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| Size | 9.0 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 6900 items) |
| Abstract | Women were first admitted to the University as graduate students in 1897. In 1917, Clara S. Lingle was appointed Adviser to Women. She was succeeded in 1919 by Inez Koonce Stacy, who held the office until 1946 and during whose tenure (1942) the title of the office became Dean of Women. Katherine Carmichael succeeded Dean Stacy and served until 1977. In 1972, the office of Dean of Women was abolished, and Dean Carmichael was appointed Associate Dean of Student Affairs for Supportive Services. The latter office inherited none of the functions of the Office of the Dean of Women; nevertheless, these records contain several annual reports of Carmichael as Associate Dean for Supportive Services. Records include administrative correspondence, annual reports, speeches and writings of deans Stacy and Carmichael, and files pertaining to (in some cases, containing records of) various women's student government organizations. Also included are regulations and policies governing women students, files on facilities for women, and several lists of women students, 1897-1946. There are also some personal papers of Dean Carmichael, 1946-1978, which include correspondence from trips she made to the Philippines, 1951-1952, and to Saigon, Vietnam, 1961-1962. Topics of particular importance include the formation of the North Carolina Association of Deans of Women, 1922, and visits to the university by the women members of the Board of Trustees in 1957-1958 and 1967-1968. |
| Creator | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Office of the Dean of Women. |
| Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. University Archives. |
| Language | English |
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The University of North Carolina first admitted women in 1897 as graduate students. Clara S. Lingle was appointed Adviser to Women in 1917. She was succeeded in 1919 by Inez Koonce Stacy, who held the office until 1946 and during whose tenure (1942) the title of the office became Dean of Women. Katherine Carmichael succeeded Dean Stacy and served until 1977. In 1972, the Office of the Dean of Women was abolished, and Dean Carmichael was appointed Associate Dean of Student Affairs for Supportive Services. The latter office inherited none of the functions of the Office of the Dean of Women.
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The records of the Office of the Dean of Women consist of annual reports, administrative correspondence, speeches and writings of Deans Stacy and Carmichael, and files pertaining to (in some cases, containing the records of) various women's student government organizations. Also included are regulations and policies governing women students, files on facilities for women, and several lists of women students, 1897-1946, as well as clippings, printed material, and photographs. There are also some personal papers of Dean Carmichael, 1946-1978, which include correspondence from trips she made to the Philippines, 1951-1952, and to Saigon, Vietnam, 1961-1962. Topics of particular importance include the formation of the North Carolina Association of Deans of Women, 1922, and visits to the university by the women members of the Board of Trustees in 1957-1958 and 1967-1968.
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Series 1. Inez Koonce Stacy Series, 1897-1946.
The Stacy Series derives largely from the period 1919-1946, when Inez Koonce Stacy was Adviser to Women and then Dean of Women. There is also one annual report submitted in 1917 by Clara S. Lingle, Adviser for the Division of Women. Other files include a few of Mrs. Stacy's speeches, records of the women's student government organizations, and a list of women students for the period 1897-1946. This list was probably compiled when Mrs. Stacy's portrait was presented to the University in 1957. The records also contain significant correspondence relating to the formation of the North Carolina Association of Deans of Women, as well as letters and memoranda about a building for women students on the campus (Spencer Residence Hall, completed in 1924). There is a notebook containing lists of graduate and undergraduate women students, 1919-1929, and women honorary degree recipients, 1895-1934. Two bound volumes filed at the end of the Series describe the duties and responsibilities of the Dean of Women.
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Series 2. Katherine Kennedy Carmichael Series, 1947-1977.
Katherine Kennedy Carmichael was Dean of Women, 1946-1972, and Associate Dean of Student Affairs for Supportive Services, 1972-1977. Although the latter office inherited none of the functions of the Office of the Dean of Women, these records contain several annual reports of Carmichael as Associate Dean for Supportive Services. They also contain some personal papers of Dean Carmichael related to trips she made to the Philippines, 1951-1952, and to Saigon, Vietnam, 1961-1962. The records are divided into three subseries according to their content.
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Subseries 2.1. Administrative Records.
This subseries contains Dean Carmichael's annual reports for the years 1947-1977. There is some administrative correspondence filed with the reports. In addition to the annual reports, there are administrative files from the Office of the Dean of Women that contain correspondence, minutes, and reports of the various women students' campus organizations. There are several files of regulations for women students, especially relating to freshmen women, 1957-1958. There is also a handbook issued by the office of the Dean of Women in 1970 for residence hall directors and one binder of newspaper clippings relating directly to the work of the Dean of Women. This subseries also contains correspondence and reports about the visits by the women members of the Board of Trustees to the Chapel Hill campus in 1957-1958 and 1967-1968. Correspondence about the presentation of the portrait of Inez Stacy, a bound volume containing the proceedings of that presentation, and a tape recording are also filed in this subseries.
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Subseries 2.2. Speeches and Writings.
This subseries contains Dean Carmichael's speeches, chronologically arranged. The topic or occasion of each speech is listed, followed (in parentheses) by the place. Also included here are notes, outlines, and a manuscript about the history of the dean of women in the United States as well as typed copies of articles on other topics, and notes and exams for the English courses Dean Carmichael taught at the university.
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Subseries 2.3. Personal Papers.
This subseries contains Katherine Carmichael's personal correspondence from 1946 to 1978, clippings, printed material, and photographs. The personal correspondence is arranged in three separate units, each chronological. The first two document leaves of absence from the university, which Dean Carmichael spent in the Philippines, 1951-1952, and Saigon, Vietnam, 1961-1962. Many of the letters contained here are from Carmichael to family and friends and contain descriptions of her life in Manila and Vietnam. The Vietnam section includes correspondence, 1962-1977, with and about Dean Carmichael's former students in Vietnam. Dean Carmichael's correspondence with James Penrose Harland, for many years professor of archaeology in the university, is filed as a separate unit in this subseries. There are a number of awards, certificates, and diplomas from 1932-1977 filed with the oversized papers.
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1946-1950 |
Philippines Unit, 1951-1952 and undated |
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1953-1961 |
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Vietnam Unit, 1961-1977 |
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1963-1977 |
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24 June 1977-15 February 1978(includes Istanbul Unit) |
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Undated |
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Curriculum Vitae |
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James Penrose Harland, Correspondence, 1955-1971(mostly letters from Harland to Carmichael) |
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James Penrose Harland, Obituaries and Photograph |
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Miscellaneous Personal Items |
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Personal Travel Narrative |
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Clippings, Personal |
Clippings, Carmichael Family |
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Clippings, General |
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Clippings, University of North Carolina |
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Clippings, Vietnam |
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Clippings |
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| Extra Oversize Paper Folder XOPF-40125/1 |
Awards, certificates, and diplomas for Katherine Kennedy Carmichael, 1932-1977 |
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