UNCG University Libraries - Special Collections and University Archives

Special Collections and University Archives

The University Archives and Manuscripts are located in the same area as the Special Collections and Rare Books on the second floor of the Library's main wing. Many of the materials housed in the Archives do not appear in the Library Catalog. Records of the past Chancellors, a collection of over 50,000 images dating from the 1890s, and University and student publications are among the two million items preserved in the Archives. The Archives also contain faculty papers, private manuscript collections, such as the Joseph M. Bryan Archives, and records of several campus organizations. Papers and records in University Archives are increasingly available via the Library Catalog.

The Women Veterans Historical Project, developed and maintained by the University Archives, is a research collection for scholars of military history as well as women's studies.

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