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, 1969-2013. 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.
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.
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.
This collection is divided into five series:
The original file arrangement of the records has been preserved; folders are arranged by subject, and materials within them are in chronological order.
The NC State University Libraries generally claims only physical ownership of most Special Collections materials. These materials are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study, pursuant to U.S. Copyright law. Libraries staff are unable to advise on copyright and other legal matters; the user assumes full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Helpful resources for assessing copyright include Cornell Libraries' "Copyright Services: Copyright Term and the Public Domain" and copyright.gov. This collection may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information about identifiable living individuals, which may be protected under federal or state laws and regulations. Researchers are advised that there may be legal ramifications for disclosing this information.
The University Archives operates in accordance with the State Public Records Act, with unrestricted access to records not covered by state and federal statutes and regulations.
[Identification of item], North Carolina Sociological Association Records, MC 00216, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC
Gift of Odell Uzzell and others, 1982-2007; Ronald Wimberley, 2010 (Accession 2010.0100); Gift of North Carolina Sociological Association (Accession 2026.0106)
Processed by Will Andersen, 2007 February
Encoded by Will Andersen, 2007 February
Updated by Judy Allen Dodson, 2010 August
Finding aid updated by Ella Mayfield, 2026 September
The collection is organized into five principal series:
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.
2 archival boxes
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.
1 archival box
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.
1 archival box
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.
1 photograph album
This series contains unprocessed materials and is arranged in the order received.
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[Identification of item], North Carolina Sociological Association Records, MC 00216, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC
The NC State University Libraries generally claims only physical ownership of most Special Collections materials. These materials are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study, pursuant to U.S. Copyright law. Libraries staff are unable to advise on copyright and other legal matters; the user assumes full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Helpful resources for assessing copyright include Cornell Libraries' "Copyright Services: Copyright Term and the Public Domain" and copyright.gov. This collection may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information about identifiable living individuals, which may be protected under federal or state laws and regulations. Researchers are advised that there may be legal ramifications for disclosing this information.
The University Archives operates in accordance with the State Public Records Act, with unrestricted access to records not covered by state and federal statutes and regulations.