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Size | 4.5 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 3,000 items) |
Abstract | Records of the Department of Anthropology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill consist of faculty correspondence, pertaining both to Department business and to faculty members' research and travels. Records include annual reports, faculty meeting minutes, administrative correspondence, and records related to curriculum, department committees, and operations of the department. |
Creator | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Department of Anthropology. |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. University Archives. |
Language | English |
Processed by Jennifer Coggins and Tierra Thoma, September 2019
Encoded by: Amanda Loeb, July 2015
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The Department of Anthropology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has its roots in the Department of Sociology, where in 1930 Professor Guy Johnson taught the university’s first course in sociocultural anthropology. In 1965, the Department of Anthropology was formally established as a unit independent of the Department of Sociology. In the 1980s, the Department moved away from the traditional "four fields" of anthropology (biological, archaeological, sociocultural, and linguistic anthropology) and instead pioneered a structure of three concentrations: Social Systems, Meaning, and Evolution/Ecology.
Back to TopRecords of the Department of Anthropology consist of faculty correspondence, pertaining both to Department business and to faculty members' research and travels. Records include annual reports, faculty meeting minutes, administrative correspondence, and records related to curriculum, department committees, and operations of the department.
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