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Collection Number: 40189

Collection Title: North Carolina Institute of Education Records, 1831-1832

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Abstract The North Carolina Institute of Education was founded on 22 June 1831 by University of North Carolina professors and state leaders of the public school movement. The purpose of the institute was "to diffuse knowledge on the subject of education and by every proper means to improve the condition of the common schools and other literary institutions of our state." Records include minutes of the first two annual meetings of the North Carolina Institute of Education and the institute's constitution and membership list.
Creator North Carolina Institute of Education.
Curatorial Unit University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. University Archives.
Language English.
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Restrictions to Access
No restrictions. Open for research.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], in the North Carolina Institute of Education Records #40189, University Archives, Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Provenance
Periodic transfer from the offices that create these records.
Sensitive Materials Statement
Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, the North Carolina Public Records Act (N.C.G.S. § 132 1 et seq.), and Article 7 of the North Carolina State Personnel Act (Privacy of State Employee Personnel Records, N.C.G.S. § 126-22 et seq.). Researchers are advised that the disclosure of certain information pertaining to identifiable living individuals represented in this collection without the consent of those individuals may have legal ramifications (e.g., a cause of action under common law for invasion of privacy may arise if facts concerning an individual's private life are published that would be deemed highly offensive to a reasonable person) for which the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill assumes no responsibility.
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The North Carolina Institute of Education was founded on 22 June 1831, by University of North Carolina professors and state leaders of the public school movement. The purpose of the institute was "to diffuse knowledge on the subject of education and by every proper means to improve the condition of the common schools and other literary institutions of our state." The institute, governed by a Board of Directors and an Executive Committee, met annually for an address by a noted educational leader of the state, to elect officers, and to formulate the next year's educational promotion efforts.

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Records, 1831-1832, include minutes of the first two annual meetings of the North Carolina Institute of Education and the institute's constitution and membership list.

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Records, 1831-1832, include minutes of the first two annual meetings of the North Carolina Institute of Education and the institute's constitution and membership list.

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North Carolina Institute of Education Records, 1831-1832

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