Restrictions to Access

Use of video materials may require the production of viewing copies.

This collection contains additional materials that are not processed and are currently not available to researchers. For information about access to these materials, contact Research and Instructional Services staff. Please be advised that preparing unprocessed materials for access can be a lengthy process.

Restrictions to Use

No usage restrictions.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], in the Carolina Center for Jewish Studies of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Records #40283, University Archives, The Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Acquisitions Information

Received from the Carolina Center for Jewish Studies in September 2005 and October 2006 (records transfers 20050929.1, 20061007.1, and 20061030.1)

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.

• Education, Higher--North Carolina--History--21st century.
• Jewish learning and scholarship--North Carolina--Chapel Hill.
• Jews--Southern States.
• Jews--Study and teaching (Higher)--North Carolina--Chapel Hill.
• Judaism--Study and teaching (Higher)--North Carolina--Chapel Hill.
• Universities and colleges--North Carolina--History--21st century.
• University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill--History.
• University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Carolina Center for Jewish Studies.

• Marcie Cohen Ferris Sound Recordings (#5177) in the Southern Historical Collection, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

The Carolina Center for Jewish Studies was founded in 2003 to support the interdisciplinary study of Jewish histroy, culture, and religion. The center offers undergraduate minors in Jewish studies and modern Hebrew and supports graduate students from various disciplines who are interested in Jewish studies. The center is particularly strong in the study of Jewish life in the American South. In additon to the academic program, the center hosts public lectures, film screenings, and seminars, and has an active outreach program.

The records of the Carolina Center for Jewish Studeis include clippings and other information on the founding of the center, informational materials for supporters and students of the program, and posters and pamphlets promoting lectures. There are also audio and video recordings of many of the lectures presented by the center.

• Videotapes (VT-40283/1-4)
• Digital Video Discs (DVD-40283/1-15)
• Oversize Papers (OPF-40283/1)