March 10, 2023

University of North Carolina: Carolina Libraries acquires archive of renowned photographer Roland L. Freeman

University of North Carolina: Carolina Libraries acquires archive of renowned photographer Roland L. Freeman. “The collection at Wilson Library is a massive compilation of assignment and project work by Freeman from a career that spans more than fifty years of documenting Black communities, public figures and folk art and artisans. It consists of nearly 24,000 slides, 10,000 photographic prints, 400,000 negatives and 9,000 contact sheets. Also included are publications and an archive of Freeman’s papers.”

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February 18, 2023

UNC Libraries: Black and Carolina Blue Tour site highlights Black History at UNC-Chapel Hill

UNC Libraries: Black and Carolina Blue Tour site highlights Black History at UNC-Chapel Hill. “For more than 20 years, the Black and Blue Tour has introduced students and visitors to local histories of slavery, racism, memorialization and activism at UNC-Chapel Hill. Now, the University Libraries has released a revised Black and Carolina Blue Tour website, with updated and expanded entries for each tour stop.”

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January 29, 2023

Panel Discussion: Finding Your People (UNC University Libraries)

UNC University Libraries: Panel Discussion: Finding Your People. “This panel discussion will bring together faculty researchers and archival practitioners to discuss the representation of Black families in the archive, the history, and impact of collecting, examine where we are at this current moment, and what the future of Black family collections might look like.”

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June 8, 2022

University of North Carolina: University Libraries releases guide to conscious editing for finding aids and catalog records

University of North Carolina: University Libraries releases guide to conscious editing for finding aids and catalog records. “The guide compiles practices that staff at the Wilson Special Collections Library have refined as they update, edit and create new archival finding aids. Finding aids are documents that describe the contents of archival collections. They help researchers identify materials of potential interest.”

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May 25, 2022

University of North Carolina: South Carolina and Virginia to join University Libraries’ On the Books project

University of North Carolina: South Carolina and Virginia to join University Libraries’ On the Books project. “The University Libraries has selected the University of South Carolina and the University of Virginia to be partners for On the Books: Jim Crow and Algorithms of Resistance, funded by the Mellon Foundation. On the Books uses text mining and machine learning to identify racist language in North Carolina legal documents during the Jim Crow era (1866-1967). Libraries at the partner institutions will work with the project team at UNC-Chapel Hill to compile machine-readable versions of their states’ laws and identify Jim Crow language in them. “

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April 7, 2022

University of North Carolina: Comedian Lewis Black donates archive to UNC-Chapel Hill University Libraries

University of North Carolina: Comedian Lewis Black donates archive to UNC-Chapel Hill University Libraries. “Black, who has won Grammy Awards for his comedy albums and has written three best-selling books, recently donated his plays, television pilot scripts, and materials from his comedy career to the University Libraries at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. They will be part of the Southern Historical Collection at the Wilson Special Collections Library.”

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November 17, 2021

University of North Carolina: $500,000 grant will advance preservation of the South’s audiovisual history at University Libraries

University of North Carolina: $500,000 grant will advance preservation of the South’s audiovisual history at University Libraries. “Since 2014, support from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has enabled archivists and digitization specialists at UNC-Chapel Hill’s University Libraries to investigate new methods for preserving audio and video records of the American South at a large scale. Now a capstone grant of $500,000 from the foundation will help them develop a long-range model for continuing this critical work.The newest grant, which focuses on sustainability, began October 1 and will end September 30, 2023.”

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June 5, 2021

DigitalNC: New Newspaper, Chapel Hill News Leader, Online Now

DigitalNC: New Newspaper, Chapel Hill News Leader, Online Now. “Thanks to our partners at the Chapel Hill Historical Society, DigitalNC is now home to 167 issues of the Chapel Hill News Leader. This batch includes issues from May 20, 1954 to December 29, 1955. Covering stories in and around Chapel Hill and Carrboro, NC, the Chapel Hill News Leader frequently spoke on events at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. In 1954, the U.S. Supreme Court outlawed racial segregation in public schools and in 1955 federal courts ordered the admission of Black undergraduates to UNC.”

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April 19, 2021

Digital time capsules: UNC Story Archive preserves oral histories for future generations (Daily Tar Heel)

Daily Tar Heel: Digital time capsules: UNC Story Archive preserves oral histories for future generations. “The University Library is looking for participants for its recently released UNC Story Archive, a program where members of the campus community can tell their stories — all in their own voice. The project is based in the Wilson Special Collections Library and is open to all members of the UNC community, including students, alumni and faculty. Nicholas Graham, the university archivist, said the goal of the project is to build a more comprehensive and representative record of the UNC experience — especially those of students.”

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March 21, 2021

WITN: New website launches to increase access to research and educational resources

WITN: New website launches to increase access to research and educational resources. “The University of North Carolina System is launching a new website, OpenUNC, to make it easier to access research and other educational resources… It also provides easy access to all open access journals published at UNC System institutions, as well as open access monographs published by the UNC Press.”

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September 24, 2020

Fiddle, Banjo, and Clay: North Carolina Folklife on Film (UNC University Libraries)

UNC University Libraries: Fiddle, Banjo, and Clay: North Carolina Folklife on Film. “Don’t miss the first-ever screenings of two newly-preserved films that document some of North Carolina’s most recognizable folk traditions. This two-part series of virtual film screenings looks at the family-run potteries of the eastern Piedmont and the renowned old-time music of Surry County. The University Libraries has recently preserved both films thanks to a grant from the National Film Preservation Foundation, which supports the University Libraries in preserving and sharing these audio-visual records of the state’s heritage.”

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September 15, 2020

WRAL: Fraternity parties concern members of UNC, Chapel Hill communities

WRAL: Fraternity parties concern members of UNC, Chapel Hill communities. “Photographs surfaced on Saturday night of a party outside three fraternity houses on Cameron Avenue in Chapel Hill. According to witnesses, the party was in violation of Orange County’s maximum gathering size of 25 people in outdoor settings. Some members of the community are concerned about the potential consequences for activities like these.”

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August 25, 2020

Washington Post: UNC-Chapel Hill pivots to remote teaching after coronavirus spreads among students during first week of class

Washington Post: UNC-Chapel Hill pivots to remote teaching after coronavirus spreads among students during first week of class. “The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, one of the largest schools in the country to bring students to campus for in-person teaching, said [August 17] that it will pivot to all-remote instruction for undergraduates after testing showed a pattern of rapid spread of the novel coronavirus. The shift signaled enormous challenges ahead for those in higher education who are pushing for professors and students to be able to meet on campus. Officials announced the abrupt change just a week after classes began at the 30,000-student state flagship university.”

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August 23, 2020

Daily Tar Heel: Records from before reopening show experts warned UNC of COVID-19 outbreaks

Daily Tar Heel: Records from before reopening show experts warned UNC of COVID-19 outbreaks. “Students, faculty and staff are saying they expected UNC to close due to COVID-19 spikes before the announcement Monday that undergraduate courses would shift to remote learning — and documents obtained by The Daily Tar Heel show that the administration received warning months ago from top medical professionals at the University. Experts sent messages about the likelihood of a COVID-19 outbreak in the event that the University reopened dorms and on-campus experiences.”

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