Spartan Stories
Tales from the UNCG University Archives
Raymond Taylor
Ghosts of UNCG: A Special, Spooky Spartan Story!
by Hermann Trojanowski To celebrate Halloween, we repeat this blog post, originally posted in October 2012 by Hermann Trojanowski, who retired from Special Collections and University Archives in 2013. We hope you enjoy this extra spooky Spartan Story. Spencer Residence Hall Tales have long circulated about the ghosts that allegedly haunt the campus. In the […]
William Raymond Taylor’s Journey
by Erin Lawrimore Today’s Spartan Stories post was written by Arlen Hansen, a PhD student in History. Arlen worked in Special Collections and University Archives during Summer 2017, assisting with research related to the University’s 125th anniversary celebration. William Raymond Taylor may be one of the more colorful characters to have populated the ranks of Woman’s College […]
The Rise of Campus Dramatics (Part III): The Raymond Taylor Years
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 […]
Woman’s College and the Burnsville School of Fine Arts
by Erin Lawrimore On July 21, 1947, the curtains opened on a new venture for the Woman’s College – the Burnsville School of Drama. Running for six weeks in the North Carolina mountain town of Burnsville (about 40 miles northwest of Asheville), the school was a partnership between WC and Burnsville Playhouse, Inc., a local […]
The Lost Clubs and Groups of UNCG
by Ralph Butcher Every campus had them – groups and clubs that embody a time period where a certain activity was in demand or appeared relevant. From horseback riding, to women carpenters, to school plays performed by a swimming club, learning about these groups help to enlighten us about what was important and trending in different eras of […]
A Spooky Spartan Story: The Ghosts of UNCG
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
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 […]
