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Copyright Notice

Copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], in the William B. Aycock Papers #5328, Southern Historical Collection, Wilson Special Collections Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Acquisitions Information

Received from William B. Aycock of Chapel Hill, N.C., in April 2007 (Acc. 100640).

Sensitive Materials Statement

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Processed by: Amanda Ross, January 2008

Encoded by: Amanda Ross, January 2008

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.

• Academic freedom--North Carolina.
• Aycock, Grace.
• Aycock, William B. (William Brantley), 1915-
• Basketball--Betting--North Carolina.
• College administrators--North Carolina--History--20th century.
• College integration--North Carolina.
• College sports--North Carolina.
• Education, Higher--North Carolina--History.
• Freedom of speech--North Carolina.
• India-Pakistan Conflict, 1947-1949.
• Law teachers--North Carolina--History--20th century.
• North Carolina--Race relations--History--2oth century.
• North Carolina. Speaker Ban Law.
• Smith, Dean, 1931-
• United States. Army--History--World War, 1939-1945.
• Universities and colleges--North Carolina--History--20th century.
• University of North Carolina (1793-1962)--Administration.
• University of North Carolina (1793-1962)--Basketball.
• University of North Carolina (1793-1962)--Faculty--History--20th century.
• University of North Carolina (1793-1962)--Sports.
• University of North Carolina (1793-1962). School of Law.
• University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill--Administration.
• University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill--Basketball.
• University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill--Faculty--History--20th century.
• University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill--Sports.
• University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Chancellor.
• University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. School of Law.
• World War, 1939-1945--Photographs.

• William B. Aycock albums in Miscellaneous Albums (#3287)
• Records of the Office of Chancellor: William Brantley Aycock Series (#40020)
• Southern Oral History Program (#4007), Interviews L-30, L-37, L-118, and L-230

Legal educator William B. Aycock served as chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from 1957 to 1964 and as professor at the School of Law for nearly 40 years, retiring as Kenan Professor of Law Emeritus in 1985. The recipient of many honors and awards, Aycock was lauded for his teaching and leadership contributions to the University, where the Department of Family Medicine's building and endowed professionship bear his name. Aycock was also known for his opposition to the Speaker Ban and as the man who hired basketball coach Dean Smith.

The collection includes subject files; speeches; newspaper clippings; photographs; and personal and professional communications from friends, colleagues, and former students all relating to William B. Aycock and his military service (includes World War II photographs), his work with Frank Porter Graham as United Nations Representative for India and Pakistan, and his service as chancellor and law professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Also included are printed works authored by Aycock or relating to the University of North Carolina. Topics include the Kashmir dispute, Aycock's chancellorship, segregation in higher education, NCAA recruiting infractions, his hiring of basketball coach Dean Smith, the Speaker Ban controversy, the "Equal Rights Amendment", the William B. Aycock Family Medicine Building, honors and awards, and other subjects.

Note that materials are chiefly arranged as received and that there is considerable overlap between series.

• Photographs (P-5328/Folder 1)