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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. College of Arts and Sciences. Office of the Dean. Records of the Office of the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, 1917-2002 (bulk 1960-1997).

Title: Records of the Office of the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, 1917-2002 (bulk 1960-1997).

The collection includes correspondence and other files relating to curricula, faculty, and budget matters in the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Also included are historical records reflecting changes in the duties of the dean and the development of the administrative structure of the college. Past deans who figure significantly in these records include C. Hugh Holman, J. Carlyle Sitterson, John Charles Morrow, Raymond H. Dawson, James R. Gaskin, Samuel R. Williamson, Gillian T. Cell, and Stephen S. Birdsall.

ArchivalResource: About 139600 items (175.5 linear ft.)

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Honors Office.. Records of the Honors Office of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1941-2001 (bulk 1954-2001).

Title: Records of the Honors Office of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1941-2001 (bulk 1954-2001).

Records include correspondence, memoranda, reports, proposals, course descriptions, yearly program brochures, news clippings, and lists of students in the honors program. Of particular interest are files related to the early history and development of the program and files on the renovation, in the 1990s, of the Graham Memorial building for the use of the new James M. Johnston Center for Undergraduate Excellence, of which the Honors Office became a part. The latter include facilities plans, proposals, and reports; donor information; correspondence with architects and contractors; meeting minutes; and cost estimates. Most of the records are those of Associate Dean for Honors Robert C. Allen.

ArchivalResource: About 3600 items (4.5 linear ft.).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/777851169 View

General Faculty and Faculty Council of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Records, 1799-2011

Title: General Faculty and Faculty Council of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Records, 1799-2011

The university's earliest , adopted by its Board of Trustees in 1795, defined the duties and rights of the faculty. Formal faculty meetings have been held since at least 1799; the amended adopted by the trustees in December 1799 included guidelines for the conduct of such meetings. Throughout the antebellum period, the faculty was responsible for enforcing social as well as academic regulations and for handling cases of student misconduct. After 1875 the faculty assumed an increasing role in establishing policies governing educational activities and the awarding of degrees by the university. The , originally titled , was adopted by the General Faculty in 1947 and has been amended numerous times. In 1950 the General Faculty authorized the creation of the Faculty Council to act as its legislative body. The council, composed of elected members from the various faculty divisions and ex-officio members from the university administration, held its first meeting on 5 January 1951. Officers of the faculty include the chair and the secretary. The university's chancellor presides over meetings of the Faculty Council. Much of the Faculty Council's work is carried on by its standing and special committees. Laws and Regulations Laws of the University Faculty Code of University Government Faculty Legislation Records include minutes of meetings of the General Faculty, 1799-2011, and of the Faculty Council, 1951-2011; files of the secretary of the faculty and of the chair of the faculty; minutes of the meetings of various faculty divisions; and files of standing and special committees. Beginning in the mid-1990s, there are scattered meeting transcripts among the minutes. There are also recordings of many General Faculty and Faculty Council meetings, 1984-2010, on 283 audiocassettes, 31 data compact discs, and three digital video discs.

ArchivalResource: About 43,000 items (71.0 linear feet)

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