John W. Dixon papers, 1952-1987.

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John W. Dixon papers, 1952-1987.

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Correspondence, writings, and other items of John W. Dixon. Correspondence deals with academic and scholarly matters, such as the publication of various works by Dixon and presentations he made. There also are letters and related items concerning Dixon's efforts to organize faculty opposition at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to the war in Vietnam, his efforts to improve race relations on campus in the late 1960s and early 1970s, and his ideas about religious faith and higher education. Writings are chiefly published and unpublished essays by Dixon concerning various dimensions of religion and art and issues in higher education. The addition of July 2003 concerns departmental affairs, teaching, and Dixon's work with graduate students.

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Dept. of Religion.

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Dixon, John W.

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John Wesley Dixon, Jr. (1919- ), was a member of the faculty of the Religion Department, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, from 1963 until his retirement in the 1980s. His chief scholarly interest was the interdisciplinary field of religion and art. From the description of John W. Dixon papers, 1952-1987. WorldCat record id: 26243298 John Wesley Dixon, Jr., was born in Richmond, Va., on 18 August 1919. He married Vivian S. Dixon. In 1941, he graduated...

University of North Carolina (1793-1962)

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The University of North Carolina was chartered by the state's General Assembly in 1789. Its first student was admitted in 1795. The governing body of the University, from its founding until 1932, was a forty-member Board of Trustees elected by the General Assembly. The Board met twice a year; at other times the business of the University was carried on by the Board's secretary-treasurer and by the presiding professor (called president beginning in 1804). Other faculty members later assumed the r...