Dean, Jeanette M., 1990 March 16
Scope and Contents
Dean describes the Curry School from the perspective of a student and an employee, campus changes from the 1940s to the 1980s, faculty life and the relationship of the institution and the Greensboro community. She talks about Curry School, School of Education and UNCG faculty and administrators, coeducation, the civil rights era and forced busing due to integration. She discusses her work experience, life during World War II in Greensboro, why people chose to work at the institution and its sense of community. Subjects: History of Curry School, life during the 1930s, the closing of Curry in the late 1960s, the street demonstrations of the 1960s, forced busing, Greensboro during WWII, how the school has changed from a residential to a commuter school, Chancellor Ferguson.
Dates
- 1990 March 16
Creator
- From the Collection: History, Department of (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
Biographical Note
Jeannette Dean (1928- ) attended the Curry Laboratory School at Woman's College of the University of North Carolina, now The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG), from 1935-44. She was employed by the institution as an administrative assistant at the Curry School and in the School of Education.
Extent
From the Collection: 8.00 Linear Feet (17 boxes)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the Martha Blakeney Hodges Special Collections and University Archives Repository