Guide to the North Carolina State University, Student and Other Organizations, Society of Afro-American Culture Records, 1968-1984

Collection Number UA 021.513

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Collection Information
Abstract:

The Society of Afro-American Culture Records include information about the organization’s leadership, activities, and concerns in the form of administrative records, newsletters, newspaper clippings, national newspapers, correspondence, and event advertisements. The materials address a range of topics related directly to North Carolina State University, including wages paid to non-academic university employees, the Black Orientation program, discrimination on campus, the organization’s struggle to procure adequate space for black student organizations, and Pan-African week. The materials also pertain to the National Strike, Black Panthers and court cases, and other concerns of the larger African American community.

The Society of Afro-American Culture (SAAC) was chartered with sixty-three members in 1968 as a campus organization open to all students and faculty members of North Carolina State University. It worked to promote an idea of black identity and to encourage advancement of blacks within the university, as well as to encourage nationally affiliated social fraternities and sororities on campus. The organization worked cooperatively on some initiatives with the Progressive Action Commune, Association for the Concerns of African American Graduate Students, and the Black Student Board. The Society of Afro-American Culture remained active through at least 1984, though has since disbanded.

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Processed by
Kellie Strickland, 2008 April
Encoded by
Kellie Strickland, 2008 April

Descriptive Summary

Repository

North Carolina State University Libraries, Special Collections Research Center

Creator

North Carolina State University Society of Afro-American Culture

Title

North Carolina State University, Student and Other Organizations, Society of Afro-American Culture Records, 1968-1984

Call Number

UA 021.513

Extent

0.25 linear feet (1 archival half box)

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

This collection is open for research; access requires at least 24 hours advance notice.
Acquisitions Information

Transferred from the North Carolina State University Society of Afro-American Culture
Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], North Carolina State University, Student and Other Organizations, Society of Afro-American Culture Records, UA 021.513, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC
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Processing Information

Processed by Kellie Strickland, 2008 April

Encoded by Kellie Strickland, 2008 April

Historical Note


The Society of Afro-American Culture (SAAC) was chartered with sixty-three members in 1968 as a campus organization open to all students and faculty members of North Carolina State University. It worked to promote an idea of black identity and encourage advancement of blacks within the university, as well as to encourage nationally affiliated social fraternities and sororities on campus. The organization worked cooperatively on some initiatives with the Progressive Action Commune, Association for the Concerns of African American Graduate Students, and the Black Student Board. The Society of Afro-American Culture remained active through at least 1984, though has since disbanded.

Scope and Content Note


The Society of Afro-American Culture Records includes information about the organization’s leadership, activities, and concerns in the form of administrative records, newsletters, newspaper clippings, national newspapers, correspondence, and event advertisements. The materials address a range of topics related directly to North Carolina State University, including wages paid to non-academic university employees, the Black Orientation program, discrimination on campus, the organization’s struggle to procure adequate space for black student organizations, and Pan-African week. The materials also pertain to the National Strike, Black Panthers and court cases, and other concerns of the larger African American community.

Organization of the Collection


The materials are arranged chronologically by academic year.

Online Catalog Terms


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

Corporate Entities

  • North Carolina State University Society of Afro-American Culture
  • North Carolina State University--Students--History

Topics

  • African American college students--North Carolina--History
  • African American college students--North Carolina--Societies, etc.

Geographic Names

  • Raleigh (N.C.)

Related Material

Detailed Description of the Collection

  • Academic year file, 1968-1969 [UA 021.513 Half Box 1, Folder 1]
  • Academic year file, 1969-1970 [UA 021.513 Half Box 1, Folder 2]
  • Academic year file, 1970-1971 [UA 021.513 Half Box 1, Folder 3]
  • Academic year file, 1971-1972 [UA 021.513 Half Box 1, Folder 4]
  • Academic year file, 1972-1973 [UA 021.513 Half Box 1, Folder 5]
  • Academic year file, 1973-1974 [UA 021.513 Half Box 1, Folder 6]
  • Academic year file, 1974-1975 [UA 021.513 Half Box 1, Folder 7]
  • Academic year file, 1975-1976 [UA 021.513 Half Box 1, Folder 8]
  • Academic year file, 1977 [UA 021.513 Half Box 1, Folder 9]
  • Academic year file, 1982-1984 [UA 021.513 Half Box 1, Folder 10]