Books
Social & Regional Histories
Here are several books about intercollegiate athletics in the United States. Some are academic social histories, while others are from a journalistic perspective. They don’t focus on UNC Wilmington but provide contextual information for your research.
Nothing Finer: North Carolina's Sports History and the People Who Made It by Call Number: GV584.N8 B76 2014Publication Date: 2014-05-01
Learning to Win: Sports, Education, and Social Change in Twentieth-Century North Carolina by Call Number: GV584.N8 G78 2001Publication Date: 2001-05-21- Playing Nice and Losing: The Struggle for Control of Women's Intercollegiate Athletics, 1960-2000 byCall Number: GV709.18.U6 W87 2004Publication Date: 2004
Cinderella: Inside the Rise of Mid-Major College Basketball by Call Number: GV885.415.C65 L58 2007Publication Date: 2007-02-01
More Than Title IX: How Equity in Education Has Shaped the Nation by Call Number: LC1752 .H39 2012Publication Date: 2011-12-09
UNCW Histories
- Giving Flight to Imagination: 70 Years of Excellence byCall Number: LD3962.9 .H37 2017ISBN: 9780692926734Publication Date: 2017-10-25
- From These Beginnings: Wilmington College, 1946-1969 byCall Number: LD3973 .C7 2001Publication Date: 2001Also available online
Children’s Book about UNCW Mascot
- Hello, Sammy C. Hawk! byCall Number: W5823h 2010Publication Date: 2010In this children's book, Sammy C. Hawk explains to a young fan how he became the mascot at UNCW. They explore the campus together.
Other Digital Publications
- UNCW Intercollegiate Athletic Review Committee reportReview of 19 UNCW sports programs, with recommendations based on budget and strategic goals, May 15, 2013