Deborah H. Barnes Collection

Dr. Deborah H. Barnes was born Greensboro, N.C., the daughter of Dr. Milton H. Barnes (1925-1949) and his wife Shirley McRae Barnes. She attended UNC Chapel Hill and received her undergraduate degree from Tuskegee Institute in 1978. She was awarded an M.A. in African American literature from N.C. A&T State University in 1987 and a Ph.D. in English from Howard University in 1992. Barnes was the first tenured African America faculty member at Gettysburg College, where she taught from 1992 to 2002. After Gettysburg. Dr. Barnes was a faculty member at Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, N.C. A&T State University, Jackson State University in Mississippi, and The University of North Carolina at Greensboro. She has also been a Visiting Research fellow at the International Civil Rights center and Museum in Greensboro. The collection consists of photographs of Dr. Barnes, her family, and her work, and includes numerous images of the Clinton Hills and Benbow Park neighborhoods in Greensboro. See also the Shirley McRae Barnes Collection (https://gateway.uncg.edu/islandora/object/community:CC0088) and the Deborah Barnes Papers at Gettysburg University (https://www.gettysburg.edu/special-collections/pdfs/ms/ms-112.pdf).

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How much has been digitized?: This collection has been digitized in its entirety.
Full biography: Deborah Barnes (b.1954?) is the daughter of Dr, Milton Barnes (1925-1974) and Shirley McRae Barnes (b. 1929). Dr. Milton Barnes was the son of Dr. Boise W. Barnes (1884-1978) and Esther Middleton Barnes (1886-1974) and Shirley McRae Barnes was the daughter of Madeline Burroughs Brown (1903-2001) and Wiiliam Monroe McRae (1900-?). Also represented in the collection are Deborah Barnes's brother, Milton W. (Billy) Barnes (b.1967); her son, Geoffery (b.1972); aunt, Jaqueline Barnes; uncle, Elsworth Barnes (1923-2014); great uncle, Alvin (buddy) Burroughs (1897-1992) and great aunt, Nettie Burroughs (1902-1991). Additional family members and friends also appear.
Topics: African-American History
Schools and Colleges
North Carolina
People
Women's History
Medical History
Subject headings: Greensboro (N.C.) -- History -- 20th century
Contributing Institution: Gateway Community-contributed Collections

Deborah H. Barnes Collection

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