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Center for Southeast North Carolina Archives and History
UNCW Library, Discovery Hall, 2nd floor
5162 Randall Dr.
Wilmington, NC 28403
csencah@uncw.edu
910-962-7810
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Location
The Center for Southeast North Carolina Archives and History is located on the 2nd floor of Discovery Hall in the UNCW Library.
Hours
From May 19th through August 15th, 2025, the Center will be open by appointment only due to reduced staffing. 48 hours' advance notice is required for appointment requests. Visit our website to request an appointment.
Access Policies
Prior to visiting the Center, users should familiarize themselves with our access and use policies.
Best Bets
- UNCW Center for Southeast North Carolina Archives and History (CSENCAH)Discover archival materials, books, and media about history, culture, and government in Southeast North Carolina, along with other subjects in regional studies. The Center also contains the archives of the University of North Carolina Wilmington.
- UNCW Student Affairs Digital CollectionThis is a collection of periodicals, reports, scrapbooks, and programs from UNCW Student Affairs. The Division of Student Affairs consists of departments that provide a variety of student support services and educational programs for the university community.
More Digital Collections
Digital Collections contain digitized materials from University Archives and other manuscript and library collections. You may search digital collections altogether, in the box below this one, labeled "Search all Digital Collections" or in the recommended digital collections listed individually.
- "The Fledgling" - UNCW's Student Yearbook, 1950-1989Contains 38 digital copies of "The Fledgling," UNCW's student yearbook, from 1950-1989.
- Commencement CollectionGraduation programs from Wilmington College and UNCW
- The SeahawkTheseahawk.org, the student news organization of UNC Wilmington providing online news since 2001
- Seahawk Digital Newspaper Collection"The student paper of UNCW, established 1948." The Seahawk is the student news organization and newspaper of the University of North Carolina Wilmington. It began as a four-page handout with stenciled headlines. In 1958, the Seahawk reemerged as a monthly publication after a five-year period without a student paper. For most of its run, the Seahawk informed students about campus, national and world news along with arts, entertainment, and sports once or twice a week. In 2001 the organization launched its online component: theseahawk.org.
- Wilmington College Student Handbook & UNCW Code of Student LifeThe UNCW Code of Student Life began as the Wilmington College student handbook with rules and regulations for campus life.
- The WillistonianThe Williston High School Yearbook includes coverage of Williston College, such as photographs of students and faculty and information about curricula. Williston College began as an extension unit of Fayetteville State Teachers College.
- University Archives News Clipping ScrapbooksNews about Wilmington College and the University of North Carolina Wilmington from local newspapers and other publications starting in the 1950s.
Search all UNCW Digital Collections
- UNCW Library Digital CollectionsThe library's digital collections offer digitized artifacts, art, diaries, letters, newspapers, photographs, oral histories, publications, and reports. These collections focus on the history of the University of North Carolina Wilmington as well as the history of Southeast North Carolina and the Lower Cape Fear Region.