Quarterly Review
News from the Martha Blakeney Hodges Special Collections & University Archives at the UNC Greensboro University Libraries

Fall 2022 | Issue 8
Interns and student workers discuss how their experience in SCUA has prepared them for future success! Read it here...

SCUA's commitment to students is demonstrated by an increase in fall 2022 classes. Read more...
Senior Conservator Audrey Sage gives special care to an 1888 British newspaper. Take a look...
Catch up with SCUA departmental news, including recent community presentations, exhibits, publications, etc. Read more...
In honor of his late mother Martha Blakeney Hodges, Luther Hodges Jr. has donated $750,000 to UNCG’s Special Collections and University Archives.

This gift will be used to create an archival researcher room, as well as to support special collections residents, graduate student fellows, and interns within the Martha Blakeney Hodges Special Collections and University Archives (SCUA). Read more...

Photo of Luther Hodges, Jr. courtesy of Bert VanderVeen
Please join us in our celebration of this momentous year by attending our final presentations. We look forward to seeing you!


RECENT ACQUISITIONS
Classic comic duo Laurel and Hardy porcelain salt and pepper shakers were recently added to the Robert C. Hansen Performing Arts Collection. Other items in the donation include figurines of the famous Shakespearean actors.

One of the primary roles of Martha Blakeney Hodges Special Collections and University Archive is to acquire books and original materials, whether by donation, purchase, or transfer. Recent additions to the Rare Books, Manuscripts, University Archives, and Women Veterans Historical Project Collections include...
HIGHLIGHTED COLLECTION
In 1893, two literary societies, the Adelphian and Cornelian, were established as forerunners to the Greek system. As the school expanded, the Aletheians and the Dikeans were added. In 1979, the UNCG Board of Trustees approved the creation of a Greek system on campus. To learn more view the research guide...
FEATURED ARTICLES
Plays and productions were an important part of early campus life at the State Normal and Industrial School (now UNCG). They were not only a creative outlet for the students, but also an ideal way for classmates from across the state to get to know each other better. In addition to social benefits, early campus productions also had political benefits.
HAUNTED READING TOUR! Take a trip through North Carolina's most haunted cities with these novels. Full of ghosts, murder, pirates, and more!


In 1991 Sarah Belk published a collection of U.S. Southern recipes and stories, some of which date back to 1607, titled Around the Southern Table. Audrey Sage shares a few recipes.

Caught in a conceptual vortex between the graphic traditions of Japan and German Expressionism, these three miniature books by Diane Weintraub, titled Birthday Suite, explore three thoughts about life – or the lack thereof.

Scott Hinshaw continues his story about the saga surrounding the contentious McIver Building mural lighting. Read more...
Dr. Charlotte Dawley was a Professor of Biology at Woman's College (now UNCG) from 1944-1968. She combined her interests in the natural world and international travel as evidenced in the slides and journals in her manuscript collection.
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