Institute for Research in Social Science of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Records,   1924-1987 (bulk 1924-1969)

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Institute for Research in Social Science of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Records,  , 1924-1987, (bulk 1924-1969)

Institute for Research in Social Science of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Records,   1924-1987 (bulk 1924-1969)

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The Institute for Research in Social Science is the oldest institute of its kind in the United States. It began in 1924 with a grant to the University by the Laura Spelman Rockefeller Foundation. In 1927 it became a permanent institute of the University with Howard W. Odum as its Director. The original purpose of the Institute was to sponsor and to publish research on social and economic conditions in the South and on the role of local government in promoting public welfare. Records include orrespondence and other files relating to the administration and programs of the Institute for Research in Social Science, including correspondence of Howard W. Odum. Also included are correspondence of Rupert Vance as research professor, 1938-1952, and files pertaining to the Center for Urban and Regional Studies, which began as a program of the Institute. In addition, there are 186 audiocassette tapes of various social science lectures and panels, most sponsored by the Institute under the title IRSS Colloquium, from 1983 to 1987. Although the scope of the Institute's research is no longer limited to the South, these records pertain primarily to the South.

55.0 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 13,900 items, including 186 audiocassette tapes)

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. University Archives and Records Service