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The Rise of Campus Dramatics (Part III): The Raymond Taylor Years

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by Kathelene McCarty Smith Raymond Taylor The most significant event to happen to early campus dramatics was the arrival of Raymond Taylor, who joined the English Department in 1921 as a professor of speech. He would go on to become the school’s Director of Drama for the next thirty years. Taylor was a very qualified […]

Julius Foust and Harry Barton: Partners in Design

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by Kathelene McCarty Smith 1930s Campus Map Showing the Barton Additions The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG) has one of the most beautiful campuses in the state, in most part because of the efforts of past college president, Julius Foust and architect Harry Barton. Although Barton had many important commissions throughout North Carolina, […]

Eleanor Roosevelt’s Campus Visits

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by Kathelene McCarty Smith During her long and politically influential life, Eleanor Roosevelt made several visits to the North Carolina College for Women, now called The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG).  Her first visit occurred in November 1931 as part of a campaign stop during her husband’s, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 1932 bid for the […]

A Spooky Spartan Story: The Ghosts of UNCG

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by Hermann Trojanowski To celebrate Halloween, we repeat this blog post, posted in October 2012 by Hermann Trojanowski, who retired from Special Collections and University Archives this past summer. We hope you enjoy these extra spooky Spartan Stories. Spencer Residence Hall Tales have long circulated about the ghosts that allegedly haunt the campus.  In the […]

The Ghosts of The University of North Carolina at Greensboro

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by Hermann Trojanowski Spencer Residence Hall Tales have long circulated about the ghosts that allegedly haunt the campus.  In the late 1960s, the Spencer Residence Hall ghost was known simply as “The Blue Ghost” or “The Woman in Blue.”  In the early 1980s, students gave her the name “Annabelle,” possibly alluding to the subject of […]

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