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This is a finding aid. It is a description of archival material held in the Wilson Library at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Unless otherwise noted, the materials described below are physically available in our reading room, and not digitally available through the World Wide Web. See the FAQ section for more information.
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Collection Overview
| Size | About 61200 items (76.5 linear feet) |
| Abstract | Christopher C. Fordham was the chief administrative officer of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from 1 March 1980 until 30 June 1988. Records include correspondence and other files relating to the administration of, and academic programs at, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, including records relating to medical education; desegregation and the United States Department of Health, Education, and Welfare lawsuit/consent decree; and the growth of the campus development program. |
| Creator | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Chancellor. |
| Language | English. |
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Subject Headings
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.
These and related materials may be found under the following headings in online catalogs.
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Biographical Information
Christopher C. Fordham was the chief administrative officer of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from 1 March 1980 until 30 June 1988.
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Scope and Content
Records include correspondence and other files relating to the administration of and academic programs at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, including records relating to medical education; desegregation and the United States Department of Health, Education, and Welfare lawsuit/consent decree; and the growth of the campus development program.
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Series 1. Office of the Chancellor
This series contains files pertaining to university-wide issues and topics, including university committees and task forces whose memberships were broadbased. Files pertaining to specific administrative divisions of the university, as well as to faculty government and to agencies and organizations outside the university, will be found in the subsequent series.
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Series 2. Division of Academic Affairs
Files include information on the departments and schools that constituted the Division of Academic Affairs during Fordham's tenure.
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Series 3. Division of Administration/University Affairs
This series contains Chancellor Fordham's files on the offices that comprised the Division of University Affairs, which were responsible for admissions, academic recordkeeping, institutional research, and student aid. Prior to 1 July 1980 the division was named Division of Administration. On 1 July 1985 the Office of Institutional Research was placed under the administrative supervision of the Provost; Student Aid and the Office of the Registrar were also placed under the Provost, beginning 1 August 1989.
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Series 4. Department of Athletics
This series contains files that relate to the university's intercollegiate athletics program.
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Series 5. Division of Business and Finance
Files in this series relate to the offices that comprised the Division of Business and Finance during Fordham's tenure and to their functions, which included the handling of the university's budget, business operations, facilities planning and maintenance, personnel management, security, and related matters.
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Series 6. Division of Development and University Relations
The majority of the files in this series pertain to the university's fundraising activities. Also located here are files relating to the university's public relations program.
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Series 7. Division of Faculty Affairs
Included in this series are files relating to faculty government, including files on the committees that reported to the Faculty Council. Files on university-wide committees will be found in Series 1.
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Series 8. Division of Graduate Studies and Research
This series includes files related to the university's research activities and to the programs of the Graduate School.
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Series 9. Division of Health Affairs
This series contains files on the academic units and research centers that comprised the Division of Health Affairs during Fordham's tenure. Files on North Carolina Memorial Hospital will also be found here.
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Series 10. Division of Student Affairs
Files in this series pertain to offices in the Division of Student Affairs and to their functions, which involved the provision of extracurricular services and programs to the students of the university. Also included here are files on various student organizations, including Student Government.
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Series 11. Board of Trustees
This series includes the chancellor's correspondence with and related to the university's Board of Trustees. Also included here are files on the committees of the Board of Trustees. Minutes and reports of the board will be found in the Records of the Board of Trustees, a separate records group in the University Archives.
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Series 12. Outside Organizations
Files in this series pertain to agencies and organizations outside the university with which the university had relationships. Many are organizations of which the university is, or was, a member. Also included here are files on agencies of North Carolina state government. Note, however, that this series does not contain all of the chancellor's records related to outside organizations. Correspondence with an outside organization that pertains to a particular department or program of the university will generally be found with the other files on that department or program. Also, files on many of the charitable foundations from which the university received funding will be found in Series 6, and files on foundations that supported scholarships will be found in Series 3.
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Audiocassette tape, C-40024/1
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