The Triad Black Lives Matter Collection was selected to receive the 2023 Voices of a City Local History Award, an award presented by Greensboro History Museum, Inc. for important contributions to local history by individuals or groups. The purpose of the Triad Black Lives Matter Collection is to document the BLM movement, police brutality protests, and race relations in the…
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WVHP Annual Luncheon
On Friday, November 11, 2023, the UNC Greensboro Women Veterans Historical Project (WVHP) will host its annual luncheon featuring keynote speaker Ingrid Ruffin, U.S. Air Force veteran and UNCG alumna, discussing “The Creative Power of War & Conflict”. The event will be held at the UNCG Alumni House. Doors open at 11:30 and the program…
Staff Senate Service Committee Award Goes to Audrey Sage
Staff Senate Service Committee “shout-out” to Audrey Sage, Preservations Service Manager, University Libraries.
UL RECIEVES STATE PRESERVATION GRANTS
UNCG University Libraries received more than $200,000 in grant funding from the State Library of North Carolina to help preserve African American history. The grants are for projects that promote community engagement, provide equitable access, or support responsive organizations. The Digital Library on American Slavery at UNCG was awarded $113,442 to expand its “People Not Property – Slave Deeds” effort….
Over 35 Years of Cataloging
Paul Hessling, Special Collections/Chief Monographic Cataloger (Associate Professor), is retiring after providing over 35 years of excellent service, instruction, and scholarship at the University Libraries. Paul cataloged over 27,000 titles, the majority of which were for Special Collections, acquired and donated over 11,000 pamphlets to Special Collections, and with the help of team members, cataloged…
