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This is a finding aid. It is a description of archival material held in the Wilson Library at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Unless otherwise noted, the materials described below are physically available in our reading room, and not digitally available through the World Wide Web. See the Duplication Policy section for more information.
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| Size | 15.0 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 10400 items) |
| Abstract | The Residence Hall Association (RHA) of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill was chartered in 1968 and became active in 1971. Its membership consisted of all students living in campus dormitories and other university-recognized housing. Its purpose was to bring to light the concerns of those students and to enhance their residential experience. As of 2011, the association remained active and was one of the largest student-run organizations at the university. The records of the Residence Hall Association consist largely of meeting minutes and agendas, correspondence, constitutions, and training manuals. In addition, there are files related to RHA elections, files on various issues and policies affecting students in residence halls, newsletters and newspaper clippings, and photographs and slides. The records from the original transfer date chiefly from 1971 to 1996, with scattered materials to 1998 and a 1959 scrapbook from the Men's Interdormitory Council (IDC). Records from later transfers date chiefly from 1980 to 2010 and 2019 to 2022. |
| Creator | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Residence Hall Association. |
| Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. University Archives. |
| Language | English |
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Processed by: Jennie Rose Halperin, October 2011
Encoded by: Jennie Rose Halperin, October 2011
Finding aid updated because of addition by Jennifer Coggins and Laura Smith, June 2019; by Jessica Venlet and Dawne Howard Lucas, November 2020, September 2021, March 2022, May 2022
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Historical Information
The Residence Hall Association (RHA) of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill was chartered in 1968 and became active in 1971. Its membership consisted of all students living in campus dormitories and other university-recognized housing. Its purpose was to bring to light the concerns of those students and to enhance their residential experience. As of 2011, the association remained active and was one of the largest student-run organizations at the university.
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Scope and Content
The records of the Residence Hall Association consist largely of meeting minutes and agendas, correspondence, constitutions, and training manuals. In addition, there are files related to RHA elections, files on various issues and policies affecting students in residence halls. newsletters and newspaper clippings, and photographs and slides. The records from the original transfer date chiefly from 1971 to 1996, but there are scattered materials to 1998 and a 1959 scrapbook from the Men's Interdormitory Council (IDC). Records from later transfers date chiefly from 1980 to 2010 and 2019 to 2022.
Note that original file titles have, for the most part, been retained.
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Residence Hall Association Records, 1959, 1971-1998 (Original deposit of September
1999).
Acquisitions Information: RT 19990913.1
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Additions.
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Residence Hall Association Records, 1961-2010 (bulk 1980-2010) (Addition of May 2019).
Acquisitions Information: RT 20190516.1.
Files about the administration of the Residence Hall Association, including materials from past presidents, programming records and policies, surveys, studies, and reports. Topics include visitation, co-ed living, alcohol, noise, smoking, telephones, and food service.
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Residence Hall Association Records, 2019-2020 (Addition of September 2020).
Acquisitions Information: RT 20200903.1.
Includes meeting minutes, governing documents and executive board statements, and photographs documenting Residence Hall Association members and events during the 2019-2020 school year. The event photos provide documentation of student life and activities, including a Duke-UNC watch party, a voter registration drive, a multicultural block party, and National Coming Out Day.
Some photographs were "Live" digital photographs commonly created by iPhone beginning with iPhone 6s in 2015. In this collection, the "Live" photos are represented by one image file and a corresponding video file. Some photos are in High Efficiency Image File Format (file extension .HEIC) that may be difficult to access. Contact wilsonlibrary@unc.edu if you need assistance.
| Digital Folder DF-40226/1 |
Board of Governors Meeting Minutes, 2019-2020 |
| Digital Folder DF-40226/2 |
Community Government (CoGo) Pictures, 2019-2020 |
| Digital Folder DF-40226/3 |
Executive Board Meeting Minutes, 2019-2020 |
| Digital Folder DF-40226/4 |
Residence Hall Association Executive Statements, 2020 |
| Digital Folder DF-40226/5 |
Residence Hall Association Extra 2019-2020 Pictures |
| Digital Folder DF-40226/6 |
Residence Hall Association Governing Documents, 2019-2020 |
| Digital Folder DF-40226/7 |
Residence Hall Association Program Pictures (Taylor), 2019 |
| Digital Folder DF-40226/8 |
Residence Hall Association Retreat Pictures, 2019 |
| Digital Folder DF-40226/9 |
Residence Hall Association Virtual Banquet, 2020 |
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Residence Hall Association Records, 2020-2021 (Addition of August 2021).
Acquisitions Information: RT 20210813.3.
Includes Residence Hall Association Board of Governors and Executive Committee meeting agendas and minutes for the academic year 2020-2021.
| Digital Folder DF-40226/10 |
Board of Governors Meeting Minutes, 2020-2021 |
| Digital Folder DF-40226/11 |
Executive Board Meeting Minutes, 2020-2021 |
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Residence Hall Association Records, 2021 (Addition of February 2022).
Acquisitions Information: RT 20220222.2
Contains a letter from William Preston Mangum II to the Joint RHA/Carolina Housing Renaming Committee, urging the committee to keep the name Mangum Residence Hall.
| Box 10 |
Joint RHA/Carolina Housing Renaming Committee, 2021 |
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Residence Hall Association Records, 2018-2022 (Addition of May 2022).
Acquisitions Information: RT 20220517.1
Contains Residence Hall Association Board of Governors and Executive Committee meeting agendas and minutes for the academic year 2021-2022, as well as executive statements from 2018 and 2021-2022. Also includes files pertaining to the Residence Hall Association Renaming Committee's campus-wide survey, administered across residence halls to learn more about student opinions on building names and renaming efforts. Materials include an anonymized dataset with 1,304 responses, a copy of the survey instrument, and a report on the survey. The report was authored by Elliana Alexander, Anusha Dubey, Arjun Putcha, Avery Clark, Hannah Garner, Hannah Lillard, Kyra Koons, Nicole Johnson, and Dr. Ashley Gray.
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