A majority of the collection is restricted. Please contact Special Collections Research Center for more information.
The Office of General Counsel Records include legal documents related to the original 62 acres of land donated to North Carolina State University (then the "North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts"). The Office of General Council (OGC) provides legal advice and guidance to the university community.
The Office of General Counsel provides legal expertise to the NC State University Board of Trustees, the Office of the Chancellor, university administrators, and all faculty and staff of the university. They do not provide assistance in personal matters. The Office of General Counsel advises on compliance and ethics, policies and procedures, and student records, among other topics. The Office of General Counsel changed its name from the Office of Legal Affairs in 2010.
The Office of General Counsel Records include legal documents related to the Pullen gift, the original 62 acres of land to the state government “for the establishment and conduct of a College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts." The archived official website of the Office of General Counsel is also included.
Materials arranged in the order received.
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 State University, Office of General Counsel Records, UA 006.001, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC
Transferred from North Carolina State University, Office of Legal Affairs.
Processed by: Cathy Dorin-Black, 2025 December; Collection guide updated by: Cathy Dorin-Black, 2025 December; Web content processed by Kate Phillips, 2026 January; Collection guide updated by: Ella Mayfield, 2026 May.
File number 40.7.55
This is the official website for the Compliance and Integrity program in the Office of General Counsel at NC State University. The NC State University Libraries has captured this site annually since 2023, using the Internet Archive's Archive-It web archiving services. Also included are prior captures by the Internet Archive, beginning in 2016, which may be less complete and performed at undetermined intervals.
Online access is provided through the Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine.
A majority of the collection is restricted. Please contact Special Collections Research Center for more information.
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[Identification of item], North Carolina State University, Office of General Counsel Records, UA 006.001, 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.