Allen W. Trelease (1928-2011) was a professor of history at The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG) from 1967, as well as head of the Department of History from 1984 to 1992, retiring from full-time teaching in 1994. He authored several books, including Changing Assignments: A Pictorial History of The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, and Making North Carolina Literate: The University of North Carolina at Greensboro from Normal School to Metropolitan University. Trelease discusses his professional move from Wells College in Aurora, New York to UNCG, the composition of the Department of History in 1967, the status of racial integration on campus, student activism, the academic admissions standards of the university, and the impact of Chancellors James Ferguson and William Moran on the university. He also relates his experience of writing Making North Carolina Literate in terms of his use of UNCG University Archives, particularly the records of chancellors, as well as other sources of materials such as the Southern Historical Collection at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
