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

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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.

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University of North Carolina (1793-1962). College of Arts and Sciences.

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University of North Carolina (1793-1962). College of Liberal Arts.

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Division of Academic Affairs

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Sitterson, J. Carlyle (Joseph Carlyle), 1911-1995

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J. Carlyle Sitterson (1911-1995) was born in Kinston, N.C. He received his B.A. from the University of North Carolina in 1931 and began teaching history at UNC in 1935 while completing his Ph. D. In 1955, Sitterson became dean of the School of Arts and Sciences, and, in 1965, he was appointed vice-chancellor. Serving as chancellor from 1966 to 1971, he steered the University through major desegregation efforts, anti- Vietnamese War protests, and general campus unrest while reorganizing the admin...

Cell, Gillian T.

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Holman, C. Hugh (Clarence Hugh), 1914-1981

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In his 30 years at the University of North Carolina, Dr. Holman won fame for his studies of Southern literature, particularly involving Thomas Wolfe, the author,who was from North Carolina. In 1977 he won the O. Max Gardner Award, given each year to a member of the University of North Carolina system for contributions to the welfare of the human race. Dr. Holman played a key role in creating the National Humanities Center and then bringing it to North Carolina's Research Triangle Park. The cente...

University of North Carolina (1793-1962). General College.

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. College of Arts and Sciences. Office of the Dean.

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The dean has administrative responsibility for the university's College of Arts and Sciences and its constituent, the General College, which together provide the curricula leading to most baccalaureate degrees. The College of Arts and Sciences was created in 1935 by the merger of the College of Liberal Arts and the School of Applied Science. The General College was a separate entity until 1961, when it was merged into the College of Arts and Sciences. From the description of Records ...

Morrow, John Charles.

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Dawson, Raymond H.

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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Birdsall, Stephen S.

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. College of Arts and Sciences

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Gaskin, James R. (James Reuben)

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University of North Carolina (1793-1962). School of Applied Science.

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Williamson, Samuel Ruthven

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James Baxter Hunt Jr. served as Democratic governor of North Carolina, 1977-1985 and 1993-2001. In 1984, he ran as Democratic Party candidate for the United States Senate, but lost to Republican incumbent Jesse Helms. Samuel R. Williamson served as Hunt's unpaid campaign director for defense and foreign policy issues during the senatorial run. From the description of Samuel R. Williamson's notebook on James B. Hunt's Senate campaign, 1983-1984. WorldCat record id: 651644692 ...