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The records of the North Carolina State University, Division of Student Affairs, Union Activities Board contain meeting minutes, agendas, manuals, rosters, reports, budgets, proposals, photographs, slides, flyers, CDs, calendars, posters, handbills, membership forms, task list, correspondence, bulletins, and archived web content. Materials are dated from 1954 to present.
Founded in 1951 as the College Union Board of Chairmen and renamed in the early 1970s, the Union Activities Board develops and carries out social and cultural programs for students. The mission statement specified in the Union Activities Board bylaws, as revised on 18 March 2013, was “For students by students, the Union Activities Board creates innovative activities that stimulate, motivate, educate, and involve the student body.“ Seven committees were chartered in the bylaws as revised on 18 March 2013: Black Students Board, Diviersity Activities Board, Films, Issues and Ideas, Late Night and Concerts, Leisure and Entertainment, and Marketing.
Founded in 1951 as the College Union Board of Chairmen and renamed in the early 1970s, the Union Activities Board develops and carries out social and cultural programs for students. The mission statement specified in the Union Activities Board bylaws, as revised on 18 March 2013, was “For students by students, the Union Activities Board creates innovative activities that stimulate, motivate, educate, and involve the student body.“
Seven committees were chartered in the bylaws as revised on 18 March 2013. Their duties and areas of concern were defined as:
1. Black Students Board: To bring unity and excitement among students, and to provide a social outlet, by creating political, spiritual, and cultural programs and activities. 2. Diversity Activities Board: To promote, produce, facilitate, and educate by conducting events that help students to become more aware and appreciate other backgrounds, cultures, and perspectives 3. Films: To provide students at N.C. State University with engaging films at the Campus Cinema and fun promotions, programs, and events related to those films. 4. Issues and Ideas: To provide students with information about current issues and a forum in which to discuss them. 5. Late Night and Concerts: To provide various forms of late night programs, and to plan and coordinate a variety of concerts for the student body. 6. Leisure and Entertainment: To provide various forms of general entertainment for the student body. 7. Marketing: To promote and publicize the Union Activities Board and its events through the use of all current marketing techniques in conjunction with the two Graphic Designers.
The records of the North Carolina State University, Division of Student Affairs, Union Activities Board contain meeting minutes, agendas, manuals, rosters, reports, budgets, proposals, photographs, slides, flyers, CDs, calendars, posters, handbills, membership forms, task list, correspondence, bulletins, and archived web content. Materials are dated from 1954 to present.
The collection is organized into six series: Union Activities Board Administration Files Black Students Board Files Student Organization and Student Event Files Scrapbook, Photographs, and Slides Posters and Flyers and Thompson Theatre Performances
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[Identification of item], North Carolina State University, Division of Student Affairs, Union Activities Board Records, UA 016.060, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC
Transferred from North Carolina State University, Division of Student Affairs, Union Activities Board, 2011 (Accession 2011.0098)
Web content harvested using the Internet Archive's Archive-It services, monthly starting in 2020.
Processed by Cathy Dorin-Black, June 2011; Finding aid created by Cathy Dorin-Black, June 2011; Finding aid updated by Vivian Phinizy, March 2013; Finding aid updated by Laurie Allen, 2014 November; Digital materials processed by Jessica Rayman, 2016 June; finding aid updated by Gevorg Vardanyan, 2023 June; Archived web content processed by Alexander Daniels, 2024 January
The collection is organized into seven principal series:
This series includes meeting minutes, agendas, manuals, rosters, reports, budget proposals and other items related to the operations of the Union Activities Board. Materials are dated from 1954 to 2008.
Materials in this series are arranged in chronological order.
This series includes, evaluation forms, CDs, flyers, task list, meeting minutes, agendas, manuals, rosters, reports, budget proposals, digital photographs, and other items related to the Black Students Board, Minority Career Fair, and the Pan Afrikan Festival. Materials are dated from 1992 to 2008.
Materials in this series are arranged in chronological order.
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 will be provided for use in the SCRC Reading Room upon request.
We perform virus scans upon ingest and upon request for access. However, not all virus software profiles will catch all threats, especially newer, not yet recognized ones. The researcher assumes all risk when opening files.
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Some or all electronic files may be unavailable or restricted due to privacy reasons, agreement with the donor, or because files cannot be retrieved from original media.
Included are 2 PDF files.
Access to digital copies will be provided for use in the SCRC Reading Room upon request.
File count of digital media may exclude system files; hidden, deleted, or excluded files; and duplicate files.
Included are 77 JPEG files.
Access to digital copies will be provided for use in the SCRC Reading Room upon request.
Files retrieved from a CD-R.
Included are 131 Word Doc files, 95 Exchangeable Image File Format (Compressed), 51 JPEG files, 32 Excel files, 16 Microsoft PPT files, and 35 other files.
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.
File count of digital media may exclude system files; hidden, deleted, or excluded files; and duplicate files.
Included are 106 Word Doc files, 33 Excel files, 38 JPEG files, 10 PDF files, 7 Microsoft PPT files, 5 Word Office files, 1 MPEG audio file, and 8 additional text and image files of various formats.
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.
File count of digital media may exclude system files; hidden, deleted, or excluded files; and duplicate files.
Copies of this CD must be made prior to patron use. Researchers may request copies of digital files. The Special Collections Research Center cannot guarantee that all files will open and will not in all cases have software available to read files.
Included are 59 JPEG files and 1 Thumbnail 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.
File count of digital media may exclude system files; hidden, deleted, or excluded files; and duplicate files.
Included are 19 JPEG files.
Access to digital copies will be provided for use in the SCRC Reading Room upon request.
File count of digital media may exclude system files; hidden, deleted, or excluded files; and duplicate files.
Retrieved from a CD-R.
Copies of these CDs must be made prior to patron use. Researchers may request copies of digital files. The Special Collections Research Center cannot guarantee that all files will open and will not in all cases have software available to read files.
File count is approximate and excludes system files, deleted files, and duplicates that may have been created during processing.
File count is approximate and excludes system files, deleted files, and duplicates that may have been created during processing.
Included are 19 Waveform Audio files and 1 Log 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.
Files retrieved from a CD-R.
Copies of these CDs must be made prior to patron use. Researchers may request copies of digital files. The Special Collections Research Center cannot guarantee that all files will open and will not in all cases have software available to read files.
This series includes correspondence, flyers, agendas, program bulletins, meeting minutes and other items related to student organizations and events. Materials are dated from 1980 to 2006
Materials in this series are arranged in chronological order.
This series includes scrapbooks, photographs and slides related to the Union Activities Board. Materials are dated from 1972 to 1998.
Materials in this series are listed by format.
The Posters and Flyers Series contains materials promoting events sponsored by the Union Activities Board. The bulk of these are for dramatic plays that were produced by Thompson Theatre, but there are also some flyers for talks given by special guests to campus. Additionally, there are lists of films that were put on by the Union Activities Board Film Committee and Activity Calendars for other events. Materials range in date from the 1970s to 1991.
The Thompson Theatre Performances series contains flyers and programs relating to plays that were performed at Thompson Theatre. These dramatic performances were mostly sponsored by the Union Activities Board. Materials range in date from 1963 to 2000.
This series is comprised of web sites of North Carolina State University’s Union Activities Board, captured by the NC State University Libraries since July 2016 using the Internet Archive’s Archive-It web archiving service, with prior captures by the Internet Archive dating August 2000, which may be less complete and was performed at undetermined intervals.
This is the official website of the Union Activities Board at NC State University. The NC State University Libraries has scheduled this website to be captured monthly since July 2016. Also included here are prior captures by the Internet Archive dating back to August 2000. Crawls ended in 2023, and the last successful crawl was completed in July 2023.
Online access is provided through the Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine.
This is the official website for the University Activities Board. The NC State University Libraries has captured this website monthly since 2020. Also included are prior captures by the Internet Archive, beginning in 2017, which may be less complete and were performed at undetermined intervals.
Online access is provided through the Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine.
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 unrestricted digital files will be provided for use in the SCRC Reading Room upon request. Access will be provided to use copies of unrestricted digital files rather than carrier media, such as CDs, DVDs, and floppy disks.
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[Identification of item], North Carolina State University, Division of Student Affairs, Union Activities Board Records, UA 016.060, 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.