North Carolina Sociological Association Records
MC 00216
Special Collections Research Center
3.3 Linear feet
6 archival boxes, 1 photograph album
1969-2010
The North Carolina Sociological Association Records contain correspondence; memoranda; programs of annual meetings; minutes of executive council, business, directories, and committee meetings; financial statements; newsletters; photographs; and related material, 1969-2010. Included are biographical information on Joseph S. Himes, an African-American professor of sociology at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro who was a founder and first president of the NCSA, and files of David J. Pratto, Leslie W. Syron, and Robert L. Moxley, three sociologists who served as president of the association.
The North Carolina Sociological Association was founded in 1970 to promote the welfare and advancement of the profession in the state.
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6 archival boxes, 1 photograph album
North Carolina Sociological Association.
Wimberley, Ronald C.
Restrictions to Access
This collection is open for research; access requires at least 24 hours advance notice.
Acquisitions Information
Gift of Odell Uzzell and others, 1982-2007; Ronald Wimberley, 2010 (Accession 2010.0100)
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], North Carolina Sociological Association Records, MC 216, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC
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Processing Information
Processed by Will Andersen,
2007 February
Encoded by Will Andersen,
2007 February
Updated by Judy Allen Dodson,
2010 August
Historical Note
The North Carolina Sociological Association (NCSA) was founded in 1970 to promote the welfare and advancement of the profession in the state. Towards that end, the association seeks to encourage cooperative relationships among sociologists in both academic and applied settings, and to stimulate and improve research, teaching, and discussion of sociology. Annual meetings of the NCSA provide a forum for the exchange of ideas and the discussion of issues affecting the profession. Every year the association gives an Award for Contributions to Sociology and the Joseph S. Himes Award for Outstanding Undergraduate Paper.
Scope and Content Note
The North Carolina Sociological Association Records contain correspondence; memoranda; programs of annual meetings; minutes of executive council, business, directories, and committee meetings; financial statements; newsletters; photographs; and related material, 1969-2010. Included are biographical information on Joseph S. Himes, an African-American professor of sociology at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro who was a founder and first president of the NCSA, and files of David J. Pratto, Leslie W. Syron, and Robert L. Moxley, three sociologists who served as president of the association.
Organization of the Collection
This collection is divided into four series:
- 1. Administrative Records
- 2. Presidents' Files
- 3. Publications
- 4. Photographs
The original file arrangement of the records has been preserved; folders are arranged by subject, and materials within them are in chronological order.
Himes, Joseph S.
Moxley, Robert L.
North Carolina Sociological Association.
Pratto, David J.
Syron, Leslie W.
University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Dept. of Sociology--Faculty.
Wimberley, Ronald C.
Newsletters
Pamphlets
Photographs
Publications
Sociologists--North Carolina
Sociology--North Carolina
Administrative Records
MC 216 Series 1
1.0 Linear feet
1969-2001
2 archival boxes
Scope and Contents note
This series consists of lists of presidents and members of the executive council; presidential correspondence; programs of annual meetings; minutes of executive council, business, and committee meetings; lists of members; financial records; and related material, 1969-2001. One folder contains material regarding a plaque at Mount Airy, North Carolina, in honor of pioneering German sociologist Max Weber, commemorating his visit there in 1904. Another folder contains biographical information on Joseph S. Himes, an African-American professor of sociology at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro who was a founder and first president of the NCSA. Additional administrative documents, including presidential correspondence and materials concerning meetings and committees, may be found in
[Series 2, Presidents' Files](ref40).
Officers
1
1
1974-1997
Correspondence, Presidential
1
2
1970-1982
Correspondence (Ron Wimberley files) Applied Careers Task Force
5
7
1999-2000
Correspondence (Ron Wimberley files) Programs
5
12
2000
Correspondence (Ron Wimberley files)
5
15
1998-1999
Correspondence (Ron Wimberley files) Executive Council
6
2
2001-2002
Correspondence, Executive Council
6
6
1998-2000
Meetings
1
3
1969-1971
Meetings
1
4
1972-1987
Meetings
1
5
1988-1990
Meetings
1
6
1991-1995
Meetings
1
7
1996-2001
Annual Meeting
5
1
2009-2010
Annual Meeting
5
2
2000-2006
Annual Meeting
5
4
2003
Annual Meeting
5
14
2000
Annual Meeting programs
6
5
1995-1998
Committee, Organizing-Steering
1
8
1969
Committee, Organizing-Steering
1
9
1970
Committee on Continuing Projects
1
10
1970-1972
Committee on Visiting Sociologist Program
1
11
1970-1972
Committee on High School Social Science
2
1
1970-1973
Committee, Program
2
2
1969-1974
Committee, Nominating
2
3
1971-1975
Committee, Constitution
2
4
1970-1979
Committee, Constitution
5
5
1997-2001
Election Ballots
2
5
1970
Election Nominations
5
8
2000-2001
Directory
6
9
1998, 2002, 2008
Letterhead & disk
5
13
1999-2000
Meetings of North Carolina Sociological Association Records
6
7
1969-1987
Meeting (Sociation Today session)
5
3
2004
Membership
2
6
1969-1972
Membership
2
7
1973-1980
Membership
5
6
2000
Financial
Finances
2
8
1970-1978
Finances
2
9
1988-1998
Financial Statement
6
6
1997
Invoices
5
11
1999-2000
Max Weber Historical Marker
2
10
1995
Awards
2
11
1988-1997
Biographical Information, Isabelle R. Powell
2
12
1988-1991
Robert L. Moxley Files
1991-1998
Miscellaneous
3
8
1991-1998
Meetings
3
9
1995-1997
1996 Annual Meeting
3
10
1995-1996
Committee, Legislative and Organization Liaison
3
11
1995-1996
Directory, Drafts
4
1
1995-1996
Biographical Information, Joseph S. Himes
2
13
1969-1994
Presidents' Files
MC 216 Series 2
0.5 Linear feet
1969-1998
1 archival box
Scope and Contents note
This series contains three subseries: David J. Pratto Files, Leslie W. Syron Files, and Robert L. Moxley Files. Pratto, a professor of sociology at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, was editor of the NCSA newsletter from 1973 to 1975, and president of the association from 1980 to 1981. Syron, a professor of sociology at Meredith College, served as president from 1975 to 1976, while Moxley, a professor of sociology at North Carolina State University, held the office from 1996 to 1997. The miscellaneous folders in this series contain minutes and correspondence regarding executive council and business meetings, and related material. Lists of presidents, other presidential correspondence, and related material may be found in
[Series 1, Administrative Records.](ref13)
David J. Pratto Files
1973-1983
Correspondence, General
2
14
1973-1980
Correspondence, Newsletter
2
15
1973-1975
Correspondence, Presidential
3
1
1970-1980
Meetings
3
2
1979-1983
Committee, Nominating
3
3
1977-1980
Directory, Drafts
3
4
1972-1973
Newsletter, Drafts
3
5
1973-1975
Leslie W. Syron Files
1969-1980
Miscellaneous
3
6
1969-1974
Miscellaneous
3
7
1975-1980
Miscellaneous
5
16
1962-1990
Publications
MC 216 Series 3
0.5 Linear feet
1973-2007
1 archival box
Scope and Contents note
This series contains copies of the NCSA newsletter, known successively as
N.C. Sociation,
Sociation,
Sociation Today, and
The Bulletin. Also included in this series are two folders of biographical information on nominees for executive office, as well as other material submitted for publication in the
Sociation. Additional drafts of the newsletter may be found in
[Series 2, Presidents' Files](ref40).
Newsletter
4
2
1973-1982
Newsletter
4
3
1983-1984, 1988-1993
Newsletter
4
4
1994-2002, 2007
Newsletter, Drafts
4
5
1988-1992, 1995
Newsletter, Submissions
4
6
1988-1994
Newsletter, Submissions
4
7
1995-1997
Directory
4
8
1996-2000
Pamphlet
4
9
undated
Publications, Other Organizations
4
10
1979
The Bulletin
5
9
2003-2010
Sociation Today; electronic journal correspondence & proposal
5
10
2000-2001
Photographs
MC 216 Series 4
0.3 Linear feet
1988-1998
1 photograph album
Scope and Contents note
This series consists of 111 photographic prints, mostly of presidents, speakers, panelists, and award winners at annual meetings, 1988-1998. Several photographs are of the Max Weber historical marker at Mount Airy, North Carolina, 1995.
Annual Meetings
1
1988-1998