- Repository
- University Archives
- Creator
- University of North Carolina (System). Board of Trustees.
- Title
- Board of Trustees of the University of North Carolina (System) Records,
1932-1972
- Call Number
- 40002
- Extent
-
- 1937 items (2.4 linear feet)
- Abstract
- With the creation in 1932 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, the North Carolina
General Assembly appointed a new hundred-member Board of Trustees as its
governing body. The records of the Board of Trustees of the Consolidated
University of North Carolina (System) include minutes of meetings of the Board
of Trustees and of its Executive Committee, 1932-1972; files of the Secretary
and Assistant Secretary of the Board pertaining to the work of various
committees, 1932-1956; and files of the Board's Building Committee (UNC-CH),
1945-1953; Committee on Inauguration, 1950; Committee to Nominate a President,
1956; and Health Affairs Committee, 1955-1963. The Secretary of the Board of
Trustees was responsible for correspondence, minutes, and general
record-keeping. An Assistant Secretary worked closely with the University
President's office, providing more continuity to the Board's records than had
existed prior to Consolidation. These records include files of the Secretary and
Assistant Secretary pertaining to the work of the Board's committees and
containing mostly background material for reports to the Board or its Executive
Committee. These are not the actual records of the committees. The Building
Committee (UNC-CH) of the Board of Trustees studied and made recommendations on
construction and property use at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
Records, 1945-1953, include correspondence and other files of the Building
Committee and its chair, Collier Cobb, Jr. More than half of these records deal
with the construction of North Carolina Memorial Hospital and related projects.
The Board of Trustees appointed the Committee on Inauguration in February 1950
to oversee planning for the inauguration of Gordon Gray as president of the
Consolidated University in October. Records of this committee include
correspondence pertaining to program details, sessions sites on each campus,
speakers, and finances for the inauguration; inauguration programs are filed
with the correspondence. Following the resignation of Gordon Gray as president
of the Consolidated University, the Board of Trustees appointed the Committee to
Nominate a President to recommend his successor. The Committee's nomination of
William C. Friday was approved by the Board on October 26, 1956. Records of this
committee include meeting minutes, suggestions, and comments on the
qualifications for president, and data on the candidates considered. These
records cover January through May 1956 only. The Health Affairs Committee, a
standing committee of the Board of Trustees, advised and counseled the
University administration on all matters concerning the Division of Health
Affairs at the Chapel Hill campus. Records of this committee include files of
George Watts Hill, who chaired the committee, 1957-1972. Files include committee
correspondence, minutes, and other materials related to planning for programs
and facilities.
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Administrative Information
- Restrictions to Access
- No restrictions.
- Alternate Form of Material
- Minutes of the Board and its Executive Committee are also available on
microfilm.
- Provenance
- Periodic transfers from the offices that create these records.
- Preferred Citation
- [Identification of item], in the Board of Trustees of the Unviersity of
North Carolina (System) Records #40002, University Archives, Wilson Library,
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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Online Catalog Headings
These and related materials may be found under the following headings in
online catalogs.
- Cobb, Collier, 1893- .
- Education, Higher--North Carolina--History.
- Friday, William C. (William Clyde).
- Gray, Gordon, 1909- .
- Hill, George Watt, 1901- .
- Medical education--North Carolina--History.
- North Carolina College for Women--History.
- North Carolina Memorial Hospital--Design and construction.
- North Carolina State College--History.
- North Carolina State University--History.
- Universities and colleges--North Carolina--History--20th century.
- University of North Carolina (1793-1962)--Building.
- University of North Carolina (1793-1962)--History.
- University of North Carolina (1793-1962). Division of Health Affairs.
- University of North Carolina (1793-1962)--Planning.
- University of North Carolina (System). Board of Trustees. Building Committee
(UNC-CH).
- University of North Carolina (System). Board of Trustees. Committee on
Inauguration (1950).
- University of North Carolina (System). Board of Trustees. Committee to
Nominate a President (1955-56).
- University of North Carolina (System). Board of Trustees. Executive
Committee.
- University of North Carolina (System). Board of Trustees. Health Affairs
Committee.
- University of North Carolina (System). Board of Trustees. Secretary.
- University of North Carolina (System). Board of Trustees.
- University of North Carolina (System)--Administration.
- University of North Carolina (System)--History.
- University of North Carolina (System)--Planning.
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill--History.
- University of North Carolina at Greensboro--History.
- Woman's College of the University of North Carolina--History.
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Historical Note
On March 27, 1931, the North Carolina General Assembly passed the Act of
Consolidation, creating the Consolidated University of North Carolina, a system
comprised of three previously separate institutions--the University of North
Carolina, North Carolina State College of Agriculture and Engineering, and the
North Carolina College for Women. (The North Carolina College for Women was
renamed Woman's College of the University of North Carolina.) The General
Assembly also appointed a new Board of Trustees of one-hundred members, at least
ten of whom were to be women, to serve as the governing body of the new system
beginning July 1, 1932.
Members of the new Board were to serve eight-year terms, with vacancies to be
filled by the General Assembly. The pre-Consolidation Boards of Trustees of the
individual institutions were discontinued. Though many of the members of the
Consolidated Board had previously been trustees of one of the constituent
schools, their purpose was now to promote the interests of the University
system.
In 1972 the University system was expanded to include sixteen campuses. At
that time the Board of Trustees of the Consolidated University was replaced by
the Board of Governors, and separate Boards of Trustees were re-established for
the constituent institutions.
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Collection Overview
The records of the Board of Trustees of the Consolidated University of North
Carolina (System) include minutes of meetings of the Board of Trustees and of
its Executive Committee, 1932-1972; files of the Secretary and Assistant
Secretary of the Board pertaining to the work of various committees, 1932-1956;
and files of the Board's Building Committee (UNC-CH), 1945-1953; Committee on
Inauguration, 1950; Committee to Nominate a President, 1956; and Health Affairs
Committee, 1955-1963.
The Secretary of the Board of Trustees was responsible for correspondence,
minutes, and general record-keeping. An Assistant Secretary worked closely with
the University President's office, providing more continuity to the Board's
records than had existed prior to Consolidation. These records include files of
the Secretary and Assistant Secretary pertaining to the work of the Board's
committees and containing mostly background material for reports to the Board or
its Executive Committee. These are not the actual records of the committees.
The Building Committee (UNC-CH) of the Board of Trustees studied and made
recommendations on construction and property use at the University of North
Carolina, Chapel Hill. Records, 1945-1953, include correspondence and other
files of the Building Committee and its chair, Collier Cobb, Jr.. More than half
of these records deal with the construction of North Carolina Memorial Hospital
and related projects.
The Board of Trustees appointed the Committee on Inauguration in February
1950 to oversee planning for the inauguration of Gordon Gray as president of the
Consolidated University in October. Records of this committee include
correspondence pertaining to program details, sessions sites on each campus,
speakers, and finances for the inauguration; inauguration programs are filed
with the correspondence. Following the resignation of Gordon Gray as president
of the Consolidated University, the Board of Trustees appointed the Committee to
Nominate a President to recommend his successor. The Committee's nomination of
William C. Friday was approved by the Board on October 26, 1956. Records of this
committee include meeting minutes, suggestions, and comments on the
qualifications for president, and data on the candidates considered. These
records cover January through May 1956 only.
The Health Affairs Committee, a standing committee of the Board of Trustees,
advised and counseled the University administration on all matters concerning
the Division of Health Affairs at the Chapel Hill campus. Records of this
committee include files of George Watts Hill, who chaired the committee,
1957-1972. Files include committee correspondence, minutes, and other materials
related to planning for programs and facilities.
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Organization of Collection
1. Minutes
2. Records of the Secretary of the Board of Trustees
3.
Committee Records
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Subgroup Descriptions
Arrangement: chronological.
The minutes of the Board of Trustees of the Consolidated
University, along with those of their Executive Committee, make up seventeen
volumes. They begin with the Board's first meeting on July 11, 1932 and end with
its last meeting on June 23, 1972, just before it was replaced on July 1 by the
Board of Governors as the governing body of the expanded University of North
Carolina System.
A partial name and subject index to Volumes 1-16, compiled by
Sarah Virginia Dunlap, Secretary of the University, UNC-Chapel Hill, is
available. Numbers in parentheses are volume numbers cited in the index. Note
that there are a few references to materials that pre-date Volume 1. Consult a
member of the staff for access.
University Archives holds both the originals and microfilm
copies of these minutes. Microfilm reel numbers are listed.
Volume 1 (16): July 11, 1932-July 8, 1938 (microfilm reel
1)
Volume 2 (17): August 15, 1938-May 8, 1944 (microfilm reel
1)
Volume 3 (18): May 26, 1944-January 21, 1950 (microfilm reel
2)
Volume 4 (19): January 21, 1950-May 14, 1956 (microfilm reel
2)
Volume 5 (20): May 28, 1956-February 23, 1959 (microfilm reel
2)
Volume 6 (21): February 23, 1959-May 22, 1961 (microfilm reel
3)
Volume 7 (22): May 22, 1961-September 10, 1962 (microfilm reel
3)
Volume 8 (23): September 10, 1962-May 25, 1964 (microfilm reel
3)
Volume 9 (24): June 17, 1964-February 28, 1966 (microfilm reel
4)
Volume 10 (25): February 28, 1966-July 14, 1967 (microfilm reel
4)
Volume 11 (26): July 14, 1967-July 12, 1968 (microfilm reel
4)
Volume 12 (27): September 13, 1968-March 14, 1969 (microfilm
reel 5)
Volume 13 (28): April 11, 1969-October 26, 1969 (microfilm reel
5)
Volume 14 (29): October 27, 1969-May 25, 1970 (microfilm reel
5)
Volume 15 (30): May 25, 1970-February 22, 1971 (microfilm reel
6)
Volume 16 (31): March 12, 1971-September 10, 1971 (microfilm
reel 6)
Volume 17 (32): November 12, 1971-June 23, 1972 (microfilm reel
6)
Name Index, A-Z (microfilm reel 7)
Subject Index, A-E (microfilm reel 7)
Subject Index, F-Z (microfilm reel 8)
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2. Records of the Secretary of the Board of Trustees.
Arrangement: by committee.
Henry Mauger London, who was Secretary of the Board of Trustees
of the Chapel Hill campus at the time of Consolidation, became Secretary of
Board of the Consolidated University. His responsibilities under the new Board
were essentially the same as under the previous Board. They included keeping the
minutes of meetings, handling correspondence, compiling agendas for meetings,
and mailing notices of meetings to Board members. The Secretary fulfilled these
duties for both the full Board and the Executive Committee.
Prior to Consolidation, the Secretary was provided with only
minimal clerical assistance. However, the post-Consolidation increase in Board
of Trustee membership and in the Board's workload led to the appointment of an
Assistant Secretary. As a full-time employee of the Board of Trustees, the
Assistant Secretary worked closely with the University President's office and
provided more continuity to the Board's secretarial and record-keeping
functions. In 1972, with the further expansion of the University system, the
position of Assistant Secretary was renamed Secretary of the University and was
placed within the Office of the President. This change did not affect the duties
of the position.
The records in this subgroup consist largely of files kept by
the Assistant Secretary on the various committees of the Board. Since these are
not the files of the committees themselves, they generally contain only
background material supporting committee reports, etc. to the Executive
Committee or full Board. Thus, the researcher is advised to consult the minutes
of the Board of Trustees and available Trustee committee records in conjunction
with these records.
Following is a list of individuals who have served as Secretary
of the Consolidated Board and their tenures:
| July 11, 1932-December 30, 1939 |
Henry Mauger London |
| December 31, 1939-February 11, 1946 |
Alexander Boyd Andrews |
| February 11, 1946-July 7, 1972 |
Arch T. Allen |
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Consolidation Committee, 1932-1949 (Includes Committee on
Titles; see also Committee on Government)
Escheats Committee, 1932-1954 (See also Committee on Real
Property)
Finance Committee, 1932-1956
Government, Committee on, 1949-1951 (See also Consolidation
Committee)
Health Affairs Committee, 1950-1956 (See also Medical School
Committee)
Honorary Degrees Committee, 1933-1955
Medical School Committee, 1933-1950 (See also Health Affairs
Committee)
Real Property, Committee on, 1934-1955 (See also Escheats
Committee)
Scholarships and Student Aid, Committee on, 1932-1955 (Includes
Student Loan Committee)
Visiting Committees:
Chapel Hill (UNC-CH), 1933-1949
State College (NCSU), 1945-1950
Woman's College (UNC-G), 1944-1948
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Arrangement: by committee.
There were from ten to twelve standing committees of the Board
of Trustees of the Consolidated University. However, only the Building Committee
and the Health Affairs Committee are represented in the University Archives.
(Separate building committees were appointed for each of the three
institutions.) Building Committee records are those of the University of North
Carolina, Chapel Hill and of its chair, Collier Cobb, Jr. They contain material
on all new buildings, additions and renovations that took place on campus from
1945 to 1953. More than half of that material deals with the construction of
North Carolina Memorial Hospital and related projects. Health Affairs Committee
records are those of George Watts Hill, who served as its chair from 1957 to
1972. They contain meeting minutes, general correspondence, and information
about long-range planning in the Division of Health Affairs at Chapel
Hill.
This subgroup also contains the records of two special
committees appointed by the Trustees. Each of these lasted less than a year, and
their papers consist of a single folder each.
The Committee on the Inauguration of Gordon Gray as
Consolidated University President was appointed during the 6 February 1950 Board
of Trustees meeting. The Committee, with William B. Umstead as chair, was to
oversee planning for the inauguration. The actual details of the program were
worked out by Consolidated University Acting-President William D. Carmichael,
Jr., and UNC Professor William H. Plemmons, who served as director of the
Inauguration Program, in cooperation with the campus committees headed by Miss
Jane Summerell (Woman's College), Dr. L. R. Wilson (UNC), and Dr. John W.
Shirley (State College). The inauguration was held October 8-10, 1950, with
sessions on each of the three University campuses. The records consist of
correspondence between the persons mentioned above relating to program details,
sessions sites on each campus, speakers, and finances. Inauguration programs
listing participating speakers, dignitaries, etc., are filed with the
correspondence.
Following the resignation of Gordon Gray as Consolidated
University President on November 14, 1955, a special committee, the Committee to
Nominate a President, was appointed by the Board of Trustees to nominate his
successor. It was chaired by Victor S. Bryant. The committee's records consist
of the minutes of some meetings; suggestions and comments on the qualifications
for the president; and data on the candidates considered. These papers, in a
single folder, extend from January through May 1956, though it was not until
October 26, 1956 that the committee's recommendation of William C. Friday was
approved by the full Board of Trustees.
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Building Committee:
Minutes, 1945-1960
Correspondence, 1945-1959
Ackland Building, 1949-1953
Dormitories, 1946-1943
Laundry, Addition, 1949-1953
Library, Addition, 1945-1952
Manning Hall (Law School), 1948-1951
Medical Center:
Hospital, 1948-1953
Roads, Drives, Retaining Walls, 1949-1953
Dental School, 1950-1951
Infirmary, 1950-1951
Medical School Building, Addition, 1950-1952
Nurses and Interns Building, 1949-1952
Psychiatric and Alcoholic Wing, 1950-1952
School of Public Health Building, 1948-1949
Power Plant, 1947-1952
School of Commerce Buildings, 1949-1953
Venable Hall, Addition, 1949-1951
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Health Affairs Committee (UNC-CH):
Minutes, 1955-1962
Correspondence, 1955-1963
Planning, 1957-1962
Committee on the Inauguration of Gordon Gray, February-December
1950, 1 folder.
Committee to Nominate a President, January-May 1956, 1 folder.
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Related Collections
Records of the Board of Trustees of the University of North Carolina
(1789-1932);
Records of the Board of Trustees of the University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill (1972-);
Records of the Board of Governors of the
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