell Tower student assistant

On this day, 220 years ago, the Board of Trustees chose the location for the University of North Carolina. You have probably heard the legend of how it was chosen. If you haven’t, it goes like this: The committee that … Continue reading →

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