UNC Story Archive helps Tar Heels speak to the future
Students and others can tell and preserve their story with the University Archives at Wilson Library.
Special Collections
New digital exhibitions
From rare books to political cartoons, queer narratives to women’s history, there’s something for everyone.
Graduate Student Combines Passion for Art and the Library
Graduate student Lulu Zilinskas has found a way to create art from books as the recipient of an Incubator Award from the University Libraries.
The Gift of Wonder: Rare Book Collection Coming to Carolina
Distinguished alumna Florence Fearrington donates rare book collection worth $6.2 million to the University Libraries.
New Student-curated Online Exhibition Looks at Women’s Experiences at Carolina
Students in a history course taught by Dr. Katherine Turk curated the online exhibition “Climbing the Hill: Women in the History of UNC” using special collections materials.
Rare, special, and very, very close
Fascinating. Magical. Surprising. Even a brief power outage could not dampen the enthusiasm and curiosity of more than 300 visitors to the 2019 Recent Acquisitions Evening at the Wilson Special Collections Library on April 4. As attendees circulated through the Fearrington Reading Room, they enjoyed an unprecedented encounter with rare and …
