Cows in the snow at the on-campus dairy farm, circa 1922. In 1897, first president of the school, Charles Duncan McIver, bought the land which would become the first campus farm. The original College Farm, also used as a dairy, was located near the...
This May 1963 information sheet describes the poor conditions under which students arrested for trying to desegregate local theaters and restaurants, were being kept. The students were primarily from North Carolina A&T State University and...
This March 1, 1971 letter from UNCG Chancellor James S. Ferguson to the coordinators of the school's Neo-Black Society outlines the creation of a lounge in the campus student center to be used primarily by the school's African American students....
This letter and petition for a black student lounge on the UNCG campus was submitted by Neo-Black Society coordinators Lauren Brown and Larry Williamson, February 16, 1970. The letter outlines the needs and purpose for a black student lounge...
In this transcript of an oral history interview conducted circa 1980 by Eugene Pfaff with Hobart Jarrett, Jarrett primarily describes the efforts to desegregate the Woolworth's lunch counter and Meyer's Tea Room in Greensboro in the early 1960s. He...
In this transcript of a February 25, 1991, oral history interview conducted by Cheryl Junk with Claudette Burroughs-White, Burroughs-White primarily discusses her experiences as one of the first African-Americans to attend Woman's College,...
This May 21, 2007, oral history interview conducted by Betty Carter primarily documents Ann Dearsely-Vernon's recollections of her time at Woman's College (now UNCG) from 1956 to 1960. Of particular note is her participation in the Woolworth's...
This June 17, 2007, oral history interview conducted by Hermann Trojanowski primarily documents Eugenia Seaman Marks recollections of her time at Woman's College (now UNCG) from 1958 to 1960. Of particular note is her participation in the...
This June 5, 2008, oral history interview conducted by Hermann Trojanowski primarily documents JoAnne Smart Drane's recollections of her time at Woman's College (now UNCG) from 1956 to 1960, where she was one of the school's first African American...
This October 24 and November 17, 2006, oral history interview conducted by Robert Shapard primarily documents Edith Wiggins' recollections of her time at Woman's College (now UNCG), where in 1958 she was one of only five African American students....
This May 8, 1991, oral history interview conducted by Robert Shapard primarily documents Edith Wiggins' recollections of her time at Woman's College (now UNCG), where in 1958 she was one of only five African American students.
The second issue of W.C. Informer primarily discusses economic and political trends in in North Carolina, including voter registration and participation. Statistics are presented on poverty, living conditions (lack of running water, infant...
The sixth issue of W.C. Informer is primarily a discussion of pending legislation concerning the railroad industry and an alleged conspiracy to thwart competition and a ":rate blockade" to keep southern manufacturers from competing in...
The eleventh (and possibly final) issue of W.C. Informer presents a list of suggested summer readings on the themes of national and international affairs. The titles on U.S. issues primarily center on race relations and include The Street by Ann...
University Archives Subject Files
1946-05-11
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