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Size | 1.5 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 500 items) |
Abstract | The Graduate History Society was organized as the Graduate History Club in 1952. Membership was open to all History Department graduate students and faculty members. The stated purpose was "to stimulate intellectual and social fellowship among history students at the university and to build up an esprit de corps that shall bind them together in their professional careers." Activities of the society included discussions of student concerns, guest lectures, seminars, picnics, and student-faculty teas. Records of the Graduate History Society include financial information, membership lists, correspondence with potential lecturers, scattered minutes of society meetings, and material on the society's activities. |
Creator | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Graduate History Society. |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. University Archives. |
Language | English |
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The Graduate History Society was organized as the Graduate History Club in 1952. Membership was open to all History Department graduate students and faculty members. The stated purpose was "to stimulate intellectual and social fellowship among history students at the university and to build up an esprit de corps that shall bind them together in their professional careers." Activities of the society included discussions of student concerns, guest lectures, seminars, picnics, and student-faculty teas.
Back to TopRecords of the Graduate History Society include financial information, membership lists, correspondence with potential lecturers, scattered minutes of society meetings, and material on the society's activities.
Back to TopArrangement: Chronological.
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Graduate History Society Records, 1952-1978Note that there are no records for the 1953-1954 fiscal year. |