Bernard Greenhouse, acclaimed cellist and founder of Beaux Arts Trio, dies at 95

Bernard Greenhouse, acclaimed cellist and founding member of the Beaux Arts Trio, passed away at his home in Wellfleet, Connecticut on Friday morning. UNCG has the honor of housing his expansive cello music collection in the Cello Music Collection of Martha Blakeney Hodges Special Collections and University Archives. On a more personal note, I had the pleasure of meeting Mr. Greenhouse during the Cello Music Celebration for Luigi Silva in March 2004 as well as the Greenhouse Celebration of 2005 that not only marked his 90th year but also honored his donation of his personal library. On both occasions he displayed his noted warmth and good humor.

Online remembrances:
NPR
New York Times
CelloBello

The photo above is of Dr. William Finley and Mr. Greenhouse taken during the Silva Celebration in 2004.

-Carolyn Shankle

How To Serve Visiting Royalty ... 1970s Style

Are you getting ready to host a royal celebration? Do you want your party to have that retro feel? From the Purity Cheese Company, who produced the May-Bud brand, comes these party suggestions:



While Purity Cheese Company no longer distributes the May-Bud brand, you can still purchase it since Kraft Foods manages it through Churny Company, one of its subsidiaries.



Perhaps the recipes above will inspire one of your own parties.
Bon appétit!

-Carolyn Shankle

How to serve visiting royalty. Mayville, Wis. : Purity Cheese Co., c1970.
Home Economics Pamphlet Collection TX731 .H5950 1970

North Carolina and South Carolina archivists learn about the WVHP in Morehead City

WVHP hits the road!

Curator Beth Ann Koelsch, USAF veteran/WVHP oral history interviewer/UNC Greensboro PhD candidate Therese Strohmer, and Navy veteran Pat Childers gave a presentation and conducted a panel discussion at the 2011 joint conference of the Society of North Carolina Archivists (SNCA) and the South Carolina Archival Association (SCAA) in Morehead City, NC on April 1, 2011.



The session Preserving the History of Women Veterans in the Carolinas began with Beth Ann discussing how the WVHP came about and how veteran community involvement helps it grown. Next Beth Ann presented a history of women in the WVHP who served at Camp Lejeune, Cherry Point , the Charleston (SC) Naval Base, and Parris Island.

In her presentation Beth Ann showed photos and used excerpts from oral histories.

Finally, panelists Beth Ann, Therese and Pat discussed their roles and participation in the WVHP, and issues concerning oral history interviews with women veterans. The session was well received and Beth Ann made great contacts with other archivists and friends and supporters of women veterans.

Thank you to Irene Parsons

Irene Parsons of Wilkes County, North Carolina, passed away on March 10, 2011. Irene spent three years with the Women’s Reserve of the Coast Guard (SPARs) from 1943 until 1946. Afterward, she had a long career with the Veteran’s Administration, retiring after almost thirty years of service.

She was a long time supporter of the Women Veterans Historical Project and she shared her oral history interview with us in 2005.


You can read the transcript here:
http://library.uncg.edu/dp/wv/collection.aspx?col=269

Irene bequeathed an endowment to the WVHP in her will. Her generosity, as well as that of many other veterans who have donated to the Project, is vital. As curator, I am focusing our resources on our oral history efforts. In the last year, we have added the stories of over 30 more women veterans to the collection. We post the full transcripts on line and researchers worldwide are able to learn from these women’s stories. Each oral history costs about $750 to conduct, transcribe, and edit, and support such as Irene’s makes these oral histories possible.



Linda Burr and Irene Parsons at the Women Veterans Luncheon, November 2009

Hodges Reading Room Reopened to the Public

The heat is on!

The Hodges Reading Room is open to the public and researchers from 9-5 Monday through Friday. There is construction going in in Jackson Library so do be mindful as you make your way to our door.

Thank you for your patience as we continue our renovations.

-Carolyn Shankle

Hodges Reading Room Closed to Public Temporarily

Burr!

Due to the renovation of Jackson Library, some of the steamlines have been disconnected. The Hodges Reading Room and staff work areas have been without heat for two weeks and this situation will continue at least through the end of March. We have closed our reading room to the public for health and well-being of researchers and staff members.

The Lois Lenski exhibit is closed unless we are contacted in advance. We are encouraging researchers to schedule visits beginning in April. Should a researcher need to use our collections during the remainder of March, please contact us so that we may make arrangements.

We appreciate your patience during this time. We will post updates to this blog. You may read more about the overall renovation project on Mike Crumpton's blog, Jackson Library Renovation Project.

-Carolyn Shankle

Men’s Athletics at UNCG

Athletics has been an important part of the curriculum at The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG), since the University opened as the State Normal and Industrial School in 1892. From the beginning, the School was known for its physical education and intramural sports programs for women.

Men’s athletics at UNCG can be traced back to 1932/33 when 75 undergraduate men were admitted as day students for one year during the Great Depression. These men formed a basketball team called the Tomcats and played against local college teams such as Elon College, Guilford College, and High Point College, as well as business teams such as Jefferson Standard Life Insurance.

After the University became co-educational in 1964, men participated in the intramural program, which featured basketball, billiards, bowling, fencing, flag football, golf, soccer, softball, table tennis, and volleyball.

In 1967, the intercollegiate program for both men and women received formal recognition from the University and the “Spartan” nickname was adopted for all teams.

Timeline

1932/33
Undergraduate men gave their basketball team the nickname “Tomcats.”

1967/68
The intercollegiate program for men and women received formal recognition from the University. Men participated in basketball, cross country, golf, tennis, volleyball, and wrestling.

During the fall of 1967, the nickname “Spartans” was adopted.

1968
On February 17th, UNCG joined the Dixie Conference.

1980
The men’s basketball team, coached by Larry Hargett, won the Dixie Conference Championship and completed in the NCAA Division III Tournament.

1981
Ryan Fox won the individual national title in Division III men’s golf.

1982
UNCG captured its first men’s national championship in soccer with Mike Berticelli at the helm.

1983
Nelson Bobb was hired as the first full time athletic director.

1985
Men’s soccer player Eddie Radwanski, the first two-time All-American in the program’s history, was the first pick in the Major Indoor Soccer League draft.

1987
Under Michael Parker’s direction, the men’s soccer team became the first in NCAA history to win three consecutive national championships, in 1985, 1986, and 1987.

In February, the University announced plans to elevate the athletic program from Division III to Division I.

1988/89
UNCG joined NCAA Division II.

1991
UNCG joined NCAA Division I.

The Soccer Stadium opened.

1992
UNCG joined the Big South Conference.

1993
Brian Moehler became the first Spartan to sign a professional baseball contract.

Men’s soccer won the 1993 Big South Championship. Shawn Mahoney was
named the tournament’s most valuable player.

1994
Men’s soccer won its second straight Big South Championship on November 5th. Larry Feniger was named the tournament’s most valuable player.

UNCG Baseball claimed the Big South title and won two games in the NCAA Regionals. Mike Gaski was named Big South Coach of the Year.

1995
On April 15th, men’s tennis captured the Big South Championship.

1996
Men’s basketball won Big South regular season titles for second year in a row.

On March 2nd, men’s basketball won the Big South Tournament Championship.

1997
On May 18th, men’s baseball won the Big South Tournament Championship.

Mike Gaski was named Big South Coach of the Year.

Wrestling, in its first year in the Southern Conference, tied for the 1997 SoCon title. Joe Stanton became the first and only three time NCAA qualifier in UNCG history.

Siggi Eyjolfsson became the first First-Team All-American in UNCG men’s soccer Division I history.

1998
Men’s soccer claimed it first Southern Conference title and first NCAA Division I Tournament win.

1999
The UNCG Baseball Stadium opened on February 12th.

2000
Wrestler Dax Pecaro records his second straight undefeated season in the Southern Conference.

2001
On March 4th, the men’s basketball team won its first Southern Conference Championship.

2002
On February 11th, men’s soccer player Alejandro Moreno was selected by the Los Angeles Galaxy in the third round of the 2002 MLS SuperDraft.

On March 13th, the men’s basketball team received their first ever invitation to the National Invitation Tournament.

2003
On May 30th, pitcher/outfielder Ryan Gordon was named first team All- American by Louisville Slugger.

2004
In March, Darren Burns was named the Southern Conference Freshman Wrestler of the Year.

On October 17th, UNCG received its first No. 1 national ranking since moving to Division I.

2005
In May, Charles Jones became the first Spartan to qualify for the NCAA Track and Field Championships.

2006
In February, Jeff Williams earned his second consecutive conference title in the 800 meters at the Southern Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships.

UNCG alumnus Andy Bare qualified for the 106th US Open, becoming the first Spartan to qualify for a major golf tournament.

2009
On September 27th, Kim Record was appointed Athletic Director.

2009/10
UNCG Basketball began playing home games in the Greensboro Coliseum.

The Martha Blakeney Hodges Special Collections and University Archives is pleased to have an exhibit about men's athletics at UNCG on display in the Jackson Library/Elliott University Center Connector from January 7 – April 7, 2011.