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Collection Overview
| Size | 16.0 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 2000 items) |
| Abstract | The A. Craig Phillips and Guy B. Phillips Papers, 1913-2000s, consist chiefly of scrapbooks created by A. Craig Phillips in his retirement and document his career as a superintendent of schools in Charlotte and for the state of North Carolina (1969-1989). A few scrapbooks and other files document his father, Guy B. Phillips, as dean of the School of Education at the University of North Carolina and as a member of the State of North Carolina Board of Education. Topics include desegration of public schools, busing, the development of state-funded kindergarten and statewide standardized testing, politics and education, study of international educational systems, retirement, and Navy service during World War II. Scrapbooks are composed of correspondence, speeches, writings, photographs, clippings, reports, and other papers. |
| Creator | Phillips, A. Craig.
Phillips, Guy B. (Guy Berryman), 1890-1968. |
| Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
| Language | English |
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Processed by: Biff Hollingsworth, Lydia Neuroth, Amy Morgan, and Nancy Kaiser, November 2017
Encoded by: Nancy Kaiser, November 2017
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Subject Headings
The following terms from Library of Congress Subject Headings suggest topics, persons, geography, etc. interspersed through the entire collection; the terms do not usually represent discrete and easily identifiable portions of the collection--such as folders or items.
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Biographical Information
A. Craig Phillips began his career in education as a teacher in the Winston-Salem City Schools in 1946. His career advanced in school administrative positions until he was elected as superintendent of the Winston-Salem Schools in 1956. He served in that position until he was selected as superintendent for the Charlotte-Mecklenburg School System in 1962, a position he held until 1967. In 1969 he began a twenty-year tenure as superintendent of schools for the State of North Carolina.
Guy B. Phillips (b. 1890) began his career in education in 1913 as a high school english teacher and athletic coach. He went on to be superintendent of schools in Oxford, N.C., and Salisbury, N.C., and a high school principal in Greensboro, N.C., before moving in 1936 to Chapel Hill, N.C., where he was first a professor of education, then director of the summer session, and finally dean of the School of Education.
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Scope and Content
The A. Craig Phillips and Guy B. Phillips Papers, 1913-2000s, consist chiefly of scrapbooks created by A. Craig Phillips in his retirement and document his career as a superintendent of schools in Charlotte and for the state of North Carolina (1969-1989). As superintendent for the Charlotte-Mecklenburg School System he presided over the desegration of public schools. As state superintendent, he oversaw school integration in other counties and municipalities, busing, and the development of state-funded kindergarten and statewide standardized testing. The scrapbooks include correspondence with other educators and leaders, speeches, writings, and other writings by A. Craig Phillips; materials he gathered from education-related meetings and conferences; photographs and papers documenting trips to Japan, China, Russia, and other countries as part of a delegation studying different systems of education abroad; and letters and related materials relating to retirement. There are also some personal and family papers, including photographs and other papers documenting A. Craig Phillips' Navy service during World War II.
A few of the scrapbooks and other files document Guy B. Phillips, father of A. Craig Phillips, as dean of the School of Education at the University of North Carolina and as a member of the State of North Carolina Board of Education. Materials include correspondence with Dallas Herring about politics and education, photographs, notes for speeches and Sunday school teaching, and other papers.
The scrapbooks were assigned a number, a letter, or an alphanumeric combination by A. Craig Phillips. Some scrapbooks also include an index he created. The Library does not hold the complete run of the alphanumeric system, nor is it clear if the alphanumeric system has meaning. Several scrapbooks were disassembled before being accessioned by the Southern Historical Collection, which may account for the gaps in the holdings.
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A. Craig and Guy P. Phillips Papers, 1913-2000s.
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