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Author Archives: Courtney Bailey
Triad COVID-19 collection
Contributed by Jessica Dame As part of its ongoing work to document the history of University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG), Martha Blakeney Hodges Special Collections and University Archives (SCUA) has been archiving campus web content using Archive-It since … Continue reading
New role and new hire at UNC Greensboro
Contributed by Hollie Stevenson-Parrish UNC Greensboro’s University Libraries is pleased to announce that Juanita Thacker has accepted the position of information literacy lecturer in the Department of Research, Outreach and Instruction (ROI). In this role, Thacker will provide curriculum-integrated information … Continue reading
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Meet your Archives Month Chair: Hope Ketcham Geeting
What jobs have you had in the archival realm? I have worked at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum & Library, the Grand Rapids Public Museum, and the Grand Rapids Public Libraries Special Collections Department. I did a little bit of … Continue reading
Women’s History Month Celebrations by the Military Collection at the State Archives of North Carolina
Contributed by Matthew Peek For Women’s History Month in March 2021, the Military Collection at the State Archives of North Carolina published a series of seven blog posts featuring new and existing collections of North Carolina female veterans and women … Continue reading
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And the award goes to . . . Jennifer Daugherty
The Reference and User Services Association (RUSA) has awarded Jennifer Daugherty the History Research and Innovation Award. Jennifer is currently the Head of the North Carolina Collection in Academic Library Services at East Carolina University. She plans to use the … Continue reading
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Meet your President: Chrystal Carpenter
What jobs have you had in the archival realm? I have worked in many different types of archival repositories and had various job descriptions throughout the years. When I first started, like many recent graduates I found non-permanent employment – … Continue reading
2021 C. David Jackson Award Winners
The Education Committee is pleased to announce Samantha Aamot, Julie Ann Morrill, and Florence Sloan as the recipients of the 2021 C. David Jackson Memorial SNCA Student Scholarship. This year, the scholarship carries a $250 stipend for recipients to put … Continue reading
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New elements for DACS
Congratulations go out to Alston Cobourn (East Carolina University) for the culmination of the long-term effort she and Patrick Galligan (Rockefeller Archives Center) spearheaded to get a new element added to Describing Archives: A Content Standard. In addition to element … Continue reading
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Patrick Dollar and Scott Hinshaw Receive Archivist Certification
Contributed by Hollie Stevenson-Parrish UNC Greensboro’s University Libraries is home to more than 50,000 digitized primary source materials and other historical and archival resources — photos, books, programs, scrapbooks, yearbooks, letters, etc. — comprising more than 750,000 individual objects. You … Continue reading
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From the collections of the New Hanover County Public Library: Harper’s Sanitarium
Contributed by Travis Souther During the first half of the 20th century, private hospitals were all the rage. There were several such hospitals in Wilmington and the surrounding area: Bulluck Hospital in downtown, Babies’ Hospital near Wrightsville Beach, and Harper’s … Continue reading
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