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04. Manuscripts

 Record Group
Identifier: 04

Found in 499 Collections and/or Records:

Anna Howard Shaw Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0082
Abstract

Anna Howard Shaw (1847-1919) was a Methodist minister and an orator for women's suffrage and temperance. The Anna Howard Shaw Papers date from 1917 to 1919 and contain correspondence, newspaper clippings, photographs, and speeches.

Dates: 1917 - 1919

May Shearer Scrapbook

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0316
Abstract

May Shearer of Lenoir, North Carolina, attended the North Carolina College for Women (now UNCG) from 1919-1923.

The scrapbook is annotated in white ink throughout, includes programs, clippings, correspondence, photos, cards, invitations, advertising matter and receipts.

Dates: 1919 - 1923

Eve Shelnutt Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0431
Abstract Evelyn B. "Eve" Shelnutt was born in 1941 in Spartanburg, South Carolina to James M. and Evelyn B. Waldrop. She published three collections of short stories with Black Sparrow Press; and four poetry collections plus a fourth short story collection with Carnegie Mellon University Press. With the Randall Jarrell Fellowship, she studied creative writing with Fred Chappell at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG), receiving her M.F.A. in 1973. After graduating, she had a career...
Dates: 1959 - 2014

Sierra Club Piedmont Plateau Group Newsletters

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0151
Abstract

The Sierra Club is a non-profit, member-supported, public interest organization that promotes conservation of the natural environment by influencing public policy decisions. This collection contains newsletters of the Piedmont Plateau Group of the Sierra Club, dating from March 1990 to March 1999.

Dates: 1990 - 1999

Robbie Emily Dunn Siske Notebook

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0346
Abstract

Robbie Emily Dunn Siske was a student at the Woman's College of the University of North Carolina, graduating in 1935 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English.

The Robbie Emily Dunn Siske Notebook dates from 1932 - 1933. The Notebook contains some Biology 21 course notations on the verso pages and labeled pencil drawings on the recto pages.

Dates: 1932 - 1933

Roch C. Smith Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0190
Abstract

Roch C. Smith was a professor of French at The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG) for 33 years. Smith studied the works of Alain Robbe-Grillet and published several works on Robbe-Grillet's novels and films..

The collection contains drafts, manuscripts, correspondence, photographs, and audiovisual materials. The materials in the collection primarily relate to Smith's scholarly works.

Dates: 1982 - 2016; Other: Date acquired: 2012 December 18

Ruth "Bootsie" Lane Webb Smith Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0524
Abstract Ruth "Bootsie" Lane Webb Smith graduated from Woman's College (now UNC Greensboro) in 1947 with an A.B. in Sociology. Bootsie was elected class president of the class of 1947. She was also house president and served on the Hall Board. Bootsie was active in a variety of clubs on campus, including the Dikean Society, the Golf Club, the Sociology Club, the YWCA, the Dance Committee, the Service League, and the Honor Committee. She married Charles Homer Smith of Atlanta and had two daughters,...
Dates: 1987 - 2012

William Cunningham Smith Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0039
Abstract William Cunningham Smith (1871-1943) taught English at the State Normal and Industrial College (now UNCG), and eventually became Dean of the College of Liberal Arts. He was also a popular speaker on the Bible and edited a memorial volume on Charles Duncan McIver.The William Cunningham Smith Papers date from 1897 to 1952 and consist of class notes, the texts of talks delivered about literature and the Bible, correspondence, biographical material, programs, clippings, and...
Dates: 1897 - 1952

Elizabeth McLaughlin Smith Scrapbook

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0322
Abstract

Elizabeth McLaughlin Smith was a student at the North Carolina College for Women, graduating in 1931 with a Bachelor's degree in History. She was a Dikean Marshal, Class Representative to Legislature, and Senior Class President.

The Elizabeth McLaughlin Smith Scrapbook dates from 1927 to 1931 and contains news clippings, event programs, invitations, correspondence, greeting cards, college documents, embroidery, and other materials and memorabilia.

Dates: 1927 - 1931

Katherine Louise Prestwood Smith Scrapbook

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0365
Abstract

Katherine Louise Prestwood Smith was a commercial student at the Woman's College of the University of North Carolina, completing the one-year program in 1935.

The Katherine Louise Prestwood Smith Scrapbook dates from 1934 to 1935 and contains correspondence, invitations, tickets, college documents, event programs and other memorabilia.

Dates: 1934 - 1935

Blanche Smith Sewing Book

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0473
Abstract

This collection contains the sewing sample book of State Normal student Blanche Smith. The book contains samples of fabric and stiching with handwritten descriptions.

Dates: 1893 - 1894

Mark Smith-Soto Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0362
Abstract

Dr. Mark Smith-Soto is Professor Emeritus of Romance Languages (Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures) at UNCG Greensboro. Dr. Smith-Soto also served as editor/poetry editor of International Poetry Review from 1991 to 2022, and as director of the Center for Creative Writing in the Arts from 2005 to 2015.

This collection contains published and unpublished poetry, and photocopies of poetry by Mark Smith-Soto, teaching materials, and publications.

Dates: 1960 - 2017

Ethel Mary Smyth Letters

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0119
Abstract

Dame Ethel Mary Smyth (1858-1944) was an English music composer, author, and feminist. The Ethel Mary Smyth Letters date from 1894 to1937, include correspondents such as Emmeline Pankhurst, Lady Ponsonby, Empress Eugenie and Lord Stamfordham, and cover a broad range of topics, including suffragism, society families, and literature.

Dates: 1894 - 1937

William D. Snider Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0392
Abstract A native of Sailsbury, North Carolina, William D. Snider graduated from the University of Chapel Hill with a bachelor's degree in Journalism in 1941. Snider worked at the Salisbury Evening Post twice (interrupted by three years service in the U.S. Army) before working for two North Carolina Governors.  In 1951 Snider moved to Greensboro, N.C., and began working for the Greensboro Daily News. Snider officially retired as editor in 1982, but continued to write often for the editorial...
Dates: 1859 - 2009; Other: Majority of material found within 1944-2009; Other: Date acquired: 2010 March 29

Mary Jane Wharton Sockwell Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0323
Abstract Mary Jane Wharton Sockwell was born in Guilford County on March 30, 1910, to William Gilmer Wharton and Annie McKnight Wharton. Sockwell graduated from , now UNC Greensboro, in 1931. She graduated with a B.A. in Biology from the North Carolina College for Women (now UNC Greensboro) in 1931. Sockwell was president of the Student Government Association, Everlasting Class President and a member of Phi Beta Kappa. In 1948, she married John E. Sockwell of Greensboro. Sockwell was a member of...
Dates: 1928 - 1931

Southeastern Theatre Conference Records

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0048
Abstract

The official records of the Southeastern Theatre Conference, established in 1949, includes administrative records and correspondence, major publications, convention records, and audiovisual materials.

Dates: 1948 - 2016; Other: Acquired in 1970

Association of Southern Agricultural Workers Records

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0050
Abstract

The Association of Southern Agricultural Workers was founded in 1899 in order to promote scientific agriculture in the American South.

These records date from 1928 to 1972 and include meeting minutes, attendance records, financial statements, clippings, and programs.

Dates: 1928 - 1972

Southern Association for Physical Education of College Women Records

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0252
Abstract

The records include the papers and publications of the SAPECW.

Dates: 1928 - 1986

Duston Spear Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0131
Abstract

Duston Spear is an artist and activist who lives and works in New York City. Her 3 Women in Black project was designed to show solidarity with the Women in Black of Belgrade, Serbia, who were protesting the rape of women during the conflicts in central Europe. The Duston Spear Collection dates from 1993 to 1996 and includes a notebook, journal, project description and photograph, and three costumes.

Dates: 1993 - 2007; Majority of material found within 1993 - 1996

Jan Cox Speas Manuscript

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0011
Abstract

Jan Cox Speas, an alumna of Woman's College (now UNCG), was well known for her historical romances during the 1950s and 1960s.

This collection includes the typescript carbon for Speas' novel, Bride of the MacHugh.

Dates: 1954

Ruth St. Denis Lecture

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0117
Abstract

Ruth St. Denis (1879-1968) was a dancer, choreographer and teacher, and one of the founders of the Denishawn School of Dance. This collection consists of an audio tape and transcript of a lecture given by Ruth St. Denis at California State University at Los Angeles, May 22, 1964. Topics discussed include her philosophy of dance and famous dancers with whom she had worked.

Dates: 1964

Stacey Krim Papers

 Unprocessed Material — Box 1
Identifier: MSS 0501

Flora Annie Steel Manuscript

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0169
Abstract

Flora Annie Steel (1847-1929) was a British novelist and short story writer. This signed original holograph manuscript is for an unpublished play entitled, Grand-dad, or, The Spirit of the British Navy.

Dates: undated

Wallace Stegner Letter

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0145
Abstract

Wallace Stegner (1909-1993) was an American historian, fiction writer, and environmentalist. The letter in this collection was a response to a letter from Donna Ore (UNCG class of 1973) in regards to Stegner's story, Chip off the Old Block.

Dates: 1970

Betty Stevens Sewing Book

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0472
Abstract

This collection contains the sewing sample book of State Normal student Betty Stevens. The book contains samples of fabric and stiching with handwritten descriptions.

Dates: 1895 - 1896

Julia Tayloe Stokes Letters

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0172
Abstract

Julia Tayloe Stokes was a student at the State Normal and Industrial School (now UNCG) from 1894 to 1897. These papers contain letters written to Julia by her family and friends.

Dates: 1896 - 1903

Straughan's Book Shop Records

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0037
Abstract

The three Straughan sisters -- Mattie, Alice, and Mabel -- operated bookstores at various locations in Greensboro and High Point, North Carolina, from 1924 to 1960.

The Straughan's Book Shop Records include correspondence, promotional material, reviews, articles, and photographs.

Dates: 1930 - 1962; Majority of material found within 1945 - 1962

Julia Montgomery Street Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0112
Abstract

Julia Montgomery Street (1898-1993) wrote poems, children's stories, trade journal articles, and radio plays, often based on careful research of North Carolina history. The Julia Montgomery Street Papers date from 1937 to 1974 and contain typescripts, illustrations, outlines, research notes, photographs, proofs, correspondence, biographical materials and clippings.

Dates: 1937 - 1974

Patricia A. Sullivan Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0378
Abstract

Patricia A. Sullivan was the ninth Chancellor of UNCG, but was the first female to hold this position. This collection attempts to serve as a living memory of Chancellor Sullivan. The contents in this collection consist of some of the following categories: photos, Sullivan’s personal notes and papers, Women’s College memorabilia, correspondence, and artifacts.

Dates: 1939 - 2009

Frances Peden Summerell Scrapbook

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0305
Abstract

Frances Peden Summerell of China Grove, North Carolina, attended the North Carolina State Normal and Industrial College (now UNCG) from 1913-1916.

The scrapbook includes mounted or inserted cards, pictures, photographs, invitations, correspondence, valentines, clippings, booklets, and receipts.

Dates: 1913 - 1916

Susan "Sue" Sigmon Williams Papers

 Unprocessed Material — Sheet music box 1
Identifier: MSS 0471

Elia Hill Swann Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0205
Abstract Elia Hill Swann was born at her parent's home, Aunt Hill, in 1878 in Cool Springs, North Carolina. Swann left rural North Carolina to make a career in the city living and working in Asheville, North Carolina and Birmingham, Alabama. For 22 years, Swann had a career as a seamstress and dressmaker. She never married nor had children. In 1961, Elia Swann died.The Elia Hill Swann Papers date 1889-1950s and contain an article, bank statements, booklets, brochures, clippings,...
Dates: 1889 - 2002

Virginia Tanner Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0081
Abstract

Virginia Tanner (1915-1979) was a pioneer in children's dance education. The Virginia Tanner Papers date from 1945 to 1979 and contain flyers, brochures, teaching notes, student papers, workshop materials, correspondence, photographs, motion picture films and videotapes.

Dates: 1945 - 1979

Tar Heel Garden Club Records

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0420
Abstract The Tar Heel Garden Club was established in Greensboro, North Carolina on November 8, 1954, with the intent to 1) stimulate the knowledge and love of gardening, 2) encourage the beautification of grounds and garden, 3) aid whenever possible in the preservation of native trees, wild flowers, birds and animals, 4) encourage civic planters, and 5) work in conjunction with other Garden Clubs in the city. The organization meets monthly from September to May to plan activities and hold lectures or...
Dates: 1954 - 2011; Other: Date acquired: 2012 April 05

Tar Heel Girls State Records

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0100
Abstract Tar Heel Girls State was founded in 1939 as a workshop on government and citizenship for rising high school senior women sponsored by the American Legion Auxiliary. It took place on the Women's College campus (later UNCG) for a week each summer, where students lived in residence halls, formed imaginary cities, and participated in the process of democratic government as citizens and legislators.The Tar Heel Girls State Records date from 1940-1998 and contain correspondence,...
Dates: 1940 - 1998; Majority of material found within 1960 - 1987

Allen Tate Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0186
Abstract

Allen Tate was an American poet, essayist, and social commentator. He served as Poet Laureate from 1943 to 1944.

Dates: 1895 - 1972

Eleanor Ross Taylor Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0132
Abstract

Eleanor Ross Taylor is a 1940 alumna of Woman's College (now UNCG) and an award-winning poet. The Eleanor Ross Taylor Papers date from the 1970s and include correspondence and draft and manuscript copies of poems.

Dates: 1970 - 1972

Peter Hillsman Taylor Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0021
Abstract

Peter Hillsman Taylor (1917-1994) was a professor of creative writing and an acclaimed author, best known for his short stories published in the New Yorker and for the 1967 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel A Summons to Memphis.

Dates: 1955 - 1966

Mary Alice Tennent Scrapbook

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0359
Abstract

Mary Alice Tennent of Asheville, North Carolina, attended the North Carolina State Normal and Industrial College (now UNCG) from 1909-1913.

Material from 1909 to 1922 covering compiler's years as a student at the North Carolina State Normal and Industrial College and later as Assistant Registrar. Includes photographs, pictures, clippings, cards, invitations, correspondence, receipts, drawings, ribbons, fabric scraps and pressed flowers.

Dates: 1909 - 1922

Henrietta Pearl Terry Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0173
Abstract

Henrietta Pearl Terry (1904-1981) was an educational testing designer and administrator. The Henrietta Pearl Terry Collection dates from 1920 to 1955 and contains artifacts, biographical information, correspondence, photographs, a scrapbook, diaries, and memorabilia.

Dates: 1920 - 1955

Elisabeth Moffitt Thames Scrapbook

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0307
Abstract

Elisabeth Moffitt Thames attended the North Carolina College for Women (now UNCG) from 1915-1919.

The scrapbook includes mounted or inserted photographs, pictures, invitations, correspondence, clippings, cards, postcards, valentine cards and book, certificates, booklets, advertising matter, and class assignments.

Dates: 1915 - 1919

The Hamburger Square Post Collection

 Unprocessed Material — Record box 1
Identifier: MSS 0517

Thomas G. Clarke Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0469
Abstract

The Thomas G. Clarke Papers is comprised of various publications collected by Thomas "Tom" Clarke between 1995 and 2008. The collection primarily contains newsletters from various LGBTQ organizations, including Alternative Resources of the Triad (ART), Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG), Piedmont Friends for Lesbian and Gay Concerns (PFLGC), and Triad Advocacy Network (TAN).

Dates: 1995 - 2008; Other: Date acquired: 2018 June 20

Marnie Thompson Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0393
Abstract Marnie Thompson became interested in the social justice movement through a softball group in Durham, North Carolina. She has put her computer and organizing skills to work on behalf of several progressive issues, including reproductive rights, gay and lesbian liberation, domestic violence, the Central American peace movement, environmental protection, and racial justice.In the early 1990s, Thompson concentrated her political efforts in the electorial arena, working inside several...
Dates: 1984 - 1999; Other: Date acquired: 2010 May 27

Thornburg Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0549
Abstract

The Thornburg Family Papers consist primarily of correspondence between family members and friends. This includes letters to and from William Lindsay Thornburg (1837-1879) who was a native of Randolph County, North Carolina. He served as a Confederate soldier in the 38th North Carolina Infantry (Company H) during the Civil War. In addition to letters, there are locks of hair as well as a family bible of William Thornburg and his wife, Janette Taylor Evans.

Dates: 1857 - 1880; Majority of material found within 1857 - 1869

Joan S. Tillotson Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0073
Abstract

Joan S. Tillotson was director of Project Movement Education around Plattsburgh, New York, from 1966-1969.

The collection contains correspondence, reports, programs, and photographs relating to Project Movement Education for which Tillotson was the Director, 1966-1969.

Dates: 1950 - 1969

George Brown Tindall Manuscript

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0006
Abstract

George Tindall taught history at Woman's College (now UNCG) and published a number of books on the history of the United States and the American South.

This manuscript is the final typescript, with hand-written corrections, of Tindall's book entitled South Carolina Negroes, 1877-1900.

Dates: 1952

James Sterling Tippett Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0017
Abstract

James S. Tippett (1885-1958) was a teacher, administrator, professor, poet, and author of children's books.

The James Sterling Tippett Papers date from 1924 to 1966 and contain manuscripts, illustrations, correspondence, notes, cards, clippings, and toys.

Dates: 1924 - 1966