History of the Performing Arts at UNC-Chapel Hill: Visual Materials
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UNC Ephemera
Ephemera are materials created for a specific event, activity or program and intended to be discarded after use. Performance programs, flyers, brochures, posters, and invitations are included in this category.
Notable performance-specific series in this collection are:
- Series 2: Howard Waynick Music Ephemera
- Series 6: Elsie Earle Lawson Modern Dance Ephemera
- Series 11: Frank Carter Jubilee Footage,1970
Schedule from Elsie Earle Lawson Modern Dance Ephemera Collection
Newspapers and Yearbooks
The Daily Tar Heel
The Daily Tar Heel is a student-run newspaper for the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
- Daily Tar Heel Records, 1990-2001, 2007-May 2017You can find archival materials related to the Daily Tar Heel in the finding aid.
- Daily Tar Heel Records (40148)This collection includes digitized Daily Tar Heel photographs, including photos from performances at Memorial Hall and the Triangle Dance Festival, which can be found directly in the Carolina Digital Repository.
Black Ink
Black Ink is a student-run newspaper at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill written and distributed by the Black Student Movement. There are several articles and photographs featuring BSM performance groups, such as the Opeyo! Dance Company and the BSM Gospel Choir, as well as information about the Black Arts Festival.
Yackety Yack
Yackety Yack, UNC's yearbook, can be a good source of information and photographs related to major concerts on campus, student performing arts organizations, and festivals. They can be searched by keyword or browsed by year.
- North Carolina Digital Heritage CenterYou can find digitized versions of UNC and Triangle news publications, including Black Ink and Yackety Yack by searching the North Carolina Digital Heritage Center.
