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for "University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill--History"
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25660
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UNC doctoral student Darin Waters is writing the history of the Young Men’s Institute Cultural Center at the Biltmore Estate, which has offered educational programs and other services for African Americans in Asheville since 1893. Waters discovered the Biltmore Estate did not did not force African Americans to leave; rather, Biltmore was part of a mutual agreement that relied on the help of black craftsman and philanthropy.
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15025
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There were many restrictions placed upon the behavior of students only several generations ago, and strange to say, most of these laws have never been revoked. For example, students were not allowed to partake in games of chance, pass out cigars during student elections, or keep poultry in their dormitories.
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In 1793, Reverend David Ker was appointed Professor of Humanity of the University at Chapel Hill. Emigrating from Ireland to Fayetteville in 1789, Ker appears as a member of Orange Presbytery in September of that year, listed as the first Presbyterian minister in that city. His duties as Presiding Professor at the new University included superintendent of all studies, performance of morning and evening prayers, and examination of students each Sunday evening.
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Former North Carolina Governor David L. Swain, served as University of the North Carolina at Chapel Hill's president during the Civil War. Swain's efforts kept the university open throughout the war. Near the end of the war, Chapel Hill was occupied by Union General Smith B. Atkins. Swain introduced Atkins to his daughter Eleanor. The two quickly fell in love and decided to marry. Their marriage was not well received by Southerners. Reconstruction upheaval and the marriage of the university president's daughter to a northern invader closed the University in 1868.
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20516
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This is the first installment of a reprint of the journal of young journalist Ruffin Wirt Tomlinson written during his senior year at the university, and two years before his death. What little is known about Tomlinson's life is found in his journal pages, although some additional biographical information culled from land and university records is included in the introduction. The journal is one of the only accounts of the university during this period that survives.
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North Carolina Historical Review
(NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 30 Issue 1, Jan 1953,
p86-114, map, f
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20545
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This is the second and last installment of a reprint of the journal of young journalist Ruffin Wirt Tomlinson written during his senior year at the university, two years before his death. What little is known about Tomlinson's life is found in his journal pages, which is one of the only surviving accounts of the University during this period.
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North Carolina Historical Review
(NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 30 Issue 2, April 1953,
p233-256, f
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24428
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The North Carolina Collection in Wilson Library at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is host to documents related to the state’s history from the sixteenth century onwards. This article discusses what can be found in the collection.
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1470
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Chapel Hill has been visited by Presidents James K. Polk, James Buchanan, Andrew Johnson, Franklin D. Roosevelt, John F. Kennedy, and Bill Clinton.
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25661
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UNC historians Lars Schoultz and Louis Perez have been studying United States history with Cuba. Schoultz analyzed unpublished archives from the CIA during the Bay of Pigs Invasion, which confirm plans for using U.S. troops in Cuba. Perez documented metaphors that U.S. policymakers and politicians have used to depict Cuba as a country needing to be saved. Both authors agree that the U.S. should engage with Cuba and end the embargo.
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14909
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On October 12, 1943, attendees of the University of North Carolina's 150th Anniversary celebration gathered around Old East, the first campus building. Speakers included Princeton President Harold W. Dodds and University of North Carolina President Frank P. Graham who addressed the rivalry between University of North Carolina and University of Georgia. Both schools competed for bragging rights over which was the first state University in America. University of Georgia was chartered in 1785 but did not open until 1801, whereas University of North Carolina began operations in 1793.
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14103
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Here is some information about the trustees, entrance requirements, financial arrangements and other details as reported in the University of North Carolina catalogue published in 1840.
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1473
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A long and meandering process resulted in the creation of today's University of North Carolina System, comprised of sixteen degree-granting institutions.
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1474
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Joyce presents the legal history of the desegregation of the University of North Carolina System and the prospects for future change, recognizing that both gradualism and abrupt, court-ordered change are possible.
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15276
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When the corner stone of the nation's oldest state university was laid one hundred and forty-one years ago, an inscribed tablet was enclosed. During the dark days of Reconstruction, 1865-1875, the stone was broken into and its contents spirited away. Marlow recounts how the tablet was found in 1916 and returned to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is ignoring its mission and is suffering from corporatization. John Hammond is a UNC School of Medicine professor emeritus and has investigated the university's recent practices. The university’s hospital has reduced access for the poor while raising its tuition and rewarding leaders with large bonuses. Hammond describes a drift from the university’s mission since 1987, discusses how the university has become more corporate, and worries that this hurts students and the local community.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 24 Issue 3, January 2007,
p18-23
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