Community-contributed Collections

Through our Community Collections program, we work with many community groups (schools, churches, neighborhood associations) and individuals to make their history available online. The items in this digital collection are not held by UNCG; they are housed in the homes and offices of individuals, businesses, and local community groups, as noted in each item's description. These community partners, through their willingness to share their historical materials, allow us to provide access to the public while letting the physical materials remain in the possession of the groups and individuals who contribute them.

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: Steve Kim Collection; Materials related to beer and brewing in North Carolina.

: Beth Ann Koelsch Collection; Photographs documenting the 1987 March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights.

: Peter Kopack Collection; Peter Kopack is a collector and craft beer aficionado in North Carolina.

: Jacqueline Jeffries Kpeglo Collection; Jacqueline Jeffries Kpeglo is a retired educator in Greensboro.

: Lindley Elementary School Archives; This scrapbook documents Lindley Elementary School in 1941, thirteen years after it opened in 1928. The volume includes a wealth of photographs documenting every aspect of the school, including students, teachers, the buildings, and principal Florence D. Pannill. There are photos which show, May Day activities and the grass ampitheater area behind the school where it was held, class plays, Christmas activities, art projects, the band, and school patrols, among many other activites that took place that year.

: Little Brother Brewing Co. Archives; Photographs and other documents relating to the establishment of Little Brother Brewing Co., donated by the company as part of the Well Crafted NC project. Most are born-digital items.

: Valarie Spaulding Little Collection; Valarie Spaulding Little is a longtime resident of Greensboro who has been involved in numerous civic and service organizations. She is a graduate of North Carolina Central University and was employed by the Guilford County Schools and the Guilford County Department of Social Services. She is a member of North Carolina's prestigious Order of the Long leaf Pine and was the NAACP Greensboro Chapter's Woman of the Year 1983, among other honors.

: Jo Evans Lynn Collection; Dr. Jo Evans Lynn is a Greensboro educator and author, a member of the Council of Elders, an organization that supports programs, activities, and mentoring initiatives that encourage the active participation of positive male role models in the lives of boys and young men, and an active member of Wells Memorial Church of God in Christ (COGIC). The collection contains memorial material related to her parents and siblings as well as pamphlet created for Wells Memorial honoring mothers and fathers in the congregation and community.

: McAdoo Family Collection; The majority of this collection focuses on Emma Lou Morgan McAdoo, who was in the first graduating class of James B. Dudley Senior Hight School in 1930. There are many items relating to Emma, and also her grandchildren. Of particular note are two items that belonged to Emma's mother, Lola Anne Caldwell: the photograph of her while she was at Bennett College, and her diploma from Bennett in May 1907, signed by President Silas A. Peeler. A significant amount of additional material was contributed in 2024, documenting three generation of the family's professional, civic, and personal activities, including more material on Lola Caldwell Morgan, Emma Morgan McAdoo, and Lola Anne McAdoo.

: E. Albertina McGirt's Historical Collection on African American Life in Greensboro, N.C.; E. Albertina McGirt is a longtime Greensboro resident, a Bennett College alumna, and a retired staff member of N.C. A&T State University. She also serves as church historian for St. Matthews United Methodist Church. Much of this collection consists of historical documents related to the church.

: Walter Lewis McNair Collection; Dr. Walter Lewis McNair (1868-?), was the first African American druggist in Greensboro, North Carolina.

: Family Collection of Dr. William Lloyd Tevis Miller and Eva Hamlin Miller; Eva Katherine Hamlin Miller (1911-1991) was an artist from Greensboro, North Carolina. She grew up in New York City and studied at the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York; Columbia University, the Graduate School of Fine Art in Florence and the University of Ibadan in Nigeria before moving to North Carolina. She became an art instructor at Bennett College in 1937, and went on to have a long career as an educator in many universities and colleges, as well as the Greensboro city schools. Along with former student and Greensboro Congresswoman, Alma Adams, Miller helped cofound the African American Atelier in 1990. She served as its curator until her death in 1991. The collection includes documentation of Miller's life, material about family members--including her husband Dr. William Lloyd Tevis Miller and her children Lloyd Tevis Miller and Tyron Miller--as well as a collection of obituaries of noteworthy African American residents of Greensboro.

: Jennifer N. Mintz Collections; Items documenting LGBTQ+ life and organizations in the Triad.

: Enola C. Mixon Collection; Enola C. Mixon was employed by the United States Postal Service in Greensboro, North Carolina, for 38 years and finished her career as postmaster.

: The Mojud Singer; Employee newsletter of the Mock Judson Hosiery Company in Greensboro.

: Moravian Archives Collection; The Moravian Archives is the official repository for records of the Moravian Church in America, Southern Province. The Province includes Moravian churches and fellowships in North Carolina, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, and Virginia.

: Erik Myers Collection; Photographs and other documents relating to the establishment of Mystery Brewing, and additional material related to other breweries and brewing events in the United States. The collection was donated by Erik Lars Myers as part of the Pride of the Community project. Most are born-digital items.

: Natty Greene's Brewing Co. Archives; Photographs and other documents relating to the establishment of Natty Greene's Brewing Co., donated by the company as part of the Well Crafted NC project. Most are born-digital items.

: North Carolina Alcoholic Beverage Commission; Photographs and other documents relating to the establishment of North Carolina Craft Alcoholic Beverage Commission, donated by the company as part of the Well Crafted NC project. Most are born-digital items.

: North Carolina Craft Brewers Guild Archives; Photographs and other documents relating to the establishment of North Carolina Craft Brewers Guild, donated by the company as part of the Well Crafted NC project. Most are born-digital items.

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