[Commencement in Aycock Auditorium]
Rating
Title
[Commencement in Aycock Auditorium]
Date
1930
Date approximate?
yes
Subject headings
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Topics
Teachers UNCG UNCG Auditorium
Place
Greensboro (N.C.)
Description
Students in graduation robes seated inside the auditorium , circa 1930s .
Type
Image
Original format
Photographs
Original publisher
[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified]
Contributing institution
Martha Blakeney Hodges Special Collections and University Archives, UNCG University Libraries
Source collection
UA104 Photographic Prints Collection
Series/grouping
3: Buildings, Grounds, and Views
Folder
18: Aycock Auditorium - Interior
Folder description
Aycock Auditorium , now UNCG Auditorium , was designed by Harry Barton of Greensboro , North Carolina , and opened in 1927 . The building was known as the North Carolina College for Women Auditorium until June 4 , 1928 , when it was named in honor of North Carolina Governor Charles B . Aycock . Since its opening , the auditorium has been used for commencement events , chapel programs , lectures , and concerts . In 2006 , the University made extensive renovations to the auditorium , including updating and improving acoustics , enlarging the orchestra pit , building new dressing rooms , and adding handicap accessibility to the entire building . It reopened in 2008 . On February 18 , 2016 , the UNCG Board of Trustees voted to remove Aycock’s name from the building . It is now called the UNCG Auditorium .
Rights statement
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Additional rights information
NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES. This item has been determined to be free of copyright restrictions in the United States. The user is responsible for determining actual copyright status for any reuse of the material.
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
OCLC number
872131312
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