]> org_nc_college_conference Finding Aid of the North Carolina College Conference, 1937 - 1965 Processed by: Jack M. Cloninger, James O. Sorrell; machine-readable finding aid created by: Fran Tracy-Walls &hdrNcDncsa; 2007 Machine-readable finding aid derived from XML authoring program. Date of source: March, 2004 Description is in English June, 2007 Moved from v.1 to v.2002 by Ashley Yandle Finding Aid of the North Carolina College Conference, 1937 - 1965 State Archives of North Carolina &tpNcDncsa; Descriptive Summary State Archives of North Carolina. North Carolina College Conference. North Carolina College Conference, 1937 - 1965 Org.97 Materials in English 6 For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Public Services Branch, State Archives of North Carolina. The North Carolina College Conference was formally organized in 1921 in an effort to solve some of the many problems confronting institutions of higher learning in the state. The conference was composed mainly of college presidents with one additional representative from each campus and several state government officials concerned with educational problems. In 1965 the Conference was reconstituted as the North Carolina Association of Colleges and Universities under a new constitution and by-laws. The general records of the organization include correspondence, notes, research reports and summaries of same, reports of the Committee on Cooperative Research and sub-committee reports, clippings, programs, proceedings, minutes and agendas, and various printed material. Administrative Information Access Restrictions

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 Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Org.97, North Carolina College Conference, State Archives of North Carolina, Raleigh, NC, USA.

 Acquisitions Information

Deposited on January 4, 1966 by Dr. Lillian Parker Wallace, secretary of the Committee on Cooperative Research; accessioned as a gift on January 25, 1966; received from the Duke University Archives on June 2, 1997; accessioned as a gift on June 23, 1997.

 Processing Information

Processed by Jack M. Cloninger; revised by James O. Sorrell, July, 1997

Encoded by Fran Tracy-Walls, March, 2004

 Historical Note

The North Carolina College Conference was organized in the early 1920s as an effort to solve some of the many problems confronting institutions of higher learning in the state. The conference's first meeting was held October 7, 1921. Membership was composed mainly of college presidents, with one additional representative from each campus, and several state government officials concerned with educational problems in North Carolina.

The work of the Conference was carried out by various standing committees, each responsible for a particular area of interest. The committees were named according to their area of responsibility such as the Committee on Admissions, the Committee on Student Relationships, the Committee on Cooperative Research, etc.

In 1933, the Director of Higher Education of the office of the U.S. Commissioner of Education began a survey of educational research throughout the nation. The presidents of the higher education associations in the various states were asked to head a Committee on Cooperative Research to conduct the survey in their states and to submit reports to Washington. Dr. Lillian Parker Wallace of Meredith College, then president of the North Carolina Higher Education Association, headed the North Carolina Committee. The work of the North Carolina Cooperative Research Committee was so successful that it was made a standing committee of the North Carolina College Conference with Dr. Wallace as its permanent secretary.

Dr. Wallace continued as secretary of the N.C. Cooperative Research Committee until 1963. During this period, Dean James L. Godfrey of the University of North Carolina was chairman of the committee, and Fred V. Cahill of North Carolina State University was appointed secretary following Dr. Wallace's retirement. The following year, in 1964 Dr. Wallace was awarded an honorary Doctor of Humanities by North Carolina State University.

In 1965, the Conference was reconstituted under a new constitution and by-laws as the North Carolina Association of Colleges and Universities. The assocation has continued to hold its annual conference in early November.

 Chronology List 1921, October 7 First formal meeting of the North Carolina College Conference. Raymond Binford of Guilford College was elected as president. 1933, November Establishment of the Cooperative Research Committee of the N.C. College Conference. Dr. Lillian Parker Wallace of Meredith College was elected as secretary. 1960, November 4 During the annual meeting of the N.C. College Conference, the Executive Committee was authorized and instructed to work with a committee from the North Carolina Negro College Conference, looking toward a closer articulation of the two conferences. 1962, September At the September meeting of the Cooperative Research Committee, Dr. Wallace announced that she would retire from the committee at the annual November Conference meeting, marking almost 30 years of service. Dr. Wallace, however, was persuaded to remain with the committee for at least one more year. 1962, November 1-2 During the 1962 annual session, the North Carolina College Conference and the North Carolina Negro College Conference were merged. 1963, November Conference proposed a special self-study of the aims, purposes, and objectives of the North Carolina College Conference. 1964, May Dr. Lillian Parker Wallace was awarded an honorary Doctor of Humanities by North Carolina State University. 1964, November The Conference authorized a special committee to be appointed by the Conference president, Dean Ivy Hixson, Salem College, to study the organization's Constitution and By-laws. 1965, November The special committee offered a new constitution and by-laws. Subsequently, the North Carolina College Conference was reconstituted under the following name, North Carolina Association of Colleges and Universities. Collection Overview

This group of general records of the North Carolina College Conference (1937-1965) is comprised largely of the correspondence and minutes of and reports to the North Carolina Committee on Cooperative Research, which later became a committee of the North Carolina College Conference. However, other standing committees and sub-committees are well represented in the collection. The general records of the conference also include research reports from the member colleges and universities; minutes, agendas, and membership lists; and various miscellaneous records and published materials. The Proceedings of the conference are included, 1937-1964 (broken series). The records begin in 1937 and extend through 1965, when the Conference was reconstituted under a new constitution and by-laws as the North Carolina Association of Colleges and Universities.

 Collection Arrangement

This collection is organized into 4 series: Correspondence, 1944-1966, Meeting Minutes, Agendas, and Membership Lists, 1947-1965, no date, Reports, 1948-1963, Miscellaneous Materials, 1937-1964 and n.d.

Arrangement is chronological within the Correspondence Series and alphabetical within the Reports and Miscellaneous Materials Series.

 Online Catalog Headings

These and related materials may be found under the following headings in online catalogs.

Subject Terms Education--Research--North Carolina. Education, Higher--North Carolina. North Carolina Association of Colleges and Universities. North Carolina Committee on Cooperative Research. North Carolina Negro College Conference. Universities and colleges--North Carolina--History--20th century. Wallace, Lillian Parker, 1890- Related Collections

Additional information on topics found in this collection may be found in the Manuscript and Archives Reference System (MARS) http://www.ncarchives.dcr.state.nc.us.

 Container List Correspondence, 1944-1966 1 Letter from Dr. Lillian Parker Wallace to Dr. H. G. Jones, January 4, 1966

This letter authorizes the deposit of the records of the Committee on Cooperative Research in the State Archives. The majority of the correspondence concerns the work of the Committee on Cooperative Research.

Correspondence

Much of the correspondence concerns the Executive Committee and the Committee on Cooperative Research. The latter committee was composed of a Central Committee and a member-at-large from each member institution.

 1944-1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 2 1952 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963-1965 Meeting Minutes, Agendas, and Membership Lists, 1947-1965, n.d.

The greatest portion of the minutes and agendas concern meetings of the Committee on Cooperative Research. There are, however, minutes for other committees, including the Committee of Standards and the Committee to Study Scholarships and Student Aid Programs. There are lists of institutions belonging to the North Carolina College Conference and lists of the various members of conference committees.

 1947-1959 1960-1965, no date Reports, 1948-1963

This series includes summaries and full reports to the Committee on Cooperative Research from the various members, representing statewide educational institutions.

Summaries of Research Reports, 1948-1963 Research Reports from Colleges and Universities Appalachian State Teachers College, 1950-1960 Atlantic Christian College, 1956-1963 Belmont Abbey College, 1956-1957 Catawba College, 1961 Chowan College, 1961-1962 Davidson College, 1955-1963 Duke University, 1955-1962 East Carolina College, 1955-1962 Elon College, n.d. Gardner Webb College, 1961 Greensboro College, 1958-1962 Guilford College, 1961-1962 High Point College, 1955-1963 Lees-McRae College, 1962 Lenoir Rhyne College, 1957-1962 Mars Hill College, 1959-1960 Meredith College, 1955-1961 Mitchell College, 1955-1959 Mount Olive College, n.d. North Carolina College, n.d. North Carolina Wesleyan College, 1962 North Carolina State University, 1955-1957 4 North Carolina State University, 1958-1962 Peace College, 1962 Pfeiffer College, 1955-1957 Pembroke State College, 1955 Presbyterian College, 1955-1959 Queens College, 1959 Sacred Heart College, 1959-1962 Saint Mary's College, 1959-1962 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1955-1959 University of North Carolina at Charlotte, n.d. University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 1957-1963 Wake Forest College, n.d. Warren Wilson College, 1956-1962 Western Carolina College, 1955-1961 Wilmington College, 1962 Wingate College, 1961 Reports of the Secretary of the Committee on Cooperative Research to the Conference, 1958-1962

The Committee on Cooperative Research was composed of two sections: the Central Committee, appointed by the Executive Committee of the North Carolina College Conference, and the Members-at-Large, composed of one representative from each member institution of the Conference.

Sub-committee Reports

Like the committees, the sub-committees held an unspecified number of meetings during the year, working toward the annual November meeting of the Conference when all of the standing committees reported on the year's work to the Conference members assembled. There were a number of sub-committees created over the years to engage in special educational research projects. Some of these sub-committees were disbanded when their work was completed, and others continued indefinitely.

1955-1960 1961-1963 5 Reports of Other Standing Committees Miscellaneous Materials, 1937-1964, n.d.

This series of miscellaneous materials includes handwritten notes and reminders from Dr. Wallace, honored as permanent secretary of the North Carolina College Conference; clippings, printed materials from educational organizations relevant to the College Conference; travel slips; a broken series of Proceedings of the North Carolina College Conference; and published programs from conference meetings.

 Handwritten Notes and Reminders from Dr. Wallace Newspaper Clippings Printed Materials of Interest to the Conference from Organizations Engaged in Educational Work Travel Slips Submitted by Conference Members 6 Proceedings (broken series), 1937-1964

The Proceedings of the North Carolina College Conference is the official record of each of the meetings of the Conference and contains the reports of all of the standing committees.

Printed Programs of Meetings of the North Carolina College Conference, 1956-1965