William Whatley Pierson Records
Scope and Contents
These records are the working papers of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro Chancellor's Office during the administration of William Whatley Pierson.
Dates
- 1956-1957, 1960-1961
Creator
- Pierson, William Whatley (Person)
- Office of the Chancellor (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright is retained by the creators of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
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Extent
2.80 Linear Feet (7 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
These records are the working papers of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro Chancellor's Office during the administration of William Whatley Pierson.
Arrangement Note
Pierson's records are arranged by calendar year, rather than academic year. They are in an exact alphabetical order, usually by the name of the writer of the letter. However, more and more the chancellor's office was progressing toward subject files, rather than files of correspondents. Papers of Pierson's second term are listed by subject, as written on the item.
Method of Acquisition
Boxes 1-7, the official records of the Office of the Chancellor of the Woman's College of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, have been on campus in various locations. Some of the biographical material in Box 7 was originally in the vertical file in the University Archives.
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Processing Information
Processed by University Archives Staff.
- Title
- William Whatley Pierson Records
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- eng
Repository Details
Part of the Martha Blakeney Hodges Special Collections and University Archives Repository