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Copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], in the J. Carlyle Sitterson papers #4770, Southern Historical Collection, The Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Acquisitions Information

Received from Nancy Howard Sitterson in August 1995 (Acc. 95112) and May 1997 (Acc. 97064).

Received from Mrs. J. Carlyle Sitterson in May 1997.

Sensitive Materials Statement

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The following terms from Library of Congress Subject Headings suggest topics, persons, geography, etc. interspersed through the entire collection; the terms do not usually represent discrete and easily identifiable portions of the collection--such as folders or items.

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• Education, Higher--North Carolina--History--20th century.
• Family--North Carolina--Social life and customs--20th century.
• History--Study and teaching (Higher)
• North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching.
• North Carolina--Social life and customs--20th century.
• Research Triangle Institute.
• Sitterson family.
• Sitterson, J. Carlyle (Joseph Carlyle), 1911-
• Teacher centers--North Carolina.
• University of North Carolina (1793-1962)--Faculty--History--20th century.
• University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill--Administration.
• University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill--Faculty--History--20th century.
• University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Chancellor.
• Williamston (N.C.)--History.

• Records of the Office of Chancellor: Joseph Carlyle Sitterson Series, 1966-1971, University Archives and Records Service, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
• Records of the Office of the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, University Archives and Records Service, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

J. Carlyle Sitterson (1911-1995) was born in Kinston, N.C. He received his B.A. from the University of North Carolina in 1931 and began teaching history at UNC in 1935 while completing his Ph. D. In 1955, Sitterson became dean of the School of Arts and Sciences, and, in 1965, he was appointed vice-chancellor. Serving as chancellor from 1966 to 1971, he steered the University through major desegregation efforts, anti- Vietnamese War protests, and general campus unrest while reorganizing the administration to reflect the needs of a modern university. Through all of his administrative work, Sitterson continued to teach history, moving from his specialty in United States economic history to 20th-century United States history; he retired as William Rand Kenan Professor of History in 1981. Sitterson married Nancy Howard in 1944; the couple had three children: Joseph Carlyle, Jr.; Mary Howard, who married Eric Calhoun; and Curtis Howard. Sitterson died 19 May 1995.

Materials have been roughly sorted into office files, which include items relating to the North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching, the Research Triangle Institute, and other groups with which Sitterson was associated, and teaching materials.

Personal records of J. Carlyle Sitterson. Included is 19th-century correspondence and court and legal records of Sitterson's ancestors of Williamston, N.C. Also included are materials, 1933-1995, of Sitterson, including personal documents and letters and cards relating to personal and family matters. Materials from 1995 are primarily concerned with the death of Lyle Sitterson. There are also awards and certificates of J. Carlyle Sitterson, newspaper clippings about family members, a 1971 inventory of items at the UNC-CH chancellor's residence, and records, 1967-1971, of University expenses. There are also photographs of the inventory of the Sitterson's home and miscellaneous family photographs.

• P-4770/1 of 2 Inventory photographs
• P-4770/2 of 2 Family photographs