Welcome!
We are pleased to announce that Daniel Ferkin joined the University History & Records department on February 13th as our new Assistant University Archivist. Previously Daniel worked as the Holston...
The Ship’s Log
Schlobin Selections #5: Wild Seed by Octavia E. Butler
Over the next several weeks, we will be highlighting a select number of titles and authors from the James H. and Virginia Schlobin Literature of the Fantastic Collection. Established in...
New Special Collections Exhibits
Special Collections has two new exhibits currently on display. "Finding Safe Spaces During Segregation," curated by Head of North Carolina Collections Jennifer Daugherty, coincides with the traveling exhibition “Navigating Jim...
Schlobin Selections #4: Samuel R. “Chip” Delany, Jr.
Over the next several weeks, we will be highlighting a select number of titles and authors from the James H. and Virginia Schlobin Literature of the Fantastic Collection. Established in...
Schlobin Selections #3: The Sand of Mars by Sir Arthur C. (Charles) Clarke
Over the next several weeks, we will be highlighting a select number of titles and authors from the James H. and Virginia Schlobin Literature of the Fantastic Collection. Established in...
Schlobin Selections #2: Atlantida: (L’Atlantide) by Pierre Benoit, translated by Mary C. Tongue and Mary Ross
Over the next several weeks, we will be highlighting a select number of titles and authors from the James H. and Virginia Schlobin Literature of the Fantastic Collection. Established in...
Schlobin Selections #1: A House-Boat on the Styx: Being Some Account of the Divers Doings of the Associated Shades by John Kendrick Bangs
Over the next several weeks, we will be highlighting a select number of titles and authors from the James H. and Virginia Schlobin Literature of the Fantastic Collection. Established in...
First Brick School for African Americans in North Carolina
Originally referred to as the “ Red Schoolhouse”, New Bern’s first public school for African Americans was established in the early 1870s. When fire destroyed the initial wood-framed building in...
New Research Room Reservation System
Announcing our new system for research room reservations! No longer will you need to use three different online links feeling shook up like a game of Boggle. Instead, you’ll be...
Vintage Hat Pattern
Still trying to find holiday gifts for friends and family? How about making them a groovy hat? This pattern was published in the October 1973 issue of Carolina Country. Other...