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Kenan Stadium

Kenan Stadium is UNC's football stadium in Chapel Hill, built with a $275,000 gift from William R. Kenan Jr. and hollowed into a wooded hillside below the new south campus. It opened on November 12, 1927, and has also held university occasions, from Frank Porter Graham's 1931 inauguration to President Kennedy's 1961 University Day speech.

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Books, articles, records, and images about Kenan Stadium. Each has been reviewed for relevance; materials held at OCPL appear first.

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Football in a Forest: The Life and Times of Kenan Memorial Stadium, Volume II

Pace, Lee · 2020 · Pace Enterprises Inc

Lee Pace's second illustrated volume on Kenan Memorial Stadium in Chapel Hill, where the North Carolina Tar Heels play football. The dust jacket advertises forty-eight new pages, and the added title page lists original essays by Jill McCorkle, Will Blythe, Erskine Bowles, Tony Barnhart, Ron Green Jr., Ted Keith, Larry Keith, Debbie Moose and David Menconi. Pace Enterprises, 2020; 240 pages, large oblong format.

Included because: The site is named in the title, catalog subjects, or description.

Incidents by the way : more recollections.

Kenan, William Rand, Jr., 1872-1965 · 1952

Memoir by William Rand Kenan, Jr., 1872 to 1965, the donor of Kenan Memorial Stadium at Chapel Hill. Written at intervals between 1949 and 1951 and privately printed at Lockport, New York, in 1952, it follows first and second editions of 1946 and 1949. Eighty-five pages with illustrations, touching the Kenan family and Kenansville as well as the university.

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Kenan Memorial Stadium : philanthropy from 1926 to 1962

Downs, Benjamin Joseph, 1985- · 2019 · Historical Research Office, Office of Archives and History

Benjamin Joseph Downs traces the money behind Kenan Memorial Stadium at Chapel Hill from 1926 to 1962, an article running pages 276 to 304, published in 2019 by the Historical Research Office of the state Office of Archives and History. Topics include William Rand Kenan Jr., university endowments and the finance of college sports. Illustrated with portraits.

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UNC

Kenan Stadium equity seating plan.

2015 · The Rams Club

Twelve page color booklet issued in 2015 by the Rams Club, the athletic support organization at the University of North Carolina, laying out the equity seating plan for Kenan Memorial Stadium. Color plans show where seats fall. Topics include football fans at Chapel Hill and the Tar Heels, making it a small record of how stadium seating was tied to giving.

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UNC

Almanac with Roland Giduz : Kenan Memorial Stadium.

1997

Half hour television program from the Almanac series hosted by Roland Giduz, filmed in September 1997 at Kenan Memorial Stadium on the University of North Carolina campus. Topics include the stadium itself and Carolina football. One videocassette in color with sound, running thirty minutes, from a local broadcaster who reported on Chapel Hill for decades.

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Kenan Memorial Stadium dedication game, North Carolina [vs.] Virginia, Thanksgiving Day, 1927.

1927

Official souvenir program for the game that dedicated Kenan Memorial Stadium, North Carolina against Virginia on Thanksgiving Day in 1927. Twenty-four unnumbered pages with illustrations and portraits, printed at Chapel Hill.

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Kenan Memorial Stadium.

1927 · University of North Carolina

Program of the exercises held in 1927 when Kenan Memorial Stadium was presented to the University of North Carolina, given by William Rand Kenan, Jr. in memory of his parents, William Rand Kenan and Mary Hargrave Kenan. Eighteen unnumbered pages with illustrations and a portrait, printed at Chapel Hill.

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UNC

Football in a forest: the life and times of Kenan Memorial Stadium

Pace, Lee · 2016

Lee Pace's history of Kenan Memorial Stadium, the University of North Carolina's football stadium in Chapel Hill, subtitled 'the life and times' of the stadium and dated 2016. A second volume followed in 2020.

Included because: The site is named in the title, catalog subjects, or description.

2000 UNC v. Georgia Tech football

Morton, Hugh M. · 2000

Game action from UNC-Chapel Hill against Georgia Tech on 30 September 2000, most likely at Kenan Memorial Stadium, showing UNC defensive end Julius Peppers and Georgia Tech tailback Joe Burns. Color 35 mm negative by Hugh Morton.

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2000 UNC v. Georgia Tech football, Julius Peppers, September 30, 2000

Morton, Hugh M. · 2000

Hugh Morton color photograph of Julius Peppers, number 49, on the field during UNC's game against Georgia Tech on 30 September 2000, most likely at Kenan Memorial Stadium in Chapel Hill. Linebacker Brandon Spoon, number 44, and defensive coordinator Ken Browning, an assistant coach, also appear. One 35 mm color negative.

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2000 UNC v. Georgia Tech football, Julius Peppers, September 30, 2000

Morton, Hugh M. · 2000

Hugh Morton's color 35 mm photograph of Julius Peppers, number 49 for North Carolina, on the field during the Tar Heels' game against Georgia Tech on 30 September 2000, probably at Kenan Memorial Stadium in Chapel Hill. Peppers played both football and basketball at UNC.

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Wide-angle view of Kenan Stadium

Morton, Hugh M. · 1997

Fish-eye, wide-angle view of Kenan Stadium at UNC-Chapel Hill, taken by Hugh Morton about 1997 on color 35 mm film.

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UNC v. Duke football, Natrone Means, November 23, 1991

Morton, Hugh M. · 1991

Eric Blount, number 12, embraces Natrone Means, number 20, during or after the UNC versus Duke football game at Kenan Memorial Stadium in Chapel Hill on 23 November 1991. Color 35 mm roll film negative by Hugh Morton.

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UNC v. Duke football, Natrone Means, November 23, 1991

Morton, Hugh M. · 1991

Hugh Morton color 35 mm negative from the UNC and Duke football game at Kenan Memorial Stadium on 23 November 1991. Tailback Natrone Means, number 20, talks with defensive coordinator Carl Torbush while defensive tackle Tony Butler and deep snapper Stu Holt stand behind them.

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UNC v. Duke football, Natrone Means, November 23, 1991

Morton, Hugh M. · 1991

On the sideline at Kenan Memorial Stadium during the 23 November 1991 game against Duke, Carolina players embrace: guard Ken Cox, tailback Natrone Means and quarterback Chuckie Burnette, with teammates nearby. Color 35 mm negative by Hugh Morton.

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UNC v. Duke football, 1989, November 18, 1989

Morton, Hugh M. · 1989

UNC cheerleader Michael Lee leads the Rameses mascot onto the field when the Tar Heels hosted Duke at Kenan Memorial Stadium on 18 November 1989. The negative is labeled for Mack Brown, then the Tar Heels' head coach. Color 35 mm negative by Hugh Morton.

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UNC v. Duke football, 1989, November 18, 1989

Morton, Hugh M. · 1989

Carolina players celebrate after a play in the UNC-Duke game at Kenan Memorial Stadium on 18 November 1989, photographed by Hugh Morton and labeled for coach Mack Brown. Shown are Larry Whiteside, Jonathan Hall, Clarence Carter and Rickie Shaw. Color 35 mm negative.

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UNC v. Duke football, 1989, November 18, 1989

Morton, Hugh M. · 1989

Game action from UNC against Duke on 18 November 1989 in Kenan Memorial Stadium, Chapel Hill. Hugh Morton took the picture and marked it for Mack Brown, then Carolina's head coach. Players include Cliff Baskerville, Rondell Jones, Dwight Hollier and Alex Simakas. Color 35 mm negative.

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UNC v. Duke football, Mack Brown, November 18, 1989

Morton, Hugh M. · 1989

Mack Brown, UNC head coach, runs onto the field during the 18 November 1989 game against Duke at Kenan Memorial Stadium in Chapel Hill. Duke players in the left background include center Carey Metts and guard Pete Petroff. The negative carries the label 'UNC-Duke, for Mack Brown'. Color 35 mm roll film by Hugh Morton.

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UNC v. Duke football, November 18, 1989

Morton, Hugh M. · 1989

Cheerleaders and the costumed Rameses mascot on the sidelines of the 18 November 1989 UNC versus Duke football game at Kenan Memorial Stadium, Chapel Hill. The negative is labeled 'UNC-Duke, for Mack Brown'. Color 35 mm roll film by Hugh Morton.

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UNC v. Duke football, November 18, 1989

Morton, Hugh M. · 1989

Quarterback Jonathan Hall, number 5, enters Kenan Memorial Stadium in Chapel Hill for the UNC and Duke football game of 18 November 1989. Hugh Morton's 35 mm color negative is labeled 'UNC-Duke, for Mack Brown', then the Tar Heels' head coach.

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UNC v. Duke, football, Mack Brown, November 18, 1989

Morton, Hugh M. · 1989

Hugh Morton photographed UNC head coach Mack Brown on the sideline at Kenan Memorial Stadium during the Carolina versus Duke game of 18 November 1989. The 35 mm color negative is labeled for Brown.

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George Stirnweiss recognition, UNC v. Clemson football

Morton, Hugh M. · 1985

Kenan Memorial Stadium, 9 November 1985: at the UNC versus Clemson football game, the family of George 'Snuffy' Stirnweiss accepts an award in his honor. Stirnweiss played both baseball and football for UNC. 35 mm black-and-white negative by Hugh Morton.

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George Stirnweiss recognition, UNC v. Clemson football game

Morton, Hugh M. · 1985

Ceremony at Kenan Memorial Stadium on 9 November 1985, during UNC's game with Clemson, honoring former UNC baseball and football player George 'Snuffy' Stirnweiss, with his family accepting. UNC athletic director John Swofford stands at far left beside Clyde King, with Ernie Williamson next to King. Hugh Morton, 35 mm film.

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Kelvin Bryant

Morton, Hugh M. · 1985

Former UNC football player Kelvin Bryant at the UNC versus Clemson game in Kenan Memorial Stadium on 9 November 1985. 35 mm black-and-white negative by Hugh Morton.

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UNC v. Clemson football, Dick Crum, November 9, 1985

Morton, Hugh M. · 1985

Hugh Morton's black-and-white 35 mm negative from 9 November 1985 shows Tar Heel head coach Dick Crum, center, on the sidelines against Clemson at Kenan Memorial Stadium in Chapel Hill. Defensive backs coach Marc Dove stands at left.

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UNC v. Clemson football, Dick Crum, November 9, 1985

Morton, Hugh M. · 1985

Head coach Dick Crum, far right, on the sideline with players during the UNC and Clemson game at Kenan Memorial Stadium on 9 November 1985. From left: tailback William Humes (6), wide receiver Eric Streater (25), defensive back Joel Freeze (84) and graduate assistant coach Larry Woods. Hugh Morton, 35 mm negative.

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UNC v. Clemson football, Dick Crum, November 9, 1985

Morton, Hugh M. · 1985

Tar Heel head coach Dick Crum stands at center along the sideline at Kenan Memorial Stadium during the Clemson game of 9 November 1985, with tight end Will Madison (85) and wide receiver Eric Streater (25). Black-and-white 35 mm negative by Hugh Morton.

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Aerial view of Kenan Stadium

Morton, Hugh M. · 1984

Aerial photograph by Hugh Morton, 1984, looking down on Kenan Stadium at UNC-Chapel Hill and the campus landscape around it, with the Morehead-Patterson Bell Tower in view. Taken on 120 color roll film.

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UNC v. Clemson football, 1983, November 5, 1983

Morton, Hugh M. · 1983

Dick Crum, UNC head football coach, on the sidelines at the Tar Heels' game against Clemson in Kenan Memorial Stadium, Chapel Hill, on 5 November 1983. Color 35 mm mounted slide by Hugh Morton.

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UNC v. Clemson football, 1983, November 5, 1983

Morton, Hugh M. · 1983

UNC football coach Dick Crum stands with players on the sideline during the 5 November 1983 game against Clemson in Kenan Memorial Stadium, Chapel Hill. Also pictured, left to right: defensive backs coach Dale Evans, wide receivers Mark Smith (45) and Larry Griffin (3), and tailback Derrick Donald (37). Color slide by Hugh Morton.

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UNC v. Clemson football, 1983, November 5, 1983

Morton, Hugh M. · 1983

Offensive tackle Brian Blados, number 60, on the UNC sideline in Kenan Memorial Stadium during the Tar Heels' home game with Clemson on 5 November 1983. Color 35 mm slide by Hugh Morton.

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UNC v. Duke football, 1983, November 19, 1983

Morton, Hugh M. · 1983

Color slide by Hugh Morton of play in the UNC versus Duke game at Kenan Memorial Stadium on 19 November 1983, with a full moon over the stadium. Tar Heels in the frame include defensive back Walter Bailey, linebacker Carl Carr and outside linebacker Noel McEachern. One 35 mm mounted slide.

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UNC v. Duke football, 1983, November 19, 1983

Morton, Hugh M. · 1983

UNC cheerleaders celebrate with the Victory Bell after the Tar Heels beat Duke 34 to 27 at Kenan Memorial Stadium on 19 November 1983. The bell still wears Duke's dark blue from the Blue Devils' win in 1982. Hugh Morton color slide, 35 mm.

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UNC v. Duke football, 1983, November 19, 1983

Morton, Hugh M. · 1983

Hugh Morton's color slide of UNC cheerleaders with the Victory Bell at Kenan Memorial Stadium, 19 November 1983, after Carolina defeated Duke 34 to 27. Duke had won the bell in 1982, so it is painted in Duke's dark blue.

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UNC v. Duke football, 1983, November 19, 1983

Morton, Hugh M. · 1983

Halftime show by the UNC marching band at the Carolina and Duke football game in Kenan Memorial Stadium, Chapel Hill, on 19 November 1983. Hugh Morton color slide, 35 mm.

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UNC v. Duke football, 1983, November 19, 1983

Morton, Hugh M. · 1983

Hugh Morton photographed the UNC marching band on the field at halftime of the 19 November 1983 football game against Duke at Kenan Memorial Stadium in Chapel Hill. Color mounted slide, 35 mm.

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UNC v. Duke football, 1983, November 19, 1983

Morton, Hugh M. · 1983

End zone action from the UNC and Duke football game at Kenan Memorial Stadium on 19 November 1983, photographed by Hugh Morton. Carolina defenders in the frame include tackle William Fuller, defensive back Larry James and tackle Brian Johnston, facing the Duke quarterback. Color slide, 35 mm.

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Georgia Carroll Kyser

Morton, Hugh M. · 1980

Singer and actress Georgia Carroll Kyser, married to Chapel Hill bandleader Kay Kyser, attends a UNC football game at Kenan Stadium in the 1980s. Behind her the Carolina Band plays 'Tar Heels On Hand' in her husband's honor. 35 mm negative by Hugh Morton.

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Billy Graham at Kenan Memorial Stadium, September 22, 1973

Morton, Hugh M. · 1973

The Reverend Billy Graham at the UNC and Maryland football game in Kenan Memorial Stadium, Chapel Hill, on 22 September 1973. Color slide by Hugh Morton.

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Billy Graham at Kenan Memorial Stadium, September 22, 1973

Morton, Hugh M. · 1973

Evangelist Billy Graham waves to the crowd at Kenan Memorial Stadium in Chapel Hill during the UNC and Maryland football game on 22 September 1973. Hugh Morton took the 35 mm color slide.

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Charlie Justice, Morris Mason, and others at UNC Homecoming game

Morton, Hugh M. · 1973

Reunion of the 1948 Tar Heel football team at Homecoming on 17 November 1973, when UNC beat Wake Forest 42 to 0. All-Americans Charlie Justice and Art Weiner stand with team trainer Morris Mason during the pregame tribute at Kenan Stadium. Hugh Morton photograph.

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Kenan Stadium aerial view, circa 1970s

Morton, Hugh M. · 1970

Hugh Morton's aerial view of Kenan Stadium at UNC on High School Marching Band Day, about the 1970s, with the marchers on the field forming the letters UNC. Color sheet film transparency, 4 by 5 inches.

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UNC football, 1970

Morton, Hugh M. · 1970

Hugh Morton photograph from 1970 of halfback Don McCauley (#23), head coach Bill Dooley and fullback Geoff Hamlin (#33) at a Carolina football game in Kenan Stadium. McCauley was an All America back, and Dooley coached the Tar Heels from 1967 to 1977. Black-and-white 8 x 10 print.

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1966 UNC-Chapel Hill CU/Dick Adler Day, September 24, 1966

Morton, Hugh M. · 1966

Crowds on and near a walkway at Kenan Memorial Stadium on 24 September 1966, Consolidated University and Dick Adler Day at UNC-Chapel Hill, photographed by Hugh Morton.

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1966 UNC-Chapel Hill CU/Dick Adler Day, September 24, 1966

Morton, Hugh M. · 1966

Broadway composer, lyricist and producer Richard Adler crowns the queen of Consolidated University Day at Kenan Memorial Stadium on 24 September 1966, a day also billed as Dick Adler Day. CU Day was named for the Consolidated University of North Carolina, the system that joined the campuses at Chapel Hill, Raleigh and Greensboro. Hugh Morton, black-and-white negative.

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1966 UNC-Chapel Hill CU/Dick Adler Day, September 24, 1966

Morton, Hugh M. · 1966

Richard Adler, the UNC alumnus who wrote and produced for Broadway, holds an award at Kenan Memorial Stadium on 24 September 1966, Consolidated University Day, which was also marked as Dick Adler Day. A crowd is in view. Black-and-white 4 x 5 negative by Hugh Morton.

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Marching bands at Kenan Stadium, October 3, 1964

Morton, Hugh M. · 1964

High School Marching Band Day at Kenan Stadium on 3 October 1964, with 37 high school bands from across North Carolina crowding the field. Color 35 mm slide by Hugh Morton.

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Marching bands at Kenan Stadium, October 3, 1964

Morton, Hugh M. · 1964

Hugh Morton color slide of marching bands massed on the field at Kenan Stadium, UNC-Chapel Hill, on 3 October 1964, possibly during High School Marching Band Day, when 37 high school bands from around North Carolina performed. 35 mm mounted slide.

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Marching bands at Kenan Stadium, October 3, 1964

Morton, Hugh M. · 1964

Uniformed marching bands fill the field at Kenan Stadium in Chapel Hill on 3 October 1964 for High School Marching Band Day, which brought 37 high school bands from across the state. Color 35 mm slide by Hugh Morton.

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UNC ram mascots, November 21, 1964

Morton, Hugh M. · 1964

Color slide by Hugh Morton from the UNC versus Duke football game at Kenan Stadium in Chapel Hill on 21 November 1964, showing the adult Rameses and a baby ram on the sidelines. The two mascots were in fact Dorset Horned sheep. One 35 mm mounted slide.

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UNC ram mascots, November 21, 1964

Morton, Hugh M. · 1964

Two UNC ram mascots, the adult Rameses and a baby ram, on the sidelines of the UNC versus Duke football game at Kenan Stadium on 21 November 1964. Both are Dorset Horned Sheep. Color slide by Hugh Morton.

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UNC vs. Duke football, November 21, 1964

Morton, Hugh M. · 1964

Color slide by Hugh Morton from the UNC versus Duke game of 21 November 1964 at Kenan Stadium in Chapel Hill, showing a cheerleader and the ram mascot in front of the stands.

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UNC vs. NC State football, 1964

Morton, Hugh M. · 1964

Wide view by Hugh Morton of the UNC versus NC State game at Kenan Stadium, Chapel Hill, on 19 September 1964, taken from a distance with the crowd in view. Tar Heels include center Chris Hanburger, fullback Eddie Kesler and quarterback Gary Black; NC State guard Bob Smith also appears. Color 35 mm slide.

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UNC vs. NC State football, September 19, 1964

Morton, Hugh M. · 1964

Color slide by Hugh Morton showing pink smoke over the field at Kenan Stadium in Chapel Hill during the NC State game of 19 September 1964, with the crowd in the stands. One 35 mm mounted slide.

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UNC vs. NC State football, September 19, 1964

Morton, Hugh M. · 1964

UNC quarterback Danny Talbott, number 10, in the 19 September 1964 game against NC State at Kenan Stadium in Chapel Hill. Color 35 mm slide by Hugh Morton.

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UNC vs. NC State football, September 19, 1964

Morton, Hugh M. · 1964

Head coach Jim Hickey on the UNC sideline at Kenan Stadium during the Tar Heels' game with NC State, 19 September 1964. Hugh Morton color slide, 35 mm.

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UNC vs. NC State football, September 19, 1964

Morton, Hugh M. · 1964

The crowd after the UNC and NC State football game at Kenan Stadium, Chapel Hill, 19 September 1964, photographed by Hugh Morton on a 35 mm color slide.

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UNC vs. NC State football, September 19, 1964

Morton, Hugh M. · 1964

Spectators fill Kenan Stadium for the UNC football game against NC State on 19 September 1964, in a 35 mm color slide by Hugh Morton.

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UNC vs. NC State football, September 19, 1964

Morton, Hugh M. · 1964

Cheerleader Judy Allen at the UNC and NC State game in Kenan Stadium, 19 September 1964, with Tar Heel players on the bench behind her, among them Glenn Ogburn, Jim Eason and Bill Edwards. Hugh Morton color slide, 35 mm.

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UNC vs. NC State football, September 19, 1964

Morton, Hugh M. · 1964

The UNC football team enters Kenan Stadium before playing NC State on 19 September 1964. Players include center Chris Hanburger, fullback Hank Barden and quarterback Jeff Beaver. Hugh Morton color slide, 35 mm.

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UNC vs. NC State football, September 19, 1964

Morton, Hugh M. · 1964

Fans in the stands at Kenan Stadium during the UNC game with NC State on 19 September 1964, photographed by Hugh Morton. One 35 mm color mounted slide.

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UNC vs. NC State football, September 19, 1964

Morton, Hugh M. · 1964

Hugh Morton photographed cheerleader Judy Allen at Kenan Stadium during the 19 September 1964 game against NC State, with quarterback Jeff Beaver, Glenn Ogburn and Jim Eason on the UNC bench behind her. One 35 mm color slide.

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UNC vs. NC State football, September 19, 1964

Morton, Hugh M. · 1964

Left halfback Ken Willard, number 40, breaks loose with the ball against NC State at Kenan Stadium on 19 September 1964, with teammates Gary Black and Gary Lail also in view. Color slide by Hugh Morton, 35 mm.

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UNC vs. NC State football, September 19, 1964

Morton, Hugh M. · 1964

NC State players and coaches on their sideline at Kenan Stadium during the 19 September 1964 game at UNC-Chapel Hill, including Don Hamilton, Jack Thomas and Golden Simpson. One 35 mm color slide by Hugh Morton.

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UNC vs. NC State football, September 19, 1964

Morton, Hugh M. · 1964

NC State head coach Earle Edwards with assistants Carey Brewbaker and Bill Smaltz on the visitors' sideline at Kenan Stadium, 19 September 1964, during the game against UNC. Hugh Morton color slide, 35 mm.

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UNC vs. NC State football, September 19, 1964

Morton, Hugh M. · 1964

Earle Edwards, head coach of NC State, in the front row of his team's sideline at Kenan Stadium in Chapel Hill on 19 September 1964; Terry Jenkins, Dan Golden and Dave Carter are among the players. Color slide by Hugh Morton.

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UNC vs. NC State football, September 19, 1964

Morton, Hugh M. · 1964

Long view of play in the UNC and NC State game at Kenan Stadium, 19 September 1964, with the Tar Heel line including John Atherton, John Hill and Chris Hanburger, and spectators beyond. Hugh Morton 35 mm color slide.

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UNC vs. Wake Forest football, October 3, 1964

Morton, Hugh M. · 1964

From left, halfback Ken Willard, head coach Jim Hickey and his assistant Vito Ragazzo at the UNC versus Wake Forest game in Kenan Memorial Stadium, Chapel Hill, on 3 October 1964. Color 35 mm slide by Hugh Morton.

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UNC vs. Wake Forest football, October 3, 1964

Morton, Hugh M. · 1964

Hugh Morton color slide from the 3 October 1964 game between Carolina and Wake Forest at Kenan Stadium. On the UNC sideline stand wide end Billy Darnall, quarterback Danny Talbott and wide end Tom Brooks.

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UNC vs. Wake Forest football, October 3, 1964

Morton, Hugh M. · 1964

Game action from Kenan Stadium on 3 October 1964, photographed by Hugh Morton on a 35 mm color slide. Wake Forest's Joe Carazo, Jim Mayo, Dick Penn and Leland Cox face UNC fullback Jim Eason.

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UNC vs. Wake Forest football, October 3, 1964

Morton, Hugh M. · 1964

Hugh Morton's color slide of a play from UNC's home game against Wake Forest, 3 October 1964. Carolina players include tight ends John Atherton and Jim Harrington, quarterback Gary Black and fullback Hank Barden.

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UNC vs. Wake Forest football, October 3, 1964

Morton, Hugh M. · 1964

At Kenan Stadium on 3 October 1964, Hugh Morton caught the Carolina offense against Wake Forest on a 35 mm color slide: Joe Churchill, Ed Stringer, Joe Frantangelo, Hank Barden, Bud Phillips and quarterback Gary Black.

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UNC vs. Wake Forest football, October 3, 1964

Morton, Hugh M. · 1964

Wake Forest's sideline during the game at Kenan Stadium, on a Hugh Morton color slide dated 3 October 1964. Players wear jerseys reading Beat Carolina; head coach Bill Tate stands with Eddie McKinney, Don McMurry and Kenny Hauswald.

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UNC vs. Wake Forest football, October 3, 1964

Morton, Hugh M. · 1964

Color slide by Hugh Morton of Wake Forest head coach William L. (Bill) Tate at the center of the frame on the visitors' sideline at Kenan Stadium, 3 October 1964, with right tackle William Slater, number 77, also in view.

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UNC-Chapel Hill marching band

Morton, Hugh M. · 1964

The UNC-Chapel Hill marching band at the Carolina versus Duke football game in Kenan Stadium on 21 November 1964, on a color 35 mm slide by Hugh Morton.

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UNC cheerleader and band, 1963

Morton, Hugh M. · 1963

Head cheerleader Hannis Latham sits in a wicker chair in front of the marching band at Kenan Stadium during a 1963 UNC football game. Hugh Morton photograph, an 8 by 10 black-and-white print.

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UNC football, 1963

Morton, Hugh M. · 1963

Head cheerleader Hannis Latham sits on a throne on the sidelines in front of the marching band at a 1963 UNC football event, probably at Kenan Memorial Stadium. Hugh Morton photograph, black-and-white 120 roll film negative.

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"Jim Hickey, UNC football team, 1962", October 10, 1962

Morton, Hugh M. · 1962

Head football coach Jim Hickey in the stands of Kenan Memorial Stadium on 10 October 1962, with his UNC players lined up behind him in a formation that spells the letters UNC. Color sheet film negative by Hugh Morton.

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"Jim Hickey, UNC football team, 1962", P081

Morton, Hugh M. · 1962

UNC-Chapel Hill head football coach Jim Hickey in the stands of Kenan Memorial Stadium in 1962, while his players stand below in a formation spelling out UNC. Hugh Morton made the negative, labeled for sportswriter Bob Quincy.

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UNC football staff, 1962

Morton, Hugh M. · 1962

Group portrait of UNC's 1962 football coaching staff under head coach Jim Hickey. The front row includes assistants Joe Mark, Bob Thalman, Bud Carson and Fred Tullai; Emmett Cheek, assistant trainer Warren Morris and Ernie Williamson stand behind. Hugh Morton photograph.

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UNC football, 1950s-1960s, 1962

Morton, Hugh M. · 1962

Twin brothers Bruce Greene, an end wearing 89, and Duff Greene, a guard wearing 66, clown for the camera with a picture frame and a paintbrush on the UNC football field in 1962, most likely at Kenan Memorial Stadium. Hugh Morton, 120 roll film negative.

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"High School Band Day" at Kenan Stadium

Morton, Hugh M. · 1960

Marching bands fill Kenan Memorial Stadium in Chapel Hill for High School Band Day, in a color transparency by Hugh Morton from the 1960s or 1970s.

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Kenan Stadium Aerial View, 1960s-1980s

Morton, Hugh M. · 1960

Aerial view of Kenan Stadium at UNC with a large crowd, a marching band in formation, and the Morehead-Patterson Bell Tower in the foreground. Hugh Morton, black-and-white 8 by 10 inch print, 1960s to 1980s.

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UNC football, 1960

Morton, Hugh M. · 1960

Tackle John Hegarty (71) and basketball star Doug Moe in Kenan Memorial Stadium on 8 October 1960, after UNC beat Notre Dame 12 to 7. Hugh Morton photograph, 120 roll film negative.

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UNC v. Notre Dame football, 1960

Morton, Hugh M. · 1960

Fans celebrate with a goal post in Kenan Memorial Stadium, Chapel Hill, after UNC beat Notre Dame 12 to 7 on 8 October 1960. The game was identified from the frame before it on the roll, which shows the final score. Hugh Morton black-and-white 120 roll film negative.

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UNC football, 1958, October 25, 1958

Morton, Hugh M. · 1958

UNC players hoist equipment manager Morris Mason after the 26 to 7 win over Wake Forest at Kenan Stadium on 25 October 1958; senior end Don Kemper (84) is among them. Mason was then in his 32nd year at UNC. Hugh Morton photograph.

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UNC football, 1958, October 25, 1958

Morton, Hugh M. · 1958

UNC players hoist equipment manager Morris Mason as he shakes hands with head coach Jim Tatum, after beating Wake Forest 26 to 7 in Kenan Stadium on 25 October 1958. Hugh Morton took the 120 roll film negative.

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UNC football, 1958, October 25, 1958

Morton, Hugh M. · 1958

Cheerleaders hug and celebrate at the UNC football game against Wake Forest in Kenan Memorial Stadium on 25 October 1958. Hugh Morton photographed them on 120 black-and-white roll film.

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"G. B. Cook and Rameses at game, Bushy", 1957

Morton, Hugh M. · 1957

Hugh Morton photograph from 1957 of G. B. Cook, perhaps known as Bushy, with a boy and the ram mascot Rameses on the sidelines of a football game at Kenan Memorial Stadium. Head coach Jim Tatum, in a ten-gallon hat, and trainer Warren Morris can be seen behind them.

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"G. B. Cook and Rameses at game, Bushy", November 2, 1957

Morton, Hugh M. · 1957

G. B. Cook, possibly the Bushy of the title, with the ram mascot Rameses on the sidelines of a UNC football game in Kenan Memorial Stadium on 2 November 1957. UNC trainer Warren Morris, in glasses with a towel on his shoulder, stands behind them. The next frame shows the Tennessee bench. Hugh Morton took the 120 roll film negative.

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Bobby Gordon, University of Tennessee football, 1957

Morton, Hugh M. · 1957

University of Tennessee running back Bobby Gordon speaks into a headset on the sideline during the Volunteers' game against UNC at Kenan Memorial Stadium on 2 November 1957. Hugh Morton photograph on 120 black-and-white roll film.

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UNC cheerleaders at football game

Morton, Hugh M. · 1957

Cheerleaders on the field at Kenan Stadium during a UNC football game in 1957, with Gail Payne, Patricia Poythress and Ina Gee Ridley among the women at the front. Hugh Morton photograph, an 8 by 10 black-and-white print.

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UNC cheerleaders at football game, 1957

Morton, Hugh M. · 1957

Hugh Morton's 1957 view of UNC cheerleaders at Kenan Stadium during a football game. Gail Payne, Patricia Poythress and Ina Gee Ridley stand among the women in front. Black-and-white 120 roll film negative.

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UNC football, George Barclay, 1957

Morton, Hugh M. · 1957

Portrait of George Barclay, who coached UNC football from 1953 to 1955, made in Kenan Memorial Stadium in 1957, two years after his tenure ended. Hugh Morton, 120 roll film negative.

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"Welcome Home Sunny Jim"

Morton, Hugh M. · 1956

Wide view of Kenan Stadium at the UNC and NC State game on 22 September 1956, with the band and team on the field. Head coach Jim Tatum, in a ten-gallon hat, walks in behind a banner welcoming him back to Chapel Hill. Color transparency by Hugh Morton.

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UNC v. Georgia football, 1956, October 13, 1956

Morton, Hugh M. · 1956

Game action from UNC versus Georgia at Kenan Memorial Stadium, Chapel Hill, 13 October 1956. Georgia's George Whitton has the ball; also in the frame are Georgia tackle Mike Meatheringham and the Tar Heels Buddy Payne and Phil Blazer. Hugh Morton black-and-white sheet film negative.

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UNC v. Georgia football, 1956, October 13, 1956

Morton, Hugh M. · 1956

Hugh Morton photographed majorettes at the UNC football game against the University of Georgia on 13 October 1956, most likely in Kenan Memorial Stadium in Chapel Hill. One black-and-white sheet film negative.

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UNC v. Georgia football, 1956, October 13, 1956

Morton, Hugh M. · 1956

A young woman holding flowers, probably a majorette, at the Carolina versus Georgia football game of 13 October 1956, likely played in Kenan Memorial Stadium in Chapel Hill. Black-and-white portrait negative by Hugh Morton.

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UNC v. NCSU football, 1956

Morton, Hugh M. · 1956

The UNC marching band and the football team enter Kenan Memorial Stadium in Chapel Hill for the game against North Carolina State on 22 September 1956. Hugh Morton black-and-white sheet film negative.

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Surveys and maps of the area

Not about Kenan Stadium alone: the architectural surveys that cover its town or the county, and maps drawn while it stood. Several of the surveys can be read free online at NC Digital Collections.

The Town and Gown Architecture of Chapel Hill, North Carolina: 1795-1975

Little-Stokes, Margaret Ruth · 2006

Margaret Ruth Little-Stokes's survey of Chapel Hill's town and campus buildings from 1795 to 1975, published by the Preservation Society of Chapel Hill in 2006. Chapters run from the first campus buildings through David Swain's romantic campus to midcentury modernism, followed by area surveys of the campus, east and west Chapel Hill, downtown, Northside and the suburbs.

Included because: A survey or map of the town or county where the site stands.

The town and gown architecture of Chapel Hill, 1795-1975

Little, M. Ruth · 2004 · Preservation Society of Chapel Hill

M. Ruth Little's 2004 architectural history of Chapel Hill and the university campus from 1795 to 1975, written for the Preservation Society of Chapel Hill. A 99-page survey with a bibliography.

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NC Digital Collections record courtesy of the North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources.

Chapel Hill historic sites survey : final report.

Gatza, M. B. · 1992 · Chapel Hill Planning Department

M. B. Gatza's final report of the 1992 Chapel Hill historic sites survey for the town Planning Department, with contributions by Beverly C. Kawalec and Catherine Bishir. It covers historic buildings and districts in Chapel Hill in 80 pages.

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NC Digital Collections record courtesy of the North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources.

When Chapel Hill was a village

Love, Cornelia Spencer, 1892-1981 · 1976 · Chapel Hill Historical Society

Cornelia Spencer Love's recollections of Chapel Hill as a village, published by the Chapel Hill Historical Society in 1976 with drawings by John V. Allcott. Love lived from 1892 to 1981, and the book covers Chapel Hill biography, the town's social life and customs, and the faculty of the university before 1962. viii and 87 pages with illustrations.

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Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Chapel Hill, Orange County, North Carolina.

1925

Sanborn Map Company fire insurance map of Chapel Hill, June 1925, on eleven sheets, with Carrboro also drawn. Sanborn maps recorded the outline, construction and use of each building for fire insurers, so the set shows both towns block by block in the mid 1920s.

Included because: A survey or map of the town or county where the site stands.

Map of Chapel Hill & vicinity.

1933

Street and property map of Chapel Hill and the surrounding country, revised to 1 January 1933 and printed in the town. Topics include streets, real property and the historical geography of Chapel Hill along with maps of the University of North Carolina in its 1793 to 1962 period. A useful sheet for tracing lot lines and street names as they stood at the start of the 1930s.

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    These books don’t necessarily mention Kenan Stadium, but they cover where it stands, its kind of building and the land, family and burial records behind it, and they are where a search for a place like this usually goes next. All are at OCPL, most in the Wall Collection.

    Histories of the town and county

    • Rebecca Wall Collection · NC 975.656 STO Chapel Hill: A Pictorial History Stolpen, Steven · 1978

      Steven Stolpen's pictorial history of Chapel Hill, one of the Donning Company's photographic town histories, published in Norfolk, Virginia in 1978. Photographs and portraits carry the story of the town and the university, including references to Thomas Wolfe's years as a student at Carolina. 156 pages with illustrations.

    • Foundational · 975.656 RYAN Orange County Trio: Hillsborough, Chapel Hill, and Carrboro, North Carolina, Histories and Tour Guides Ryan, Elizabeth Shreve · 2004

      Elizabeth Shreve Ryan's combined histories and tour guides for Hillsborough, Chapel Hill and Carrboro, the three towns of Orange County, with the University of North Carolina treated alongside Chapel Hill. Each town gets a narrative history and a tour of its streets and buildings. Published by Chapel Hill Press in 2004, 369 pages with illustrations and maps.

    Buildings and surveys

    • Foundational · NC 720.975 BIS A Guide to the Historic Architecture of Piedmont North Carolina Bishir, Catherine W. · 2003

      Catherine W. Bishir and Michael T. Southern's field guide to the historic buildings of the North Carolina Piedmont, arranged county by county from Wake and Franklin in the east to Mecklenburg and Gaston in the west. The Orange County section takes in Hillsborough, Chapel Hill and Carrboro along with the rural county, with entries on individual buildings and maps for finding them. Published 2003, 596 pages with illustrations and maps.

    • Foundational · NC 917.56 HIS Historic Buildings and Landmarks of Chapel Hill, N.C Chapel Hill Historical Society · 1973

      A pocket-sized guide to the historic buildings and landmarks of Chapel Hill, prepared by the Chapel Hill Historical Society and printed by Creative Printers in 1973. Forty pages with illustrations and maps, 14 by 22 cm. Topics include architecture, historic buildings and historic districts in Chapel Hill, and the guide is useful for a walking tour of the older parts of town.

    In the chronology

    Storyline about this site, with a page of its own:

    1. William R. Kenan Jr. gives $275,000 for a football stadium Kenan announced a gift of 275,000 dollars to build Kenan Memorial Stadium in honor of his parents, William Rand and Mary Hargrave Kenan. Construction began in November 1926. UNC Libraries, History on the Hill: Chronological List of Events · Also: Chapel Hill Weekly, November 19, 1926, p. 4; Chapel Hill Weekly, September 30, 1927, p. 1
    2. University trustees choose the ravine site for Kenan Stadium The trustees' committee on buildings walked three proposed sites and chose one in the ravine southwest of the Tin Can, about 500 feet farther down than first proposed, for the new Kenan stadium. The choice met objections that the first site was too close to the planned library; surveyors and axemen had already begun work. The Chapel Hill Weekly, December 10, 1926, p. 1
    3. Chapel Hill aldermen act on protests over Kenan Stadium blasting After residents of the south side of the village protested that dynamite blasts on the stadium site were breaking windows, cracking plaster and throwing stones as far as 1,600 feet, the board unanimously adopted R. D. W. Connor's resolution authorizing Town Manager E. M. Knox to get expert advice, confer with the contractors and act to protect the community. The contractors' superintendent said he had already cut the charges in half twice. People: R. D. W. Connor, John M. Booker, Edward M. Knox The Chapel Hill Weekly, April 22, 1927, p. 1
    4. Concrete pouring begins on the Kenan Stadium stands With the excavation slowed some six weeks by unexpected rock, the contractors began pouring the concrete seats of the east stand, and by mid-June were laying 500 seats a day toward a total of 24,000. The athletic authorities set October 15 for finishing the whole job, in time for the Thanksgiving game with Virginia. People: Charles T. Woollen The Chapel Hill Weekly, June 3, 1927, p. 1
    5. William R. Kenan Jr. sees the stadium and adds $28,000 to his gift William Rand Kenan Jr. came to Chapel Hill on September 24 and saw for the first time the stadium he gave the University in memory of his parents. Before leaving he added $28,000 to his original $275,000 to pay for the field house at the south end and other features not in the first plan, bringing the gift to $303,000. People: Charles T. Woollen, Arthur Cleveland Nash The Chapel Hill Weekly, September 30, 1927, p. 1
    6. Kenan Memorial Stadium opens Kenan Memorial Stadium, the gift of William Rand Kenan Jr., hosted its first event on November 12, 1927, when Carolina beat Davidson 27 to 0. It was formally dedicated before the Thanksgiving Day game against Virginia on November 24, when Governor Angus McLean accepted it for the state and the University. People: William Rand Kenan, William Rand Kenan Jr., John Sprunt Hill The Chapel Hill Weekly, November 18, 1927, p. 1: First Game in the New Stadium
    7. Kenan Memorial Stadium is dedicated at the Thanksgiving Day game Before the Thanksgiving Day game with Virginia on November 24 the stadium was presented on behalf of William R. Kenan Jr. and accepted for the state and the University by Governor McLean, with the governor of Virginia and John Sprunt Hill also speaking. The Weekly put the crowd at 28,000, the largest it believed Chapel Hill had ever held, though few could hear the speeches; Carolina won 14 to 13. People: William Rand Kenan Jr., Angus W. McLean, John Sprunt Hill The Chapel Hill Weekly, November 25, 1927, p. 1
    8. Kenan Stadium seats Black spectators in a separate stand by the field house Describing a football afternoon in Kenan Stadium, Mary deB. Graves noted the stand for Black spectators beside the field house at the east end, apart from the main stands. The Chapel Hill Weekly, October 25, 1929, p. 1
    9. Frank Porter Graham is inaugurated as president in Kenan Stadium On Armistice Day, delegates from campuses across the country attended a full-dress ceremony in the stadium. In an address of more than an hour and a quarter, Graham restated the university's freedom to teach and to report findings whatever powerful lobbies thought, and praised Chase. It was the last such inauguration for the Chapel Hill campus alone. Howard E. Covington Jr., Fire and Stone: The Making of the University of North Carolina under Presidents Edward Kidder Graham and Harry Woodburn Chase (2018), p. 418 · Also: Chapel Hill Weekly, November 13, 1931, p. 1
    10. The Playmakers perform Alcestis in Kenan Stadium with choric dances by Phoebe Barr Euripides' Alcestis was staged in Kenan Stadium in July 1932 with choral dances created by Phoebe Barr, a former Denishawn dancer. After it, every Playmakers outdoor production and operetta included dance. Archibald Henderson (ed.), Pioneering a People's Theatre (1945), scan p. 93 · Also: Chapel Hill Weekly, July 15, 1932, p. 6; Chapel Hill Weekly, July 22, 1932, p. 2
    11. The Pre-Flight School graduates its first battalion with a review in Kenan Stadium The First Battalion finished its twelve weeks on August 22, 1942, and passed in review in Kenan Stadium in new white uniforms before leaving for flight bases such as Squantum and New Orleans. Rear Admiral William Glassford Jr., commandant of the Sixth Naval District, came for the graduation. The school's records showed the battalion's average physical fitness index rising from about 64 to 80 over the course. Cloudbuster (Navy Pre-Flight School, Chapel Hill), October 3, 1942, p. 5
    12. Bishop Eugene McGuinness celebrates Chapel Hill's first military field mass in Kenan Stadium A pontifical military field mass, the first in Chapel Hill's history according to the Cloudbuster, was celebrated in Kenan Stadium by Bishop Eugene J. McGuinness of Raleigh, after a procession of Catholic officers and cadets from the field house to an altar on the field. Msgr. Dennis Lynch preached, and the Catholic officers gave the bishop a dinner at the Carolina Inn with Frank P. Graham and Dean R. B. House among the guests. People: Frank Porter Graham, R. B. House Cloudbuster (Navy Pre-Flight School, Chapel Hill), October 24, 1942, p. 6
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    1. John P. Graff takes command of the Navy Pre-Flight School When Commander O. O. Kessing was ordered to sea in November 1942, his executive officer John P. Graff was named to succeed him in command; a regimental review in Kenan Stadium honored Kessing on November 26, and the Weekly reported Graff's promotion to commander in the first week of December. Graff, recalled from retirement, had been the first line officer to arrive in the spring of 1942. People: Oliver Owen Kessing, John P. Graff Francis Laverne Johnson, With the Cloudbusters at the United States Navy Pre-Flight School, Chapel Hill (1943), scan p. 8 · Also: Chapel Hill Weekly, November 27, 1942, p. 1; Chapel Hill Weekly, December 11, 1942, p. 1
    2. A regimental review in Kenan Stadium honors Commander Kessing as he leaves for the Pacific With Admiral Halsey asking for him in the southwest Pacific, Commander O. O. Kessing was ordered to sea duty, and the Pre-Flight School held a regimental review in his honor in Kenan Stadium. Lieutenant Commander John P. Graff succeeded him in command. People: R. B. House, John P. Graff Chapel Hill Weekly: "Kessing to Leave Here because He Is Wanted on Battle Front" (November 27, 1942), p. 1
    3. Engineer Thomas C. Atwood dies, ending the firm of Atwood and Weeks Atwood died at Duke Hospital on February 2, 1943, at the age of 68. His death closed the partnership that had carried out much of the university's building since the 1920s; the Weekly recalled his earlier firm, Atwood and Nash, which built Kenan Stadium to his partner Arthur C. Nash's design. People: Thomas C. Atwood NC State Historic Preservation Office: Chapel Hill Town Hall, National Register nomination (OR0327), p. 9 · Also: Chapel Hill Weekly, February 5, 1943, p. 6
    4. The Pre-Flight School marks its first anniversary with a review in Kenan Stadium The school celebrated the first anniversary of its commissioning with a regimental review in Kenan Stadium. Commander Graff gave the Silver Star to Cadet Anthony E. Kujawinski for gallantry in combat, and Dean Francis F. Bradshaw brought the university's greetings. People: Francis Foster Bradshaw, John P. Graff Francis Laverne Johnson, With the Cloudbusters at the United States Navy Pre-Flight School, Chapel Hill (1943), scan p. 34 · Also: Chapel Hill Weekly, May 21, 1943, p. 1
    5. Governor Broughton speaks at a Pre-Flight School graduation in Kenan Stadium Broughton and UNC president Frank Porter Graham both spoke at Navy Pre-Flight School graduation exercises in Kenan Stadium on June 2, 1943. People: Frank Porter Graham R.A. Fountain: Chronology (Navy Pre-Flight School)
    6. Assistant Navy Secretary Artemus L. Gates addresses Pre-Flight graduates in Kenan Stadium Artemus L. Gates, Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Air, flew to Chapel Hill on his first visit and gave the main address to the graduating 27th Battalion in Kenan Stadium, then reviewed the regiment of cadets. Captain William S. Popham of the university's Naval Training Unit stood with him on the reviewing line. People: John P. Graff Cloudbuster (Navy Pre-Flight School, Chapel Hill), August 21, 1943, p. 1
    7. British Ambassador Lord Halifax reviews 3,500 cadets and students in Kenan Stadium Lord Halifax, the British Ambassador, came to Chapel Hill with Governor J. Melville Broughton and reviewed a combined parade of about 3,500 Pre-Flight cadets and Naval ROTC, V-12 and Army ASTP students in Kenan Stadium, then spoke to the units. University officials and the heads of the Army and Navy units greeted him. People: J. Melville Broughton, R. B. House, John P. Graff Cloudbuster (Navy Pre-Flight School, Chapel Hill), December 4, 1943, p. 1
    8. Commander Graff hands the Pre-Flight School to Lieut. Comdr. James P. Raugh at a Kenan Stadium review Before about 4,000 people in Kenan Stadium, Commander John P. Graff gave up command of the Pre-Flight School to his executive officer, Lieut. Comdr. James P. Raugh, and left for duty overseas. University president Frank P. Graham gave the main address and a scroll from the state and university, Governor Broughton and Josephus Daniels spoke, and Graham said 13,000 cadets had entered the school. People: Frank Porter Graham, J. Melville Broughton, Josephus Daniels, R. B. House, James P. Raugh, John P. Graff Cloudbuster (Navy Pre-Flight School, Chapel Hill), April 15, 1944, p. 1
    9. More than 6,000 Navy men, students and townspeople mourn President Roosevelt in Kenan Stadium All Navy personnel in Chapel Hill, university students and faculty and townspeople, more than 6,000 in all, held a memorial service for President Roosevelt in Kenan Stadium. UNC president Frank P. Graham gave the eulogy, Pre-Flight chaplain George W. Cummins arranged it, the cadet choir sang and the Pre-Flight band's Black chorus sang Finlandia. People: Frank Porter Graham Cloudbuster (Navy Pre-Flight School, Chapel Hill), April 20, 1945, p. 1
    10. The first Carolina Folk Festival brings 600 musicians and dancers to Kenan Stadium The first Carolina Folk Festival, directed by Bascom Lamar Lunsford, brought about 600 musicians and dancers from across North Carolina to Kenan Stadium in Chapel Hill on June 18 and 19, 1948, for square dance contests, fiddling, clogging and folk songs, with part of the program carried on the Mutual network. The News of Orange County (Hillsborough), June 17, 1948, p. 1 · Also: The News of Orange County (Hillsborough), July 1, 1948, p. 4
    11. Black students sit with whites at a UNC football game for the first time After fourteen student organizations, the Daily Tar Heel and student body president Henry Bowers protested to Chancellor Robert House, the first Black students were given regular student seat passbooks instead of seats in the colored section, and they sat with white students at a UNC football game. People: R. B. House Black Ink (Black Student Movement, UNC), September 16, 1980, p. 3
    12. County commissioners ask the state for a road from Memorial Hospital to the bypass At the University's urging, after traffic jams at the State-Carolina football game, the commissioners petitioned the State Highway Commission for the long-proposed link from N. C. Memorial Hospital to the bypass, which would also open parking near Kenan Stadium. An earlier route had been dropped after the University's buildings and grounds committee objected, and engineers were to survey a new one along the wooded contours south of the stadium. The News of Orange County (Hillsborough), October 4, 1956, p. 1
    13. President John F. Kennedy speaks at UNC President John F. Kennedy received an honorary degree at UNC's University Day ceremony, held on the University's 168th birthday, and spoke to an estimated 32,000 people in Kenan Stadium. He pledged that Americans would be neither Red nor dead, and announced a $1 million federal materials research contract for UNC. People: William C. Friday, John F. Kennedy The Daily Tar Heel, October 13, 1961, p. 1
    14. North Carolina pays tribute to President Kennedy in Kenan Stadium About 18,000 people filled Kenan Stadium for the state's memorial program for John F. Kennedy, at which his mother, Rose Kennedy, accepted North Carolina's $230,000 gift toward the Kennedy Memorial Library. The Rev. Billy Graham gave the tribute address, and Gov. Terry Sanford was on the platform; admission came with a $10 gift to the library fund. People: Terry Sanford The News of Orange County (Hillsborough), May 21, 1964, p. 1
    15. Chancellor Sitterson moves the Jubilee festival out of Kenan Stadium On the Athletic Council's advice that blankets at the spring Jubilee had killed the stadium turf, Chancellor J. Carlyle Sitterson ruled the May festival out of Kenan Stadium; Navy Field was the likely new site, and admission was to be limited to UNC students and their dates. People: J. Carlyle Sitterson The Daily Tar Heel, October 27, 1970, p. 1
    16. A Black freshman becomes the first Black majorette in the Marching Tar Heels A freshman from Greensboro, chosen at an April audition, became the first Black majorette in the Carolina Marching Band's more than forty-year history, set to debut at the September 1972 game with N.C. State. The same issue reported two Black sophomores on the varsity cheerleading squad, also a first. Black Ink (Black Student Movement, UNC), September 1972, p. 5
    17. Coach Bill Dooley red-shirts the team's Black quarterback, and the BSM objects Football coach Bill Dooley announced that a Black sophomore quarterback, a high school All-American who had shared the freshman starting job, would sit out the 1972 season as a red-shirt. BSM chairman Warren Carson and Black Ink called the decision racist, and the player soon transferred to Michigan State. Black Ink (Black Student Movement, UNC), September 1972, p. 5
    18. Black students sit together at Homecoming and refuse to stand for the national anthem At the Homecoming game with Kentucky, three to four hundred Black students sat together in a Black Student Movement section for the first time, in protest against the football staff's treatment of Black athletes. As voted at the BSM meeting of October 12, they stayed seated for the national anthem, sang Lift Every Voice and Sing, and cheered only Black players. Black Ink (Black Student Movement, UNC), October 1972, p. 5
    19. Bill Dooley hires Jim Webster and John Guy, UNC's first Black football coaches Former Tar Heel linebacker Jim Webster, winner of the 1972 Brian Piccolo Award, joined Bill Dooley's staff as the first Black football coach at UNC, and A&T All-Conference safety John Guy came on as an assistant. Dooley denied that Black students' requests for Black coaches had influenced him. Black Ink (Black Student Movement, UNC), September 1973, p. 6
    20. Kenan Stadium equipment manager Morris Mason is honored at homecoming before retiring Morris Mason, Kenan Stadium's equipment manager, was honored at the homecoming game for his years of service and was named grand marshal of the Beat Dook parade; he was to retire in December. The Daily Tar Heel, November 19, 1973, p. 1
    21. UNC shelves new end-zone seats at Kenan Stadium and plans a field house addition instead UNC postponed a $3 million addition of 7,000 to 8,000 permanent seats at Kenan Stadium's north end, which faculty and students feared would cost the stadium its trees, and planned instead a privately funded $600,000 expansion of Kenan Field House after the season. The Daily Tar Heel, September 2, 1976, p. 1
    22. Work goes on at the Kenan Field House addition despite the cold Muirhead Construction was renovating 19,000 square feet of Kenan Field House and adding 11,000 square feet of dressing, training, weight and office space, aiming to finish by August 1, 1977, though cold weather had delayed outside concrete work. The Daily Tar Heel, January 20, 1977, p. 5
    23. Winston-Salem alderman Larry Little speaks at the BSM's tenth-anniversary banquet Larry Little, a former Black Panther Party leader newly elected to the Winston-Salem Board of Aldermen, gave the keynote at the BSM awards banquet in Kenan Field House. The BSM honored Dean Hayden B. Renwick as outstanding Black administrator and Professor J. Lee Greene as outstanding faculty member. Black Ink (Black Student Movement, UNC), March 23, 1978, p. 2
    24. Kenan Stadium gets four women's restroom buildings and new student seats UNC finished four two-story women's restroom buildings, one in each quarter of Kenan Stadium, added 1,500 student seats in the west end zone and put aluminum backs on the upper-deck seats in time for the September 8 home opener. Athletic Director Bill Cobey tied the restrooms to the student body's shift from mostly men to mostly women; the three projects cost about $210,000, $74,800 and $34,500. People: John Swofford The Daily Tar Heel, September 7, 1979, p. 1
    25. UNC crowns its fourth consecutive Black homecoming queen A Black senior, nominated by Omega Psi Phi and chosen as the Black students' candidate by the Black Campus Cabinet, was crowned homecoming queen at the Clemson game in Kenan Stadium. The weekend opened with an all-campus step show by the six Black Greek organizations in Great Hall. Black Ink (Black Student Movement, UNC), November 27, 1979, p. 1
    26. University and town officials allow a 1983 spring concert in Kenan Stadium but ban alcohol Meeting with Student Body President Mike Vandenbergh and concert chairman Ben Lee, about 15 officials of UNC, North Carolina Memorial Hospital and the Chapel Hill Police Department agreed to a charity spring concert to replace Chapel Thrill but would not support it if alcohol were allowed. Police Chief Herman Stone said he would not commit officers to any concert where alcohol was condoned, after injuries and beer-can throwing at Chapel Thrill in 1982. The Daily Tar Heel, January 17, 1983, p. 1
    27. UNC's first Black mike man leads cheers at Kenan Stadium At the home opener against Memphis State, UNC's first Black mike man took the field in white makeup and a blond wig as a comment on what the crowd expected. Within weeks Student Affairs asked him to resign and then dismissed him over jokes officials judged in poor taste, and BSM and student leaders objected to how the matter was handled. Black Ink (Black Student Movement, UNC), September 22, 1983, p. 4
    28. UNC signs Ogden Food Service to run its athletic concessions UNC signed a three-year contract with Ogden Food Service of New York to manage concessions at all its sports events, ending the athletic department's Kenan Concessions; the Tar Heel and Northern Chatham Sertoma clubs pulled out of selling at Kenan Stadium over Ogden's smaller share for charity. The Daily Tar Heel, September 11, 1985, p. 1
    29. UNC replaces the lower-section seats of Kenan Stadium The Athletic Association began replacing the redwood plank seats in Kenan Stadium's lower sections with aluminum seats with backs, at a cost of $400,000 from football ticket revenue, to be done by early spring. The Daily Tar Heel, February 6, 1986, p. 4
    30. UNC begins enforcing its ban on alcohol and coolers at Boshamer, Fetzer and Kenan stadiums After rowdy incidents at a baseball game attended by the Board of Governors and a beer-can fight at a lacrosse game, the University put up signs and began enforcing its long-standing ban on alcohol and coolers at spring games in Boshamer, Fetzer and Kenan stadiums. The Daily Tar Heel, April 11, 1986, p. 3
    31. UNC opens the Student-Athlete Development Center at Kenan Stadium The UNC athletic department opened a 10,000-square-foot Student-Athlete Development Center at the east end of Kenan Stadium, with computers, study and tutorial rooms, a language lab and a 128-seat auditorium for study halls, career counseling and a required freshman orientation and learning skills program. The Daily Tar Heel credited Athletic Director John Swofford and Associate Athletic Director Paul Hoolahan. People: John Swofford The Daily Tar Heel, September 20, 1989, p. 1
    32. Renovation of Kenan Stadium's south side is under way to add 2,200 seats Workers were clearing debris from the south side of Kenan Stadium in a renovation that would add 2,200 seats, raising capacity to 51,200, with completion set for August 1988. The Daily Tar Heel, February 26, 1988, p. 1
    33. Contractors finish nearly all of Kenan Stadium's renovation before the home opener The contractor's project manager said the Kenan Stadium renovation, which added about 2,100 seats, a new press box, a chancellor's box and lights, was 99.5 percent complete on the eve of the September 10 home opener against Oklahoma, a 15- to 16-month job squeezed into nine months by crews working up to 20 hours a day; storage rooms, stairwells and some concrete work were to follow. The Daily Tar Heel, September 9, 1988, p. 1
    34. UNC crowns its fifth Black Homecoming Queen in a row At the Homecoming game in Kenan Stadium on October 9, 1993, the BSM's Miss BSM was crowned Homecoming Queen, the fifth Black student in a row to win. She said Daily Tar Heel editorials and articles had downplayed her qualifications. Black Ink (Black Student Movement, UNC), November 1, 1993, p. 3
    35. Chancellor Paul Hardin confers an honorary doctor of laws on President Bill Clinton After his speech at UNC's Bicentennial Convocation in Kenan Stadium, President Clinton received an honorary doctorate of law from Chancellor Paul Hardin. People: Paul Hardin III The Daily Tar Heel, October 13, 1993, p. 1 (Clinton Calls for Courage to Change America)
    36. UNC's smoking ban reaches the seats of Kenan Stadium At the football opener against Texas Christian, UNC began barring smoking in Kenan Stadium's seating sections, leaving the concourse and concession areas for smokers, after a season in which the ban had been only a suggestion. Athletic director John Swofford said no extra security would enforce it, and students reported fans still smoking in the stands. People: John Swofford The Daily Tar Heel, September 6, 1994, p. 1
    37. A crowd of 54,300 sets a Kenan Stadium attendance record The 54,300 fans at the UNC-N.C. State football game broke Kenan Stadium's attendance record of 54,100, set at the 1993 Florida State game, and Athletic Director John Swofford cited the crowds in announcing plans to add up to 10,000 seats within two to five years. People: John Swofford The Daily Tar Heel, November 4, 1994, p. 1
    38. Bunting's Tar Heels beat sixth-ranked Florida State 41-9 at home In Carolina's 2001 home opener, moved after the September 11 attacks postponed the SMU game, Bunting's team beat Bobby Bowden's Florida State 41-9 for his first win as head coach. UNC Athletics: Extra Points: Bunting, Ten Years Later
    39. UNC dedicates the William E. Scroggs locker room at Kenan Stadium Lacrosse alumni and the Educational Foundation paid to refurbish the men's lacrosse locker room at the old Kenan Field House, and it was dedicated in Scroggs's name before lacrosse alumni and fans. University of North Carolina Athletics: UNC Dedicates William E. Scroggs Locker Room
    40. UNC's Noteworthy Firsts program honors Karen Parker At a reception in Kenan Stadium, UNC honored Parker among 21 people whose names were given to need-based undergraduate awards and graduate fellowships in its Noteworthy Firsts initiative, begun by Chancellor Carol Folt in 2016. People: Carol L. Folt UNC Hussman School of Journalism and Media: UNC Hussman alumni W. Horace Carter '43, Karen Parker '65 among those being honored at UNC 'Noteworthy Firsts' scholarship reception
    41. UNC moves Kenan Stadium's honor from William R. Kenan Sr. to his son Chancellor Carol Folt announced that, after talking with the family, the university would change the stadium plaques to remove the honor to William R. Kenan Sr., who led a white supremacist unit in the 1898 Wilmington massacre, and focus instead on the donor, William R. Kenan Jr. People: Carol L. Folt Inside Higher Ed: UNC Changes Name of Stadium, Which Has Honored Racist

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