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[Identification of item], in the Records of the Office of the Chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill #70122, University Archives, The Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

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Transferred from the Office of the Chancellor in May 2022 (Acc. 20220502.1).

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• Education, Higher--North Carolina--History--21st century.
• Folt, Carol L., 1951-
• Fordham, Christopher C., III (Christopher Columbus), 1926-2008
• Hardin, Paul, III, 1931-2017
• Hooker, Michael.
• McCoy, William O.
• Moeser, James, 1939-
• Sitterson, J. Carlyle (Joseph Carlyle), 1911-1995
• Taylor, Nelson Ferebee.
• Thorp, H. Holden, 1964-
• Universities and colleges--North Carolina--History--21st century.
• University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill--Administration.
• University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill--History--21st century.
• University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Office of the Chancellor.

• Office of Chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: Joseph Carlyle Sitterson Records (#40022)
• Office of Chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: Nelson Ferebee Taylor Records (#40023)
• Office of Chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: Christopher C. Fordham Records (#40024)
• Office of Chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: Paul Hardin Records (#40025)
• Office of Chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: Michael Hooker Records (#40026)
• Office of Chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: William O. McCoy Records (#40227)
• Office of Chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: James Moeser Records (#40228)
• Office of Chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: H. Holden Thorp Records (#40321)
• Office of Chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: Carol L. Folt Records (#40423)

Joseph Carlyle Sitterson was the chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from 16 February 1966 until 31 January 1972.

Nelson Ferebee Taylor was the chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from 1 February 1972 until 31 January 1980.

Christopher C. Fordham was the chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from 1 March 1980 until 30 June 1988.

Paul Hardin was the chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from 1 July 1988 until 30 June 1995.

Michael Hooker was chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from 1 July 1995 until his death from non-Hodgkin's lymphoma on 29 June 1999. Beginning in April 1999, he had taken a two-month medical leave, during which William O. McCoy served as acting chancellor.

William O. McCoy was acting chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from 12 April 1999 to 1 June 1999 and interim chancellor from 9 July 1999 until 15 August 2000. During the period 12 April to 1 June 1999, McCoy served as the university's acting chancellor while Chancellor Michael Hooker took a medical leave to undergo treatment for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Following Hooker's death on 29 June 1999, the University of North Carolina Board of Governors named McCoy interim chancellor. McCoy served in this capacity until 15 August 2000, when James Moeser was appointed chancellor.

James Moeser was the chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from 15 August 2000 30 June 2008.

H. Holden Thorp was the chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from 1 July 2008 until 30 June 2013.

Carol L. Folt was the chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from 1 July 2013 until 31 January 2019. Folt resigned as chancellor on 14 January 2019, effective at the end of the Spring 2019 semester; however, the Board of Governors made Folt's resignation effective 31 January 2019 following her order to remove the pedestal of the Confederate Monument commonly known as "Silent Sam" from campus. Her successor, Kevin M. Guskiewicz, served as interim chancellor from February 2019 until he was named as chancellor on 13 December 2019.

Contains records that span the administrations of several University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill chancellors, 1965-2018. Materials pertain to topics including, but not limited to: commencements, committees, task forces and initiatives, center reviews, honorary degrees, budget models, awards, reports, and athletics. These files were kept and used by the chancellors' executive assistants. Materials cover the administrations of Joseph Carlyle Sitterson (1965-1972), Nelson Ferebee Taylor (1972-1980), Christopher C. Fordham (1980-1988), Paul Hardin (1988-1995), Michael Hooker (1995-1999), William O. McCoy (1999-2000), James Moeser (2000-2008), H. Holden Thorp (2008-2013), and Carol L. Folt (2013-2019).