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    • Greek Medal

    • Greek Medal

    • Gold medal, attached to a guard by a chain. The words ""University of North Carolina, 1879"" are inscribed on the front guard of medal, and Greek letters appear on the medal itself. ""C.D. McIver"" is...

    • UA100 Artifacts Collection

    • 1879
    • Peabody Medal

    • Peabody Medal

    • A two-sided copper medal with a silver cover. One side of the medal has a relief carving of George Peabody with his name and Born 18 Feb. 1795 Died 4 Nov. 1869, inscribed. The other side of has a length inscription reading, Education A Debt Due...

    • UA100 Artifacts Collection

    • 1897-06-07
    • Wade Brown Baton

    • Wade Brown Baton

    • Black ebony wood baton with ornamental gold capital, and a small gold plate on the shaft. Inscription on the plate reads, ""Presented to Wade R. Brown by Iredell Orchestra on July 17, 1896."" Kept in a special pouch.

    • UA100 Artifacts Collection

    • 1896
    • May Queen tiara

    • May Queen tiara

    • Crown worn by May Queens during the May Day pagents held on campus. While May Day celebrations on campus date back to the turn of the century, this particular tiara was first worn by May Queens in the 1940's. Evidence of its use can be found in...

    • UA100 Artifacts Collection

    • 1947
    • Makeup compact

    • Makeup compact

    • Gold makeup compact with wood veneer on the cover. On top of the wood panel is a painted map of major buildings at the Womans College. The interior contains a small mirror.

    • UA100 Artifacts Collection

    • 1945
    • Gavel and Base

    • Gavel and Base

    • 2 pieces. A simple gavel with a rectangular striking base. Likely used by both Chancellors' Singletary and Ferguson to call either the Faculty Senate or Faculty Council to order.

    • UA100 Artifacts Collection

    • 1965
    • Weston D.C. Milliammeter Meter

    • Weston D.C. Milliammeter Meter

    • Weston Electrical Instrument Corp. Newark, NJ. A meter used for testing DC currents. Interior contains meter dial and the laboratorys certification. Found in UNCGs Physics Department.

    • UA100 Artifacts Collection

    • 1932
    • Glass milk bottle

    • Glass milk bottle

    • Dating from the Woman’s College era, presumably from the campus dairy farm which was sold in 1945. The bottle reads, ""Half Pint Liquid. Woman’s College of U.N.C.""

    • UA100 Artifacts Collection

    • 1939
    • McIver mug

    • McIver mug

    • J.S.T. & Co., Keene, NH. The mug pictures Charles Duncan McIver on one side, and Administration (today called Foust) Building and Brick Dormitory on the other. Captions read, “President McIver,” and “The State Normal and Industrial...

    • UA100 Artifacts Collection

    • 1900
    • Foust Loving Cup

    • Foust Loving Cup

    • An honorary silver trophy presented to Julius Foust, who served as the second president of the college from 1906 to 1934. Inscription reads, ""Presented to Dr. J.I. Foust by the Training Department and others of the Federal Board for...

    • UA100 Artifacts Collection

    • 1919
    • Salem Academy pin

    • Salem Academy pin

    • Shield-shaped pin with chain guard. Engraved on the front are stylized letters ""S"" and ""A"" in black, symbolizing the Salem Academy. Engraved on the back is ""Lula V. Martin, June 16,...

    • UA100 Artifacts Collection

    • 1881
    • President's office key

    • President's office key

    • Large metal key. Key No. 2 to the President's Office, written on a label along with key.

    • UA100 Artifacts Collection

    • 1900
    • William Jennings Bryan campaign pin

    • William Jennings Bryan campaign pin

    • Brown-tinted campaign badge. Reads, ""For President, Wm. J. Bryan."" Bryan is pictured on the front. McIver was a long-time friend of Bryan, and attended many of his political campaign events.

    • UA100 Artifacts Collection

    • 1898
    • Death mask of Charles Duncan McIver

    • Death mask of Charles Duncan McIver

    • Made by Wells L. Brewer. A death mask of the founder and first president of the State Normal and Industrial School (now The University of North Carolina at Greensboro), Dr. Charles Duncan McIver. Made after McIvers death in such a manner that...

    • UA100 Artifacts Collection

    • 1906-09-17
    • Altheian Society pin

    • Altheian Society pin

    • 'Shield' shaped pin with black onyx center stone. Letter A, symbolic sword, and eye of God in gold, surrounded by small pearls make up the front of the pin. Rubies that would normal have been on the sword hilt are missing. During the early days of...

    • UA100 Artifacts Collection

    • 1927
    • Bundles for Britain pin

    • Bundles for Britain pin

    • Golden-colored pin with lion crest. The words ""Dieu et mon droit"" are imprinted on the front. ""Bundles for Britain"" was a campaign to send hand woven blankets to British soldiers in the North Sea during...

    • UA100 Artifacts Collection

    • 1940
    • Sweet Dish

    • Sweet Dish

    • Long sweet dish, painted with a depiction of Main (Foust) Building and a caption reading, ""North Carolina State Normal and Industrial College. Greensboro, North Carolina."" Stamp on the back reads, Made in Dresden, Germany...

    • UA100 Artifacts Collection

    • 1920

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