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        DIVISION OF DEVELOPMENT AND UNIVERSITY RELATIONS:

         RECORDS OF THE ASSISTANT TO THE VICE CHANCELLOR
                               AND
                  ASSOCIATE UNIVERSITY COUNSEL
                        (PAUL BALDASARE)

                             in the
            University Archives and Records Service
                    Wilson Library, CB# 3926
           University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
             Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27514-8890

                          December 1999


     The records of the legal assistant to the Vice Chancellor
for Development and University Relations currently held by the
University Archives are those of Paul Baldasare, who held the
position beginning in February 1990.  For most of his tenure,
Baldasare’s title was Assistant to the Vice Chancellor, Legal
Affairs, and Associate University Counsel.  The records relate to
the Bicentennial of the University of North Carolina at Chapel
Hill and range in date from 1988 to 1995, with most of the
material falling between 1991 and 1993.  Items that predate 1990
are Baldasare’s copies of background information.  Baldasare
worked primarily with contracts and other legal issues related to
events planned by the University as part of its Bicentennial
celebration.  His files are arranged in two sections: those
dealing with the Bicentennial Campaign and those dealing with the
Bicentennial Observance.

     The Bicentennial Campaign was a four-year campaign to raise
funds for the University.  Its initial goal of $320 million was
surpassed, and a new goal of $400 million and established and
met. The files in the Bicentennial Campaign section of this
records group are generally related to preparations for fund
raising events rather than to specific donors or gifts.  Much of
the material relates to the Campaign kickoff, which occurred at a
dinner on October 11, 1991.  This event, emceed by Charles
Kuralt, was attended by donors, potential donors, University
officials, and alumni and featured performances by James Taylor
and a choral group of 150-200 North Carolina schoolchildren.

     The Bicentennial Observance was a series of commemorative
events that began on University Day (October 12) 1993 and ended
with the Commencement (May 15) of 1994.  Baldasare’s Bicentennial
Observance files relate primarily to contractual and payment
issues associated with various Observance events and projects.
The University commissioned artwork, documentaries, and other
programs designed to explore the University's history and
commemorate its 200th anniversary.  The University Day 1993
program included a speech by President Clinton and a performance
by the North Carolina Symphony of Richard Adler's The University
of North Carolina Bicentennial Commemorative Suite, a symphony
written specifically for the event.

     In August 1995 the position of Vice Chancellor for
Development and University Relations was eliminated.  In April
1996 an administrative reorganization of the University took
place, and the position of Vice Chancellor for Institutional
Advancement was created.  Pursuant to these changes, Baldasare’s
duties were revised and he became Associate University Counsel
and Director, Government Relations.  This records group, however,
contains no files related to his later duties.

     For more information on the University’s Bicentennial, see
the Records of the Bicentennial Observance Office as well as the
Records of the Office of Chancellor: Paul Hardin Series in the
University Archives.  An inventory of the Records of the
Assistant to the Vice Chancellor, Legal Affairs, and Associate
University Counsel will be found on the following page.

Box 1:
     Bicentennial Campaign:
          General, 1988-1993
          Bicentennial Kickoff:
               General, 1991
               Barefoot, Stephen, 1991
          Carr & Associates, 1990-1991
          Gift Committee, 1990-1991
          Louis Harris Data Center, 1992-1993
     Bicentennial Observance:
          General, 1991-1995
          Black Faculty/Staff Video, 1993
          Convocation Video, 1993
                    Dodd, Nicholas, 1993
               (Guest conductor for Bicentennial Suite)
                    Fund Raising, 1991-1993
                    Hamilton Production Company, 1991-1992
                    London Symphony Orchestra, 1993
               (Recording of Bicentennial Suite)
                    Morton Advertising, 1991
                    North Carolina Symphony, 1992-1993
               (October 11-12 performances of the Bicentennial
               Suite)