Collections

Nelson Ferebee Taylor Papers || UNC President William C Friday Records || Chancellor Joseph Carlyle Sitterson || Campus Y Records || Office of the Vice Chancellor for Business and Finance || Office of the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs || News Services || Newspaper Clippings

Collection Number 05113 - Nelson Ferebee Taylor Papers, 1903-2002

Nelson Ferebee Taylor (1920-2004) of Oxford, N.C., was a corporate lawyer, professor of law, and chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1972-1980. The collection consists of personal and legal papers of Nelson Ferebee Taylor. Taylor's personal papers are comprised of correspondence; school writings, club records, and other materials from when he was a student at Oxford High School, the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, and Harvard University Law School; financial papers; newspaper clippings and other biographical materials; photographs; printed materials; and sound recordings. There are a few items relating to his service in the United States Navy during World War II and to his tenure as law professor and chancellor at the University of North Carolina. Also included are two unpublished memoirs, one by Taylor and one by his grandfather, Nelson MacPherson Ferebee. The legal materials chiefly concern Taylor's work as a corporate lawyer with Arthur, Dry and Dole (later Arthur, Dry, Kalish, Taylor and Wood), working on cases for Uniroyal, inc., United States Rubber Company, and other corporate entities. Included are correspondence, daily calendars, contracts, stock certificates, and other administrative and legal papers. The sound recordings found in the collection are presumably recordings of speeches given by Taylor.

Records in this collection (2)

Collection Number 40009 - Office of President of the University of North Carolina (System): William C. Friday Records, 1957-1986

William C. Friday succeeded Gordon Gray in 1957 as president of the Consolidated University of North Carolina, which included the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, North Carolina State College in Raleigh, and Woman's College in Greensboro. During the 1960s, three more campuses were added to the Consolidated University. In 1972, through a major reorganization of higher education in North Carolina, the Consolidated University became the University of North Carolina, and Friday became president of the new system. Eventually the system was expanded to include sixteen schools. Records include correspondence and other files relating to the administration of and academic programs at the campuses of the Consolidated University of North Carolina and its successor, the University of North Carolina (System). Notable in these files are records relating to desegregation of the University and the related lawsuit filed by the United States Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (later Department of Health and Human Services), against the University, as well as material relating to the speaker ban law.

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Collection Number 40022 - Office of Chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: Joseph Carlyle Sitterson Records, 1966-1972

Joseph Carlyle Sitterson was the chief administrative officer for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from 16 February 1966 until 31 January 1972. Records consist of correspondence and other files relating to the administration of and academic programs at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, including records relating to desegregation and the United States Department of Health, Education and Welfare lawsuit against the university; the speaker ban law, which prohibited communists from speaking at the university; anti-war (Vietnam) protest; and campus unrest.

Records in this collection (7)

Collection Number 40126 - Collection Title: Campus Y of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Records, 1860-2005 (bulk 1950-2005)

Students at the University of North Carolina established a chapter of the Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) in 1860. Although the association initially was run entirely by the students, the university encouraged it and eventually provided it with a building. The YMCA disbanded in 1870 but was reestablished in 1876 and has operated continuously since then. In addition to providing a center for religious life on the campus, the YMCA took the lead in organizing an orientation program for new students, published the student handbook for many years, ran the book exchange, and played an important role in early athletics at the university. From 1926 to 1943, the YMCA sponsored the Institute of Human Relations, which brought speakers of many religious and political persuasions to the university. The institute was disbanded during World War II but was reestablished as the Carolina Symposium in 1956. The Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA) was established on campus in 1936 and began to sponsor programs and events of a similar nature. In 1954, the paid staffs and advisory boards of the YMCA and YWCA were merged; however, the two associations maintained separate student cabinets until 1973. The merged organization was known as the YMCA-YWCA until 1976, when its name changed to Campus Y. The Campus Y has focused increasingly on community service and issues related to social justice and race relations. The director of the Campus Y reports to the vice chancellor for student affairs. Records include correspondence, constitutions, minutes of boards and committees, and other files relating to the administration of and programs sponsored by the YMCA and YWCA at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, both before and after the merger of the two associations. Also included are scrapbooks, photographs, and other media. The addition of June 2011 includes materials relating to the Black Faculty Staff Caucus and the Sonja Haynes Stone Center for Black History and Culture (formerly Black Cultural Center).

Records in this collection (1)

Collection Number 40095 - Office of the Vice Chancellor for Business and Finance of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Records, 1789-1991

The Vice Chancellor for Business and Finance had administrative responsibility for the university's Division of Business and Finance, which consisted of the units that handle the university's budget, facilities planning and capital improvements, maintenance of buildings and grounds, security, personnel and property matters, and routine business operations. The position of Vice Chancellor for Business and Finance evolved from that of Business Manager, created in 1921 and known successively as Controller, Assistant Controller, and Assistant Controller and Business Manager. The collection includes correspondence, budgets and financial records, building plans and specifications, and other files relating to the work of the Division of Business and Finance at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. This group also contains the historical financial records of the university from 1789 to 1920, including scattered accounts of the university's Board of Trustees, Treasurer, and Bursar. Topics of particular importance include the early financial history of the university and the history and sale of the university-owned utilities, 1932-1984.

Records in this collection (3)

Collection Number 40124 - Office of the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Records, 1920-2004

The Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs has administrative responsibility for the university's Division of Student Affairs, which provides extracurricular programs and services for students and oversees student organizations and activities. The Division of Student Affairs was established in 1954; it replaced the former Division of Student Welfare, which had been established in 1933 to promote and coordinate the work of all university agencies affecting student welfare. The Office of Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs was not created until 1977. This record group, however, contains papers of all the university officers who have been responsible for matters of student welfare. The titles of those officers have been Dean of Students, 1919-1945; Dean of Men and Chairman of the Division of Student Welfare, 1946-1947; Dean of Students, 1948-1954; Dean of Student Affairs, 1954-1977; Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs, 1977-1980; Vice Chancellor and Dean of Student Affairs, 1980-1997; and Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs, since 1997. Prior to 1966 the Division of Student Affairs also oversaw the offices responsible for academic records and student aid. Records include correspondence and other files relating to student life and activities, extracurricular programs and services for students, student housing, student aid, and academic recordkeeping at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Included are numerous files on Student Government and on the various offices that have been part of the Division of Student Affairs: Office of the Dean of Women, Office of Records and Registration, Office of Admissions, Office of Career Planning and Placement Services, Housing Office, Student Aid Office, Student Health Service, Student Development and Counseling Center, Campus Y, and Student Union.

Records in this collection (1)

Collection Number 40139 - News Services of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Records, 1924-2013

The News Bureau had its origin in the appointment, in 1919, of a director of publications, who was responsible for keeping the state's newspapers informed of the activities of the University of North Carolina. In 1921, that position's title changed to director of the News Bureau. In 1955, the News Bureau became part of the Division of Developmental Affairs, later the Division of Development and University Relations. The name of the News Bureau changed to News Services in 1990. Records of the News Bureau (and later, News Services) of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill include correspondence of the director, 1924-1953, 1976-1994, and undated; subject files related to faculty and university research, programs, and events. There are extensive materials on Commencement, dating from the late 1920s to the mid-1990s and include photographs, a film, videotapes, and audio recordings; files on the university's Bicentennial observance, also including audio and video materials, 1987-1994; numerous press clippings on the Speaker Ban controversy of the 1960s; and materials related to the filming of the movie Patch Adams on the UNC Chapel Hill campus in 1998. In addition, there are recordings of numerous feature stories and public service announcements, mostly from the 1980s and 1990s, highlighting the research and expertise of university faculty in a variety of areas and aired as "Carolina News Line." There are also videos of news coverage and campus events from the 1990s through the 2010s. There are print versions of "Carolina in the News," 1981-1986, and "Health/Science News Notes," 1971-1973 and 1981-1982, both published by the News Bureau. Also of interest is a small group of letters from, notes, and drafts of several articles by Archibald Henderson, 1942-1955 and undated. There are approximately 130,000 images taken by Dan Sears and other photographers employed by the University from 1992 to 2013. These include photographic negatives and prints created 1992-2002 and digital photographs created 1997-2012. The images were used in a variety of official University publications including the "University Gazette." 

Records in this collection (12)

Newspaper Clippings

Black Ink

Daily Tar Heel

The Carolinian

Duke Chronicle