Manuscripts Department
Library of the University of North Carolina
at Chapel Hill
SOUTHERN HISTORICAL COLLECTION
#4292
ROGER N. KIRKMAN PAPERS
Inventory
Abstract: Roger N. Kirkman, active alumnus of the University
of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. In 1975, he was
elected to the Board of Directors of the Dialectic
and Philanthropic Societies Foundation; he served as
president of the Foundation 1976-1978.
Correspondence, 1967-1986, received by
Roger N. Kirkman from family members and friends. The
majority of the letters are dated after Kirkman’s 1973
graduation from UNC-Chapel Hill and relate to personal matters.
Of special note, however, is correspondence, 1975-1977
concerning the work of the Dialectic and Philanthropic
Societies Foundation, Inc., which was formed in July
1974 to raise funds for the preservation of the
societies’ artistic and historical properties. Also
included are Kirkman’s pocket appointment books, 1974-
1983, and his diaries, 1975-1984.
Online Catalog Terms:
Dialectic and Philanthropic Societies Foundation.
Kirkman, Roger N., 1949- .
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill—Alumni and
alumnae.
Size: About 2300 items (3.5 linear ft.).
Date Span: 1967-1986.
Provenance: Received from Roger N. Kirkman of Winston-Salem,
N.C., in December 1981 (Acc. 81140), April 1983 (Acc.
83108), July 1984 (Acc. 84107), November 1990 (Acc.
90146), and November 1996 (Acc. 96172).
Access: RESTRICTED: Addition of November 1990 (Acc. 90146)
CLOSED to all use without donor’s permission until 1
January 2056.
Copyright: Retained by the authors of items in these papers, or
their descendants, as stipulated by United States
copyright law.
SERIES DESCRIPTIONS
Series 1. Correspondence
1971-1980. About 700 items.
Arrangement: chronological
Letters from family and friends concerning personal matters
and the work of the Dialectic and Philanthropic Societies
Foundation, Inc.
Folder 1 1971-1972
2 1973
3 1974
4 1975
5 1976
6 1977
7 1978
1979
8 January-June
9 July-December
1980
10 January-June
11 July-December
Series 2. Appointment Books and Diaries
1974-1984. 13 items.
Arrangement: chronological
Kirkman’s pocket appointment books and diaries recording daily
activities and
observations.
Appointment books:
Folder 12 Volume A-1 1974
A-2 1975
A-3 1976
A-4 1977
A-5 1978
A-6 1979
A-7 1980
A-8 1983
Diaries:
Folder 13 Volume D-1 10 August 1975 - 11 December 1976
D-2 12 December 1976 - 17 June 1978
Folder 14 Volume D-3 19 June 1978 - 31 December 1979
D-4 1 January 1980 - 25 April 1981
D-5 28 November 1982 - 26 May 1984
Addition of November 1990 (Acc. 90146)
Size: About 200 items.
Dates: 1985-1990.
Provenance: Received from Roger N. Kirkman of Winston-Salem,
N.C., November 1990.
Access: CLOSED TO ALL USE WITHOUT DONOR’S PERMISSION
UNTIL 1 JANUARY 2056.
Description: Chiefly personal correspondence, 1985-1990, of Roger
Norman Kirkman.
Folders 15-20.
Addition of November 1996 (Acc.96172)
Size: About 1600 items (2.0 linear feet).
Dates: 1967-1986.
Provenance: Received from Roger N. Kirkman of Winston-Salem,
N.C. in November 1996 (Acc. 96172).
Access: No restrictions.
Description: Chiefly letters to Kirkman from friends, family,
and business acquaintances concerning personal
matters, Dialectic and Philanthropic Society
functions, and Kirkman Electronics business. This
also includes a transcript of Carolina Shout, an epic
poem by Shelby Stephenson.
Folder 21 1967
22 1980
1981
23 January-March
24 April-October
25 November-December
1982
26 January-August
27 September-December
28 Carolina Shout, 1982
1983
29 January-May
30 June-November
31 December and undated
1984
32 January-April
33 May-August
34 September-October
35 November-December
1985
36 January-February
37 March-April
38 May-June
39 July-September
40 October-November
41-43 December
1986
44 January-February
45 March-April
46 May-July
47 August-October
48 November-December
49 Undated