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May 20th is Meck Deck Day!

Submitted by deads on Mon, 05/20/2013 - 12:49pm
To learn more, explore the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence Papers in Special Collections.

Special Collections Reading Room Closing

Submitted by deads on Wed, 05/15/2013 - 3:53pm
Due to a departmental meeting, the Special Collections Reading Room will be closed from 11:00am - 12:00pm on Wednesday, May 29th.

 The Reading Room will resume normal hours on Thursday, May 30th.

Sorry for any inconvenience.

Celebrate National Library Week

Submitted by deads on Wed, 04/17/2013 - 5:06pm
April 14-20, 2013 is National Library Week. 

"Chains & Champions" Exhibit Continues Through March

Submitted by sreicha1 on Fri, 03/01/2013 - 4:07pm
If you’ve visited the Atkins Library recently you may have walked past the display cases in the atrium without realizing their contents. Inside are letters, books, photos and other items which illustrate the progress of African Americans since the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863.

A History Note

Submitted by deads on Thu, 02/21/2013 - 12:34pm

Today, we recognize Frederick Douglas Alexander who was born on this date, February 21, 1910.
Alexander was Charlotte's first African American member of the Chamber of Commerce as well as the first African American city councilmen.

To learn more about Frederick Douglass Alexander, visit Special Collections.

A History Note

Submitted by deads on Thu, 01/10/2013 - 2:55pm
January 1, 2013, marked the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation.


Visit Special Collections to explore the many collections containing slave related material.
  • Torrance & Banks Family Papers
  • J. Walter Potts Family Papers
  • Patterson Family Papers
  • Betty L. Means Collection
  • Jetton Family Papers



October is American Archives Month. Celebrate with us! Visit Special Collections to explore our hidden treasures.

Submitted by mngo on Fri, 10/05/2012 - 2:00pm
Reginald Hawkins Papers
Papers of a Charlotte dentist, minister, and civil rights activist, who was the first African-American to run for governor of North Carolina.




This newspaper clipping relates to the YMCA, the segregation of the organization's facilities and Hawkins's attempt to gain membership.

Dean W. Colvard Papers

Submitted by mngo on Fri, 07/06/2012 - 8:44am
Dean W. Colvard Papers

The Colvard Building opened in 1979. It was named after Dean Wallace Colvard, UNC Charlotte’s first chancellor in 1966. Dean Colvard was born July 10, 1913 in Grassy Creek, North Carolina. To learn more about Dean Colvard, visit Special Collections.

Special Collections Hours Changed for Week of January 23

Submitted by kdixon21 on Thu, 01/19/2012 - 5:33pm

A Room with a View

Submitted by kdixon21 on Wed, 04/06/2011 - 4:29pm
When we turn over the past in our hands, breathe it in, feast on it with our eyes, we develop a better understanding of the present, and quite possibly, a more profound appreciation for the forces that shape our future. For a sensory journey of this sort, start in UNC Charlotte’s Atkins Library Special Collections, located on the 10th floor.
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