The Carolina Playmakers and the founding of UNC Press

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1. 1918 The Carolina Playmakers are organized Frederick H. Koch organized the Carolina Playmakers at UNC. People: Frederick H. KochUNC A to Z: Carolina Playmakers
2. March 14–15, 1919 Carolina Playmakers present their first bill The first bill included Thomas Wolfe’s The Return of Buck Gavin, with Wolfe in the title role. People: Thomas WolfeNCpedia — Thomas Clayton Wolfe
3. June 12, 1922 The University of North Carolina Press is founded On June 12, 1922, university librarian Louis Round Wilson, nine other faculty members and three trustees founded the University of North Carolina Press, the fi… People: William T. CouchUNC Research: Local Ink, Inc. (July 20, 2020)
4. November 23, 1925 Playmakers Theatre opens The Carolina Playmakers dedicated their theatre in the remodeled Smith Hall, the 1850s building later used as a library and law school, on Monday, November 23,… People: Frederick H. KochThe Tar Heel, November 24, 1925: dedication of the Carolina Playmakers Theatre
5. 1927 Paul Green wins the Pulitzer Prize for In Abraham’s Bosom Paul Green received the 1927 Pulitzer Prize for Drama for In Abraham’s Bosom. People: Paul GreenThe Pulitzer Prizes
6. July 4, 1937 The Lost Colony premieres Paul Green's pageant-drama The Lost Colony opened on Roanoke Island on Sunday evening, July 4, 1937, and the Chapel Hill Weekly reported that it scored a hit. … People: Paul GreenDigitalNC: The Chapel Hill Weekly, July 9, 1937, p. 1 (Green Play Makes Hit)