Visit the UNCSA Archives Collections Database to explore UNCSA Archives collections through finding aids, detailed guides to each collection. You can learn more about navigating the Collections Database through two introductory videos below.
Some collections are not yet described in the Collections Database, or have only a general description; however, a full list of collections is available below. As Archives staff organize and describe collections, new finding aids will be added to the database.
Certain collections or items may not be accessible because they are unprocessed; for reasons related to the confidentiality of personnel, student, medical, and other legally protected records; or due to the format or fragile nature of the material. Read more about using Archives material and contact the Archives to discuss your area of interest.
Archives Collections are divided into two groups: Records Groups and Manuscript Collections.
Record Groups contain historical records of the school that have been transferred to the Archives from Schools and departments. Collections include meeting minutes, reports, correspondence, campus publications, sound and video recordings, event programs, photographs, and others.
Manuscript Collections include material related to and illustrating the history of the school and/or the creative and professional output of alumni and other performing artists with ties to UNCSA.
| Records Groups (RG) | Manuscript Collections (MC) |
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RG-01: Office of the President/Chancellor Vittorio Giannini RG-02: Office of the Executive Vice Chancellor & Provost RG-03: Office of the Vice Chancellor for Finance & Administration RG-04: Office of the Vice Chancellor for Advancement RG-05: Board of Trustees RG-06: UNCSA Foundation RG-07: Board of Visitors RG-08: Assistants to the Chancellor RG-09: Office of Admissions RG-10: Office of the Registrar RG-11: UNCSA Library RG-12: Office of the Vice Chancellor for Economic Development & Chief of Staff RG-13: Office of Human Resources RG-14: Office of Purchasing RG-17: Office of Public Relations RG-19: School of Design & Production, Visual Arts Records RG-20: School of Filmmaking RG-21: UNCSA Committees and Councils RG-23: School of Dance RG-25: School of Drama RG-26: School of Music RG-27: Publications Collection RG-28: Office of Student Affairs RG-29: General Studies RG-35: Oral History Collection RG-37: Film and Video Collection RG-39: Audio Collection RG-41: Ephemera and Artifact Collection RG-43: Stevens Center RG-46: Promotional Material Collection |
MC-02: North Carolina Dance Theatre Collection MC-03: Chancellor Alexander C. Ewing Collection MC-04: Piedmont Chamber Orchestra Records MC-06: Dr. James Hustead Semans and Mrs. Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans Collection MC-07: Festival Theatre Incorporated Records MC-08: Civic Music Association of Winston-Salem Records MC-09: Governor Terry Sanford Papers MC-10: Mrs. Paul Muilenberg Papers MC-11: Dr. Vittorio Giannini Collection MC-12: Nananne Porcher Collection MC-13: Gladys Swarthout Collection MC-16: M. Patrick Byers Collection MC-17: Arturo Ciompi Collection MC-18: Edward Stierle Collection MC-19: Betsy Friday Collection MC-20: Sandra Williams Collection MC-23: Melissa Hayden Collection MC-24: Rosemary Harris Collection MC-25: Associates of the UNC School of the Arts Records MC-26: Christina Giannini Collection of Design Drawings MC-27: Julian E. Eubank III Collection MC-28: Dr. Benjamin F. Ward Collection MC-29: Howard Jones Collection of Scenic Designs MC-31: North Carolina Scenic Studios Collection MC-32: Robert Lindgren and Sonja Tyven Collection MC-35: Carolina Theatre and Hotel Blueprint Collection MC-36: Susan Moore Art Collection MC-37: August Wilson's American Century Cycle Recordings MC-38: Mel Tomlinson Collection MC-41: Clarion Wind Quintet Collection MC-42: Kenneth Rhodes Collection MC-43: Walter Braxton Collection |
A finding aid is a document written by archivists that describes a collection of archival records, personal papers, or other material. It is a tool to help patrons determine if the materials in a collection relate to their interest and understand and interpret the materials they are using.
Each finding aid contains information on:
Some finding aids also include information on:
For more information on finding aids, visit The Hows and Whys of Finding Aids by Dorothy Berry.