Retiring congressman G.K. Butterfield donates papers to UNC-Chapel Hill’s University Libraries
His personal archive of family and professional papers and memorabilia will reach new audiences at the Wilson Special Collections Library.
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Race Deconstructed: Science and the Making of Difference
What is race? The term continues to defy easy explanation. Is it an anthropological category or an accident of geography and climate? Is it merely our superficial appearance, our hair, eyes and skin color? Is it biologically determined or is …
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Windows Magazine Fall/Winter 2021
The University Libraries is pleased to announce publication of the fall/winter 2021 issue of Windows magazine.
Appointment: Curator of the Southern Historical Collection
The Library announces the appointment of Chaitra Powell as curator of the Southern Historical Collection.
Wilson Library acquires biblical and Islamic manuscript created by Omar ibn Said
A document recently acquired by the University Libraries is contributing to scholars’ understanding of the life of Omar ibn Said, a 19th-century enslaved Islamic scholar.
Fire fighters: When an arsonist tried to destroy storied social justice center, Wilson Library ensured its archive would live on
When an arsonist tried to destroy the Highlander Research and Education Center in Tennessee, the staff at Wilson Library made sure its archive would live on.
