Dialectic and Philanthropic Joint Senate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Records, 1836-2019(bulk 1959-2018) (original) (raw)
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| Size | 12.5 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 7500 items) |
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| Abstract | The Dialectic and Philanthropic Joint Senate was formed in 1959 in an initially unsuccessful effort to reverse the decline of the University of North Carolina's historic Dialectic and Philanthropic societies. Membership increased in the 1970s as a result of publicity and special programs. Records of the Dialectic and Philanthropic Joint Senate include meeting minutes; correspondence; committee records; financial records; membership lists; constitution and bylaws; publicity materials; and pictures, some of them 19th-century images of former members of the Dialectic and Philanthropic societies. Audiovisual materials include a 1997 documentary about the Dialectic and Philanthropic societies. |
| Creator | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Dialectic and Philanthropic Joint Senate. |
| Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. University Archives. |
| Language | English. |
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[Identification of item], in the Dialectic and Philanthropic Joint Senate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Records #40153, University Archives, Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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The Dialectic Society and the Philanthropic Society, founded as separate societies in 1795, were the first student organizations at the University of North Carolina. Until the 1860s they supplemented the disciplinary responsibilities of the Board of Trustees and the faculty, and until the late 19th century they exercised many of the functions of present-day student government. In addition, throughout their history the societies have provided training in oratory, debating, and the essay style of composition.
Throughout most of the university's history, membership in the societies was voluntary; and new members were admitted by a vote of the old members. Until the 20th century, almost the entire student body belonged to one of the two societies. Generally, though not exclusively, students from the eastern portion of the state joined the Philanthropic Society and those from the western portion joined the Dialectic Society. This practice seems to have grown out of the early sectional rivalry between east and west.
The societies disbanded when the university closed during Reconstruction. After the university's reopening in 1875, they reorganized and flourished. In 1885 a resolution of the Board of Trustees required all enrolled students ("except medical, law, and students taking postgraduate or special courses, and such as may be specially excused by the faculty") to belong to one of the societies. This action resulted from the urging of University President Kemp P. Battle and the faculty, who wanted to foster the societies' disciplinary function. By 1895, however, the university had dropped this membership requirement; the course catalog published in that year states that "although membership in the societies is entirely optional, yet it is earnestly recommended by the faculty."
The end of compulsory membership, the gradual loss of their disciplinary function to the new Student Council, changing student interests, and the multiplication of campus organizations competing for student attention were all factors that caused the two societies to decline in vitality and membership during the early decades of the 20th century. In 1919 the Philanthropic Society reorganized itself according to the plan of the General Assembly of North Carolina and became the Philanthropic Assembly. In 1924 the Dialectic Society reorganized as the Dialectic Senate. The disruptive effects of World War II, however, hastened the decline. The Philanthropic Assembly discontinued meetings in 1943, and the Dialectic Senate barely survived the war period. In the decade following the war both societies witnessed a rejuvenation. However, by the mid-1950s they were again in decline.
In May 1959, the Senate and the Assembly began to meet as the Dialectic and Philanthropic Joint Senate. Even this expedient was not fully successful in ensuring growth. By 1970 active membership in the Joint Senate had been reduced to one, Stanley Greenberg. Greenberg was able to persuade 13 of his fellow students to join the Senate. Among these new members was George Blackburn, who as president of the Joint Senate, mounted a concerted rebuilding program. Under Blackburn's leadership and that of his successors, particularly Roger Kirkman, membership increased through a program of publicity and special activities. In 1974 the Dialectic and Philanthropic Societies Foundation, Inc., was established to ensure preservation of the societies' literary, historical, and artistic properties. By the late 1970s membership had risen to a healthy level, and the foundation began a restoration program for the societies' portrait collection.
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Records of the Dialectic and Philanthropic Joint Senate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill include meeting minutes; correspondence; committee records; financial records; membership lists; constitutions and bylaws; publicity materials; and pictures, some of them 19th-century images of former members of the Dialectic and Philanthropic societies. Audiovisual materials include audio of the 1999 Coates Battle lecture and video of a 1999 Dialectic and Philanthropic Joint Senate meeting and a 1997 documentary about the Dialectic and Philanthropic societies.
Contents list
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2. Addresses/Debates, Bills/Resolutions, Correspondence, 1836-2004.
3. Committee Records, 1960-2004.
4. Treasurer's Records, 1963-2004.
5. Membership Records, 1959-2004.
6. Constitution and Bylaws, 1959-2001.
7. Publicity Records, 1959-2002.
8. Photographs, 1879-2000 and undated.
9. Joint Senate Records (Addition of February 2017), 1974-2013.
10. Event Posters (Addition of July 2017), 1978-1980
11. Records (Addition of August 2018), 2011-2015
12. Joint Senate Records (Addition of May 2019), 2004-2019 (bulk 2014-2018)
Expand/collapse Series 1. Minutes, 1959-2004.
Expand/collapse Series 2. Addresses/Debates, Bills/Resolutions, Correspondence, 1836-2004.
This series includes materials supportive of the minutes found in Series 1. In many instances, similar items will be found among the minutes.
Expand/collapse Subseries 2.1. Addresses/Debates.
Expand/collapse Subseries 2.2. Bills/Resolutions.
Arrangement: Chronological.
This subseries contains copies of the bills debated and the resolutions approved during senate meetings.
Expand/collapse Subseries 2.3. Correspondence.
Arrangement: Chronological.
This subseries contains correspondence of the Joint Senate's presidents and other officers. The items in the general files are routine.
| Box 2 | Folder 1: undated; 1959-1964, General |
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| Folder 2: 1965-1973, General | |
| Folder 3: 1974, General | |
| Folder 4: 1975, General | |
| Folder 5: 1976, General | |
| Folder 6: 1976, William H. Bobbitt Bust Ceremony | |
| Folder 7: 1976, Albert Coates Bust Ceremony (includes audiocassette of Albert Coates speech, shelved separately as C-40153/1) | |
| Audiocassette C-40153/1 | Albert Coates speech, 19 February 1976 Audiocassette |
| Box 3 | Folder 8: 1977, General |
| Folder 9: 1977, Sam J. Ervin Bust Ceremony | |
| Folder 10: 1977, Paul Green Bust Ceremony | |
| Folder 11: 1977, Thomas Day Letters | |
| Folder 12: 1978, General | |
| Folder 13: 1978, First Congress of Literary Societies Meeting | |
| Folder 14: 1978, Demosthenian Society Celebration (at the University of Georgia) | |
| Folder 15: 1978, George S. Hatem Letters | |
| Folder 16: 1978, Thomas Wolfe Portrait Presentation (see also Folder 18) | |
| Folder 17: 1979, General | |
| Folder 18: 1979, Second Congress of Literary Societies Meeting | |
| Folder 19: 1979, Thomas Wolfe Portrait Presentation (see also Folder 15) | |
| Folder 20: 1980, General | |
| Folder 21 : 1980, Dialectic and Philanthropic Societies Foundation, Inc. | |
| Folder 22: 1982-1989, General | |
| Museum Item MU-40153/2-4 MU-40153/2 MU-40153/3 MU-40153/4 | Pins and metal production molds for the pins Accompanies Folder 22 |
| Box 3 | Folder 23: 1982-1983; 1989; 1992-1995, Dialectic and Philanthropic Societies Foundation, Inc. |
| Folder 24: 1983-1984, Association of American College Literary Societies | |
| Folder 25: 1986-1988, Association of American College Literary Societies | |
| Folder 26: 1988, Library Donation Agreement | |
| Folder 27: 1990-1991, General | |
| Folder 28: 1992-2000, General | |
| Folder 29: 1995, Dialectic and Philanthropic Societies Bicentennial | |
| Folder 30: Listserv Communications, 17 May-23 August 1994 | |
| Folder 31: Listserv Communications, 1 September-17 December 1994 | |
| Folder 32: Listserv Communications, 9 January-29 July 1995 | |
| Folder 33: Listserv Communications, 2 August-26 October 1995 | |
| Box 4 | Folder 34: Listserv Communications, 1 November-9 December 1995 |
| Folder 35: Listserv Communications, 1 January-31 March 1996 | |
| Folder 36: Listserv Communications, 2 April-30 July 1996 | |
| Folder 37: Listserv Communications, 2 August-27 November 1996 | |
| Folder 38: Listserv Communications, 30 June-2 July 1999 | |
| Folder 39: 2000-2001, Association of American College Literatry Societies | |
| Folder 40: 2001-2002; 2004, General (includes emblem mold created circa 1989, shelved separately as MU-40153/1) | |
| Museum Item MU-40153/1 | Emblem mold created circa 1989 Accompanies Folder 40 |
| Box 4 | Folder 41: Listserv Communications, 13 September-30 September 2001 |
Expand/collapse Series 3. Committee Records, 1960-2004.
Arrangement: Alphabetical by filename, individual files arranged chronologically.
This series contains reports and, in some instances, correspondence of the Joint Senate's officers and committees. Similar material may be found among the minutes in Series 1.
| Box 4 | Acquisitions Committee, 1991-1993 |
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| Ad Hoc Historical Committee, 1993 | |
| Ad Hoc Committee of the Philanthropic Society, 1964-1965 | |
| Ad Hoc Committee on the Use of Philanthropic Chamber, 1973 | |
| Ad Hoc T-shirts Committee Records, 1995 | |
| Ambassador of the Ocean Report, 1995 | |
| Awards Committee Records, 1991 | |
| Chair of the Bicentennial Meeting Report, 1995 | |
| Chamber Use Committee Records: Policy, 1983 | |
| Chamber Use Committee: Reservation Requests, undated; 1968-1996 | |
| Clerk's Records, 1990-1992; 1995-1999; 2002-2004 | |
| Constitution Committee Records, 1974; 1997-1999; 2002-2003 (see also Series 6) | |
| Critic's Records, 1974-1975; 1984; 1991-1993; 1995; 1997-2004 | |
| Decal Committee Records, 1995-1996 | |
| December Committe Records, 1989-1990; 1995; 2002-2003 | |
| Diplomas Committee Records, undated; 1984 | |
| Extra Oversize Paper Folder XOPF-40153/7 | Diplomas Committee oversized proofs and blank diploma examples |
| Box 4 | Executive Committee Records, 1960-1964; 1984; 1991-1993; 1997; 1999; 2001-2004 |
| Finance Committee Records, 1991; 1995; 1997-2004 | |
| Flower of the Societies Reports, 1998; 2000 | |
| Fundraising Committee Records, 1989; 1999-2000 | |
| Greats Committee, 1992-1993; 1995-1996; 1998-1999; 2001-2002 | |
| Handbook Committee Reports, 1998; 2002 | |
| Historian's Records, undated; 1963-1964; 1966; 1975; 1980-1982, 1988; 1990-1992; 1995-2001; 2003 | |
| Extra Oversize Paper Folder XOPF-40153/1 | Historian's Records: rubbings of gravestones from the Old Chapel Hill Cemetery |
| Box 4 | Ideological Differences between the Dialectic and Philanthropic Societies Committee Records, 1963 |
| Inter-Society Committee Records, 2001 | |
| Internet Committee Records, undated; 1996; 1998; 2000; 2003 | |
| Jefferson Society Committee Records, 1976 | |
| Joint Senate Genealoger's Reports, 2000 | |
| Joint Senate President's Reports, 1998-2004 | |
| Membership Committee Records, undated; 1963-1964; 1966; 1975; 1980-1982; 1988; 1990-1992; 1995-2000; 2002-2004 (see also Series 5) | |
| Miscellaneous Projects Committee Records, 1974 | |
| Phi Chaplain Reports, 1999 | |
| Portrait Recollection Committee Records, undated; 2003 | |
| President of the Dialectic Society Reports, undated; 1996; 1998; 2000 | |
| President of the Philanthropic Society Reports, 1995-1996; 1998; 2001-2003 | |
| President Pro Tempore Reports, 1995; 1999-2000; 2002-2003 | |
| Programs Committee, 1992-1993 | |
| Publicity Committee, 1992-1993 | |
| Query Committee Records, 1963 | |
| Rituals Committee, undated; 1989; 1995; 2000 | |
| Sergeant-at-Arms Records, 1991-1993; 1995-2001; 2003 | |
| Service Committee, 1993 | |
| Social Committee, 1989; 1991-1992; 1995-1996; 1999-2002 | |
| Special Committee on the Publication of the Minutes of the Societies, 1991 | |
| State of the Campus and the Senate Committee, 1963 | |
| Status of Zebulon Vance Portrait Committee Records, 1968 | |
| Summer Mailing Committee Reports, 2002-2003 | |
| UN-Model General Assembly Committee Records, 1963 | |
| University Committee Records, 1963 | |
| University Affairs Committee Records, 1970 | |
| University Portraits Committee Records, 1963-1970 | |
| Volleyball Committee Records, 1995 | |
| Box 5 | The White and Blue Committee, 1989-2002 |
Expand/collapse Series 4. Treasurer's Records, 1963-2004.
Arrangement: By format.
This series contains accounts and reports of the Joint Senate's treasurers. Included are scattered financial records of the Dialectic and Philanthropic Societies Foundation, Inc.
Expand/collapse Series 5. Membership Records, 1959-2004.
Expand/collapse Series 6. Constitution and Bylaws, 1959-2001.
Expand/collapse Series 7. Publicity Records, 1959-2002.
Arrangement: Chronological.
This series contains copies of the posters, circulars, and news releases issued by the Joint Senate to publicize its activities.
| Box 6 | Folder 1: undated; 1959-1960 |
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| Extra Oversize Paper Folder XOPF-40153/4 | Dialectic and Philanthropic societies emblem designs |
| Box 6 | Folder 2: 1964-1965 |
| Folder 3: 1974-1976 | |
| Extra Oversize Paper Folder XOPF-40153/2 | Clippings mounted on posterboard, 1974-1976 |
| Extra Oversize Paper Folder XOPF-40153/3 | Advertisement posters, 1974-1976 |
| Box 6 | Folder 4: 1977 |
| Folder 5: 1978 | |
| Folder 6: 1979-2002 (includes videocassette of "The Dialectic and Philanthropic Societies" a documentary, 1997, shelved separately as VT-40153/2; and videocassette of "Limelight" featuring Jeanne Fugate, 1995, shelved separately as VT-40153/3) | |
| Extra Oversize Paper Folder XOPF-40153/6 | "The Carolina Di-Phi Societies Still Survive" Newspaper article. |
| Videotape VT-40153/2 | The Dialectic and Philanthropic Societies, 19 April 1997 VHS |
| Videotape VT-40153/3 | Limelight with Jeanne Fugate (Phi) VHS |
| Oversize Volume SV-40153/2 | Publicity scrapbook, 1989-1993 |
Expand/collapse Series 8. Photographs, 1879-2000 and undated.
Arrangement: Alphabetical by last name for identified individuals, then roughly chronological.
This series contains photographs and engravings, many from the 19th century, of members of the Dialectic and Philanthropic societies. Most are of individuals, but also included are several group photographs, including one 1879 and three circa 1901-1903 photographs of the Philanthropic Society. In addition, there are photographs of some of the portraits that belong to the societies and a 1981 honors essay about the portraits. (N) indicates that a photographic negative is available.
| Folder 1-3 Folder 1 Folder 2 Folder 3 | "The Dialectic and Philanthropic Societies Portraits," Honors Essay by Joseph Reckford, 1981, Ribbon Copy |
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| Image P-40153/1 | Alexander, ? |
| Image P-40153/2 | Alexander, Cyrus A. |
| Image P-40153/3 | Battle, Richard Horn, Jr. |
| Image P-40153/4 | Battle, William Horn |
| Image P-40153/5 | Bingham, Robert, Colonel |
| Image P-40153/6 | Bingham, William |
| Image P-40153/7 | Branch, John |
| Image P-40153/8 | Cowan, Robert H. |
| Image P-40153/9 | Dickson, James H. |
| Image P-40153/10 | Graham, William A. |
| Image P-40153/11 | Haywood, Edmund Burke |
| Image P-40153/12 | Hill, William Edwards |
| Image P-40153/13 | Johnston, William |
| Oversize Image OP-P-40153/14 | Kenan, Thomas |
| Image P-40153/15 | McIver, Alexander |
| Image P-40153/16 | McKoy, Allmand A. |
| Image P-40153/17 | Mallett, Edward |
| Image P-40153/18 | Manly, Basil, Jr. |
| Oversize Image OP-P-40153/19 | Manning, John |
| Image P-40153/20 | Morrison, Robert Hall (N) |
| Image P-40153/21 | Phillips, Charles (N) (photograph of woman on verso; Mrs. Phillips?) |
| Image P-40153/22 | Polk, William, Colonel (N) |
| Image P-40153/23 | Shipp, A. M. (Albert Micajah) |
| Image P-40153/24 | Shipp, William Marcus |
| Image P-40153/25 | Swain, David Lowry (N) |
| Image P-40153/26 | Tucker, R. S. (Rufus Sylvester) |
| Image P-40153/27 | Wheeler, J. B. (Junius Brutus), Colonel |
| Image P-40153/28 | Wilson, Alex |
| Image P-40153/29 | Wilson, James William |
| Image P-40153/30-32 P-40153/30 P-40153/31 P-40153/32 | Philanthropic Society Group Photographs, circa 1901-1903 |
| Image P-40153/33-36 P-40153/33 P-40153/34 P-40153/35 P-40153/36 | Unidentified Individuals |
| Oversize Image OP-P-40153/37-39 OP-P-40153/37 OP-P-40153/38 OP-P-40153/39 | Unidentified Individuals |
| Image P-40153/40-56 P-40153/40 P-40153/41 P-40153/42 P-40153/43 P-40153/44 P-40153/45 P-40153/46 P-40153/47 P-40153/48 P-40153/49 P-40153/50 P-40153/51 P-40153/52 P-40153/53 P-40153/54 P-40153/55 P-40153/56 | Miscellaneous Photographs, 1990-2000 |
| Image P-40153/57-92 P-40153/57 P-40153/58 P-40153/59 P-40153/60 P-40153/61 P-40153/62 P-40153/63 P-40153/64 P-40153/65 P-40153/66 P-40153/67 P-40153/68 P-40153/69 P-40153/70 P-40153/71 P-40153/72 P-40153/73 P-40153/74 P-40153/75 P-40153/76 P-40153/77 P-40153/78 P-40153/79 P-40153/80 P-40153/81 P-40153/82 P-40153/83 P-40153/84 P-40153/85 P-40153/86 P-40153/87 P-40153/88 P-40153/89 P-40153/90 P-40153/91 P-40153/92 | Miscellaneous Photographs, 1996-1998 |
| Image P-40153/93-102 P-40153/93 P-40153/94 P-40153/95 P-40153/96 P-40153/97 P-40153/98 P-40153/99 P-40153/100 P-40153/101 P-40153/102 | Photographs of Dialectic and Philanthropic Societies Portraits |
| Oversize Image OP-P-40153/103-104 OP-P-40153/103 OP-P-40153/104 | Photographs of Dialectic and Philanthropic Societies Portraits |
| Image P-40153/105-115 P-40153/105 P-40153/106 P-40153/107 P-40153/108 P-40153/109 P-40153/110 P-40153/111 P-40153/112 P-40153/113 P-40153/114 P-40153/115 | Dialectic Society, Philanthropic Society, and Joint Senate Group Photographs, undated; 1879; 1960; 1981; 1991-1992; 1999 |
| Image P-40153/116-224 P-40153/116 P-40153/117 P-40153/118 P-40153/119 P-40153/120 P-40153/121 P-40153/122 P-40153/123 P-40153/124 P-40153/125 P-40153/126 P-40153/127 P-40153/128 P-40153/129 P-40153/130 P-40153/131 P-40153/132 P-40153/133 P-40153/134 P-40153/135 P-40153/136 P-40153/137 P-40153/138 P-40153/139 P-40153/140 P-40153/141 P-40153/142 P-40153/143 P-40153/144 P-40153/145 P-40153/146 P-40153/147 P-40153/148 P-40153/149 P-40153/150 P-40153/151 P-40153/152 P-40153/153 P-40153/154 P-40153/155 P-40153/156 P-40153/157 P-40153/158 P-40153/159 P-40153/160 P-40153/161 P-40153/162 P-40153/163 P-40153/164 P-40153/165 P-40153/166 P-40153/167 P-40153/168 P-40153/169 P-40153/170 P-40153/171 P-40153/172 P-40153/173 P-40153/174 P-40153/175 P-40153/176 P-40153/177 P-40153/178 P-40153/179 P-40153/180 P-40153/181 P-40153/182 P-40153/183 P-40153/184 P-40153/185 P-40153/186 P-40153/187 P-40153/188 P-40153/189 P-40153/190 P-40153/191 P-40153/192 P-40153/193 P-40153/194 P-40153/195 P-40153/196 P-40153/197 P-40153/198 P-40153/199 P-40153/200 P-40153/201 P-40153/202 P-40153/203 P-40153/204 P-40153/205 P-40153/206 P-40153/207 P-40153/208 P-40153/209 P-40153/210 P-40153/211 P-40153/212 P-40153/213 P-40153/214 P-40153/215 P-40153/216 P-40153/217 P-40153/218 P-40153/219 P-40153/220 P-40153/221 P-40153/222 P-40153/223 P-40153/224 | The December, 1989-1993; 1998 (The December is a gala ball held by the Dialectic and Philanthropic societies) |
| Image P-40153/225-263 P-40153/225 P-40153/226 P-40153/227 P-40153/228 P-40153/229 P-40153/230 P-40153/231 P-40153/232 P-40153/233 P-40153/234 P-40153/235 P-40153/236 P-40153/237 P-40153/238 P-40153/239 P-40153/240 P-40153/241 P-40153/242 P-40153/243 P-40153/244 P-40153/245 P-40153/246 P-40153/247 P-40153/248 P-40153/249 P-40153/250 P-40153/251 P-40153/252 P-40153/253 P-40153/254 P-40153/255 P-40153/256 P-40153/257 P-40153/258 P-40153/259 P-40153/260 P-40153/261 P-40153/262 P-40153/263 | Various Dialectic and Philanthropic Societies Events, 1990-1993; 1997-1999 |
Expand/collapse Series 9. Joint Senate Records (Addition of February 2017), 1974-2013.
Acquitions information: Records transfers recieved 2010-2014 (RT 20100920.1, 20101027.1, 20110204.1, 20110408.1, 20120522.1, 20130528.1, 20140507.1, 20140514.2, 20141008.1).
Arrangement: The organization's original arrangement has been retained.
The Addition of 2017 consists of materials similar to those in the original eight series, including minutes, addresses, committee reports, Philanthropic Society journals, photographs, an audio recording of the 1999 Coates Battle lecture, and other administrative records.
| Box 7 | Seven speeches, undated |
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| Minutes, spring 1998 | |
| Minutes and speeches, spring 2006 | |
| Minutes and speeches, 2008-2010 | |
| Minutes, fall 2010 | |
| Speeches, 2011 | |
| Minutes and speeches, 2012 | |
| Speeches: end-of-year/graduation, 2011 | |
| Farewell addresses | |
| Inaugural addresses | |
| Petitioning speeches and materials, 1998-2012 | |
| Officer platforms, 2009-2013 | |
| Publicity records, circa 1990s | |
| Critic's notebook, 2011 | |
| Committee reports, undated, 1997, 2008, 2011 | |
| Ad Hoc Ninja Commando Squad, 2008 | |
| April committee, 2011 | |
| Clerk's reports: undated, 2008, 2010 | |
| Constitution committee, undated | |
| Critic's reports: undated, 1997, 2010 | |
| Crotchety Old Senator committee, undated | |
| December and April reports, 1997, 2012 | |
| Finance Committee: undated, 2008, 2010-2012 | |
| Graduation committee, 2009, 2011 | |
| Historian's reports, undated, 1997, 2008, 2010-2012 | |
| Membership committee, 2008-2010 | |
| Phi Redecoration committee, 2012 | |
| Portrait committee, 2010-2012 | |
| PPT [president pro tempore] and Executive committee, undated, 2008, 2011 | |
| President's reports, 2008-2009 | |
| Programs committee, 1997 | |
| Sergeant-at-Arms, undated, 1997 | |
| Social reports, undated, 2008-2010 | |
| Technology and internet, 2008-2011, 2013 | |
| Traditions committee, 2013[?] | |
| Travel committee, 2011 | |
| Treasurer's reports, 1997, 2008-2010, 2012 | |
| White and Blue committee, undated, 2008 | |
| Oversize Volume SV-40153/3 | Roll book, 1995-2013 |
| Box 7 | Constitution, 5 November 2001 |
| Constitution, 1 May 2011 | |
| Joining the societies, pre-2012, fall 2012 | |
| Guest guide, 2012 | |
| Acts and amendments | |
| Impeachment proceedings | |
| Douglass Hunt Memorial | |
| Correspondence, undated, 1975, 1992, 2011-2012 | |
| Digital Folder DF-40153/1 | Coates Battle Lecture, 1999 (audio) |
| Box 7 | Henry C. Harris biography |
| Oratory competition, 2012 | |
| Portraits, loans and insurance, 1995 | |
| Scavenger hunt, circa 2010 | |
| Di-Phi anthem | |
| Photographs, December circa 1990s | |
| Digital Folder DF-40153/2 | December Formal photos, 2003 |
| Box 7 | Photographs, burial plots 1996 and correspondence |
| Photographs, December 2009 | |
| Photographs, Chamber in Winter 2010 | |
| Photographs in the Chamber, 2011 | |
| The Phi Society, John E. Giles, 1947 | |
| Eckerman-Adams faculty debate, 1974 | |
| Miscellaneous files | |
| Digital Folder DF-40153/8 | April invitation CD, 2011 Access restricted to researchers who can authenticate with an ONYEN. For further information, contact Research and Instructional Services staff at Wilsonlibrary@unc.edu |
| Box 8 | Eight Phi journals,1993-2008 |
Expand/collapse Series 10. Event Posters (Addition of July 2017), 1978-1980
16 items.
Donated by Kevin Cherry in July 2017 (RT 20170711.1).
This addition consists of posters advertising Dialectic and Philanthropic Joint Senate events. Events represented include debates on the effectiveness of the spoken word, whether modern literature should be taught at UNC, and "what makes an educated person, Jordan Lake, and the Regents of the University of California v. Bakke Supreme Court case; a forum on the trial of Ku Klux Klan and American Nazi Party members responsible for the Greensboro Massacre, a talk by McNeill Smith on the relationship between the University and the state, a talk on the Song of Songs, poetry nights, Irish music performances, a performance of Vivaldi's The Seasons, and other events.
Expand/collapse Series 11. Records (Addition of August 2018), 2011-2015
Approximately 40 items.
Acquisitions Information: RT 20180815.1.
Expand/collapse Series 12. Joint Senate Records (Addition of May 2019), 2004-2019 (bulk 2014-2018)
Approximately 600 items.
Acquisitions Information: RT 20190425.1.
| Promotional materials, events, and ephemera, 2000s-2010s | |
|---|---|
| Digital Folder DF-40153/3 | Events |
| Digital Folder DF-40153/4 | Debate Date, 2012 |
| Box 8 | Administrative records, constitutions, guidelines, 2011-2014 and undated |
| Digital Folder DF-40153/5 | Files submitted by President Pro Tempore George Gildehaus, 2017-2019 |
| Box 8 | Correspondence, 2004-2018 |
| Committee and officer reports, 2013-2018 and undated | |
| Digital Folder DF-40153/6 | Meeting minutes, 2013-2018 |
| Box 8 | Resolutions, proposed changes |
| Speeches from debates, 2013-2016 and undated | |
| Digital Folder DF-40153/7 | Speeches from debates, 2018 |
| Box 8 | Speeches from special events and meetings not part of debate program |
| Petitioning speeches, 2014-2018 and undated | |
| Officer platforms, 2012-2019 | |
| Critic's records, 2014-2015 and undated | |
| Notes collected from desks in the Dialectic Chamber (New West) | |
| Questions for Student Body President candidates, 2019 |
Expand/collapse Items Separated
- Museum Items (MU-40153/1-4)
- Oversize Papers (XOPF-40153/1-7, OPF-40153/5)
- Oversize Volume (SV-40153/1-3)
- Photographs (P-40153/1-263)
- Videotapes (VT-40153/1-3)
- Audiotape (T-40153/1)
- Audiocassette (C-40153/1)
- Digital folders (DF-40153/1-8)