The University of North Carolina'sStudent Union was established in 1931. Its membership included students, universitystaff, alumni, trustees, and those who had contributed toward the construction ofGraham Memorial (named for Edward Kidder Graham), the building that was to house theunion until 1968. The Frank Porter Graham Student Union, a larger building, wascompleted in 1968 and still houses the union. While in Graham Memorial, the StudentUnion was called Graham Memorial Student Union. In 1968, its name became CarolinaUnion. Defined by the university as a student organization, the union has anactivities board, made up of students, which plans and coordinates programs. Theactivities board, however, is overseen by the union's board of directors anddirector; the latter is a full-time administrator who reports to the vice chancellorfor student affairs. These records are largely the files of the director ofthe Student Union. They include annual reports, budgets, financial statements, fileson building renovation, bylaws and policies of the union, correspondence, contractswith entertainers, and files on events sponsored by the union, including theCarolina Symposium, Chapel Thrill, the Fine Arts Festival, Jubilee, and Springfest.There are also minutes of the union's board of directors and membership lists andsome minutes of the activities board. A film of part of the 1971 Jubilee is alsoincluded. The Addition of June 2011 consists of 26 scrapbooks of clippings and other materials documenting Student Union activities, 1956-2000. The Addition of October 2011 consists of files on student organizations that applied for official university recognition during the 1980s and 1990s.
