Restrictions to Access

No restrictions. Open for research.

Restrictions to Use

No usage restrictions.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], in the Residence Hall Association of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Records. #40226, University Archives, The Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Acquisitions Information

Received from the Residence Hall Association in September 1999 (Records transfer 19990913.1).

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.

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.

Clicking on a subject heading below will take you into the University Library's online catalog.

• College students--North Carolina--History.
• Dormitories--North Carolina--Chapel Hill.
• Student activities--North Carolina--History.
• Student housing--North Carolina--Chapel Hill.
• Universities and colleges--North Carolina--History--20th century.
• University of North Carolina (1793-1962)--History--20th century.
• University of North Carolina (1793-1962)--Students--History--20th century.
• University of North Carolina (1793-1962). Men's Interdormitory Council.
• University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill--History.
• University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill--Student housing.
• University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill--Students--History.
• University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Residence Hall Association.

• Office of the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Records (#40124)
• Department of University Housing Records (#40129)

The Residence Hall Association (RHA) of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill was chartered in 1968 and became active in 1971. Its membership consisted of all students living in campus dormitories and other university-recognized housing. Its purpose was to bring to light the concerns of those students and to enhance their residential experience. As of 2011, the association remained active and was one of the largest student-run organizations at the university.

The records of the Residence Hall Association consist largely of meeting minutes and agendas, correspondence, constitutions, and training manuals. In addition, there are files related to RHA elections, files on various issues and policies affecting students in residence halls. newsletters and newspaper clippings, and photographs and slides. The records date chiefly from 1971 to 1996, but there are scattered materials to 1998 and a 1959 scrapbook from the Men's Interdormitory Council (IDC).

Note that original file titles have, for the most part, been retained.

• Oversize Paper Folder (OPF-40226/1)