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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 | 13.5 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 5600 items) |
| Abstract | Nonprofit, nonpartisan research and educational institution whose purpose is to study state government policies and practices and to make recommendations for changes. Funded primarily by foundations, the Center issues special reports on major policy questions, publishes a quarterly magazine, and sponsors a yearly symposium or seminar dealing with a specific policy question. Files of Thad L. Beyle, chairman of the board of directors of the North Carolina Center for Public Policy Research. The files include agenda materials and minutes of board meetings, correspondence, financial materials, news releases, clippings, and other materials documenting the work of the Center. |
| Creator | North Carolina Center for Public Policy Research. |
| Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
| Language | English |
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Processing Information
Processed by: Michael Van Cott, March 1988; and Roslyn Holdzkom, December 1988 and subsequent additions
Encoded by: ByteManagers Inc., 2008
Full processing of this collection has been deferred pending future additions.
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Subject Headings
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Biographical Information
The North Carolina Center for Public Policy Research is an independent research and educational institution whose purpose is to study state government policies and practices and to make recommendations for changes in both. The Center is a non profit, non partisan organization, dedicated to improving the dialogue between state government and citizens.
The Center was founded in 1977 with grants from the Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation. The founding members were William G. (Gerry) Hancock, Robert W. Spearman, Thomas W. Lambeth, and Joel L. Fleischman. The Center continues to receive most of its funding from the Babcock Foundation, with additional support from the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation. It also receives funds through various other foundations and through corporate contributions, private memberships, and the sale of Center publications.
Center projects include the issuance of special reports on major policy questions, the publication of a quarterly magazine called North Carolina Insight, and the yearly sponsorship of a symposium or seminar dealing with a specific policy question. Through these projects, the Center strives to foster more active public participation in state government and to make the state more accountable for its own actions.
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Scope and Content
Thad Beyle's files are chiefly agenda materials and minutes of board of directors and executive committee meetings and correspondence. The agenda materials relate to decisions to be made by either the board or the executive committee and consist of background materials, such as financial statements, work proposals, reports of work in progress, etc. Most of the correspondece is between members of the board of directors or from the office of the executive director of the Center. In many cases, the correspondence does not directly involve Beyle, but consists of copies of letters sent to him for his information. Some separate financial and funding related items are also included, as are news releases, research proposals, copies of reports issued by the Center, and other materials.
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North Carolina Center for Public Policy Research Records, 1975-1996.