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04. Manuscripts

 Record Group
Identifier: 04

Found in 499 Collections and/or Records:

Peter Paul Fuchs Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0139
Abstract Peter Paul Fuchs (1916-2007) was a conductor, composer, and teacher. The Peter Paul Fuchs Papers spans manuscripts, including numerous sketches and different versions, of approximately 90 pieces by Fuchs. It also includes more than 40 published scores by various composers, with a special focus on operas, and Fuchs' translations and notes for the libretti of six different operas.In addition to scores, the collection also includes sound recordings, personal papers, and a selection...
Dates: 1891 - 2007; Other: Date acquired: 2009 January

Fund for Democratic Communities (F4DC) Records

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0507
Abstract The Fund for Democratic Communities (F4DC) was a Greensboro, North Carolina, based limited-life foundation supporting community-based initiatives that fostered authentic democracy and made communities better places to live. Founded in 2007, F4DC made over $11 million in grants and provided over 100,000 hours in technical assistance to support grassroots democratic efforts, primarily focused in the Southeastern U.S., North Carolina, and Greensboro. As a result of our response to COVID-19,...
Dates: 2002 - 2020

Gail McDonald Oral History Collection

 Unprocessed Material — Box 1
Identifier: MSS 0254

Raymond J. Gariglio Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0224
Abstract Raymond J. Gariglio came to UNCG in 1966 as a Professor of Music and became the bandmaster for all UNCG performing band ensembles. In 1969, he established the UNCG Jazz Ensemble, the first university-accredited jazz ensemble in North Carolina. A native of Illinois, Gariglio established himself as a premier clarinetist and musician in both the classical and jazz worlds of Chicago in the 1960s, performing as first clarinet and featured soloist for such major ensembles as the Lyric Opera...
Dates: 1850 - 1998; Majority of material found within 1910 - 1990

Alma and Spencer Garlow Dolls Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0156
Abstract

Alma Garlow was a a 1934 graduate of Woman's College (now UNCG), a doll collector and a member of the National Institute of American Doll Artists. The set of dolls in this collection, entitled An American Family, 1630-1900, was carved from horse chestnut wood by Helen Bullard.

Dates: circa 1962

Caroline Morrison Garrett Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0287
Abstract

Caroline Morrison Garrett was a student at the Woman's College of the University of North Carolina (now The University of North Carolina at Greensboro) from 1940-1944. She graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Home Economics.

The collection contains correspondence, journals, scrapbooks, and records from Garrett's years attending the Woman's College (now UNCG).

Dates: 1940 - 1960; Majority of material found within 1940 - 1944

Maud Gatewood Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0257
Abstract Maud Florance Gatewood was a widely recognized Southeastern painter who graduated from the Woman's College of the University of North Carolina (now The University of North Carolina at Greensboro) with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1954. In addition to painting, Gatewood was also known for advocacy and involvement in her community as a Caswell County Commissioner and an art instructor at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.The Maud Gatewood Collection dates from 1911 -...
Dates: 1911 - 2007

Mary Virginia Gaver Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0059
Abstract

Mary Virginia Gaver worked as a professional librarian in secondary schools, universities and the private sector for four decades, and also served as president of the Association of School Librarians (1959-1960) and president of the American Library Association (1966-1967).

The Mary Virginia Gaver Papers date from 1945 to 1979 and contain correspondence, manuscripts, books, journal articles, audio tapes, newsletters and sound recordings.

Dates: 1945 - 1979

Gay Cheney Papers

 Unprocessed Material — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 0361

George Singleton Papers

 Unprocessed Material — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 0209

Patty Provins Gillespie Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0425
Content Description

The Patty Provins Gillespie Papers include two scrapbooks and various artifacts from her time as a student at Woman's College of the University of North Carolina (now UNC Greensboro). Items include newspaper clippings, photographs, Woman's College handbook, residence hall cues, theater programs, commencement programs, dolphin seal club brochure, freshman book list, PE papers, Major Voice papers, sheet music, a musical script, and a woman's college bulletin.

Dates: 1945-1962, and undated

Bonnie Gilliom Manual

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0078
Content Description This collections contains an unbound physical education manual titled "Materials For Designing a Movement Curriculum for Children", by Dr. Bonnie Gilliom, for the Meanings, Modes, and Moods of Movement program, or "The 4M Program," which sought to hasten the pace at which movement education programs developed throughout American schools. The manual provided the needed curriculum materials to implement The 4M Program and consisted of 4 parts containing various physical education teaching...
Dates: Other: 1981 - 1983

Michael Gills Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0430
Abstract

Michael Gills (1960-) is an author, former University of North Carolina at Greensboro student, and writing professor at The University of Utah.

The collection, spanning the period from 1979 to 2013, includes material relating to Gills' many published writings as well as his college career.

Dates: 1979 - 2013; Other: Date acquired: 2012 November 20

Lettie Glass Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0348
Abstract

Lettie Glass was a student of the North Carolina State Normal and Industrial College, graduating in 1905. Glass was a Marshal, a member of the Glee Club, and presented her graduating essay on Prison Life during the Civil War.

The Lettie Glass Collection consists of a hand-assembled scrapbook containing student photographs taken by L. Francis Hanes of the class of 1904 with handwritten captions as well as the diploma she earned at the college.

Dates: 1904

Elinor Glyn Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0154
Abstract

Elinor Glyn (1864-1943) was a prolific novelist who wrote more than twenty books, several of which were made into silent films starring such performers as Gloria Swanson, Clara Bow, John Gilbert and Rudolph Valentino. This collection includes an undated letter, a one page signed manuscript titled Advice to Young Authors, and a typed list entitled Eleanor Glyn's List of the World's 20 Greatest Women.

Dates: undated

Jean Gordon and Jan McArthur Manuscript

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0419
Abstract

Jean Gordon and Jan McArthur served as faculty at UNCG. They collaborated on a book about Marion Harland, titled Beyond Virginia: The Changing Worlds of Marion Harland. The manuscript was never published.

Dates: 1980 - 1991; Other: Date acquired: 2012 February 22

Evelyn Louise Gordon Scrapbook

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0319
Abstract

Evelyn Louise Gordon of Pilot Mountain, North Carolina attend the North Carolina College for Women (now UNCG) from 1924-1928.

Scrapbook, annotated in white ink throughout, includes correspondence, clippings, pictures, cards, invitations, postcards, advertising matter, receipts and booklets.

Dates: 1924 - 1928

Gilbert Gottlieb Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0124
Abstract Dr. Gilbert Gottlieb is a research scientist and professor of psychology who served as Head of the psychology department at UNCG from 1982 to 1986, and continued to teach here until 1995. Within the field of psychology, Dr. Gottlieb's specialization is in the area of developmental psychobiology, specifically behavioral embryology.These papers document thirty years of Dr. Gottlieb's duck and fowl research, undertaken between 1961 and 1991. Included are his research study notes,...
Dates: 1961 - 1991

Dr. Anna Maria Gove Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0002
Abstract Anna Maria Gove (1867-1948) came to the State Normal and Industrial School (now UNCG) in 1893, and served as resident physician, professor of hygiene, and director of the Department of Health until her retirement in 1937. She also served with the Red Cross during World War I.The Anna Maria Gove Collection dates from 1864 to 1952 and contains correspondence, notebooks, lecture notes, greeting cards, photographs, postcards, travel brochures, reports, and other miscellaneous...
Dates: 1826 - 1952; Majority of material found within 1890 - 1947

Jill Green Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0486
Abstract Jill Green was a professor in the Department of Dance at UNCG from 1993 to 2019 and served as the Director of Graduate Studies in that department from 2008 to 2015. She received her M.A. in Dance and Dance Education from New York University in 1981 and recieved her PhD in Somatic Studies and Movement Arts from The Ohio State University in 1993. Green taught dance in the New York City Public School system from 1981 to 1989. Green presented her research at conferences in the United...
Dates: 1976 - 2019; Other: Acquired June 2019

Paul Eliot Green Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0022
Abstract

Paul Eliot Green (1894-1981) was a Southern playwright, poet, and novelist.

The Paul Eliot Green Papers date from 1917 to 1968 and contain diaries, manuscripts, publications, and correspondence.

Dates: 1917 - 1968

Pauline Green Scrapbook

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0311
Abstract Pauline Green was an active student and graduate of the North Carolina College for Women (now the University of North Carolina at Greensboro). She was involved with several college clubs and groups, such as the Adelphian society, the Dramatic Club, and the Carolinian.The Pauline Green Scrapbook dates from 1917 - 1921 and contains photographs, clippings, personal correspondence, event programs, memorabilia, few artifacts, and other memorabilia documenting Green's activities as a...
Dates: 1917 - 1921

Nathanael Greene Letters

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0001
Abstract

Nathanael Greene (1742-1786) served as Brigadier General in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War. Greene distinguished himself in many battles, but is most famous for forcing the British commander Cornwallis into a costly attack at Guilford Courthouse in North Carolina on March 15, 1781.

Dates: 1781; Other: Date acquired: 09/00/1945

Greensboro Artists' League Records

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0259
Abstract The Greensboro Artists' League (GAL) was founded in 1956 to provide support for local artists and arts education for the local community. GAL functioned for forty-eight years, sponsoring countless exhibits and educational programs. In 2004 the league merged with the Center for Creative Arts in order to form the Center for Visual Artists.The Greensboro Artists' League Records, 1956-2004, include minutes from meetings of the Board of Directors; copies of grant applications, budgets...
Dates: 1956 - 2004

Greensboro Chamber of Commerce Records

 Unprocessed Material — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 0449

Greensboro Council of Garden Clubs Records

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0460
Abstract

Records, scrapbooks, photographs, slides, and other materials related to the Greensboro Council of Garden Clubs and its affiliated garden clubs.

Dates: 1935 - 2001

Greensboro Massacre Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0525
Abstract The Greensboro Massacre occurred on November 3, 1979, at what was then the Morningside Homes community in Greensboro, North Carolina. At a previously planned march organized by members of the Communist Workers' Party (CWP) to support workers' rights, armed Klan and American Nazi Party members opened fire on the marchers. Five people were killed during the massacre - Cesar Cauce, James "Jim" Waller, William Evan Sampson, Sandra Neely Smith, and Michael Nathan. Several people were also...
Dates: 1975 - 2002

Greensboro Reader Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0031
Abstract

The Greensboro Reader is an anthology of stories and poems by writers who either received a degree from or were full-time professors in the English Department of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro between 1938 and 1968.

The Greensboro Reader Collection dates from 1967 to 1968 and contains correspondence, manuscripts, proofs, and biographical material.

Dates: 1967 - 1968

Greensboro Youtheatre and Livestock Players Scrapbooks

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0511
Abstract

The Livestock Players and Greensboro Youtheatre are part of the City Arts Program of the Greensboro Parks and Recreation Department. The scrapbooks and photographs were donated by Carole Lehman Lindsey-Potter, founder of the City Arts Program of the Greensboro Parks and Recreation Department.

Dates: 1973 - 1975

Ellen Griffin Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0130
Content Description This collection includes biographical materials, correspondence, photographs, notes, publications, records, and audiovisual materials related to Ellen Griffin, National Golf Foundation, Athletic Federation of College Women, and Griffin's career as a golf instructor. The collection contains materials related to her time as a Woman's College (now UNCG) Physical Education professor and coach, as a golf education consultant at National Golf Foundation, and as the founder, owner, and instructor...
Dates: 1929 - 2002; Majority of material found within 1940 - 1980

Mattie L. Griffin Scrapbook

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0294
Abstract

Mattie L. Griffin of Salisbury, North Carolina, attended the State Normal and Industrial School (now UNCG) from 1896-1897.

The scrapbook contains programs, tin type photographs, letters, and ephemera.

Dates: 1896 - 1897

Daniel Ray Griggs Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0109
Abstract

This collection consists of written materials and mini-cassette tapes from Daniel "Dan" Ray Griggs. The materials contain interviews and detailed, handwritten notes concerning Griggs' research for his thesis, Koreans in Carolina.

Dates: 1990 - 1991

Eula B. Alexander Grose Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0424
Content Description

This collection includes correspondence, newspaper clippings, a junior composition book, and the book "Across the Great St. Bernard" by A.R. Sennett.

Dates: 1907-1956, undated

Louise Imogen Guiney Letter

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0180
Abstract

Louise Imogen Guiney (1861-1920) was a poet and scholar from Boston, Massachusetts. The letter in this collection was written to Paul Lemperly, in regards to the availability of a privately printed run of her book Monsieur Henri (published 1892).

Dates: 1892

Eleanor Jacquelyn Davis Hall Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0466
Abstract This collection contains correspondence, scrapbooks, school records, and other materials that document the life of Eleanor Jacquelyn Davis Hall. It consists primarily of letters from Davis to her husband, Teddy Hall, a football player at the University of South Carolina. The collection also contains two scrapbooks, report cards, photographs, and ephemera. Eleanor Jacquelyn Davis Hall was born in Wilkesboro, North Carolina. She graduated from North Wilkesboro High School in 1956...
Dates: 1940 - 1957

Emmett B.A. and Lydia Rhodes Handie Correspondence

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0480
Abstract The collection includes a series of letters written by Emmett B.A, from Greensboro and Raleigh, North Carolina, to Lydia Rhodes Handie in Fayetteville, North Carolina. Lydia, born in 1846, was one of two daughters of Robert William Handie, sometime bookseller and sheriff in Fayetteville.During the period the letters were written, George worked in a Greensboro hotel owned by Mr. Scales, moved to Raleigh to work at Yarborough House and later to Richmond, Virginia. Topics included...
Dates: 1870 - 1871

Nancy Edmunds Hannah Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0202
Abstract Nancy Edmunds Hannah was born in Lynchburg, Virginia on December 6, 1925, to Thomas Barksdale Edmunds and Isabel Bouldin Edmunds. She graduated from E.C. Glass High School in Lynchburg and graduated from Woman's College (now UNC Greensboro) in 1946 with a degree in sociology.On December 28, 1946, Nancy married Walter Lewis Hannah and the couple moved to Lexington, Virginia, where she taught for one year before taking a position assisting with student career testing at Washington...
Dates: 1913 - 1977

Robert C. Hansen Performing Arts Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0255
Abstract Robert C. Hansen (1951- ) is a professor of theatre and an Associate Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG).The Robert C. Hansen Performing Arts Collection dates from Roman times (circa 100-300) to 2020 (bulk 1800s-2000s) and contains programs, heralds, guidebooks and periodicals, playbooks, sheet music and song books, correspondence and autographs, original costume and scenery designs, posters, photographs, postcards,...
Dates: circa 100-2018; Majority of material found within 1800s - 2000s

Edna Pauline Hardin Notebook

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0341
Abstract

Edna Pauline Hardin was a student of the North Carolina State Normal and Industrial School, graduating in 1896.

Dates: 1895

Beatrice Harraden Manuscript

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0161
Abstract

Beatrice Harraden (1864-1936) was an English novelist and social activist. This manuscript, entitled The Birthright -- a Good Chance, was written by Harraden as an appeal for the Children's Jewel Fund.

Dates: undated

Mary Lewis Harris Notebook

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0342
Abstract

Mary Lewis Harris was a student of the North Carolina State Normal and Industrial School, graduating in 1894.

The Mary Lewis Harris Notebook is a sewing book that dates from 1893 to 1984. It contains sewing models, instructions, and fabric samples.

Dates: 1893 - 1894

Bertha Armenta Drew Harris Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0152
Abstract

Bertha Armenta Drew Harris was a student of the North Carolina College for Women, graduating in 1923 with a Bachelor's degree in Liberal Arts, Among her college activities, Harris was a member of the Cornelian society, Spanish Club, and French Club.

The Bertha Armenta Drew Harris papers date from 1919 to 1928. The collection consists of personal correspondence materials, Harris' diary, English writing assignments, class notes, and other materials.

Dates: 1919 - 1928

Clarence Lee Harris Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0141
Abstract Clarence Lee "Curly" Harris (1905-1999) was the manager of the Greensboro Woolworth's store where the first sit-ins of the civil rights movement began on 1 February 1960. The Clarence Lee Harris Papers date from circa 1916 to 1997 (bulk 1960 to 1990) and contain scrapbooks, clippings, correspondence, manuscripts, menus, a photograph and printed materials. The materials relate to Harris' experiences of and opinions about the 1960 Woolworth sit-ins and his close tracking of civil...
Dates: circa 1916-1997; Majority of material found within 1960 - 1990

George P. Hawtrey Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0162
Abstract

George Procter Hawtrey (1847-1910) was a British actor, playwright and pageantmaster.This collection dates from circa 1908 to 1909 and contains a letter written to the "Chairman and Gentlemen" of the Gloucestershire Historical Pageant committee and a forty-four page treatise on how to stage a Pageant.

Dates: 1908 - 1909

Margaret Ruth Heilig Scrapbook

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0309
Abstract

Margaret Ruth Heilig was a student of the North Carolina College for Women, graduating in 1920 with a Bachelor's degree. She was a member of the Cornelian Society and was a Reporter for the Carolinian.

Dates: 1916 - 1917

Helen C. Tyler Jilcott Notebooks

 Unprocessed Material — Document box, legal 2
Identifier: MSS 0381