Gifts and Grants

$2 million from William R. Kenan, Jr. Charitable Trust will endow curatorship, fund fellowships at University Libraries

by Judy PanitchPosted on March 31, 2022 Posted in News, Wilson News, Wilson Spotlight

An exterior shot of Wilson Library

Endowment honors Sarah Graham Kenan, who provided the first major gift for the Southern Historical Collection at Wilson Library.

$250,000 Grant from Watson-Brown Foundation Will Fund Research Fellowships at Wilson Library

by Judy PanitchPosted on December 3, 2018 Posted in News, Wilson News

The three-year project will allow approximately 30 doctoral students and candidates to conduct research with the collections and librarians of the Wilson Special Collections Library.

Library Innovation Grants Will Spur Student Creativity

by Judy PanitchPosted on September 7, 2017 Posted in News

The two internal awards to Library staff members will fund grants for creative artists to use special collections and support a UNC GIF-making contest.