UNC Charlotte Special Collections @CLTSpecColl

UNC Charlotte's Special Collections and University Archives: Working to preserve and share the history and culture of @unccharlotte and the Charlotte region. specialcollections.charlotte.edu UNC Charlotte Joined July 2010

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UNC Charlotte Special Collections @CLTSpecColl

18 hours ago

Join us for the panel - Affordable Housing: Perspectives From Charlotte and the University WHEN: Wednesday, October 22, 2025 4:00 PM WHERE: Popp Martin Student Union 340 A-F Learn more at: library.charlotte.edu/affordablehous… Light refreshments will be served, no registration required!

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UNC Charlotte Special Collections @CLTSpecColl

4 days ago

This Saturday marks 50 years since the first International Festival was held at @unccharlotte! Started in 1975 as a way for international students to share their cultures across campus, the event has become the largest cultural event in Charlotte. UNC Charlotte Photographs coll.

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UNC Charlotte Special Collections @CLTSpecColl

7 days ago

Happy Founder’s Day @unccharlotte! #otd in 1946, the Charlotte Center of the University of North Carolina opened its doors to 278 students, mostly veterans returning from WWII. Charlotte Bernard, Mary Denny, and Bonnie Cone were among the Center's first instructors.

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2 weeks ago

Happy birthday, Central Piedmont Community College! On this day 62 years ago, CPCC was officially established when Mecklenburg College and the Central Education Industrial Center (CEIC) merged. UNC Charlotte photographs, 1985, UA0066 Carver College records, 1965, MS0063

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3 weeks ago

Happy birthday @TheBOplex! 🎂🎉 70 years ago today, Ovens Auditorium & the Charlotte Coliseum opened to the public with a dedication from the evangelist and native Charlottean, Billy Graham, with an estimated 12,500 in attendance. #CLTHistory #CharlotteHistory

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3 weeks ago

#otd 55 years ago busing for desegregation officially began in Charlotte-Mecklenburg schools, as required by the court in the 1970 Swann decision. Figures from local judge Pou Bailey to President Richard Nixon were opposed, as seen in Charlotte Observer cartoons by Eugene Payne.

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3 weeks ago

We're saddened to hear of the passing of Ken Sanford, UNC Charlotte's first director of public information and publications. In 1996 he authored "Charlotte and UNC Charlotte: Growing Up Together," a history of the University's founding in the rapidly growing city of Charlotte.

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4 weeks ago

#otd Sept. 4, 1957, Delois Huntley, Dorothy Counts, Gus Roberts, and Girvaud Roberts became the first Black children to attend all-white schools in Charlotte. Later, they were celebrated at Park Center (now the Grady Cole Center) by Kelly Alexander, Sr. of the Charlotte NAACP.

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UNC Charlotte Special Collections @CLTSpecColl

5 months ago

Discover how church records—baptisms, marriages, funerals, and more—can help uncover African American ancestry. Learn where to find these records, how to interpret them, and why faith-based archives are vital to filling in historical gaps.

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UNC Charlotte @unccharlotte

5 months ago

On April 30, we honor Reed Parlier, Riley Howell and everyone forever impacted by the events of 2019. Their memory continues to inspire strength, unity and resilience in Niner Nation. #CharlotteStrong

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UNC Charlotte Special Collections @CLTSpecColl

6 months ago

Ever wonder why we’re the 49ers? On this 4/9 Day, learn the story behind the 49ers name straight from the source—UNC Charlotte founder Dr. Bonnie Cone! 💚⛏️💚 #UNCCharlotteHistory #FTLOC Donate during #ninernationgives to support UNC Charlotte history! go.charlotte.edu/ziukrq

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8 months ago

This Saturday the 15th, stop by @meckparkrec's Amay James Center, where we'll be there to digitize your family or neighborhood history items, and give you a digital copy on a flash drive for free! The event runs from 11-2, and we can scan photos, negatives, letters, and more!

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UNC Charlotte Special Collections @CLTSpecColl

8 months ago

Charlotte’s Brevard Street Library opened on February 2nd, 1906 as the first free public library for African Americans in North Carolina. Librarian Allegra Westbrooks discusses her time working at the library in this oral history interview: hdl.handle.net/20.500.13093/u…

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UNC Charlotte Special Collections @CLTSpecColl

11 months ago

Join us today, November 12th in the Makerspace between 1-3pm for a fun-filled afternoon turning the university's history into buttons, collages, and other takeaways!

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UNC Charlotte Special Collections @CLTSpecColl

11 months ago

Join us tomorrow 10/24 from 4-6 in the makerspace for a free zine-making workshop, open to all! We’ll have images and reprints from the King-Henry-Brockington LGBTQ+ history archives, and materials for you to cut and paste to create your own zine, and tell your own story.

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11 months ago

#otd in 1936, the Mint Museum opened -- formerly the Assay Office in uptown, the building was remodeled by the WPA and moved from its W. Trade St. to Randolph Road. The opening exhibition notably included a large portrait of Queen Charlotte, painted by Alan Ramsay.