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Wilson Library
The Louis Round Wilson Library, which served for
55 years as the research library in the humanities and
social sciences at UNC, has been dedicated to special
collections since the opening of Davis Library.
Foremost among the special resources of the build
ing is the Southern Historical Collection of 8 million
manuscripts.
Its Rare Book Collection contains special groups
such as the Hanes Collection of Incunabula, including
the ceremonial volumes that mark the millions in the
library's holdings. The 3 millionth book was presented
in the fall of 1983.
The North Carolina Collection dates to an effort
begun in 1844 and today contains more than 170,000
books and pamphlets.
Louis Round Wilson, a Kenan professor and a Uni
versity librarian for 31 years, died several weeks short
of his 103rd birthday in 1979.
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Smith Center
The Dean E. Smith Student Activities Center
officially opened in January 1986. The occasion
was a game against the Duke Blue Devils, and the
Tar Heels won, 95-92.
The Smith Center is the third largest on-cam-pus
arena in the country, seating 21,444 for bas
ketball. It cost $33.8 million to construct and
all of the funds were private donations raised in a
campaign led by UNC alumnus Hargrove "Skip
per" Bowles.
Since its opening, the Smith Center has also
become a popular concert spot. In recent years,
the Smith Center has hosted several big-name
artists, including Pink Floyd, David Bowie, Rod
Stewart, Jimmy Buffett, R.E.M., Robert Plant and
INXS.