A young, unrecognized Elvis Presley being turned away from the Charlotte Coliseum. The ladies auxiliary of the Ku Klux Klan in hoods and robes. Children living in poverty. These are just a few subjects of the photos of longtime Charlotte… read more
The Maya people of Central America, whose civilization thrived from about 1800 B.C. to A.D. 1200, charted the heavens, mastered mathematics, built elaborate temple-pyramids and developed the only true writing system native to the Americas. All… read more
A 1964 letter written on a paper towel from the jail in Hillsborough, newly available photographs of desegregation protests and sit-ins at Chapel Hill businesses, and a 1965 letter from J. Edgar Hoover transmitting information about the FBI’s stance… read more
The University unveiled the first 15 special exhibits in a new virtual museum of University history this week at a public symposium. The Web-based museum, a joint project of the UNC Center for the Study of the American South and the University… read more
A three-time art museum director with extensive experience in the field has been appointed director of UNC’s Ackland Art Museum. Emily Kass, who will begin work Oct. 16, has led the Tampa Museum of Art (1996-2005) and the Fort Wayne Museum of Art… read more
Recently discovered photographs of musicians Bob Dylan, John Coltrane, Dizzy Gillespie and Thelonious Monk will be among 30 to be displayed on campus beginning Aug. 31. “The Untamed World: Photographs by Robert Bolton, 1964-1969” will open Aug. read more
After Robert W. Parker joined the Second Virginia Cavalry in 1861, he wrote to his loved ones whenever he could. Some letters reflected the grueling life of the soldier – complaints about rations and camp routines, requests for clothing, horses… read more
Joseph Haj ’88 (MFA), a noted member of the nation’s theater community, has returned to Chapel Hill to become PlayMakers Repertory Company’s new producing artistic director read more
Artifacts suggest that the South Carolina site that UNC archaeology students and faculty have been excavating was indeed the home of UNC founder William R. Davie, but they contradict the local lore that Union troops burned the house in… read more
UNC library’s online research collection titled “Documenting the American South” has received a national award for its work to create new media promoting historical scholarship. The collection received the Electronic Lincoln Prize from Gettysburg… read more