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- Academic Affairs
- Records of the Ackland Art Museum
- Records of the Assistant Provost: Timothy R. Sanford
- Records of the Assistant to the Provost
- Records of the Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
- Records of the Carolina Center for Jewish Studies
- Records of the Carolina Publishing Institute
- Records of the Center for Urban and Regional Studies
- Records of the Center for Women in Educational Leadership
- Records of the College for War Training
- Records of the Curriculum in Peace, War and Defense
- Records of the Department of Art
- Records of the Department of Botany
- Records of the Department of Chemistry
- Records of the Department of Dramatic Art
- Records of the Department of English
- Records of the Department of Exercise and Sport Science
- Records of the Department of History
- Records of the Department of Music
- Records of the Department of Naval Science
- Records of the Department of Philosophy
- Records of the Department of Psychology
- Records of the Department of Physics and Astronomy
- Records of the Department of Radio, Television and Motion Pictures
- Records of the Department of Recreation and Leisure Studies
- Records of the Department of Religious Studies
- Records of the Department of Romance Languages
- Records of the Department of Rural Social Economics
- Records of the Division of Extension and Continuing Education
- Records of the Field Education Program of the School of Social Work
- Records of the Folklore Program
- Records of the Honors Office
- Records of the Institute for Research in Social Science
- Records of the Institute of Applied Business and Economic Research
- Records of the Institute of Latin American Studies
- Records of the Institute of Government
- Records of the Master of Public Administration Program
- Records of the Materials Research Center
- Records of the Media and Instructional Support Center
- Records of the North Carolina Botanical Garden
- Records of the Office of Assistant/Associate Provost for Educational and Support Services
- Records of the Office of the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences
- Records of the Office of Provost
- Records of the Research Laboratories of Anthropology
- Records of the School of Commerce
- Records of the School of Education
- Records of the School of Information and Library Science
- Records of the School of Journalism and Mass Communication
- Records of the School of Law
The Division of Academic Affairs was established in 1954 and included all of the academic units in the university exclusive of Health Affairs and the Graduate School. The Library, along with various centers and institutes, was also part of the division.
The division's chief administrative officer initially had the title Chairman and, subsequently, Dean of the Faculty, Vice Chancellor of the University, Provost, Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, Provost, and currently, Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost. Until 1997, there was a parallel position that had administrative oversight of the academic units in the Division of Health Affairs as well as the health-related centers and institutes. This position, known for most of its duration as the Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs, was eliminated in 1997, and the Provost assumed oversight of academic units in both the Division of Academic Affairs and the Division of Health Affairs.
The record groups listed below belong to the original Division of Academic Affairs. See also: Academic Affairs Library; Graduate School; Health Affairs.- Academic Affairs Library
- Records of the Academic Affairs Library Acquisitions Department
- Records of the Academic Affairs Library Business Office
- Records of the Academic Affairs Library Business Administration and Social Sciences Reference Department
- Records of the Academic Affairs Library Catalog Department
- Records of the Academic Affairs Library Circulation Department
- Records of the Academic Affairs Library Collection Development Department
- Records of the Academic Affairs Library Gifts and Exchanges Section
- Records of the Academic Affairs Library F. Stuart Chapin Jr. Planning Library
- Records of the Academic Affairs Library Humanities Reference Department
- Records of the Academic Affairs Library John N. Couch Biology Library
- Records of the Academic Affairs Library Katherine R. Everett Law Library
- Records of the Academic Affairs Library Manuscripts Department
- Records of the Academic Affairs Library Music Library
- Records of the Academic Affairs Library North Carolina Collection
- Records of the Academic Affairs Library Office of the University Librarian
- Records of the Academic Affairs Library Photographic Services
- Records of the Academic Affairs Library Rare Book Collection
- Records of the Academic Affairs Library SPA Forum
- Records of the Academic Affairs Library Staff Association
- Records of the Academic Affairs Library Staff Development Committee
- Records of the Friends of the Library
- Records of the North Carolina Union Catalog
The Academic Affairs Library is one of the three separately administered libraries at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The others are the Health Sciences Library and the Law Library. The University Librarian, who heads the Academic Affairs Library, also serves as the Associate Provost for Libraries and is responsible for coordinating the budget requests of the three libraries.
The Academic Affairs Library includes the special collections, the Undergraduate Library, and numerous departmental libraries in addition to the main library. It is the successor to the University's first library, established in 1795.
- Athletics
The Department of Athletics, headed by the Director of Athletics, administers the university's intercollegiate athletics program. It is not involved in the teaching of physical education, which is an academic program.
- Board of Trustees
The Board of Trustees is the governing body of the university. From the founding of the university in 1789 until 1932, the Board was a 40-member body elected by the North Carolina General Assembly. From the creation of the Consolidated University system in 1932 until 1972, there were no separate boards of trustees for the constituent campuses; a single, 100-member Board governed the system. After the expansion of the system in 1972 to include 16 campuses, individual boards were created for each campus and a Board of Governors was constituted as the governing body for the new University of North Carolina System.
The record groups listed below derive from the original Board of Trustees and from the post-1972 Board appointed to govern the Chapel Hill campus. For records of the governing bodies of the University of North Carolina System, see University of North Carolina (System).- Chancellor's Office
- William Brantley Aycock Records (1957-1964)
- Christopher C. Fordham III Records (1980-1988)
- Paul Hardin Records (1988-1995)
- Michael Hooker Records (1995-1999)
- Robert Burton House Records (1934-1957)
- William O. McCoy Records (1999-2000)
- James Moeser Records (2000-2008)
- Paul Frederick Sharp Records (1964-1966)
- Joseph Carlyle Sitterson Records (1966-1972)
- Nelson Ferebee Taylor Records (1972-1980)
- Records of the Assistants to the Chancellor: David Dill
- Records of the Assistants to the Chancellor: Susan H. Ehringhaus
- Records of the Assistants to the Chancellor: John P. Evans
- Records of the Assistants to the Chancellor: Douglass Hunt
- Records of the Assistants to the Chancellor: Claiborne Stribling Jones
- Records of the Assistants to the Chancellor: Bentley Renwick
- Records of the Chancellor's Administrative Council
- Records of the Equal Opportunity/ADA Office
- Records of the Executive Vice Chancellor
- Records of the Internal Audit Department
- Records of the Kenan Convocation
- Records of the Planning Council/Self Study
- Records of the University Reaccreditation Office
Prior to the creation of the Consolidated University system in 1932, the title of the administrative head of the University at Chapel Hill was President. However, the head of the new system was designated President, and Frank Porter Graham, who was President of the Chapel Hill campus at the time of consolidation, became President of the system. New titles, along with more narrowly defined responsibilities, were assigned to the chief administrative officers of the constituent campuses. The position of Dean of Administration was established in 1934 as the chief administrative officer of the Chapel Hill campus of the Consolidated University. Robert Burton House, who had served as Executive Secretary to Graham since 1926, became the first Dean of Administration in 1934. In 1945, his title changed to Chancellor.
The record groups listed below include the records of each Chancellor and those of campus administrators based in the Chancellor's office.- Faculty Governance
Included here is the finding aid for the records of the university's faculty as an official body. This large record group contains the records of faculty committees, both standing and special, as well as the records of the Faculty Council. Formal faculty meetings have been held since at least 1799.
- Finance and Administration
- Records of the Accounting Department
- Records of the Architectural and Engineering Services Department
- Records of the Associate Vice Chancellor for Business
- Records of the Carolina Inn
- Records of the Construction Administration Department
- Records of the Energy Services Department
- Records of the Facilities Planning and Design Office
- Records of the Health and Safety Office
- Records of the Office of the Manager of the Student Stores
- Records of the Office of the Director of Utilities
- Records of the Physical Plant
- Records of the University Property Office
- Records of the Vice Chancellor for Business and Finance
The Division of Finance and Administration is the successor to the Division of Business and Finance, which was established in 1970 to handle the university's budget, business operations, facilities planning and maintenance, security, and related functions.
The title of the Division head was, initially, Vice Chancellor for Business and Finance. In April 1996, in conjunction with a university-wide administrative reorganization, the title changed to Vice Chancellor for Administration, and, in August 1998, it changed to Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administration.
Note that the records of the Vice Chancellor for Business and Finance contain records of earlier financial administrators, including a series of historical account books dating to 1789.- Graduate School
The university began offering graduate courses after its reopening in 1875 and awarded its first Ph.D. degree in 1883. But it was not until 1903 that the various graduate offerings were brought into a single department (later school) under the supervision of a dean.
Prior to 1965 and again from 1978 to 1989, the Dean of the Graduate School had responsibility for research administration as well as graduate programs. From 1969 to 1989, the Dean also had vice chancellor status.
Currently, the Dean of the Graduate School reports to the Provost and no longer has responsibility for research administration. The majority of the Dean's records listed below deal with graduate programs, but they do contain some files related to the Office of Research Services. For more records dealing with research administration, see Research and Economic Development.- Health Affairs
- Records of the Dean of the School of Public Health
- Records of the Dental Resarch Center
- Records of the Department of Biochemistry and Nutrition
- Records of the Department of Biostatistics
- Records of the Department of Curriculum in Public Health Nursing
- Records of the Health Sciences Library
- Records of the Medical Alumni Office
- Records of the North Carolina Health Careers Access Program
- Records of the Office of Academic Affairs of the School of Dentistry
- Records of the Office of Allied Health Sciences
- Records of the Office of the Dean of the School of Medicine
- Records of the Office of the Vice Provost for Health Affairs
- Records of the Program on Aging
- Records of the School of Medicine Centennial Committee
- Records of the School of Nursing
- Records of the Statewide Program in Infection Control and Epidemiology
- Records of the University Committee on Allied Health
The university's Division of Health Affairs was created in 1948 as the Division of Health and Medical Affairs. It consists of the Schools of Dentistry, Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, and Public Health; until recently, it also included a number of health-related research centers, institutes, and programs.
The title of the Division head was, initially, Administrator for Health and Medical Affairs, but, for most of its duration, the position was titled Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs. In 1996, the title of the position changed to Vice Provost for Health Affairs, and, in 1997, it was eliminated. At that time, the Provost assumed oversight of the Health Affairs units.- Information Technology
- President's Office (pre-1932)
Before the establishment of the Consolidated University of North Carolina system in 1932, the chief administrative officer of the campus at Chapel Hill had the title President. In 1932, the head of the consolidated system was designated President, and new titles, along with more narrowly defined responsibilities, were assigned to the chief administrative officers of the constituent campuses.
The majority of the surviving records of the University Presidents from 1794 to 1930 are in a large group of chronologically arranged records known as University of North Carolina Papers, which also include some of the 18th and 19th-century records of the Secretary-Treasurer of the Board of Trustees. The records of Frank Porter Graham as President of the Chapel Hill campus from 1930 to 1932 are arranged as a separate group.
For records of the system Presidents, see University of North Carolina (System).- Research and Economic Development
- Records of the Vice Provost for Graduate Studies and Research
- Records of the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Advanced Studies and Research
- Records of the University Research Council
- Records of the Office of Information and Communications
- Records of the Institute of Marine Sciences
- Records of the Institute for Research in Social Science
- Records of the Highway Safety Research Center
- Records of the Office of the Assistant Director of the Carolina Population Center
The Division of Research and Economic Development, created in 2003, is the successor to the Division of Graduate Studies and Research. Headed by the Vice Chancellor for Research and Economic Development, it supports the university's research mission and leads the university's efforts in economic development.
Responsibility for the university's graduate programs and for research administration has, at times, resided in a single office and, at other times, in separate offices. Prior to 2003, the Dean of the Graduate School reported to the Vice Chancellor for Graduate Studies and Research; in 2003, the Dean began reporting to the Provost. See also Graduate School.
Some research centers and institutes currently report to the Vice Chancellor for Research and Economic Development; others report to the Provost. See also Academic Affairs.- Student Affairs
- Records of the Campus Y
- Records of the Department of University Housing
- Records of the Office of the Dean of Women
- Records of the Office of the Vice Chancellor forStudent Affairs
- Records of the Student Health Service
- Records of the Student Union
- Records of the Summer Reading Program
- Records of UNITAS
The Division of Student Affairs, established in 1954, provides extracurricular programs and services for students of the university and oversees student organizations. Its goal is to enhance the quality of student life outside the classroom and to foster a sense of community on campus. Prior to the creation of the Division, responsibility for student welfare was vested in a series of deans. Records of those deans are also covered in this section. For more on student organizations, see Student Organizations and Activities.
Please note that the Division of Student Affairs is not responsible for student academic records. The finding aid for the student records currently in University Archives is located under University Affairs.- Student Organizations and Activities
- Records of the Alpha Chi Sigma Rho Chapter (Honorary Chemistry Fraternity)
- Records of Alpha Epsilon Delta, Beta Chapter(UNC-Chapel Hill)
- Records of the Amphoterothen Society
- Records of the Anti-Apartheid Support Group
- Records of the Carolina Association for Medieval Studies
- Records of the Carolina Forum
- Records of the Carolina Quarterly
- Records of the Carolina Symposium on Public Affairs
- Records of Chi Psi, Alpha Sigma Chapter (UNC-Chapel Hill)
- Records of the Chimera Fantasy and Science Fiction Club
- Records of the Daily Tar Heel
- Records of the Delta Kappa Epsilon Fraternity
- Records of the Delta Psi Fraternity, Xi Chapter (UNC-Chapel Hill)
- Records of the Delta Sigma Pi Fraternity, Alpha Lambda Chapter (UNC-Chapel Hill)
- Records of the Delta Upsilon Fraternity, North Carolina Chapter (UNC-Chapel Hill)
- Records of the Dialectic Society
- Records of the Dialectic and Philanthropic Joint Senate
- Records of the Board of Elections (Student Government)
- Records of the Fine Arts Festival
- Records of the Graduate and Professional Student Federation
- Records of the Graduate History Society
- Records of the Kappa Sigma Fraternity, Alpha Mu Chapter
- Records of the Law Club (1848-1849)
- Records of the Media Board
- Records of North Carolina Alpha of Phi Beta Kappa
- Records of the North Carolina University Magazine
- Records of the Order of Gimghoul
- Records of the Order of the Golden Fleece
- Records of the Order of the Gorgon's Head
- Records of the Order of the Grail-Valkyries
- Records of the Order of the Old Well
- Records of the Organization for African Students Interests & Solidarity
- Records of Phi Alpha Theta, Delta Pi Chapter (UNC-Chapel Hill)
- Records of Phi Eta Sigma, University of North Carolina Chapter
- Records of the Philanthropic Society
- Records of the Pre-Law Club
- Records of the Residence Hall Association
- Records of Sigma Alpha Epislon, North Carolina Xi
- Records of the Student Consumer Action Union
- Records of the Student Government
- Records of Theta Kappa Psi Medical Fraternity
- Records of the University Club
- Records of the University of North Carolina (System) Association of Student Governments
Included here are finding aids for the records of various student organizations at the university. Among these organizations are Student Government and its agencies as well as a number of fraternities. Of particular significance are the records of the Dialectic Society and the Philanthropic Society, the student debating societies founded in 1795.
Information about student organizations can also be found in some of the record groups listed under Student Affairs.- University Advancement
- Records of the General Alumni Association
- Records of the Assistant to the Vice Chancellor, Legal Affairs, and Associate University Counsel
- Records of the Bicentennial Observance Office
- Records of the Design Services Department
- Records of the News Services
- Records of the Office of the Vice Chancellor for University Advancement
- Records of the University Development Program
- Records of WUNC
The Division of University Advancement, headed by the Vice Chancellor for University Advancement, includes the offices responsible for the university's private fundraising and for the management of its relations with its various external constituencies. The latter include corporations, foundations, government entities, and the media.
The university's unified development program began in 1952 with the establishment of the Office of University Development. In 1973, the Division of Development and Public Service was created; its name changed to Division of Development and University Relations in 1985. In 1995, the position of Vice Chancellor for Development and University Relations was eliminated, but it was reestablished in 1996 as Vice Chancellor for University Advancement.- University Affairs
The Division of University Affairs was established in 1972 as the Division of Administration; its name changed to Division of University Affairs in 1980. It included the campus offices responsible for admissions, academic recordkeeping, institutional research, and student aid. Initially, it also included the Personnel Department, which had responsibility for non-academic personnel.
Through a series of administrative reorganizations, the units in the Division of University Affairs were moved to other divisions. By 1990, the Vice Chancellor for University Affairs no longer had oversight of any of the Division's previous units. Instead, his primary duty was to act as an assistant to the Chancellor for minority affairs. In 1996, both the Division and the vice chancellorship were eliminated, and the Office of Minority Affairs was created.- University-Affiliated Organizations
- Records of the Alembic Club
- Records of the Alumni Association of the School of Information and Library Science
- Records of the American Association of University Professors, UNC-Chapel Hill Chapter
- Records of the Archibald D. Murphey Educational Club
- Records of the Association for Women Faculty
- Records of the Black Faculty Staff Caucus
- Records of the Bureau of Public Records Collection and Research
- Records of the Campus Improvement Fund
- Records of the Carolina Folk Festival
- Records of the Cooperative Program in the Humanities
- Records of the Dialectic and Philanthropic Societies Foundation
- Records of the Elisha Mitchell Scientific Society
- Records of the Faculty Club
- Records of the Faculty-Staff Recreation Association
- Records of the Frank Porter Graham Portrait Committee
- Records of Friends of University Network Television
- Records of the Horace Williams Society
- Records of the Janitors Association of UNC-Chapel Hill
- Records of the Librarians' Association at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Records of the NC Club
- Records of the North Carolina Botanical Garden Foundation
- Records of the North Carolina Institute of Education
- Records of the North Carolina Literary Festival (1998)
- Records of the Philology Club
- Records of the Research Club
- Records of the Retired Faculty Association
- Records of the Selection Committee for the North Carolina Distinguished Service Award for Women
- Records of the Shakspere Club
- Records of Sigma Xi, Society of, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapter
- Records of the South Atlantic Bulletin
- Records of the Southeastern Institute of Medieval and Renaissance Studies
- Records of the Southern Council on International Relations
- Records of the Triangle Universities Computational Center
- Records of the University Managers' Association
- Records of University of North Carolina Hospitals Volunteer Association
- Records of the University of North Carolina Utilities Study Commission
- Records of the University Woman's Club
- Records of University Women for Affirmative Action
- Records of the Women's Concerns Coalition
Included here are finding aids for the records of organizations that are not administratively part of the University, but draw their membership from University faculty, staff, and students and are concerned with matters affecting the University.
- University Libraries
- Records of the Academic Affairs Library Acquisitions Department
- Records of the Academic Affairs Library Business Office
- Records of the Academic Affairs Library Business Administration and Social Sciences Reference Department
- Records of the Academic Affairs Library Catalog Department
- Records of the Academic Affairs Library Circulation Department
- Records of the Academic Affairs Library Collection Development Department
- Records of the Academic Affairs Library Gifts and Exchanges Section
- Records of the Academic Affairs Library Humanities Reference Department
- Records of the Academic Affairs Library Manuscripts Department
- Records of the Academic Affairs Library Music Library
- Records of the Academic Affairs Library North Carolina Collection
- Records of the Academic Affairs Library Office of the University Librarian
- Records of the Academic Affairs Library Photographic Services
- Records of the Academic Affairs Library Rare Book Collection
- Records of the Academic Affairs Library SPA Forum
- Records of the Academic Affairs Library Staff Association
- Records of the Academic Affairs Library Staff Development Committee
- Records of the Friends of the Library
- John N. Couch Biology Library
- Records of the North Carolina Union Catalog
University Libraries manages all library functions for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with the exception of the Law Library, which is managed by the School of Law. The University Librarian, who heads University Libraries, also serves as the Associate Provost for Libraries and is responsible for coordinating the budget requests of the three libraries.
Formerly the Academic Affairs Library, University Libraries includes the Wilson Special Collections Library, the Undergraduate Library, and numerous departmental libraries in addition to the main library. It is the successor to the university's first library, established in 1795.- University of North Carolina System
- Records of the Advisory Committee on Public Radio
- Records of the Board of Governors of the University of North Carolina (System)
- Records of the Board of Trustees of the University of North Carolina (System), 1932-1972
- Records of the Center for International Understanding
- Records of the Legal Affairs Division of the University of North Carolina (System)
- Records of the North Carolina Education Research Council
- Records of the Office of the President of the University of North Carolina (System): Frank Porter Graham Files, 1932-1949
- Records of the Office of the President of the University of North Carolina (System): Gordon Gray Files, 1950-1955
- Records of the Office of the President of the University of North Carolina (System): William Clyde Friday Files, 1957-1986
- Records of the Office of the President of the University of North Carolina (System): C. D. Spangler, Jr., Files, 1986-1997
- Records of the Secretary of the University (System)
- Records of the Senior Vice President and Vice President for Academic Affairs of the University of North Carolina (System)
- Records of the University Advisory Council
- Records of University of North Carolina Television Network
- Records of the Vice President for Finance of the University of North Carolina (System)
- Records of the Vice President for Planning of the University of North Carolina (System)
- Records of the Vice President for University Relations of the University of North Carolina (System)
- Records of the University of North Carolina Press
Included here are finding aids for the records of various offices and bodies within the University of North Carolina (System), including those of the Presidents, Trustees, and Governors of the System. These records embrace both the Consolidated University and the current University System.
The Consolidated University was established in 1932 by an act of the state's General Assembly. At that time, it included the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, North Carolina State College in Raleigh, and Woman's College in Greensboro. A single Board of Trustees governed the three campuses. During the 1960s, the number of campuses in the Consolidated system doubled, and in 1963 the names of the original three changed. The University of North Carolina became the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Woman's College became the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, and North Carolina State College became North Carolina State of the University of North Carolina at Raleigh. The latter was changed again in 1965 to North Carolina State University at Raleigh (now North Carolina State University). Also in 1965, the General Assembly made Charlotte College, which it renamed University of North Carolina at Charlotte, part of the Consolidated University. Two more campuses were added in 1969: Asheville-Biltmore College, which became the University of North Carolina at Asheville, and Wilmington College, which became the University of North Carolina at Wilmington.
The current University System dates from 1972, when the General Assembly completely restructured higher education in North Carolina, bringing all state-supported institutions of higher learning into a single system. Today the University of North Carolina System consists of sixteen campuses: the six listed above plus Appalachian State University, East Carolina University, Elizabeth City State University, Fayetteville State University, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, North Carolina Central University, North Carolina School of the Arts, the University of North Carolina at Pembroke, Western Carolina University, and Winston-Salem State University.
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