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New Yearbooks from Orange County on Digital NC

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Digital NC now has 15 new yearbooks available thanks to our partner Orange County Public Library.  The yearbooks highlight the only Black high school for Black students in Orange County. Founded in 1938 as Hillsboro High School, the school was built in the 1930s. Later in 1943, the school changed its name to Central High School. The last class to graduate from Central High was in 1968 due to the integration of schools in Orange County.

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The Guidance Club and Student Council at Central High School in 1962.

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Girls’ and Boys’ Basketball teams in 1962 at Central High School.

Yearbooks include images from the students’ life such as the Guidance Club and Student Council. Most interesting are the images of the girls’ and boys’ basketball teams. Due to the school not having a gym, the teams would have to play at different locations.

Yearbooks from the white school at the time, Hillsborough High School, are also included in this batch. 

To view more from our partner, Orange County Public Library, visit them here.

To view our NC yearbook collection, visit here.

To view our NC African American High Schools collection, visit here.

New Yearbooks from Alamance County Now Available!

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High School Yearbook

The front cover of the Doe – Wah – Jack yearbook for Walter M. Williams High School in 1971.

Thanks to our partner, Alamance County Public Library, 16 high school yearbooks are now available on Digital NC. Along with the yearbooks, the Burlington Telephone directory is also available. Each yearbook comes from several different high schools in Alamance County during the late 1960s and early 1970s. Yearbook titles include the Doe – Wah – Jack (1971) from Walter M. Williams High School in Burlington and the Aries (1970) from Northeast Guilford High School in McLeansville. These yearbooks join previous years such as the Sylvanian (1960) from Sylvan High School in Snow Camp and the Reg-O-Ala (1959) from E.M. Holt High School in Burlington.

To view our collection of high school and college yearbooks from North Carolina, visit our collection here.

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The front cover of Northeast Guilford High School yearbook, Aries in 1970.

New additions of the News of Orange County Newspaper

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Frontpage of the News of Orange County Newspaper in 1945.

Thanks to our partnership with Orange County Public Library, we now have additions of The News of Orange County now available on Digital NC. The new additions include the years 1944 to 1964. Issued out to the community on Thursdays, The News of Orange County discussed news out of Hillsborough, North Carolina, and other parts of Orange County as well. 

Many of the issues cover a special section about members of the armed forces from Orange County as they fought in World War II. 

To see the other issues of The News of Orange County, visit them here. 

To view more from our partner, Orange County Public Library, visit them here. 

Make sure to check out the rest of our NC Newspaper collection, here. 

New Additions of the Winston-Salem Chronicle

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Special Coverage of the Special Olympics Spring Games in 2017 in the Winston – Salem Chronicle.

Digital NC is happy to announce the new additions of the Winston – Salem Chronicle for the years 2017 and 2018. With help from our partner, Forsyth County Public Library, the new additions join previous editions from 1974 – 2016.

Founded in 1974, the Winston-Salem Chronicle bills itself as the oldest African American newspaper in the city. The newspaper is published every Thursday and discusses local stories that focus on Winston-Salem and surrounding areas.

One story within the Winston-Salem Chronicle discusses the Special Olympics spring games, which were held at Walkertown High. Over 900 athletes from ages 3 and up, gathered to compete in special events at the high school’s football stadium. The story made the front page of the sports section.

To learn more about the Winston-Salem Chronicle, visit them here.
Special thanks to our partner, Forsyth County Public Library. To view more materials from them, visit here.
To view the rest of our NC Newspaper Collection, visit here.

Thomas H. Braswell Collection items now online from Braswell Memorial Library

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Thanks to our partner, Braswell Memorial Library, Digital NC now has new memorabilia items and images that are now available relating to the history of the library itself! Located in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, the library has been a staple within the community since the 1930s. Below is a photo of the Thomas H. Braswell Memorial Library from the 1930s. In addition to memorabilia items, you can also find images of former staff and different events such as the Bookmobile and photos from Banned Book Week.

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The outside of Braswell Memorial Library, located in Rocky Mount, NC.

 

To learn more about Braswell Memorial Library, visit their website here.

To find additional items from Braswell Memorial Library on our website, visit here. 

New Items from Gates County now on Digital NC

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Sunbury High School

Sunbury High School Pamphlet from the 1908 – 1909 school year. Sunbury High School was a former high school in Gates County.

 

Digitial NC now has new materials thanks to our partner Gates County Public Library, including the Gates County Index newspaper and memorabilia from Sunbury High School. This addition makes Gates County our 99th county towards our mission of making North Carolina history accessible to all.

The Gates County Index ranges from November 1942 to February 1956 and covers local stories from Gates County and surrounding areas. The Sunbury High School Pamphlet dates back to 1908 and gives an overview of the upcoming school year, including moving into the new school building.

To see all the materials from Gates County Public Library, visit them here.

To access our North Carolina newspaper collection, visit here.

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St. Andrews University Yearbooks now available on Digital NC

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Digital NC is happy to announce the 2012 – 2014 additions of the St. Andrews University Yearbooks. The yearbooks detail student club life, such as the Forensics Club, and student-athletes such as Women’s Basketball.

St. Andrews University is located in Laurinburg, North Carolina. The university was established as a merger in 1958 between two schools and has since grown to now include a graduate degree program.

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Women’s Basketball at St. Andrews University

To view from St. Andrews University, including additional yearbooks and student newspapers, visit them here.

To view our collection of North Carolina Yearbooks, visit here.

New Additions of the Green Line Newspaper Now Available!

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GreenLine Newspaper

Title of GreenLine Newspaper

Digital NC is happy to announce the new additions of the Green Line Newspaper, 1987 – 1994. The Green Line newspaper was a local newsletter in Asheville, North Carolina, part of the North Carolina Green Party for the Western NC Green Movement. While many of their initiatives surrounded environmental causes within the community and the state and aligned with the NC Green Party, the newsletter was editorially independent. Within the newsletter, stories ranged from discussing the local election and potential candidates to environmental issues such as water issues and conservation within the community.

The newsletter was released once a month to interested parties. Individuals could also write into the newsletter and submit their thoughts and questions as part of the “The Green Line Effect.” The newsletter was free to individuals in 70 different locations or could be mailed for the year.

To learn more about the Green Line Newspaper, check them out here. To view more newspapers, visit our North Carolina Newspaper Collection.

Special thanks to our partner, the Buncombe County Public Library. To view more from Buncombe County Public Library, please visit their partner page.

Ebony Images Now Available on DigitalNC

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Ebony Images Yearbook

Front Page of the Ebony Images Yearbook in 1977.

Digital NC is happy to announce the new additions of the Ebony Images Yearbook from the Black Student Movement at UNC-Chapel Hill. The yearbooks include the years 1977 and 1978. From organizations to the black faculty, the Ebony Images Yearbook gave a glimpse into the lives of black students and faculty on the campus of UNC.

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Black Ink was a newspaper written for and by black students on the campus of UNC. Here is a snapshot of the organization in the 1977 Ebony Images Yearbook.

The Black Student Movement on the campus of UNC is a well-known organization that has been around since 1967.  Founded on a mission to embrace a culture distinct from the dominant culture at UNC, the goals of the Black Student Movement are to strive for the continued existence of unity among all its members, to voice the concerns and grievances of its members to the University, to offer outlets for expressing Black ideals and culture and to ensure that the Black Student Movement members never lose contact with the Black Community.

Still active today, you can learn more about the Black Student Movement at UNC by checking out their website here.

To see other materials from UNC-Chapel Hill, check out their partner page.

 

New Issues of The Farmville Enterprise Now Available

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The Farmville Enterprise

Front page of The Farmville Enterprise from 1948.

Digital NC is happy to announce that another four years of The Farmville Enterprise are now available. Provided by our partner, Farmville Public Library, the new issues include the years 1948 – 1952. Established in 1910, The Farmville Enterprise is a local town newspaper located in Pitt County, NC, that published weekly for the community members of Farmville, North Carolina.

About People Section

The “About Farmville People” section of the Farmville Enterprise started in 1951.

The new issues to DigitalNC discuss a wide range of local topics that included segments such as news from the state capital, Raleigh, as well as a short section called “About Farmville People” that discussed the lives of the local community.  The collection joins previous additions from 1914 – 1947.

To learn more about the Farmville Public Library, please visit their website.

You can also browse our entire North Carolina newspaper collection here. 

 

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