Office of the Chancellor : James Sharbrough Ferguson records, 1965-1979.

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Office of the Chancellor : James Sharbrough Ferguson records, 1965-1979.

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Correspondence, speeches, publications, reports, minutes, photographs, and other files pertaining to Dr. James S. Ferguson's administration at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro document the school's transition from a woman's college to a coeducational institution. Records chiefly document Ferguson's interaction with state agencies and general administration in Chapel Hill; emerging trends in education; the increased expectations of faculty; challenges created by the rapid growth of the university; and student activism. Also includes records pertaining to Ferguson's tenure as dean of graduate school, vice chancellor, and acting chancellor.

85 archival boxes (42 linear feet ).

University of North Carolina at Greensboro, University Libraries, UNCG University Libraries

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SNAC Resource ID: 8085652

University of North Carolina at Greensboro, University Libraries, UNCG University Libraries

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University of North Carolina at Greensboro

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Ferguson, James Sharbrough.

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The bulk of the collection is comprised of correspondence, much of which is to or from professional acquaintances. Early letters concern his appointment as Dean of Graduate Studies at Women's College while later letters refer to his retirement and the death of his wife. Ferguson's retirement is also documented in Newspaper Articles included in the papers. His career successes are documented by papers related to honors and by Personnel Report Forms filed with UNCG. The collection also contains ge...

University of North Carolina (System). General Administration

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University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Chancellor.

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Dr. James Sharbrough Ferguson (1916-1984) of Anguilla, Mississippi, served as dean of the graduate school, professor of history, and from 1967 to 1979 chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. From 1964 to 1967 Ferguson was the university's acting chancellor while Chancellor Otis A. Singletary took two leaves of absence to be the director of the Job Corps. From the description of Office of the Chancellor : James Sharbrough Ferguson records, 1965-1979. (University ...