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B. D. Schwartz Scrapbooks
Collection
Identifier: SC-MS-153
Scope and Contents
This collection contains twenty scrapbook albums documenting the life and career of Benjamin David (B.D.) Schwartz, his wife Sylvia, and their family beginning in 1918 and ending in 1993. Schwartz, a Jewish immigrant from Poland, moved to Wilmington as young child. He attended local schools, worked at his father’s furniture business, and assisted his family in establishing the B’nai Israel Synagogue. After graduating from UNC Chapel Hill, he returned to the port city and continued working...
Dates:
1918-1993
Found in:
Special Collections
Dr. Duncan Randall Papers
Collection
Identifier: SC-MS-229
Scope and Contents
This collection contains papers and memorabilia related to Dr. Duncan Randall's personal and family life, his military career with the U.S. Air Force, his academic career as a professor at Wilmington College (now UNCW), and his personal and political interests. Materials include documents, correspondence, newspaper articles and clippings, a stamp collection, emphemera, artifacts, and photographs.
Dates:
1939-2001
Found in:
Special Collections
Dr. Gerald H. Shinn Collection
Collection
Identifier: SC-MS-123
Abstract
Dr. Gerald H. Shinn (known as Gerry) taught at the University of North Carolina Wilmington in the department of philosophy and religion for 27 years. His passion for teaching was well known at the university and is self-evident in his career achievements. This manuscript collection includes Shinn's vast slide collection as well as documents and other materials related to his career and personal interests.
Dates:
1967-2013
Found in:
Special Collections
Dr. Hubert A. Eaton, Sr. Papers
Collection
Identifier: SC-MS-046
Scope and Contents
This extensive collection includes the original materials and photocopies of the legal actions instituted by Dr. Eaton and his fellow plaintiffs to compel the integration of the fundamental institutions of New Hanover County--the public schools and the hospital--in the 1960s and 1970s. Moreover, the collection also reflects the broad spectrum of Dr. Eaton's interests and activities which included medical and public health issues, education, civil rights and athletics.A gifted...
Dates:
1941-1993
Found in:
Special Collections
Dr. James F. Parnell Papers
Collection
Identifier: SC-MS-276
Scope and Contents
This collection contains Dr. James Parnell's research data, photographs, and other materials associated with his research on coastal birds in southeastern North Carolina. Parnell was a long time professor in the Biology Department of UNC Wilmington.
Dates:
Undetermined
Found in:
Special Collections
Dr. James Merritt Collection
Collection
Identifier: SC-MS-188
Scope and Contents
Dr. James F. Merritt, former Professor and Director Emeritus of the Center for Marine Science, dedicated 34 years at UNCW to conducting and facilitating research in the coastal environment. This collection includes materials related to the Marine Expo in Wilmington, N.C., an educational convention that brought together and focused on marine activities in the region. Dr. Merritt helped to organize the event and served as Chairman of the first Marine Expo. The material in this collection...
Dates:
1984-1995
Found in:
Special Collections
University of North Carolina System Collection
Collection
Identifier: UA-RG-01
Scope and Contents
This record group includes records pertaining to North Carolina's public universities, the University of North Carolina Board of Governors, and/or the University of North Carolina Wilmington as a constituent institution of the system. This record group does not provide a comprehensive administrative history of the University of North Carolina System. Rather, it consolidates materials from and about the multicampus University of North Carolina that had been collected by various UNC Wilmington...
Dates:
1969-1990
Found in:
University Archives
University of North Carolina Wilmington Academic Affairs Records
Record Group
Identifier: UA-RG-04
Scope and Contents
The University of North Carolina Wilmington Academic Affairs Records consists of administrative materials pertaining to curricula, institutional research, and supporting academic services at the University of North Carolina Wilmington and its predecessor Wilmington College. The collection demonstrates an evolving higher education mission, starting with the school's establishment as a locally funded two-year college through its transformation into a leading public research university. A...
Dates:
1947-2023
Found in:
University Archives
University of North Carolina Wilmington Academic Department Records
Record Group
Identifier: UA-RG-05
Scope and Contents
The University of North Carolina Wilmington Academic Department Records consist of administrative materials from academic departments of Wilmington College and the University of North Carolina Wilmington. The collection demonstrates a history of increasing complexity in organizational structure along with changing and expanding curricula. Wilmington College began as a county-supported two-year college before becoming one of 16 constitutent institutions in the University of North Carolina...
Dates:
1953-2022
Found in:
University Archives
University of North Carolina Wilmington Advancement and University Relations Records
Record Group
Identifier: UA-RG-10
Scope and Contents
The University of North Carolina Wilmington Advancement and University Relations Records contain information about efforts to build relationships to promote the institution and advance excellence in higher education. Wilmington College records, which pre-date the university's joining the University of North Carolina System of public higher education in 1969, include information about the Friends of Wilmington College and the Wilmington College Foundation. These fundraising organizations were...
Dates:
1947-2023
Found in:
University Archives