First Fridays: Conversations with Archivists
In celebration of SCUA's 50th Anniversary, we hosted a series of informal conversations with archivists about collections, exhibits, archival work, and more! Check out the links below!
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February 4, 2022: Triad Black Lives Matter Project, David Gwynn and Stacey Krim, YouTube Link
March 4, 2022: Discovering Military History in the Archives, Sean Mulligan and Suzanne Sawyer, YouTube Link
April 1, 2022: Curators' Talk on SCUA's Current Exhibit, "Pattern in Play: Forms of Herbert's Poetry and Shaping the Book Arts", Suzanne Sawyer and Carolyn Shankle, YouTube Link
May 6, 2022: May Day and Minerva at UNCG, Scott Hinshaw and Kathelene McCarty Smith, YouTube Link
June 3, 2022: African American Employees at UNCG Before Desegregation, Erin Lawrimore, YouTube Link
July 1, 2022: A closer look at the "Anno tricesimo tertio Henrici octavi," Stacey Krim and Kathelene McCarty Smith, YouTube Link
August 5, 2022: Well Crafted NC: Documenting the History of Beer and Brewing in North Carolina, Erin Lawrimore, YouTube Link
September 2, 2022: Student Workers in the Archives, Patrick Dollar and Hannah Thompson, YouTube Link
October 7, 2022: Pride of the Community: Documenting the Triad's LGBTQ History, David Gwynn and Stacey Krim, YouTube Link
November 4, 2022: "She Can, We Can" Project, Lacey Wilson, Zoom Link
December 2, 2022: Holiday Recipes from SCUA Collections, Patrick Dollar and Carolyn Shankle, Zoom Link
50th Anniversary Speaker Series
In celebration of SCUA's 50th Anniversary, we are hosting a speaker series with archivists, professors, collectors, and more! Join to hear about our collections, exhibits, archival work, and more! See the dates and view past recordings of the speaker series here.
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February 22, 2022: The Women Veterans Historical Project Celebrates Black History Month, Beth Ann Koelsch, YouTube Link
March 14, 2022: A Conversation of Note: Curators Talk about the History of the UNCG Cello Music Collection, Stacey Krim and William Nelson, YouTube Link
April 7, 2022: "I want Books extremely," George Herbert and the Soul of the Library, Dr. Christopher Hodgkins, YouTube Link
April 20, 2022: Southern Activism, Black Voices, and the Long Archive, Dr. Tara Green, YouTube Link
May 11, 2022: Bringing UNCG's Past to the Present: Building and Teaching with University Archives, Erin Lawrimore, YouTube Link
May 24, 2022: The Life of Elreta Melton Alexander: Activism Within the Courts, Dr. Virginia L. Summey, YouTube Link
June 17, 2022: Deciphering the Mysteries of UNCG's Cello Score Collection, Yuriy Leonovich, YouTube Link
July 15, 2022: Blackwinging it in the Digital Age, Michael Parker, YouTube Link
August 18, 2022: A Chat with Author and Educator Lee Zacharias, Lee Zacharias, YouTube Link
September 6, 2022 RESCHEDULED SPRING 2023: A Chat with Poet Lenard Moore, Lenard Moore, Zoom Link
September 16, 2022 RESCHEDULED SPRING 2023: Confessions of a Collector: The Robert C. Hansen Collection, Dr. Robert C. Hansen, Zoom Link
October 6, 2022: Locating 'Jack the Ripper' in the Archives, Dr. Jill Bender, YouTube Link
October 20, 2022: Signs of the Past: Campus Ghosts at UNCG, Carolyn Shankle, YouTube Link
November 18, 2022: Read My Lips: Political Collections in the Archives, Patrick Dollar, Zoom Link
December 13, 2022: Charles Dickens and His Christmas Ghost Stories, Kathelene McCarty Smith, Zoom Link