Hodges Reading Room Hosts Public History Exhibit and Reception

On the afternoon of December 10th, the Hodges Reading Room played host to a reception celebrating the opening of an exhibit featuring the work of students in History 627, a course in the Department of History's museum studies graduate track. The exhibit, titled "Everyday Change: Stories of UNCG, 1963-1973" featured oral history interviews, photographs, textiles, newspaper clippings, and other materials documenting various forms of student activism on the UNCG campus during the 1960s and early 1970s.

Dr. Anne Parsons, the course instructor, and her students were on hand to speak with the audience about their research and interesting findings. In addition to the many UNCG faculty, staff, and student in attendance, a number of alumni from the time period came to view the exhibit and talk about their experiences on campus.

Student exhibits covered a number of issues relevant during the time period, from changing dress code regulations to the move to co-education to student views on the Vietnam War. Oral history interviews conducted during the development of the exhibit will be donated to University Archives and added to our large collection of interviews documenting the history of UNCG.

While the exhibit and reception serve to mark the end of the students' work this semester, it doesn't signify the end of their work documenting UNCG history during this time period. In Spring and Fall 2014, the collaboration between this cohort of students, Dr. Parsons, and SCUA will continue as the student conduct more oral history interviews and further develop their exhibits.

The "Everyday Change" exhibit will remain  in the Hodges Reading Room through January 6, and is available for viewing whenever SCUA is open (Monday-Friday from 9am to 5pm, excluding Winter Break - December 21-January 1).

The WVHP celebrates Veterans Day 2013

On November 9, 2013 over 100 women veterans, student veterans, family, friends, and community members attended the Annual Women Veterans Luncheon.  Dr. Laura Browder, author of the book When Janey Comes Marching Home spoke about the oral histories she conducted with women who had served in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Photos from the luncheon can be seen here:  http://www.flickr.com/photos/uncgspecial/sets/72157637881438765/.

On Veterans Day, members of the UNCG community marked the 60th Anniversary of the Korean War with a remembrance event and a roll call of North Carolinians who died in the conflict.  The keynote speaker was WVHP veteran Ann Fisher, who served in the Women's Army Corps from 1949-1976.

ll Call of North Carolinians who were killed in action, died while prisoners of war or are missing in action/presumed dead. - See more at: http://ure.uncg.edu/prod/cweekly/2013/11/05/veteransdaynckoreanwarvets/#sthash.A532az8B.dpuf

Members of the UNCG community will mark the 60th anniversary of the end of the Korean War with a Roll Call of North Carolinians who were killed in action, died while prisoners of war or are missing in action/presumed dead. - See more at: http://ure.uncg.edu/prod/cweekly/2013/11/05/veteransdaynckoreanwarvets/#sthash.A532az8B.dpuf

Members of the UNCG community will mark the 60th anniversary of the end of the Korean War with a Roll Call of North Carolinians who were killed in action, died while prisoners of war or are missing in action/presumed dead. - See more at: http://ure.uncg.edu/prod/cweekly/2013/11/05/veteransdaynckoreanwarvets/#sthash.A532az8B.dpuf

Finally, the WVHP collections are featured in the video for the UNCG crowdfunding campaign UNCG 4 Vets, which raises money for the Yellow Ribbon Campaign. 

SCUA to host UNCG Public History Program Exhibit, December 10th

Everyday Change: Stories of UNCG, 1963-1973 
An Exhibit by UNCG's Public History Program 

To mark the 50th anniversary of UNCG, please join us and explore how everyday activism played out on campus. Topics include:

• Challenging Gender and Sexuality Norms 
• Racial Integration & The Neo-Black Society 
• Debates over Vietnam 

When: Tuesday, December 10th from 3:00-5:00 PM
Where: Martha Blakeney Hodges Special Collections and University Archives, 222B Jackson Library (SCUA Reading Room)

Refreshments provided

Please RSVP to Dr. Anne Parsons at aeparson@uncg.edu. The exhibit will remain up at Special Collections until January 6, 2014.