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.
Size | 28.5 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 7,600 items) |
Abstract | Materials of white political science professor and university adminstrator, Richard J. Richardson (1935-), include many that relate to his service at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill papers include general subject files; materials documenting Richardson's involvement in the planning and observance of the University's bicentennial celebration; and papers of John Patrick Hagan, a student of Richardson's who earned his Ph.D. at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and who died in an automobile accident while completing a visiting professorship at the University. In addition to University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill materials, there are also documents created during and prior to Richardson's years as a student at Caruthersville High School in Caruthersville, Mo.; papers from Richardson's undergraduate years at Harding College; papers from his year in Dublin, Ireland, on a Rotary Foundation fellowship; and documents relating to his graduate school years at Tulane University and his early teaching career. There are also recordings of two of Richardson's speeches, a videotape about University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's honor system, and a few photographs. Additions contain photographs, office files, and other recordings. |
Creator | Richardson, Richard J. |
Curatorial Unit | Southern Historical Collection |
Language | English. |
Additions since December 1997 have not been integrated into the original deposit; researchers should therefore scan descriptions of additions for pertinent materials.
Updated: April 2019
Back to TopThe 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.
Richard Judson Richardson was born in Poplar Bluff, Mo., in 1935. After receiving his B.S. in Public Affairs from Harding College in Arkansas in 1957 and attending the University of Dublin as a Rotary Foundation Fellow, he received his M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in political science from Tulane University. He taught at Tulane, Western Michigan University, and the University of Hawaii before joining the faculty of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1969. There, in addition to his teaching, he served as chairman of the political science department from 1975 to 1980 and was active on numerous university committees, chairing the University of North Carolina Bicentennial Observance Committee. From 1995 to 2000, Richardson provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs.
Back to TopMaterials of Richard J. Richardson include many that relate to his service at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill papers include general subject files; materials documenting Richardson's involvement in the planning and observance of UNC's bicentennial celebration; and papers of John Patrick Hagan, a student of Richardson's who earned his Ph.D. at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and who died in an automobile accident while completing a visiting professorship at the University. In addition to University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill materials, there are also documents created during and prior to Richardson's years as a student at Caruthersville High School in Caruthersville, Mo.; papers from Richardson's undergraduate years at Harding College; papers from his year in Dublin, Ireland, on a Rotary Foundation fellowship; and documents relating to his graduate school years at Tulane University and his early as a college teacher. There are also recordings of two of Richardson's speeches, a videotape about University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's honor system, and a few photographs.
Back to TopMaterials created by Richardson or collection by him during his childhood through his high school years in Missouri.
Folder 1 |
Campaign materials, 1952 |
Folder 2 |
Boy Scouts |
Folder 3 |
Correspondence |
Folder 4-5
Folder 4Folder 5 |
High school materials |
Folder 6-7
Folder 6Folder 7 |
Miscellaneous |
Folder 8 |
Missouri Boys' State |
Folder 9-11
Folder 9Folder 10Folder 11 |
Newspaper clippings |
Folder 12-13
Folder 12Folder 13 |
Speeches and term papers |
Folder 14 |
Sporting event programs |
Folder 15 |
Washington, D.C., trip |
Materials from Richardson's years as a college student at Harding College in Arkansas.
Folder 16 |
Cards |
Folder 17-18
Folder 17Folder 18 |
College materials |
Folder 19-22
Folder 19Folder 20Folder 21Folder 22 |
Correspondence |
Folder 23-24
Folder 23Folder 24 |
Miscellaneous |
Folder 25-26
Folder 25Folder 26 |
Newspaper clippings |
Folder 27 |
Theater programs |
Materials from Richardson's year as a college student at Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland, on a Rotary Foundation fellowship.
Folder 28 |
Cards |
Folder 29-34
Folder 29Folder 30Folder 31Folder 32Folder 33Folder 34 |
Correspondence |
Folder 35-36
Folder 35Folder 36 |
Miscellaneous |
Folder 37 |
Newspaper clippings |
Folder 38 |
Opera |
Folder 39 |
Programs |
Folder 40 |
Rotary Foundation |
Folder 41 |
Shipping lists |
Folder 42 |
Speeches |
Folder 43-45
Folder 43Folder 44Folder 45 |
Theater programs |
Folder 46-47
Folder 46Folder 47 |
Tourist brochures |
Folder 48 |
Travel diary |
Folder 49 |
Travel information |
Folder 50 |
Trinity College |
Materials from Richardson's year as a graduate college student at Tulane University and his years as a college teacher at Western Michigan University and the University of Hawaii.
Folder 51 |
Bill of Rights research |
Folder 52-59
Folder 52Folder 53Folder 54Folder 55Folder 56Folder 57Folder 58Folder 59 |
Correspondence |
Folder 60 |
Corwin Award |
Folder 61 |
Magazines |
Folder 62 |
Master's thesis |
Folder 63 |
Miscellaneous |
Folder 64 |
Newspaper clippings |
Folder 65 |
Postcards |
Folder 66 |
Selective Service |
Folder 67-69
Folder 67Folder 68Folder 69 |
Tulane University |
Folder 70 |
University of Hawaii |
Folder 71 |
Wedding invitations |
Materials from Richardson's tenure at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, which began in 1969. The bulk of the materials concern Richardson's teaching and research and the administration of the political science department.
Materials relating to Richardson's tenure at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in administration and as a political science professor.
Folder 72-73
Folder 72Folder 73 |
Administration of Criminal Justice |
Folder 74-75
Folder 74Folder 75 |
American Association of University Professors |
Folder 76 |
Articles |
Folder 77-78
Folder 77Folder 78 |
Athletics |
Folder 79 |
Belmont Abbey College Political Science Department evaluation |
Folder 80 |
Book reviews |
Folder 81 |
Burton Craige professorship |
Folder 82-83
Folder 82Folder 83 |
Butner inmate study |
Folder 84 |
Calendars |
Folder 85-89
Folder 85Folder 86Folder 87Folder 88Folder 89 |
Cards |
Folder 90 |
Carolina Challenge |
Folder 91 |
Carolina Speakers |
Folder 92-93
Folder 92Folder 93 |
Carolina Teaching Fellows |
Folder 94 |
Center for Teaching and Learning |
Folder 95-96
Folder 95Folder 96 |
Center for the Study of the American South |
Folder 97 |
Center for the Study of the Presidency |
Folder 98 |
Certificates |
Folder 99-108
Folder 99Folder 100Folder 101Folder 102Folder 103Folder 104Folder 105Folder 106Folder 107Folder 108 |
Correspondence |
Folder 109-117
Folder 109Folder 110Folder 111Folder 112Folder 113Folder 114Folder 115Folder 116Folder 117 |
Political Science course evaluations |
Folder 118-123
Folder 118Folder 119Folder 120Folder 121Folder 122Folder 123 |
Political Science courses |
Folder 124-139
Folder 124Folder 125Folder 126Folder 127Folder 128Folder 129Folder 130Folder 131Folder 132Folder 133Folder 134Folder 135Folder 136Folder 137Folder 138Folder 139 |
Criminal Victimization Project |
Folder 140 |
Critiques |
Folder 141-142
Folder 141Folder 142 |
"Delay in the Processing of Cases in the Superior Courts of North Carolina" |
Folder 143 |
Emory and Henry College Symposium on Justice |
Folder 144 |
Faculty Council |
Folder 145 |
Faculty Legislative Liaison Committee |
Folder 146-147
Folder 146Folder 147 |
Faculty salaries |
Folder 148 |
Fort Bragg-Pope Air Force Base Learning Center Evaluation |
Folder 149 |
Greek affairs |
Folder 150 |
Graham Memorial |
Folder 151 |
Honorary societies |
Folder 152-153
Folder 152Folder 153 |
Jenkins book sale |
Folder 154 |
"Judicial Activism: A Measure of Intrasystem Conflict" |
Folder 155 |
Kraft Associates |
Folder 156 |
Lets's Tell the People Foundation |
Folder 157 |
Lienesch, Michael |
Folder 158 |
Little, Brown |
Folder 159 |
Louis Harris Project |
Folder 160 |
Midwest Political Science Association |
Folder 161-174
Folder 161Folder 162Folder 163Folder 164Folder 165Folder 166Folder 167Folder 168Folder 169Folder 170Folder 171Folder 172Folder 173Folder 174 |
Miscellaneous |
Folder 175 |
Morehead Foundation |
Folder 176 |
National Eagle Scout Association |
Folder 177 |
National Endowment for the Humanities Proposal |
Folder 178-184
Folder 178Folder 179Folder 180Folder 181Folder 182Folder 183Folder 184 |
Newspaper clippings |
Folder 185 |
North Carolina Association of Financial Aid Administrators |
Folder 186-188
Folder 186Folder 187Folder 188 |
North Carolina Fellows |
Folder 189 |
North Carolina Political Science Association |
Folder 190-191
Folder 190Folder 191 |
Ph.D. comprehensive examinations |
Folder 192 |
Pi Sigma Alpha |
Folder 193 |
Political and judicial malapportionment |
Folder 194 |
Political correctness |
Folder 195 |
Political Science Department |
Folder 196-197
Folder 196Folder 197 |
Awards and fund raising |
Folder 198 |
Curriculum review |
Folder 199 |
Teaching evaluations |
Folder 200 |
Undergraduate advising |
Folder 201 |
"The Political Science Teacher" |
Folder 202-213
Folder 202Folder 203Folder 204Folder 205Folder 206Folder 207Folder 208Folder 209Folder 210Folder 211Folder 212Folder 213 |
The Politics of American Democracy |
Folder 214 |
The Politics of Federal Courts |
Folder 215 |
Prentice-Hall |
Folder 216 |
Press releases |
Folder 217 |
"Prison Inmates' Perception of Own Internal-External Control" |
Folder 218 |
Public service |
Folder 219 |
"Recognition, Diplomacy, and International Law: The Curious Case of the United States and China" |
Folder 220-232
Folder 220Folder 221Folder 222Folder 223Folder 224Folder 225Folder 226Folder 227Folder 228Folder 229Folder 230Folder 231Folder 232 |
Recommendations |
Folder 233 |
Rotary International |
Folder 234-235
Folder 234Folder 235 |
Rowland evaluation |
Folder 236 |
School of Education |
Folder 237 |
Southeast Regional American Assembly |
Folder 238 |
Speeches: Bicentennial of the United States |
Folder 239 |
Speeches: Board of Governors retreat |
Folder 240 |
Speeches: Earle Wallace memorial service |
Folder 241 |
Speeches: Rotary Club |
Folder 242 |
Speeches YMCA |
Folder 243 |
Task Force on Institutional Values |
Folder 244-245
Folder 244Folder 245 |
Teacher education |
Folder 246 |
Truman Scholars |
Folder 247 |
Uhlman, Thomas |
Folder 248 |
United Way |
Folder 249 |
University Development |
Folder 250 |
University priorities |
Folder 251 |
University Research Council grants |
Oversize Paper Folder OPF-4266/1b |
Oversize papers |
Materials relating to Richardson's activities in bicentennial celebration at the University of North Carolina in 1994. See also T-4266/2.
Folder 252 |
Bicentennial Observance Planning Manual |
Folder 253 |
Carolina Alumni Review |
Folder 254 |
Carolina Connections |
Folder 255-259
Folder 255Folder 256Folder 257Folder 258Folder 259 |
Correspondence, 1991-1994 and undated |
Folder 260 |
Invitations |
Folder 261-271
Folder 261Folder 262Folder 263Folder 264Folder 265Folder 266Folder 267Folder 268Folder 269Folder 270Folder 271 |
Memoranda and reports, 1986-1994 |
Folder 272 |
Miscellaneous |
Folder 273 |
Newspaper clippings |
Folder 274 |
Programs |
Folder 275 |
Public Broadcasting System |
Folder 276-277
Folder 276Folder 277 |
Publications |
Folder 278 |
Speeches |
Folder 279 |
Stanford University |
Materials relating to John Patrick Hagan, a student of Richardson's who earned his Ph.D. in political science from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and who died in an automobile accident while completing a visiting professorship at the University.
Audiocassette C-4266/1 |
"Putting in the Pauses," 27 January 1986Microcassette. Lecture by Richardson. |
Audiocassette C-4266/2 |
"The Carolina Bicentennial: A Reflection", undatedMicrocassette. Speech by Richardson. |
Videotape VT-4266/1 |
"With Honors: The Honor Code System at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill" |
Image Folder PF-4266/1-2
PF-4266/1PF-4266/2 |
Photographs from Richardson's high school and college years, 1949-1957 |
Image Folder PF-4266/3 |
Photographs from Richardson's year in Ireland as a Rotary Foundation fellow, 1957-1958 |
Image Folder PF-4266/4 |
Photographs from Richardson's tenure at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1969-1996 |
Image Folder PF-4266/5 |
Photographs from a trip to Hong Kong sometime between 1993 and 1996 |
Image Folder PF-4266/6 |
Photographs from a trip to Jakarta sometime between 1993 and 1996 |
Acquisitions Information: Accession 98653.
Routine office file materials, including letters relating to Richardson's speaking engagements and other activities, along with some printed materials, and other items.
Box 46-48
Box 46Box 47Box 48 |
Papers, 1996-1999 |
Acquisitions Information: Accession 101641.
Box 49 |
Miscellaneous papersIncludes correspondence and newspaper clippings. |
Image Folder PF-4266/7 |
Photographs from a trip to Indonesia, circa 1990s |
Image Folder PF-4266/8 |
Photographs from Political Science department reception, 11 October 2010 |
Image Folder PF-4266/9 |
Photographs of family, friends, and colleagues, circa 1930s-2010s |
Audiocassette C-4266/3 |
Jim Prothro's memorial service, 10 February 1986Hill Hall, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. |
Audiocassette C-4266/4 |
"The Bum ... Dick Richardson," 20 April 1997 |
Videotape VT-4266/2 |
"Goodbye Howell Hall" |