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Title	[Commencement in Aycock Auditorium]
Date	1930
Date approximate?	yes
Subject headings	University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Topics	Teachers UNCG Aycock Auditorium
Place	Greensboro (N.C.)
Description	Students in graduation robes seated inside Aycock Auditorium, circa 1930s. Aycock Auditorium, designed by Harry Barton, of Greensboro, North Carolina, was opened in 1927. On June 4, 1928, the building was named in honor of North Carolina Governor Charles B. Aycock. Since its opening, the auditorium has been used for commencement programs, chapel programs, lectures, and concerts. In 2006, the University made extensive renovations to the building, including updating and improving acoustics, enlarging the orchestra pit, building new dressing rooms, and adding handicap accessibility to the entire building. Aycock Auditorium reopened in 2008.
Type	Image
Original format	Photographs
Original dimensions	11.5" x 7"
Contributing institution	Martha Blakeney Hodges Special Collections and University Archives, UNCG University Libraries
Source collection	UA104 Photographic Prints Collection
Collection home page	http://libcdm1.uncg.edu/ui.php
Series/grouping	3 Buildings, Grounds, and Views
Folder	018 Aycock Auditorium - Interior
Preferred citation	[Identification of item], [Identification of collection], Martha Blakeney Hodges Special Collections and University Archives, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, NC, USA.
Copyright	This item is believed to be in the public domain - http://libcdm1.uncg.edu/cdm/copyright
Object ID	ua104.3.018.001
Digital publisher	The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, University Libraries, PO Box 26170, Greensboro NC 27402-6170, 336.334.5304

[Commencement in Aycock Auditorium]

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