UNCW Origins -- Wilmington College

Timeline, Key Dates, Leaders, Alma Mater, and Fight Song for the University of North Carolina Wilmington (UNCW)

UNCW: A Brief History, About Our Anniversary; Message from the Chancellor, and More

"The student paper of UNCW, established 1948."

Contains 38 digital copies of "The Fledgling," UNCW's student yearbook, from 1950-1989.

Board Meeting Minutes, Executive Committee Meeting Minutes, and other documents from the institution's governing body from 1958--Present

Williston College served local African American students and returning veterans, operating as an extension unit of Fayetteville State Teachers College until 1955, and then as a unit that was administratively part of Wilmington College. UNCW's Board of Trustees officially closed Williston College two years after Wilmington College's desegregation in 1962. In addition to course descriptions, the academic catalogue includes an application for admission, biographical information for the institution’s leaders, tuition rates, fees, and requirements for the Associate in Arts. UNCW has issues published in 1955-1956 and 1958-1959.

Wilmington College opened for white students as a college extension center of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. It remained segregated until 1962. In addition to course information and academic policies, the Wilmington College bulletin published photographs of buildings, illustrations, the historical background of the college, requirements for the Associate in Arts, information about vocational education, and statements of the college's mission and objectives.

The UNCW Code of Student Life began as the Wilmington College student handbook with rules and regulations for campus life.

Installation programs, scrapbooks, and other information about the leaders of the institution.

The Faculty Wives Club was founded in 1959 to promote Wilmington College through socials and special events. It was renamed the University Women's Club in the 1970s. Among other activities, the club held events for the chancellor, Board of Trustees, and faculty. This scrapbook includes newspaper clippings, correspondence, newsletters, photographs, and programs.

UNCW digital collections include materials from archives and special collections such as newspapers, photographs, oral histories, graduate theses, and reports. Many of the resources relate to the history of the University of North Carolina Wilmington and/or Southeast North Carolina.