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| Size | 43.5 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 34800 items) |
| Abstract | When first organized in 1904, the Student Government of the University of North Carolina consisted of only the Student Council, which was solely judicial in function. In 1921, the executive function of Student Government was established when the first student body president was elected to replace the senior class president as head of the Student Council. In 1938, the first Student Legislature was organized. The Student Legislature was replaced in 1973 by the Campus Governing Council. The Student Council continued to be the primary judicial body on campus, trying all cases involving Honor System and Campus Code violations. In 1968, a student Supreme Court was established, replacing the previous Constitutional Council in its jurisdiction over all other student court appeals and original cases involving constitutional questions. The Women's Association, made up of all women students, was organized as a social organization in 1917 and became a governing body in 1921. The Women's Council served as an executive body and a disciplinary power for Honor System and Campus Code cases involving women. In the 1940s, the Coed Senate was established as a subsidiary body to the Student Legislature to pass laws affecting only women students. It merged with the Student Legislature in 1956. Records of the Student Government include records of the student body presidents; records of the treasurers of the Campus Governing Council; the proceedings of the Student Legislature, 1938-1973; proceedings of the Campus Governing Council, from 1973 forward; legislative budget proposals and expenditures; constitutions and codifications; records of the student Attorney General's office; Honor System records; Supreme Court proceedings; records of the Women's Association, Women's Council, and Coed Senate; student government organizational charts, 1949 and 1950; and papers written by students explaining the background, organization, and functions of student government at the University of North Carolina. |
| Creator | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Student Government. |
| Language | English. |
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When first organized in 1904, the Student Government of the University of North Carolina consisted of only the Student Council, which was solely judicial in function. In 1921, the executive function of Student Government was established when the first student body president was elected to replace the senior class president as head of the Student Council. In 1938, the first Student Legislature was organized. The Student Legislature was replaced in 1973 by the Campus Governing Council. The Student Council continued to be the primary judicial body on campus, trying all cases involving Honor System and Campus Code violations. In 1968, a student Supreme Court was established, replacing the previous Constitutional Council in its jurisdiction over all other student court appeals and original cases involving constitutional questions.
The Women's Association, made up of all women students, was organized as a social organization in 1917 and became a governing body in 1921. The Women's Council served as an executive body and a disciplinary power for Honor System and Campus Code cases involving women. In the 1940s, the Coed Senate was established as a subsidiary body to the Student Legislature to pass laws affecting only women students. It merged with the Student Legislature in 1956.
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Records of the Student Government at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill include records of the student body presidents; records of the treasurers of the Campus Governing Council; the proceedings of the Student Legislature, 1938-1973; proceedings of the Campus Governing Council, from 1973 forward; legislative budget proposals and expenditures; constitutions and codifications; records of the student Attorney General's office; Honor System records; Supreme Court proceedings; records of the Women's Association, Women's Council, and Coed Senate; student government organizational charts, 1949 and 1950; and papers written by students explaining the background, organization, and functions of student government at the University of North Carolina.
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Series 1. Executive Records.
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Subseries 1.1. President's Records.
Arrangement: Chronological by terms of presidents.
The first president of the student body was elected in 1921 to replace the senior class president as head of the Student Council. Gradually the student body presidents came to serve more of an executive function, as other officers and assistants were added to the executive branch.
These records are arranged chronologically by the terms of the student body presidents, beginning in 1928. Also included are the records of the National Student Federation (NSF), from 1928 to 1934, and the National Student Association (NSA), from 1948 to 1952. These are arranged in separate folders following the records of the president with whose administration they coincided. There are also numerous files concerning the University of North Carolina Association of Student Governments (UNCASG).
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Subseries 1.2. Treasurer's Records.
These are the records of the treasurer of the Carolina Governing Council, the student government organization of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The records reflect the duties and responsibilities of the treasurer as they relate to receiving budget requests, participating in budget review hearings, drawing up the annual budget of the Carolina Governing Council, and allocating funds to the recognized student organizations which receive support from the Council. There are a few legislative finance bills in these papers. See also Series 2: Legislative Records for additional budget and appropriation bills.
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Series 2. Legislative Records.
The Student Legislature was established in 1938 and continued to function until February 1973, when it was replaced by the Campus Governing Council. For more background information, see Series 5: Historical Records, particularly W. Arthur Hayes, The Development of Student Law.
These records are divided into three subseries. Subseries l consists of the proceedings of the legislature from 1938 to 1973, and of the CGC from 1973 on; it includes the acts passed, minutes, and correspondence. The budget proposals and expenditure records of the legislature make up Subseries 2, and the constitutions and codifications make up Subseries 3.
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Subseries 2.1. Proceedings.
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Subseries 2.2. Budget.
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Subseries 2.3. Constitutions and Codificaitons.
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Series 3. Judicial Records.
When first organized in 1904, the University's Student Government consisted of only the Student Council, which was solely judicial in function. Not until 1921, when the first student body president was elected, and 1938, when the first Student Legislature was organized, did the government expand its responsibilities to include executive and legislative functions. Throughout this period the Student Council continued to be the primary judicial body on campus, trying all cases involving Honor System and Campus Code violations. In 1950 the office of the Attorney General was created to assist the student body president in judicial matters. In 1968 a student Supreme Court was established, replacing the Constitutional Council in its jurisdiction over all other student court appeals and original cases involving constitutional questions.
The Judicial Records consist primarily of papers from the Attorney General's office, Honor System records, and Supreme Court proceedings.
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Series 4. Women's Government Records.
The Women's Association, made up of all women students, was organized as a social organization in 1917 and became a governing body in 1921. The Women's Council was made up of Association officers and women's housing representatives. It served as both an executive body and as a disciplinary power for all Honor System and Campus Code cases involving women. It later came to be a fully judicial body, corresponding in function to the Student Council for men. The Coed Senate was established in the early 1940s as a subsidiary body to the Student Legislature. It was made up of dormitory and sorority house representatives and passed all laws exclusively affecting women students. It merged with the Student Legislature in 1956.
These records consist of correspondence, constitutions, policy statements and other papers related to each of these groups from 1940 to 1965. In addition, there are eight volumes of minutes, primarily of the Women's Association, made from 1919 to 1939.
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Women's Government Records, 1919-1965 #40169, Series: "4. Women's Government Records." Box 29 |
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Series 5. Historical Records.
These records consist of seven papers written by students form 1927 to 1971 explaining the background, organization, and functions of student government at UNC. They also include a set of organizational charts made in 1949 and 1950.
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Historical Records, 1927-1971 #40169, Series: "5. Historical Records." Box 29 |