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1934 Illustrated Map Gives Hints into Student Life

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by Kathelene McCarty Smith *This blog’s author, Sarah Maske, is a senior at UNC Greensboro, with a double major in history and archaeology. She is interning in the Martha Blakeney Hodges Special Collection and University Archives for the spring 2019 semester. “Dear Alma Mater, strong and great we never shall forget the gratitude we owe […]

The Importance of the YWCA at UNCG

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by Kathelene McCarty Smith *This blog was written by Laura Cashwell, History major at The University of North Carolina at Greensboro. During the long history of The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG), many organizations, clubs, and sponsors have come and gone. Most of these groups have left traces of their impact on the campus, […]

The Carpenterettes and the YWCA Hut

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by Kathelene McCarty Smith “The Carpenterettes,” 1918 During World War I, the students of the State Normal and Industrial College (now UNCG) took part in numerous aspects of campus work — including many of the jobs vacated by local men. In the summer of 1918, seven students calling themselves the “Carpenterettes,” banded together and built […]

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