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Publisher: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Twice Sold, Twice Ransomed: Autobiography of Mr. and Mrs. L. P. Ray 
 Originally published in 1926, the unabridged autobiography of former Missouri slave Emma J. Smith is presented here in electronic form. Mrs. Smith was an evangelist, missionary, and WCTU (Women's Christian Temperance Union) activist whose autobiography describes her community and religious work in Seattle after 1889. She describes how she coped with racial discrimination in the early part of the 20th century. The book's illustrations include a photograph of Smith and her husband, L.P. Ray. http://docsouth.unc.edu/neh/rayemma/menu.html Topics: Black Resources, Nonfiction by Genre, Notable People Last updated Feb 22, 2005 Documenting the American South (DAS)
Over 1,200 primary sources documenting the cultural history of the American South from the viewpoint of Southerners. It includes Southern literature to 1920; first-person narratives, including diaries, memoirs, ex-slave narratives, and travel accounts; the church in black communities to 1920; materials documenting life during the Civil War; and a collection on the history of North Carolina to 1940. Searchable. From the Academic Affairs Library at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. http://docsouth.unc.edu/ Topics: Black Resources, Literary Movements and Periods, Literature & Books, Nonfiction by Genre, U.S. History By Place, United States History, Wars & Conflicts Last updated Nov 17, 2004 Ancient World Mapping Center
This center "exists to promote cartography and geographic information science as essential disciplines within the field of ancient studies." The center's Web site provides articles and news related to ancient geography and cartography, maps and images, updates to the "Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World," annotated Web links, and related resources. Searchable. From the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. http://www.unc.edu/awmc/ Topics: Geography, History, Maps by Place Last updated Oct 15, 2003 National Center for Early Development & Learning (NCEDL)
NCEDL "is a national early childhood research project supported by the US Department of Education's Institute for Educational Sciences (IES)." It "focuses on enhancing the cognitive, social and emotional development of children from birth through age eight." This site features case studies, reports, fact sheets, and other research documents on topics such as child development, early childhood education, and education policy. Includes related links. Searchable. http://www.fpg.unc.edu/~ncedl/ Topics: Education Last updated Dec 27, 2003 California Lighthouses
Links to articles, general resources, and specific lighthouse Web sites. This site is a portion of the extensive Lighthouse Directory . http://www.unc.edu/~rowlett/lighthouse/ca.htm Topics: Technology Last updated Jun 2, 2002 National Network of State Polls (NNSP)
"A confederation of organizations that conduct state-level surveys. ... The NNSP archive of state polls ... is part of the data archive of the Odum Institute for Research in Social Science, ... [which] contains nearly 70,000 items from more than 660 studies, contributed by 44 survey organizations in 25 states." From the Odum Institute for Research in Social Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. http://www.irss.unc.edu/odum/jsp/content_node.jsp?nodeid=463 Topics: Society & Social Science, Society & Social Science Last updated Jun 30, 2009 How Many?: A Dictionary of Units of Measurements
Includes all the units of the International System of Weights and Measures (SIPM); metric; non-metric scientific units such as the astronomical unit, the electron volt, and the parsec; the English Customary Weights and Measures; selected traditional units from cultures other than English; and other measurement terms and notations. Each unit's definition includes conversion factors. http://www.unc.edu/~rowlett/units/ Topics: Dictionaries, Ready Reference & Quick Facts, Ready Reference & Quick Facts Last updated Jul 14, 2002 National Center for Catastrophic Sport Injury Research
This research center at the University of North Carolina "collects and disseminates death and permanent disability sports injury data that involve brain and/or spinal cord injuries." The center's website features annual reports and data on catastrophic sports injuries, with an emphasis on football injuries. The center's general annual report includes a "Special Section on Cheerleading" with samples of cheerleading injuries. http://www.unc.edu/depts/nccsi/ Topics: Health, Health & Medical Disciplines, Sports Last updated Jan 4, 2006 Alternatives to the Animal Report
Classroom activity alternatives to the factual animal report often assigned to elementary school students. Suggestions include writing a narrative (such as a comic or legend) or creating a visual and oral presentation (caricature, found object sculpture, or animation). Offers links to other material on report writing and related websites. From LEARN NC, a program of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Education. http://www.learnnc.org/lp/editions/rethinking-reports/713 Topics: Lesson Plans Last updated Sep 25, 2008 The Sonja Haynes Stone Center Library for Black Culture and History: Guide to the Web
Compilation of annotated links to hundreds of websites about "African, African American, and African Diaspora history and culture. ... The topics covered range from the underground railroad to hip hop music." Other subjects include civil rights, education, health, literature, military, religion, slavery, sports, and women. From the Sonja Haynes Stone Center at the University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill. http://www.lib.unc.edu/stone/webguide/ Topics: Black Resources Last updated Feb 14, 2006 Gilmer Civil Wars Maps Collection
"The Gilmer maps are an extensive group of Civil War maps, including both manuscript maps and printed maps with manuscript annotations and engineers' drawings of military construction," housed in the Manuscripts Department of the Wilson Library at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The site "includes 161 maps representative of the entire southern region, with particularly large groupings of North Carolina and Virginia maps. Most of the maps are dated 1861-1865." http://dc.lib.unc.edu/gilmer/ Topics: U.S. Maps, United States History Last updated Aug 7, 2006 Southern Oral History Program (SOHP)
"The Southern Oral History Program performs the vital task of recording and preserving research interviews for future generations." Its website features audio and some transcripts of selected interviews with people such as Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton, and Albert Gore, Sr. Also includes descriptions of recent projects. The SOHP is a component of the University of North Carolina (UNC) Center for the Study of the American South. http://sohp.org Topics: History Last updated Feb 12, 2007 Revival of "Elm Street, U.S.A." Begins One Tree at a Time
This 2005 article describes how Dutch elm disease killed thousands of elm trees during the mid-20th century and how "six disease-resistant elm saplings were ... [planted at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill]. The trees ... arrived on campus as part of the same shipment bound for Washington, D.C., to be planted on the long block of Pennsylvania Avenue." From the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Gazette. http://gazette.unc.edu/archives/05apr27/file.3.html Topics: Plants Last updated May 16, 2007 Poetry
Collection of online resources for K-12 teaching and learning related to National Poetry Month (April). Features links to websites, lesson plans (such as "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland: Nonsense Poetry and Whimsy" and "Creating Found Poetry From Picture Books"), and an article about hosting a poetry slam. Part of Learn NC, from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Education. http://www.learnnc.org/lp/pages/2796 Topics: Poetry Last updated Jul 6, 2008 The Beats and Beyond: Counterculture Poetry, 1950-1975
Companion to a 2008 exhibit that celebrates holdings of "post-World War II American avant-garde poetry." Features an exhibition checklist with selected images in areas such as the New York School of Poets, Beat poets, the San Francisco Renaissance, censorship, black nationalism and the black arts movement, feminism, and the Vietnam War. Curated by Sarah E. Fass, Rare Book Collection, Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. http://www.lib.unc.edu/rbc/beats_and_beyond/ Topics: Literary Movements and Periods, Poetry Last updated Jun 4, 2008 Poetry Explications
Document about the poetry explication, which is "a relatively short analysis which describes the possible meanings and relationships of the words, images, and other small units that make up a poem. ... This handout reviews some of the important techniques of approaching and writing a poetry explication, and includes parts of two sample explications." From the Writing Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. http://www.unc.edu/depts/wcweb/handouts/poetry-explication.html Topics: Poetry Last updated Mar 17, 2009 |
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