Our partners at Methodist University in Fayetteville, N.C. have contributed a large addition to their pre-existing collection on DigitalNC, and we are thrilled to make it available on the site! The first set of materials is related to Carolina College, a Methodist college for women that operated from 1912-1926 in Maxton, N.C. After the closure of the Carolina Military Academy, which operated at the former site of Carolina College, the Carolina College Alumni Association (CCAA) began meeting at Methodist University. Methodist University, which opened in Fayetteville in 1960, also became the home of the Carolina College archives when alumni entrusted their documents to the university’s archives. This most recent batch includes Carolina College’s original bond note, as well as several carefully-preserved scrapbooks containing event programs and photographs like the one below. See all of the Carolina College records on our site here and read more about Methodist University’s Carolina College collection on their website.

Also included in this addition are 417 issues of the Methodist University student newspaper, spanning 1961 to 2015. These pages record nearly the entirety of the institution’s history and provide insight into issues affecting the student body almost up to the present day. Reactions to historical events and national news are also documented in the newspaper, such as in the following excerpted tribute to President John F. Kennedy after his assassination on November 22, 1963, written by religion and philosophy professor Dr. Samuel J. Womack.

Visitors to the site can peruse the Methodist University student newspaper here. View all of our materials from Methodist University at their contributor page here and read more about the university’s history on their website.