Abstract Donald Etherington (1935- ), known professionally as Don Etherington, was born in England and began his career in bookbinding as an apprentice. He later helped establish instructional programs at the Southampton College of Art. Shortly after his participation in the conservation recovery following the Florence flood of 1966, Etherington moved to the United States and began conservation and training at the Library of Congress. From 1980-1987, Etherington worked for the University of Texas at...

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Fred Chappell was born in Canton, North Carolina in 1936. He earned both his Bachelor of Arts in 1961 and his Masters of Arts in 1964 from Duke University, North Carolina. In 1985, he won the Bollingen Prize in poetry.

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William Addison Dwiggins was born in 1880. Dwiggins, who usually signed his works as “WAD”, was a pioneer in the field of graphic design. His work encompassed book design, lettering, typography and calligraphy. He created several typefaces including two that are still used often today for the Linotype corporation: Electra and Caledonia. Dwiggins died in 1956.

Abstract The Experiential Learning and Realia Collection is home to a growing number if periodicals, Medieval manuscripts, and cameras dating from circa 1200s to the 2020s. Featured in this collection: Civil War coverage, Pirates, Slavery, Book of Hours Specimens, various types of cameras, as well as materials related to Girls Books and Series, Temperance, Women's Suffrage, and various other historical publications and artifacts. The newspapers in this collection are local to Greensboro,...

Abstract Birdie Holloway was born on July 26, 1899 at Ottumwa, Iowa. She earned her Bachelors of Music from Oberlin Conservatory of Music (Oberlin, Ohio) and her Masters of Science in Music from Oberlin Conservatory of Music (Oberlin, Ohio). She was an Associate Professor of Music Education at Woman’s College (later University of North Carolina at Greensboro) from 1935-1965. She was a pioneer and innovator in the music education field. She hosted “Music In The Air '' on the television station,...

Abstract Emilie Mills was born in Manhattan, New York in 1940. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Art from Woman’s College (later University of North Carolina at Greensboro) in 1962. She earned two Master's degrees, the first in 1965 in Fine Art from University of North Carolina at Greensboro and the second in 1972 in Library Science from the University of Illinois. Ms. Mills had several exhibits as an artist. She was the Special Collections Librarian at UNCG from 1972 - 1997. She was a...

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The Print Ephemera Collection contains materials related to private and fine presses; individual printers; booksellers; printing-related organizations and publishers; assorted examples of printed ephemera; papermaking-related materials (such as a sample of papyrus); typeface catalogs and type foundries; maps; decorated papers; and broadsides and posters. Items date from circa 16th century to 20th century with the bulk of items falling in the 19th and 20th centuries.

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Caroline Schoch was born on November 19, 1880 in Iowa. She was a Professor and Head of the German Department at Women’s College (University of North Carolina at Greensboro). Miss Schoch taught German language, literature, art, music, and drama from 1918 to 1949. She died on August 12, 1961 in Lincoln, Nebraska.