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Collection Number: 40021

Collection Title: Office of Chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: Paul Frederick Sharp Records, 1964-1966

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Size 16.5 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 13200 items)
Abstract Paul Frederick Sharp was the chief administrative officer of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from 1 September 1964 until 15 February 1966. Records include correspondence and other files relating to the administration of and academic programs at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Of particular interest are records relating to North Carolina's speaker ban law, which prohibited communists from speaking at the university. Programs in medical education are especially well documented.
Creator University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Chancellor.
Curatorial Unit University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. University Archives.
Language English
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Restrictions to Access
Materials in Box 12 are CLOSED to researchers for 75 years from the date of their creation for reasons related to the confidentiality of personnel, student, medical, and other legally protected records.
Restrictions to Use
No usage restrictions.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], in the Office of Chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: Paul Frederick Sharp Records #40021, University Archives, The Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Acquisitions Information
Periodic transfer from the offices that create these records.
Sensitive Materials Statement
Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, the North Carolina Public Records Act (N.C.G.S. § 132 1 et seq.), and Article 7 of the North Carolina State Personnel Act (Privacy of State Employee Personnel Records, N.C.G.S. § 126-22 et seq.). Researchers are advised that the disclosure of certain information pertaining to identifiable living individuals represented in this collection without the consent of those individuals may have legal ramifications (e.g., a cause of action under common law for invasion of privacy may arise if facts concerning an individual's private life are published that would be deemed highly offensive to a reasonable person) for which the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill assumes no responsibility.
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Processed by: University Archives Staff, October 1976, August 1978

Encoded by: Ellen Whisler, May 2007

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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.

Clicking on a subject heading below will take you into the University Library's online catalog.

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Paul Frederick Sharp was the chief administrative officer of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from 1 September 1964 until 15 February 1966.

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Records include correspondence and other files relating to the administration of and academic programs at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the tenure of Chancellor Paul F. Sharp. Of particular interest are records relating to North Carolina's speaker ban law, which prohibited communists from speaking at the university. Programs in medical education are especially well documented.

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Contents list

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expand/collapse Expand/collapse Series 1. Office of the Chancellor, 1964-1966.

About 3600 items.

This series consists of the chancellor's correspondence with faculty, students, alumni, trustees, friends of the university, and members of the staff of the Consolidated University of North Carolina about university matters that do not relate directly to any of the administrative divisions of the university.

Box 1

Adjunct Appointments, 1965

Administrative Structure, 1965

American Council on Education Fellow, Robert Maier, 1965-1966

Annual Reports, 1965

Center for Research in College Instruction of Science and Mathematics, 1964-1965

Civil Rights, 1964-1965

Commencement, 1965

(see also Honorary Degrees, below)

Communist Question, 1964-1965

Consolidated University: General, 1964-1966

Consolidated University: Administrative Council, 1964-1966

Consolidated University: Allocation of Funds Committee, 1964

Consolidated University: Calendar Committee, 1965-1966

Faculty Club, 1964-1966

Faculty Appointments, 1964

Faculty Leaves of Absence, 1965

Faculty Welfare, 1965-1966

(regarding tax-sheltered annuities)

Fulbright-Hayes International Exchange, 1964

Gardner, James W., Jr., 1965

Gifts to the University: General, 1964-1965

Gifts to the University: Kenan, William Rand, Jr., Background Material, 1964-1965

Hill, George Watts, Sr., 1964-1965

Honorary Degrees, 1964-1965

(see also Commencement and University Day, below in this series; Faculty Committee on Honorary Degrees, Series 7; Trustee Committee on Honorary Degrees, Series 11)

Institute of Institutional Development, 1965-1966

Institute of Institutional Research, 1965-1966

Long-Range Planning, 1965

Old East, 1965

Reception for New Faculty, 1964-1965

Recommendations, 1964-1965

Reorganization, 1965

Residence Status, 1964

(see also Faculty Committee on Residence Status, Series 7)

Retirement, 1964-1965

(see also Faculty Committee on Retirement Arrangements, Series 7)

Rhodes Scholarships, 1964-1965

Salaries, 1964-1965

Self Study, 1964-1965

Sharp, Speeches, 1964-1965

Sharp, Speeches: Correspondence About, 1964-1966

Social Affairs and Lists, 1964-1965

Box 2

Speaker Ban, 1965-1966

Speaker Ban, Clippings, 1965

(see also Visiting Speakers, below)

Task Force on Administration, 1965

Traffic, 1965-1966

(see also Faculty Committe on Traffic and Safety, Series 7)

Tuition, 1965

University Day, 1964-1965

University Woman's Club, 1965

Vice Chancellor of the University, 1965-1966

Vice Chancellor for Advanced Studies and Research, 1965-1966

Visiting Speakers, 1965-1966

(see also Speaker Ban, above)

Visitors to the Campus, 1964-1965

Box 3

Chronological File, 1964-1966

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About 1200 items.

Included in this series are files on the departments, schools, institutes, and other programs that made up the Division of Academic Affairs during Chancellor Sharp's administration.

Box 4

Dean of the Faculty, 1964-1965

Arts and Sciences, College of: General, 1964-1966

Arts and Sciences, College of: Administrative Board, 1964-1966

Arts and Sciences, College of: Search Committee, 1966

Aerospace Studies, Department of (AFROTC), 1964-1965

(previously Air Science)

Anthropology, Department of, 1965

Art, Department of, 1964-1966

Botany, Department of: General, 1965

Botany, Department of: Botanical Garden, 1964-1965

Business Administration, School of: General, 1964-1965

Business Administration, School of: Ernest H. Abernethy Fellowship, 1965

Center for Community Research and Service, 1965-1966

Chemistry, Department of: General, 1965

Chemistry, Department of: Grants and Fellowships, 1965

City and Regional Planning, Department of, 1964-1966

Classics, Department of, 1965

Comparative Literature, Curriculum in, 1965

Computation Center, 1964

Dramatic Art, Department of, 1964

Education, School of, 1964-1965

English, Department of: General, 1964-1965

English, Department of: Application for Higher Education Facilities Construction Grant, 1965

English, Department of: Journal of Eighteenth-Century Studies, 1965

Environmental Health Studies, Institute of, 1965-1966

Fisheries Research, Institute of, 1965

Geography, Department of, 1965

Geology, Department of, 1964-1965

Germanic Languages, Department of, 1964-1965

Government, Institute of: General, 1964-1965

Government, Institute of: Harris Political Data Center, 1964-1965

History, Department of, 1965

Humanities, Cooperative Program in, 1964-1965

Humanities, Institute of, 1965

Information Science, 1964-1965

Journalism, School of, 1964-1965

Latin American Studies, Institute of, 1965-1966

Law, School of, 1964-1965

Library: General, 1964-1966

Library: Administrative Board, 1964-1965

Library Science, School of, 1964-1965

Life Science, 1964-1965

Linguistics, Slavic and Oriental Languages, Department of, 1964-1965

Mathematics, Department of, 1964-1965

Music, Department of, 1964-1965

Naval Science, Department of (NROTC), 1964-1965

Outdoor Drama, Institute of, 1964-1965

Philosophy, Department of, 1965

Physical Education, Department of, 1965

Physics, Department of, 1965

Political Science, Department of, 1964-1966

Press, University of North Carolina: General, 1964-1966

Press, University of North Carolina: Board of Governors, 1964-1966

Psychology, Department of: General, 1964-1966

Psychology, Department of: Psychometrics Laboratory, 1964-1965

Radio, Television and Motion Pictures, Department of: Communications Center, 1964-1965

Romance Languages, Department of: General, 1964-1965

Romance Languages, Department of: Junior Year Abroad, 1965

Social Sciences, Institute for Research in, 1964

Social Work, School of, 1964-1965

Sociology, Department of, 1965-1966

Statistics, Department of, 1965

Summer Session, 1964-1965

Water Resources Institute, 1964-1966

Zoology, Department of, 1965

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expand/collapse Expand/collapse Series 4. Athletics, 1964-1966.

About 400 items.

The files in this series relate to the university's intercollegiate athletics program. See Series 2 for the chancellor's files on the Department of Physical Education. See Series 7 for the Faculty Committee on Athletics.

Box 5

Athletics: General, 1964-1966

Athletics: Basketball, 1964-1966

Athletics: Football, 1964-1966

Athletic Association, 1965

Athletic Council, 1964-1965

Atlantic Coast Conference, 1964-1966

Education Foundation, 1964-1965

National Collegiate Athletic Association, 1965

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expand/collapse Expand/collapse Series 6. Development, 1964-1965.

About 1200 items.

This series contains the chancellor's files on the University Development Program, the Alumni Association, the Extension Division, the University News Bureau, the Morehead Planetarium, and the Office of Research Administration. Under Research Administration are files on foundations and philanthropic agencies supporting research at the university.

Box 6

Development: General, 1964-1965

Development: Business Foundation, 1964

Development: Medical Foundation, 1964-1965

Development: Pharmaceutical Research Foundation

(see also Series 9)

Development: Statement of Gifts and Grants, 1964-1965

Alumni Association, 1964-1965

Alumni Annual Giving, 1964-1965

Endowed Professorships: General, 1964-1965

Endowed Professorships: Kenan Trust, 1965

Endowed Professorships: R. A. Ross Professorships, 1965

Extension Division: General, 1964-1966

Extension Division: Bureau of Audio-Visual Education, 1964-1965

Extension Division: North Carolina Symphony, 1964-1965

Morehead Planetarium, 1964-1965

News Bureau, 1964-1965

Office of Research Administration: Grants, General, 1964-1965

Office of Research Administration: Office of Research Administration: Carnegie Corporation, 1964-1965

(includes Undergraduate Honors and Masters Degree Program report)

Office of Research Administration: Ford Foundation, 1965

Office of Research Administration: National Science Foundation: General, 1964-1965

Office of Research Administration: National Science Foundation: Modernization of Computer Facilities, Proposal, 1965

Office of Research Administration: Richardson Foundation, 1964-1965

Office of Research Administration: Whitaker Foundation, 1964-1965

Office of Research Administration: Lettie Pate Whitehead Foundation, 1964-1965

Office of Research Administration: Woodrow Wilson Foundation, 1964-1965

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About 800 items.

This series contains the chancellor's files on the standing and special committees of the Faculty Council.

Box 7

Chairman of the Faculty, 1964-1965

Secretary of the Faculty, 1964-1966

Faculty Council, 1964-1966

General Faculty, 1964-1966

Standing Committees of the Faculty: Admissions, 1964-1966

Standing Committees of the Faculty: Advisory, 1964-1966

Standing Committees of the Faculty: Athletics, 1964-1966

(see also Physical Education, Series 2, and Athletics, Series 4)

Standing Committees of the Faculty: Buildings and Grounds, 1964-1965

Standing Committees of the Faculty: Catalogue, 1964

Standing Committees of the Faculty: English Composition, April 1965

Standing Committees of the Faculty: Established Lectures, 1964-1965

Standing Committees of the Faculty: Faculty Welfare, 1965

Standing Committees of the Faculty: Fraternities and Sororities, Committee on, 1964-1966

Standing Committees of the Faculty: Honorary Degrees, 1964-1965

(see also Commencement, Honorary Degrees, and University Day, Series 1; Trustee Committee on Honorary Degrees, Series 11)

Standing Committees of the Faculty: Instructional Personnel, 1965

Standing Committees of the Faculty: Radioisotopes, 1964

Standing Committees of the Faculty: Registration, 1965

Standing Committees of the Faculty: Retirement Arrangements, 1964-1965

(see also Retirement, Series 1)

Standing Committees of the Faculty: Scholarships and Student Aid, 1964-1965

(see also Student Aid Office, Series 3)

Standing Committees of the Faculty: Student Discipline, 1964-1966

Standing Committees of the Faculty: Television Programming, 1964-1965

Standing Committees of the Faculty: University Government, 1964-1965

Special Committees of the Faculty: Advisory Committee on Honor System, 1964-1965

Special Committees of the Faculty: Campus Stores, 1964-1965

Special Committees of the Faculty: O. Max Gardner Award, 1964-1965

Special Committees of the Faculty: Group Insurance, 1965-1966

Special Committees of the Faculty: International Studies, 1964-1965

Special Committees of the Faculty: Jefferson Award, 1965

Special Committees of the Faculty: President's Advisory Council on Educational Policy, 1964-1965

Special Committees of the Faculty: Space, 1964-1965

Special Committees of the Faculty: Tanner Award, 1965

Special Committees of the Faculty: Traffic, University, 1964-1966

Special Committees of the Faculty: Writer-in-Residence, 1965

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About 400 items.

This series includes the chancellor'as files related to the programs of the Graduate School.

Box 7

Graduate School, General, 1964-1965

Administration Board, 1964-1965

Search Committee for New Dean, 1965-1966

Graduate Executive Council, 1965-1966

University Research Council, 1965

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expand/collapse Expand/collapse Series 10. Student Affairs, 1964-1966.

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expand/collapse Expand/collapse Series 11. Trustee Affairs, 1964-1966.

About 600 items.

This series includes the chancellor's correspondence with and related to the university's Board of Trustees. Also included here are the chancellor's files on the committees of the Board of Trustees. Minutes and reports of the board will be found in the Records of the Board of Trustees, a separate records group in the University Archives.

Box 10

Board of Trustees, General, 1964-1965

Membership and Committee Lists, 1964-1965

Committees: Executive Committee, 1964-1965

Committees: Building Committee, 1964-1965

Committees: Finance Committee, Jan. 1965

Committees: Health Affairs Committee, 1965

(see also Correspondence with George Watts Hill, Sr., Series 1)

Committees: Honorary Degrees Committee, 1964

(see also Honorary Degrees, Commencement, and University Day, Series 1; Faculty Committee on Honorary Degrees, Series 7)

Committees: Memorial and Naming Buildings Committee, 1965

(see also Faculty Committee on Buildings and Grounds, Series 7)

Committees: Real Property Committee, 1965

Committees: Visting Committee, 1964-1966

Personnel Reports, 1964-1965

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About 1200 items.

Files in this series pertain to agencies and organizations outside the university with which the university had relationships. Many are organizations of which the university is, or was, a member. See also files on various philanthropic organizations and foundations in Series 6.

Box 11

African Scholarship Program of American Universities, 1964-1965

Agreements, Inter-University Projects, 1964-1965

American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, 1964-1965

American Association of University Professors, 1964-1966

American Council on Education, 1964-1966

Arthritis and Rheumatism Foundation, 1964

Association for Higher Education, 1965-1966

Association of American Colleges, 1964-1965

Association of American Universities, 1964

Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges, 1964-1965

Atomic Energy Commission, 1965

(United States Atomic Energy Commission; see also Oak Ridge)

Board of Education, 1964-1965

(North Carolina State Board of Education)

North Carolina Board of Higher Education: General, 1964-1966

North Carolina Board of Higher Education: Printed Material, 1965

Chapel Hill, Town of: General, 1964-1966

Chapel Hill, Town of: Pittsboro Street Extension, 1964-1965

Chapel Hill, Town of: Radial Road, 1964-1965

Community Colleges, 1964

Correspondence with Other Colleges, 1964-1966

Environmental Health Center, 1965

Governor of North Carolina, 1964-1965

Health, Education, and Welfare, United States Department of, 1964-1966

Institute of International Education, 1964-1966

Learning Institute of North Carolina, 1965

National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1964-1965

National Association of State Universities and Land Grant Colleges, 1965

National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education, 1964-1965

North Carolina College Conference, 1965

North Carolina Department of Administration, 1964-1965

North Carolina State University, 1965-1966

Oak Ridge Institute of Nuclear Studies, 1964-1966

Peace Corps, 1964-1966

Research Triangle Institute, 1964-1966

Southern Association of Colleges, 1964-1966

Southern Association of Land-Grant Colleges and State Universities, 1964-1965

Southern Regional Education Board, 1964-1966

Southern University Conference, 1964-1965

State University Association, 1965

Universities Research Association, 1965

University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 1965

University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 1964-1966

VISTA, 1965

Wrightsville Marine Biomedical Lab, 1965

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About 50 items.

Items in this series are CLOSED to researchers for 75 years from the date of creation because they contain information on individual applicants that is protected under the Federal Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA).

Box 12

Admissions, Office of, 1964-1966

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