Guide to the North Carolina State University, Student and Other Organizations, Abraxas, Inc. North Carolina State University Chapter Records, 1971-1975

Descriptive Summary

Repository: North Carolina State University Libraries, Special Collections Research Center
Creator: Abraxas, Inc. North Carolina State University Chapter
Title: North Carolina State University, Student and Other Organizations, Abraxas, Inc. North Carolina State University Chapter Records, 1971-1975
Call Number: UA 021.415
Extent: 1 linear foot (2 archival boxes)
Location: For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Special Collections Research Center Reference Staff.
Language of Material: English

Information for Users

Restrictions to Access: Collection is open for research; access requires at least 24 hours advance notice.
Acquisitions Information: Transferred from Abraxas, Inc. North Carolina State University Chapter
Preferred Citation: [Identification of item], North Carolina State Univesity, Student and Other Organizations, Abraxas, Inc. Records, UA 021.415, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC
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Historical Note

The North Carolina State University chapter of Abraxas, Inc., was founded in 1972 to provide peer counseling, free of charge, to students on campus. Abraxas staff counseled students on a range of topics, including drug and alcohol use, interpersonal/relationship problems, pregnancy, suicide and depression, study habits, and general sexual matters. Counseling was done both in person and over the phone, and Abraxas also worked to distribute factual literature on these same topics around campus.

NCSU's chapter of Abraxas faced many difficulties while incorporated, including several semesters without staff, frequent reassignment of rooms and office to operate out of, and other general administrative setbacks. No records for Abraxas exist after 1975, indicating the chapter may have disbanded at that time, perhaps as a result of their recurring operating difficulties.

Scope and Content Note

The records of the North Carolina State University chapter of Abraxas, Inc. inclue meeting minutes, personnel and financial information, other administrative records, and topical files of pamphlets on issues including drug and alchohol use, pregnancy, suicide and depression, study habits, and general sexual matters. Materials range in date from 1971 to 1975.

Organization of the Collection

Materials are arranged alphabetically by topic.

Online Catalog Terms

The following terms have been used to index the guide to the collection in the NCSU Libraries' online catalog.

Corporate Entities

Abraxas, Inc. North Carolina State University Chapter
North Carolina State University--Students--History

Topics

College students--North Carolina--Peer counseling
College students--North Carolina--Social life and customs
College students--North Carolina--Societies, etc.

Detailed Description of the Collection

Applications, 1974-1975 [UA 021.415 Box 1, Folder 1]
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, undated [UA 021.415 Box 1, Folder 2]
Case Reports, 1974-1975 [UA 021.415 Box 1, Folder 3]
Clippings, 1974-1975 [UA 021.415 Box 1, Folder 4]
Crisis Intervention Counseling, undated [UA 021.415 Box 1, Folder 5]
Drug Literature (1 of 2), 1971 [UA 021.415 Box 1, Folder 6]
Drug Literature (2 of 2), 1971 [UA 021.415 Box 1, Folder 7]
Drug Treatment Information, 1973-1975 [UA 021.415 Box 1, Folder 8]
Emergency Contacts, undated [UA 021.415 Box 1, Folder 9]
Financial Information, 1975 [UA 021.415 Box 1, Folder 10]
General Information, 1972-1975 [UA 021.415 Box 1, Folder 11]
General Information, 1972-1976 [UA 021.415 Box 1, Folder 12]
General Information, 1974-1975 [UA 021.415 Box 1, Folder 13]
Meeting Minutes, 1972-1974 [UA 021.415 Box 1, Folder 14]
Mental Health Literature, 1972 [UA 021.415 Box 2, Folder 1]
Miscellaneous Literature (1 of 3), undated [UA 021.415 Box 2, Folder 2]
Miscellaneous Literature (2 of 3), undated [UA 021.415 Box 2, Folder 3]
Miscellaneous Literature (3 of 3), undated [UA 021.415 Box 2, Folder 4]
Occupational Literature, 1974 [UA 021.415 Box 2, Folder 5]
Progress Report, 1973 [UA 021.415 Box 2, Folder 6]
Sex Literature, 1972-1975 [UA 021.415 Box 2, Folder 7]
Staff and Scheduling, undated [UA 021.415 Box 2, Folder 8]
Studying Literature, undated [UA 021.415 Box 2, Folder 9]
Suicidal Caller Counseling, 1974 [UA 021.415 Box 2, Folder 10]
University Regulations, 1972 [UA 021.415 Box 2, Folder 11]
Venereal Disease Literature, undated [UA 021.415 Box 2, Folder 12]