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Size | 4.5 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 3600 items) |
Abstract | Contains correspondence, reports, teaching materials and other records documenting the career of Genna Rae McNeil, the first Black tenure-track faculty member in the Department of History at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Materials pertain to McNeil's teaching and university service from the l970s through the 2020s, including her work on the Institute of African American Research, the Sonja Haynes Stone Center for Black Culture and History, the African American History Month Lecture, and other campus organizations and committees. The collection also contains records of collective action taken by housekeepers against the university in the early 1990s. |
Creator | McNeil, Genna Rae |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. University Archives. |
Language | English |
Processed by: Dawne Howard Lucas, December 2022
Encoded by: Dawne Howard Lucas, December 2022
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Genna Rae McNeil, a professor specializing in African American History with an emphasis on race, law and social movements, was the first Black tenure-track faculty member in the Department of History at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, joining the department in 1974. McNeil retired following the Spring 2021 semester.
Additional information about Genna Rae McNeil is available from The Daily Tar Heel.
Back to TopContains correspondence, reports, teaching materials and other records documenting Genna Rae McNeil's teaching and committee service at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from the l970s through the 2020s. Materials pertaining to McNeil's university service include her work on the Institute of African American Research, the Sonja Haynes Stone Center for Black Culture and History, the African American History Month Lecture, and other campus organizations and committees. Files documenting McNeil's teaching include syllabi and course packets. The collection also contains records of collective action taken by housekeepers against the university in the early 1990s.
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