The Jerald and Constance Marteena Home Movie Collection offers a rare and intimate glimpse into mid-20th-century Black family life, academic culture, and social gatherings in Greensboro, North Carolina. These digitized 8mm home movies—now preserved through Aggie Digital Collections and Scholarship—were filmed by Dr. Jerald M. Marteena and his wife, Constance Hill Marteena, two influential figures in North Carolina’s higher education landscape.
Dr. Jerald M. Marteena served as the long-time Dean of Engineering at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University. In recognition of his leadership and contributions, Marteena Hall, home to the Departments of Mathematics and Physics and the GAMSEC program, was named in his honor when it was constructed in 1980.
Constance Hill Marteena was an accomplished librarian, educator, and bibliographer known for advancing scholarship on Black women. She served as Director of the Thomas F. Holgate Library at Bennett College and helped lead the integration of professional library associations in North Carolina. Her publications and advocacy for women’s education continue to influence generations of scholars.
Together, the Marteenas documented everyday moments, travel, and community life, leaving behind a visual record that complements the professional achievements of this remarkable couple. This collection is a valuable resource for researchers, historians, and anyone interested in African American family life, academic leadership, and home media of the 20th century.
Submissions from 1974
Summer 74 Reel 3, Jerald Marteena and Constance Marteena
Submissions from 1971
Greensboro National Bank 1971, Jerald Marteena and Constance Marteena
Summer 1971, Jerald Marteena and Constance Marteena
Submissions from 1970
Bahamas, Jerald Marteena and Constance Marteena
Summer 1970, Jerald Marteena and Constance Marteena
Summer 1970 #2, Jerald Marteena and Constance Marteena
Submissions from 1969
James Buchanan's Wheatland, Jerald Marteena and Constance Marteena
Submissions from 1968
Montreal, New Foundland And Lancsster 1968, Jerald Marteena and Constance Marteena
Submissions from 1967
Europe #1, Jerald Marteena and Constance Marteena
Europe #2, Jerald Marteena and Constance Marteena
Europe #3, Jerald Marteena and Constance Marteena
Submissions from 1964
World's Fair 1964, Jerald Marteena and Constance Marteena
Submissions from 1962
Seattle Wash 1962 Vacation 1, Jerald Marteena and Constance Marteena
Seattle Wash 1962 Vacation 2, Jerald Marteena and Constance Marteena
Submissions from 1961
New England Vacation, '61, Jerald Marteena and Constance Marteena
NY & New England 1961, Jerald Marteena and Constance Marteena
Submissions from 1960
Hawaii 1960, Jerald Marteena and Constance Marteena
Ontario, Jerald Marteena and Constance Marteena
Ontario and Los Angeles, Jerald Marteena and Constance Marteena
South America, Jerald Marteena and Constance Marteena
South America #2, Jerald Marteena and Constance Marteena
West Coast 1960 #1, Jerald Marteena and Constance Marteena
West Coast 1960 #2, Jerald Marteena and Constance Marteena
Submissions from 1959
Christmas 1959 Lewis Garden Wilson, Jerald Marteena and Constance Marteena
St. Lawrence Seaway 1959 Vacation, Jerald Marteena and Constance Marteena
Submissions from 1956
Prince Edward Island 1956 #1, Jerald Marteena and Constance Marteena
Summer '56, Part 2, Jerald Marteena and Constance Marteena
Submissions from 1955
Canada 1955, Jerald Marteena and Constance Marteena
Submissions from 1953
North Carolina 1953, Jerald Marteena and Constance Marteena
Summer 1953, Jerald Marteena and Constance Marteena
Submissions from 1952
Mexico #1 1952, Jerald Marteena and Constance Marteena
Mexico #2, Jerald Marteena and Constance Marteena
Submissions from 1950
Alaska, Jerald Marteena and Constance Marteena
Governor Hodges Innauguration, Jerald Marteena and Constance Marteena
Kingston, Jamaica, Jerald Marteena and Constance Marteena
Summer Northwest 1950, Jerald Marteena and Constance Marteena
Submissions from 1949
Miami 1949, Jerald Marteena and Constance Marteena
Vacation Ottowa 1949, Jerald Marteena and Constance Marteena
Submissions from 1948
New England 48, Jerald Marteena and Constance Marteena
Submissions from 1947
Watkins, Glen, Sadie And Arnold 1947, Jerald Marteena and Constance Marteena
Submissions from 1946
Summer '46, Jerald Marteena and Constance Marteena
Vacation '46 #2, Jerald Marteena and Constance Marteena
Submissions from 1944
Fall '44; Summer;Washington; Lorena; Hill Family, Jerald Marteena and Constance Marteena
Submissions from 1943
Tuskegee, Summer 1943, Jerald Marteena and Constance Marteena
Submissions from 1940
Cuba, Jerald Marteena and Constance Marteena
Florida Keys; Puerto Rico, Jerald Marteena and Constance Marteena
Glacier #2, Jerald Marteena and Constance Marteena
Glacier #3, Jerald Marteena and Constance Marteena
"Inside Color", Jerald Marteena and Constance Marteena
NCCU Graduation, Jerald Marteena and Constance Marteena
Ontario And Quebec, Jerald Marteena and Constance Marteena
Submissions from 1938
Homecoming 1938, Jerald Marteena and Constance Marteena
Mexico #2 1938, Jerald Marteena and Constance Marteena
Submissions from 1900
Football Reel 2, Jerald Marteena and Constance Marteena
Unidentified Singing Group, Jerald Marteena and Constance Marteena