Collection is open for research; access requires at least 48 hours advance notice. Because of the nature of certain archival formats, including digital and audio-visual materials, access will require additional advanced notice. Copies of digital files may be provided for use in the SCRC Reading Room upon request.
The Margaret Zahn Papers contains materials from her dissertation on disabilities, notes and publications from her research, notes and papers for use in courses she taught, and papers related to her professional activity. The bulk of the collection is materials--charts, graphs, tables, articles, sequential files, notes, forms, codebooks, handbooks, guidebooks, and papers--from her research on homicide, crimes related to consumption of drugs, juvenile crimes, neighborhood crimes, crimes perpetrated by and against women, prisons, hate crimes and terrorism, education, and other general criminology and social science topics. Dates covered by the collection are 1947-2018.
Margaret Zahn (1941- ) is a sociologist at North Carolina State University who is known for criminology. She holds a B.A. in Social Administration from Ohio State University (1963), an M.A. in Sociology from Ohio State University (1964), and a Ph.D. in Sociology from Ohio State University (1969). She has taught at Temple University (1969-1987), Northern Arizona University (1987-1990), and University of North Carolina-Charlotte (1990-1995). In 1995 she became dean of NC State University's College of Humanities and Social Sciences, serving in that role until 2001. Thereafter, she was a faculty member in the university's Department of Sociology and Anthropology. She retired in 2017.
Margaret Zahn (1941- ) is a sociologist at North Carolina State University who is known for criminology. She holds a B.A. in Social Administration from Ohio State University (1963), an M.A. in Sociology from Ohio State University (1964), and a Ph.D. in Sociology from Ohio State University (1969). She has taught at Temple University (1969-1987), Northern Arizona University (1987-1990), and University of North Carolina-Charlotte (1990-1995). In 1995 she became dean of NC State University's College of Humanities and Social Sciences, serving in that role until 2001. Thereafter, she was a faculty member in the university's Department of Sociology and Anthropology. She retired in 2017.
Throughout her career, Zahn has also been involved with various professional organizations, including the American Society of Criminology, the National Institute of Justice, the American Sociological Association, Research Triangle Institute (RTI) International, and many other institutions. Zahn has authored scores of scholarly articles and book chapters on a variety of criminology topics, as well as five books dealing primarily with violence, homicide, and delinquency: The Delinquent Girl (2009), Violence: From Theory to Research (2005) co-edited with Henry Brownstein and Shelly Jackson, Studying and Preventing Homicide: Issues and Challenges, (1999) co-edited with M. Dwayne Smith, Homicide Studies: A Sourcebook of Social Research (1999) co-edited with M. Dwayne Smith, and Violence: Patterns, Causes, and Public Policy, with M. Dwayne Smith, (1999) co-edited with Neil Weiner and Rita Sagi. She has also taken on editorial and grand review responsibilities at several criminology journals.
Zahn has received multiple awards including Outstanding Teaching Award, Spivak Award for Study of Violence, and Fellow of the American Society of Criminology for Outstanding Lifetime Career Achievement. For more information about Zahn's professional accomplishments, her CV -last updated in March 2013- is available in the collection file and NC State's Department of Sociology and Anthropology webpage.
The Margaret Zahn Papers contains materials from her dissertation on disabilities, notes and publications from her research, notes and papers for use in courses she taught, and papers related to her professional activity. The bulk of the collection is materials--charts, graphs, tables, articles, sequential files, notes, forms, codebooks, handbooks, guidebooks, and papers--from her research on homicide, crimes related to consumption of drugs, juvenile crimes, neighborhood crimes, crimes perpetrated by and against women, prisons, hate crimes and terrorism, education, and other general criminology and social science topics. Dates covered by the collection are 1947-2018.
In this collection, container titles that start with a person or institution name indicate that a paper was written by that person or institution. In these specific cases, the name of the author or institution responsible for the publication appears first, followed by a dash and the paper's topic (for example, Wolfgang and Zahn - Homicide). In other places, dashes are used as a colon to add explanatory information.
Similar materials related to Zahn Research in series 1--particularly those related to the National Institute of Justice, the American Society of Criminology, and the American Sociological Association--may also be found in series 4, Professional Activity.
This collection is arranged in five series: 1. Research Papers 2. Dissertation Papers 3. Teaching Papers 4. Professional Activity 5. Unprocessed Papers
The first series, Research Papers, contains 9 sub-series: 1. Homicide 2. Drugs 3. Juvenile Crimes 4. Neighborhood and Crime 5. Women 6. Prisons 7. Hate Crimes and Terrorism 8. Education 9. General
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[Identification of item], Margaret Zahn Papers, MC 00669, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC
Gift of Margaret Zahn, 2019-2020 (Accessions 2019.0155, 2019.0207, 2019.0253, 2019.0282, 2020.0081, 2021.0094, 2021.0109)
Processed by: Todd Kosmerick, 2019; machine-readable finding aid by: Todd Kosmerick, 2019; collection processed and finding aid updated by Shima Hosseininasab, April-November 2021; Digital material processed by William H. Boyer, 2024 November.
The collection is organized into five principal series:
This series contains materials--charts, graphs, tables, articles, sequential files, notes, forms, codebooks, handbooks, guidebooks, and papers--from Zahn's research on homicide, crimes related to consumption of drugs, juvenile crimes, neighborhood crimes, crimes perpetrated by and against women, prisons, hate crimes and terrorism, education, and other general criminology and social science topics. Dates covered by the series are 1947-2015.
Similar materials related to Zahn Research in series 1--particularly those related to the National Institute of Justice, the American Society of Criminology, and the American Sociological Association--may also be found in series 4, Professional Activity.
This series contains 9 sub-series: 1. Homicide 2. Drugs 3. Juvenile Crimes 4. Neighborhood and Crime 5. Women 6. Prisons 7. Hate Crimes and Terrorism 8. Education 9. General
In this collection, container titles that start with a person or institution name indicate that a paper was written by that person or institution. In these specific cases, the name of the author or institution responsible for the publication appears first, followed by a dash and the paper's topic (for example, Wolfgang and Zahn - Homicide). In other places, dashes are used as a colon to add explanatory information.
This series is arranged alphabetically.
Included is 1 Microsoft Word Document file.
Pending staff review and approval, access to digital copies will be provided for use in the SCRC Reading Room upon request. Access may be restricted.
Retrieved from a 3.5 inch Floppy Disk.
3.5" floppies
“Erlanger - Violence by Blacks and Low-income Whites: Some New Evidence on the Subculture of Violence Thesis” is the original folder title. The term used is racist and harmful, but we have retained it to preserve the original context and to support searching with terms common to a specific time period. Read more about our approach to handling harmful language in About Reparative Archival Description.
"Forslund - Age, Occupation and Conviction Rates of White and Negro Males: A Case Study" is the original folder title. The term used is racist and harmful, but we have retained it to preserve the original context and to support searching with terms common to a specific time period. Read more about our approach to handling harmful language in About Reparative Archival Description.
This series contains materials--papers, articles, forms, tables, charts--from Zahn's dissertation on disabilities. Also, included are papers related to disabilities after her graduation. Dates covered by the series are 1947-1990.
In this collection, container titles that start with a person or institution name indicate that a paper was written by that person or institution. In these specific cases, the name of the author or institution responsible for the publication appears first, followed by a dash and the paper's topic (for example, Wolfgang and Zahn - Homicide). In other places, dashes are used as a colon to add explanatory information.
This series is arranged alphabetically.
This series contains data -lecture notes, syllabi, exams, evaluation forms- from the courses Zahn has taught. Dates covered by the series are 1972-2018.
In this collection, container titles that start with a person or institution name indicate that a paper was written by that person or institution. In these specific cases, the name of the author or institution responsible for the publication appears first, followed by a dash and the paper's topic (for example, Wolfgang and Zahn - Homicide). In other places, dashes are used as a colon to add explanatory information.
This series is arranged alphabetically.
This series contains materials--correspondence, meeting minutes, agenda, addenda, directories, notes, publications, memoranda--from Zahn's involvement in numerous criminology institutions. Dates covered by the series are 1975-2015.
Similar materials related to Zahn Research in this series--particularly those related to the National Institute of Justice, the American Society of Criminology, and the American Sociological Association- may also be found in series 1, Research Papers.
In this collection, container titles that start with a person or institution name indicate that a paper was written by that person or institution. In these specific cases, the name of the author or institution responsible for the publication appears first, followed by a dash and the paper's topic (for example, Wolfgang and Zahn - Homicide). In other places, dashes are used as a colon to add explanatory information.
This series is arranged alphabetically.
Collection is open for research; access requires at least 48 hours advance notice. Because of the nature of certain archival formats, including digital and audio-visual materials, access will require additional advanced notice. Copies of digital files may be provided for use in the SCRC Reading Room upon request.
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[Identification of item], Margaret Zahn Papers, MC 00669, 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,” the ALA Office for Information Technology Policy’s "Is It Protected by Copyright?," 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.