The Martha Blakney Hodges Special Collections and
University Archives invites researchers to learn more about history of student
self-governance at The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG) by
looking through the recently processed records of the Student Government
Association (SGA). The first instances
of self-government began in 1910 when a student council, comprised of three
elected officials from each class, was created to act as an advisory group for
student issues. In 1914, school president
Julius Foust agreed to the students’ proposal for a more official organization
and allowed for the creation of the Self-Government Association. This new
organization, consisting of four elected officers (president, vice president,
secretary, and treasurer) would become the SGA in 1921. Over the next several decades, the SGA would
grow into a respected and active organization on campus. This collection helps
to document the SGA’s growth and progress by providing a variety of historical
materials including correspondence, flyers, memorandums, manuals, meeting
minutes, newsletters, notes, reports, and speeches.
More information about the collection can be found though
the collection’s finding aid at:
The Martha Blakney Hodges Special Collections and
University Archives is open Monday through Friday, 9am until 5pm. The collection is open to the public. We encourage researchers to make appointments
ahead of time by contacting us at 336-334-5246 or at SCUA@uncg.edu.
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