%xmlchars; ]> ua021_436 Guide to the North Carolina State University Student and Other Organizations, Association for the Concerns of African American Graduate Students Records, 1976-1991 Processed by: Kellie Strickland ;machine-readable finding aid created by: Kellie Strickland North Carolina State University Libraries, Special Collections Research Center 2008 Machine-readable finding aid derived from xml authoring program Finding aid written in English. Guide to North Carolina State University Student and Other Organizations, Association for the Concerns of African American Graduate Students Records, 1976-1991 UA 021.436 North Carolina State University Libraries Special Collections Research Center &ncsuaddr; Kellie Strickland, 2008 April Kellie Strickland, 2008 April Descriptive Summary North Carolina State University Libraries, Special Collections Research Center Association for the Concerns of African American Graduate Students North Carolina State University Student and Other Organizations, Association for the Concerns of African American Graduate Students Records, 1976-1991 UA 021.436 0.251 half box The Association for the Concerns of African American Graduate Students Records includes correspondence and information about the organization, copies of the VOICE newsletter, materials from the 1991 National Black Graduate Student Association Conference, and annual awards banquet booklets. The Associationfor the Concerns for African American Graduate Students was created as a student organization at North Carolina State University for all students seeking to address the needs, concerns, and interests of African American graduate students. This organization was recognized by the university in 1976 as the Association for the Concerns of Black Graduate Students. By 1983, it had become the Association for the Concerns of Afro-American Graduate Students and was renamed again in late 1984 or early 1985 as the Association for the Concerns of African-American Graduate Students. The hyphen was subsequently dropped, and the organization officially became the Association for the Concerns of African American Graduate Students. For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Special Collections Research Center Reference Staff. English Information for Users Restrictions to Access

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Transferred from the Association for the Concerns of African American Graduate Students.

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[Identification of item], North Carolina State University Student and Other Organizations, Association for the Concerns of African American Graduate Students Records, UA 021.436, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC

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Historical Note

The Associationfor the Concerns for African American Graduate Students was created as a student organization at North Carolina State University for all students seeking to address the needs, concerns, and interests of African American graduate students. This organization was recognized by the university in 1976 as the Association for the Concerns of Black Graduate Students. By 1983, it had become the Association for the Concerns of Afro-American Graduate Students and was renamed again in late 1984 or early 1985 as the Association for the Concerns of African-American Graduate Students. The hyphen was subsequently dropped, and the organization officially became the Association for the Concerns of African American Graduate Students.

 Scope and Content Note

The Association for the Concerns of African American Graduate Students Records includes correspondence and information about the organization, copies of the VOICE newsletter, materials from the 1991 National Black Graduate Student Association Conference, and annual awards banquet booklets.

Organization of the Collection

The collection is arranged chronologically 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 Association for the Concerns of African American Graduate Students. North Carolina State University--Societies, etc. Topics Graduate students--North Carolina--Societies, etc. African American students--North Carolina--History African American college students--North Carolina--History Minority college students--North Carolina--History Related Material Society of Afro-American Culture Records Detailed Description of the Collection 11Correspondence and information, 1976-1980 12VOICE newsletter and African-American Cultural Center Occupants Checklist, 1990-1991 13National Black Graduate Student Association Conference, 1991 14Annual Awards Banquet Booklets and State of the Black Mind, 1983-1991