University Libraries’ held its Third Annual Members’ Choice Event on April 20. This exclusive event for the Jackson Society, allows members to vote on their preferred selection
of books to be added to the Martha Blakeney Hodges Special Collections and University Archives. These additions, many of which are first editions, will commemorate
the 125th anniversary of UNCG and help grow the collection as it strives
to meet the needs of current and future faculty and students, as well as the
broader community. The items recently added to UNCG’s Special Collections and
University Archives are listed below:
• Isaac
Johnson, Slavery Days in Old Kentucky
• Thomas H.
Jones, The Experience of Thomas H. Jones
• Solomon
Northrup, 12 Years a Slave
• Peter
Randolph, From Slave Cabin to the Pulpit
• Langston
Hughes, The Ways of White Folks
• Sojourner
Truth, Narrative of Sojourner Truth
• Jane Austen,
Emma
• Abraham
Lincoln, Political Debates
• Abigail
Mott, Biographical Sketches
• William W.
Brown, Narrative of William W. Brown
• Frederick
Douglass, My Bondage and My Freedom
• Frances
Harper, Iola Leroy, or Shadows Uplifted
• Harriet
Wilson, Our Nig
As the Libraries' premier giving society, these committed contributors are dedicated to the Libraries' mission to advance and support learning, research and service at UNCG and throughout the state. Jackson Society donors are automatically enrolled in the Friends of the UNCG Libraries and are also invited to other exclusive events throughout the year. Annual gifts of $1,000 or more ensure your place in the Jackson Society. To learn more about the Jackson Society and explore giving to the Libraries, please contact Karlene Noel Jennings, Executive Director of Development, at knjennings@uncg.edu or 336-
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