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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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Collection Overview
| Size | Approximately 700 archived websites |
| Abstract | The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and its constituent departments and affiliated organizations began utilizing the World Wide Web in the 1990s. The first campus home page went online in fall 1994. Records include websites harvested through Archive-It beginning in January 2013. The majority represent University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill academic and business units. Also included are websites of some student organizations at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the website of the University of North Carolina (System) General Administration, websites related to the Confederate monument (known as Silent Sam) which was removed from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill campus in 2018, and websites pertaining to the 2021 Nikole Hannah-Jones tenure case. All of the websites include active links to web pages of other Chapel Hill campus and university system entities. |
| Creator | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. University Archives. |
| Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. University Archives. |
| Language | English |
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Processed by: Ann Clare Cooper
Encoded by: Susan Ballinger, December 2013
Updated by: Jessica Venlet and Jodi Berkowitz, February 2019, October 2019; Jessica Venlet and Dawne Howard Lucas, March 2021, November 2021
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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.
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The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and its constituent departments and affiliated organizations began utilizing the World Wide Web in the 1990s. The first campus home page went online in fall 1994. From 1987 until 1994, the university had used VTX and gopher software to operate a campuswide information system.
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Records include websites harvested through Archive-It beginning in January 2013. The majority represent University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill academic and business units. Also included are websites of some student organizations at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the website of the University of North Carolina (System) General Administration, websites related to the Confederate monument (known as Silent Sam) which was removed from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill campus in 2018, and websites pertaining to the 2021 Nikole Hannah-Jones tenure case. All of the websites include active links to web pages of other Chapel Hill campus and university system entities.
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\University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Archives Collected Websites,
2012-2022.
Websites are organized into groups by subject; groups are presented alphabetically. Group names refer to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill unless indicated otherwise.
Records include websites harvested through Archive-It beginning in January 2013. The majority represent University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill academic and business units. Also included are websites of some student organizations at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the website of the University of North Carolina (System) General Administration. All of the websites include active links to web pages of other Chapel Hill campus and university system entities.
AdministrationWebsites in this group include the Office of the Chancellor, the Blueprint for Next, and the Institutional Privacy Office. |
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AthleticsThis group contains the Department of Athletics websites and Athletics policies, procedures, and risk management resources. |
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CentersCampus centers represented in this group include the Carolina Women's Center, the Campus Y, and the Carolina Center for Public Service. |
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FacultyCampus organizations and offices for faculty are included in this group, as are a small number of sites regarding specific faculty members. |
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Publications and newsThis group contains websites of various campus publications and news items. |
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Schools and departmentsCampus schools and departments collected in this group include the School of Education, the School of Social Work, and the Geography Department. |
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Student governmentThis group contains websites for various branches of student government, both graduate and undergraduate. |
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Student organizations and campus lifeWebsites in this group include the Carolina Summer Reading Program, WXYC Radio, and the Carolina Black Caucus. |
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UNC Health CareWebsites of various hospitals and programs comprising UNC Health Care are included in this group. |
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University historyThis group includes websites for the Virtual Black and Blue Tour, the Carolina Hall Story, and Remembering Wilson Caldwell. |
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University libraries and museumsWebsites in this group include various libraries and library-related projects, and the Ackland Art Museum. |
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University of North Carolina SystemRepresented in this group are the University of North Carolina System and the UNC Access to Higher Education Project. |
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Website CD Archives (ROWR project seeds)This group consists of URLS crawled retroactively using a tool called ROWR from website archives that were stored on CD. |
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Confederate Monument Protests Collected
Websites, 2017-2020.
Websites are organized into groups by subject; groups are presented alphabetically. Group names refer to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill unless indicated otherwise.
During the 2017 to 2018 academic year, students and other activists organized protests calling for the removal of the Confederate monument (known as "Silent Sam") on the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill campus. The protests began with a rally on 22 August 2017 and a subsequent continuous sit-in until 31 August 2017. The following year, on 20 August 2018, a rally protesting the monument was held on McCorkle Place and on Franklin Street. Protestors toppled the monument from its pedestal at approximately 9:20pm on 20 August 2018. In December 2018, activists organized a grade strike in response to the Board of Trustees proposed plan for the monument’s disposition. The Board of Governors rejected the Trustee’s proposal in December 2018. In January 2019, Chancellor Carol Folt ordered the removal of the monument’s pedestal and resigned. A variety of rallies and protests occurred between December 2018 and May 2019.
On November 27, 2019, the University of North Carolina Board of Governors announced a settlement regarding the disposition of the UNC-Chapel Hill Confederate monument. Among other terms, the settlement granted the North Carolina Division Sons of Confederate Veterans, Inc., ownership of the monument and a $2.5 million charitable trust for expenses related to care of the monument. On 12 February 2020, Orange County Superior Court Judge Allen Baddour overturned the settlement ruling that the NC SVC lacked standing to bring the lawsuit against UNC.
Over this period, a number of public statements about the protest and the disposition of the monument were made by activists, students, UNC faculty and staff, elected officials and administrators, alumni, and the public. This collection includes many of the statements in the form of editorials, webpages, tweets, and Google documents. The collection also includes news articles from The News & Observer, The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Chronicle of Higher Education, and more. The collection also includes other online materials such as activist websites, editorial cartoons, and Facebook event pages.
To view the websites, go to https://archive-it.org/collections/10953.
10 August 2018 anniversary reflections and rally, 2019This group includes news articles about the one-year anniversary of the 20 August 2018 protests and topping of the monument as well as coverage of the 20 August 2019 rally. |
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Anti-racist activism, 2019This group includes websites that document activism, but are not news articles or directly related to a protest. |
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Confederate Monument Settlement, 2019-2020The groups related to this topic contain news articles, editorials, and public statements related to the November 2019 settlement that, among other terms, granted the North Carolina Division Sons of Confederate Veterans, Inc. (NC SCV) ownership of the monument and a $2.5 million charitable trust. On 12 February 2020, Orange County Superior Court Judge Allen Baddour overturned the settlement ruling that the NC SVC lacked standing to bring the lawsuit against UNC. Monument Settlement News #40417, Series University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Confederate Monument Protests Collected Websites, 2017-2020.,Statements on Monument Settlement, 2019-2020 #40417, Series University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Confederate Monument Protests Collected Websites, 2017-2020.,Monument Settlement Protests #40417, Series University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Confederate Monument Protests Collected Websites, 2017-2020., |
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Date-specific groups, 2018-2019Groups of items, primarily news articles, collected around specific dates and events. 20 August 2018 protests #40417, Series University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Confederate Monument Protests Collected Websites, 2017-2020.,25 August 2018 protests #40417, Series University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Confederate Monument Protests Collected Websites, 2017-2020.,30 August 2018 protests #40417, Series University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Confederate Monument Protests Collected Websites, 2017-2020.,8 September 2018 protests #40417, Series University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Confederate Monument Protests Collected Websites, 2017-2020.,20 September 2018 protests #40417, Series University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Confederate Monument Protests Collected Websites, 2017-2020.,23 February 2019 protests #40417, Series University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Confederate Monument Protests Collected Websites, 2017-2020.,16 March 2019 protests #40417, Series University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Confederate Monument Protests Collected Websites, 2017-2020.,31 March 2019 vandalism #40417, Series University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Confederate Monument Protests Collected Websites, 2017-2020.,24 April 2019 rally #40417, Series University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Confederate Monument Protests Collected Websites, 2017-2020.,4 May 2019 protests #40417, Series University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Confederate Monument Protests Collected Websites, 2017-2020., |
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Editorial cartoons, 2017-2019This group includes editorial cartoons about the UNC-Chapel Hill Confederate monument. |
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General news, 2018This group contains a variety of news articles about the monument that are not connected to a specific protest event. |
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General news, 2019This group contains a variety of news articles about the monument that are not connected to a specific protest event. |
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Grade strike and relocation proposal, December 2018This group contains news articles about the UNC-Chapel Hill Board of Trustees proposal to construct a new building on South Campus to house the Confederate monument known as "Silent Sam." The group also contains news articles about the Teaching Assistant Grade Strike organized in response to the proposal. |
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Pedestal removal and Folt resignation, January 2019This group includes news articles, statements, and press releases related to Chancellor Carol Folt ordering the monument pedestal removal and her subsequent resignation from UNC-Chapel Hill on 14 January 2019. |
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Public meeting on policing, 2018This group consists of news articles about a Community Policing Advisory Committee meeting held at the Chapel Hill Public Library during which community members voiced concerns about policing at UNC-Chapel Hill related to the protests. The meeting was held on 11 September 2018. |
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Statements on Confederate monument, Fall 2018This group contains a number of public statements about the 20 August 2018 protest and toppling of the statue from the top of the Confederate Monument, known as "Silent Sam." Statements were made by activists, students, UNC faculty and staff, elected officials and administrators, alumni, and the public. |
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Statements on Confederate monument relocation, December 2018This group contains a number of public statements about the UNC-Chapel Hill Board of Trustees proposal to construct a new building on South Campus to house the Confederate monument known as "Silent Sam." Statements regarding the proposal and subsequent teaching assistant grade strike were circulated on social media and directed to the University administration. |
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UNC Confederate monument protests, August 2017-May 2018This group includes public statements about the Confederate monument, a resource guide, and news items prior to the toppling and subsequent removal of the monument. |
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Nikole Hannah-Jones Tenure Case Collected Websites and Documents, 2021.
On May 19, 2021, NC Policy Watch published a special report revealing that journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones would no longer be offered a tenured position as the Knight Chair in Race and Investigative Journalism with the UNC-Chapel Hill Hussman School of Journalism and Media. Instead, the article noted that Hannah-Jones would be offered the position on a five-year contract as the UNC Board of Trustees had not taken action to approve the tenure recommendation. Over the next several weeks, students, staff and faculty, as well as individuals not affiliated with UNC, released statements in support of tenure for Hannah-Jones. Protests were held at Board of Trustees’ meetings demanding the Board vote on the tenure case. Speculation that UNC donor Walter Hussman Jr. and conservative legislators sought to deny tenure because of Hannah-Jones’ 1619 Project was a focal point of the debate. Ultimately, in June 2021, the Board of Trustees voted to grant tenure to Hannah-Jones. Hannah-Jones declined the offer in July 2021.
This collection contains statements made in support of tenure for Nikole Hannah-Jones, statements made by Hannah-Jones, and select news articles. The collection also contains statements made by Walter Hussman Jr. to the media. The majority of materials were archived as websites, but a selection were collected as PDF documents.
Nikole Hannah-Jones tenure case websites, 2021This group contains archived websites pertaining to the Nikole Hannah-Jones tenure case. |
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Statements of support for Nikole Hannah-Jones' tenure case, 2021Contains statements of support saved as PDF files. |