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UNC Charlotte's Special Collections & University Archives: Working to preserve and share the history of @unccharlotte and the Charlotte region.
Tonight’s the night Niners! The Charlotte 49ers are taking our rivals, the Davidson Wildcats, in the Battle of the Hornets Nest! Named in honor of Charlotte’s Revolutionary War nickname, the game dates back to 1979 and pits the county’s two Division I teams in battle for the Hornets Nest Trophy.
New oral history interviews documenting the origins, development, and impact of the UNC Charlotte Women’s and Gender Studies program for its 40th anniversary are now available on Goldmine: go.charlotte.edu/4s4ckm
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Join us for the panel - Affordable Housing: Perspectives From Charlotte and the University
WHEN: Wednesday, October 22, 2025 4:00 PM
WHERE: Popp Martin Student Union 340 A-F
Learn more at: library.charlotte.edu/affordablehousing2025
Light refreshments will be served, no registration required!
FROM MEMORY TO ARCHIVE: PRESERVING COMMUNITY LEGACIES
Saturday, October 18th | 9-11 a.m.
Grier Heights Presbyterian Church, 325 Skyland Ave, Charlotte, NC 28205
Join us for a hands-on workshop exploring the essentials of community archiving.
REGISTER: bit.ly/4p0GbvC
Join us for the panel - Affordable Housing: Perspectives From Charlotte and the University
WHEN: Wednesday, October 22, 2025 4:00 PM
WHERE: Popp Martin Student Union 340 A-F
Learn more at: library.charlotte.edu/affordablehousing2025
Light refreshments will be served, no registration required!
Join us for the panel - Affordable Housing: Perspectives From Charlotte and the University
WHEN: Wednesday, October 22, 2025 4:00 PM
WHERE: Popp Martin Student Union 340 A-F
Learn more at: library.charlotte.edu/affordablehousing2025
Light refreshments will be served, no registration required!
Join us for the panel - Affordable Housing: Perspectives From Charlotte and the University
WHEN: Wednesday, October 22, 2025 4:00 PM
WHERE: Popp Martin Student Union 340 A-F
Learn more at: library.charlotte.edu/affordablehousing2025
Light refreshments will be served, no registration required!
This Saturday marks 50 years since the first International Festival was held at UNC Charlotte! Started in 1975 as a way for international students to share their cultures across campus, the event has become the largest cultural event in Charlotte.
UNC Charlotte Photographs collection, UA0066
Happy Founder’s Day UNC Charlotte! #otd in 1946, the Charlotte Center of the University of North Carolina opened its doors to 278 students, mostly veterans returning from WWII. Charlotte Bernard, Mary Denny, and Bonnie Cone were among the Center's first instructors.
23.09.2025 16:03 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Join us for the panel - Affordable Housing: Perspectives From Charlotte and the University
WHEN: Wednesday, October 22, 2025 4:00 PM
WHERE: Popp Martin Student Union 340 A-F
Learn more at: library.charlotte.edu/affordablehousing2025
Light refreshments will be served, no registration required!
Happy birthday, Central Piedmont Community College! On this day 62 years ago, CPCC was officially established when Mecklenburg College and the Central Education Industrial Center (CEIC) merged.
UNC Charlotte photographs, 1985, UA0066
Carver College records, 1965, MS0063
Happy birthday to Charlotte's Bojangles’ Entertainment Complex! 🎂🎉
70 years ago today, Ovens Auditorium & the Charlotte Coliseum opened to the public with a dedication from the evangelist and native Charlottean, Billy Graham, with an estimated 12,500 in attendance. #CLTHistory #CharlotteHistory
#otd 55 years ago busing for desegregation officially began in Charlotte-Mecklenburg schools, as required by the district court in the 1970 Swann decision.
Figures from local judge Pou Bailey to President Richard Nixon were opposed, as seen in the Charlotte Observer cartoons by Eugene Payne.
We're saddened to hear of the passing of Ken Sanford, UNC Charlotte's first director of public information and publications. Sanford started work at Charlotte College in 1964, and retired in 1994. In 1996 he authored "Charlotte and UNC Charlotte: Growing Up Together," a history of the University.
08.09.2025 16:00 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
On this day 67 years ago, four students made Charlotte history by stepping into schools they had been barred from all their lives. On September 4, 1957, Delois Huntley, Dorothy Counts, Gus Roberts, and Girvaud Roberts became the first Black children to attend some of Charlotte’s all-white schools.
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Congratulations to Katie Howell, our new permanent Assocaite Dean for Special Colelctions and University Archives!
Katie brings nearly 20 years expertise in archives and records management, and has served as UNC Charlotte's University Archivist since 2016.
Please join us in congratulating Katie!
Ever wonder why we’re the 49ers?
On this 4/9 Day, learn the real story behind the Charlotte 49ers name straight from the source—UNC Charlotte founder Dr. Bonnie Cone! 💚⛏️💚
#UNCCharlotteHistory #FTLOC
Donate during #ninernationgives to support UNC Charlotte history! go.charlotte.edu/ziukrq
This Saturday the 15th, stop by the Amay James Center, where we'll be on hand to digitize your family or neighborhood history items, and give you a digital copy on a flash drive for free!
The event runs from 11-2, and we can scan photos, negatives, letters, and more!
We hope to see you there!
Charlotte’s Brevard Street Library opened on February 2nd, 1906 as the first free public library for African Americans in North Carolina.
Librarian Allegra Westbrooks discusses her time working at the library in this oral history interview: hdl.handle.net/20.500.13093...
Due to major renovations of Atkins Library, our service point has been temporarily relocated to Atkins 123. Researchers will need to make an appointment to view our limited collection materials.
To make an appointment, visit go.charlotte.edu/maRAg9
