This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Unique Sea Shells Make Up James Wadsworth Collection
James E. Wadsworth, UNC housing director and former Navy lieutenant, showcases more than 100 tropical sea shell species collected from the South Pacific during 1944 45. The exhibit includes a Pearl Oyster Conch, Chambered Nautilus, Triton's trumpet, Turk's cap, and hundreds of smaller Pacific shells kept in a Japanese chest. Wadsworth aims to spark interest in live-shell collecting and plans a WUNC TV show with Scott Turner for May.
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