Learn about some highlights of our archival collections, including a document encouraging the disfranchisement of African American voters in the 1890s, two women’s diaries from the early 20th century, and newspapers from the military base within Greensboro city limits during World War II.
List of local African Americans to be challenged on election day, circa 1890 After the end of Reconstruction and Republican rule in 1877, Democrats in North Carolina tried to manipulate local and state elections in their favor. Their main targets were African Americans who had recently gained the right to vote. Or who had recently […]
In the Fall of 1932, the students at Jonesboro Elementary School, Greensboro, N.C., under the direction of Mr. Abraham H. Peeler, undertook an oral history project to document the memories of their parents, grandparents, or relatives. They captured these memories in brief compositions, which were placed in a folder entitled “Slavery As We’ve Heard It.” […]
New Smyrna Beach, Florida to Greensboro, North Carolina & Return July 17, 1912 to September 3, 1912 Preface to the Diary The following preface was written by Richard F. Newell, to accompany his transcription of the diary kept by his grandmother, Annie E. Kendall Newell (1863-1953), on an automobile trip in 1912 from Florida to […]
These diary excerpts–edited by Archives volunteer Dick Claycomb–are aimed primarily at locating entries that relate to people and events pertinent to the city of Greensboro and, to a lesser extent, to the region and the nation. 1904 Jan. 21 …Fire destroys dormitory. Kitchen and dining room at State Normal, but no loss of life. Citizens […]
Mary Smith was the wife of the Rev. Jacob Henry Smith (1820-1897), pastor of First Presbyterian Church in Greensboro from 1859 until his death on November 22, 1897. The Smiths were married in Charlottesville, Virginia, in 1857, and came to Greensboro in 1859 with three children. Mary ultimately presided as the matriarch of a large […]
Recording made from “The Golden Age of Opera, Great Personalities,” Side 2. Copied from the original disc owned by the Austin History Center, Austin, Texas. “This is William Sidney Porter speaking, better known to you no doubt, as O. Henry. I’m going to let you in on a few of my secrets in writing a […]
Listen to an interview with George Preddy Sr. conducted by former Museum Director William J. Moore Jr. in 1966.
Our archives holds a number of illustrated promotional publications from the 1890s and early 1900s that provide general information about Greensboro and document local businesses, business owners, and both commercial and residential buildings. Known to us as “Pictorials,” they are an excellent source of visual and informational history about the city. The Pictorials Collection has […]
Our archives collects selected original newspapers mainly for exhibition, not informational, purposes. A notable exception is our nearly complete set of original newspapers relating to the military base first known as Basic Training Camp No. 10 and later renamed the Overseas Replacement Depot, located in Greensboro during World War II. This unique collection was digitized […]
