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Size | 6.0 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 3000 items) |
Abstract | The Carolina Forum was organized on 1 July 1948 to bring leaders of government, labor, industry, and education, to speak on the University of North Carolina campus. In part, the Carolina Forum took over functions of the Carolina Political Union, which had been organized in 1936 by political science students to bring political leaders to speak on campus and to hold roundtable discussions on current political topics. After the advent of the Carolina Forum, the Carolina Political Union continued to function, but its activity was limited to weekly discussions and occasional speakers. Records include correspondence, 1937-1948, of the Carolina Political Union and, 1948-1959, of the Carolina Forum. The correspondence primarily consists of requests for speakers to come and arrangements for their visits. Also included are dismantled scrapbooks of newspaper clippings on speakers from the 1940s and loose clippings from the 1950s. Some of the 1965-1966 material addresses the Speaker Ban issue. |
Creator | Carolina Forum (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill). |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. University Archives. |
Language | English. |
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In 1936 a group of political science students under the guidance of Professor E. J. Woodhouse organized the Carolina Political Union. Its twofold purpose was to bring prominent political figures to speak on the University of North Carolina campus and to hold roundtable discussions on current political topics.
On 1 July 1948, the Carolina Forum was organized and took over the function of securing speakers and began inviting prominent leaders from labor, industry, and education, as well as from government. The Carolina Political Union continued to function, but its activities were limited to the weekly discussions and occasional speakers.
Back to TopThese records include correspondence, 1937-1948, of the Carolina Political Union and, 1948-1959, of the Carolina Forum. The correspondence primarily consists of requests for speakers to come and arrangements for their visits. Also included are dismantled scrapbooks of newspaper clippings on speakers from the 1940s and loose clippings from the 1950s. Some of the 1965-1966 material addresses the Speaker Ban issue.
Below is a list of the more prominent correspondents included in the papers.
Arrangement: chronological.
Box 1 |
1937-1939 |
Separated Folder SEP-40144/1 |
Letter, 26 August 1937, Leon Trotsky to Alexander Heard regarding lecture topicsRestriction to Access: The original item is not available for immediate or same day access. Please contact staff at wilsonlibrary@unc.edu to discuss options. |
Box 2 |
1940-1942 |
Box 3 |
1943-1954 |
Box 4 |
1955-1957, 1965-1966, and Scrapbook |
Separated Folder (SEP-40144/1)
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