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The staff of the Martha Blakeney Hodges Special Collections and University Archives wishes everyone a happy holiday season! We’re taking a break this week, but please join us on Monday, January 4th for a new Spartan Story. Woman’s College students in a snowball fight on campus, 1942 By Erin Lawrimore

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Happy Holidays!

The staff of the Martha Blakeney Hodges Special Collections and University Archives wishes everyone a happy holiday season! We’re taking a break this week and next, but please join us on Monday, January 4th for a new Spartan Story. A selection of Christmas cards received by the Woman’s College/UNCG Alumni Association.Alumni wrote to the Alumni […]

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Emmylou Harris: From UNCG to the Grand Ole Opry

Emmylou Harris in The Tempest, 1965 In April of 1976, country music star, Emmylou Harris, returned to Greensboro for a concert at the Piedmont Sports Arena. In celebration of this homecoming and her April 2nd birthday, the Greensboro Chamber of Commerce and local promoter, Bill Kennedy, declared it “Emmylou Harris Day” and held a “welcome […]

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An Original Spartan — Tom Martin (Class of 1970)

C. Thomas Martin has been a part of UNCG for most of his life. Originally from Burlington, North Carolina, Martin’s family moved to Greensboro and lived near campus in houses on Tate and Spring Garden streets. He attended the university-owned Curry School from grades 4-12. While he was at Curry School, he played on the […]

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