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. Unless noted, digital media are not available online. 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. Some or all electronic files may be unavailable or restricted due to privacy reasons, agreement with the donor, software is not available to interact with files, or because files cannot be retrieved from original media.
The Dean's Office records of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences at North Carolina State University contain general, administrative, and academic records from 1924 to 2016. The records in this subgroup consist of but are not limited to correspondences, annual reports, course and curriculum information, meeting minutes, news clipping, photographs, publications, committee and council proceedings, department head searches, budget reports, archived web content, and materials pertaining to international programs and learning centers.
First established as a distinct college in 1963, the College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHASS) represents the intellectual core of the university, though it has gone through a series of transformations throughout North Carolina State University’s history. The first English and History courses were offered in 1889, when the College of Agriculture and Mechanical Arts opened. It wasn’t until 1937 that the departments of English, Modern Languages, History, Sociology, Psychology, and Ethics were all grouped together under the Basic Division. In 1952, the Basic Division was replaced by the School of General Studies, which was also non-degree-granting. However, in 1963 it was renamed again as the School of Liberal Arts (SLA) and was authorized to award degrees. The School of Liberal Arts would again undergo a name change in 1977, becoming the School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHASS). Then, in 1987, SHASS was one of eight of the university’s academic schools to be re-designated as a college, becoming the College of Humanities and Social Sciences. As of 2009, CHASS is the second largest college at North Carolina State University.
As of 2009, CHASS is the second largest college at North Carolina State University. The College offers 60 bachelor’s programs, 15 master’s programs and 4 PhD programs to close to 5000 undergraduate and graduate students. As of 2009, CHASS is comprised of the following departments: Communication, English, Foreign Languages & Literatures, History, Interdisciplinary Studies, Philosophy & Religious Studies, Psychology, the School of Public & International Affairs, Social Work, and Sociology & Anthropology.
The Dean's Office records of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences at North Carolina State University contain general, administrative, and academic records from 1924 to 2016. The records in this subgroup consist of correspondence, annual plans and reports, course and curriculum information, meeting minutes, news clipping, photographs, publications, committee and council proceedings, budget reports, archived web content, and materials pertaining to student affairs, faculty issues, university development, department head searches, extension services, academic department development, learning centers, and enrollment.
Materials are arranged in four series:
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, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Office of the Dean Records, UA 120.001, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC
Transferred by North Carolina State University, College of Humanities and Social Sciences. Web content harvested using the Internet Archive's Archive-It services.
Processed by: Laura Abraham, 2010 April-2010 July; Finding aid written by: Laura Abraham, 2010 July; Finding aid updated by Meredith Campbell, 2018 November; Unprocessed records processed by Abigail Leinfelder, Ellie Beal, Kayla Bridgham, and Trey Kaufman, 2022 March; Finding aid updated by Clara Wilson, 2022 April; Gevorg Vardanyan, 2023 June; Additional web content processed by Kate Phillips, 2026 February
The collection is organized into three principal series:
This series contains correspondences, annual reports, publications, news clipping, program proposals, and information on academic departments, department head searches, committees, and curricula changes, as well as other records from the Dean's Office of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences, focusing on before the College became a degree-granting institution in 1963.
This subseries contains general and administration-related correspondences, annual reports, publications, news clippings, committee information, and other records from the Dean’s Office of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences, focusing on before the College became a degree-granting institution in 1963.
Includes floppy disk.
This subseries contains information on academic departments, department head searches, changes to curricula, program proposals, and other academic-related records from the Dean’s Office of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences, focusing on before the College became a degree-granting institution in 1963.
This series contains correspondences, annual plans and reports, publications, meeting minutes, budget reports, and information on academic departments, faculty, councils and committees, enrollment, changes to curricula, department headship searches, student affairs, extension services, learning centers, university development, and other records from the Dean’s Office of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences, focusing on after the College became a degree-granting institution in 1963.
This subseries contains general and administration-relative correspondences, annual plans and reports, publications, meeting minutes, budget reports, and information on faculty, councils and committees, enrollment, extension services, student affairs, and university development, as well as other records from the Dean’s Office of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences, focusing on after the College became a degree-granting institution in 1963.
This subseries is arranged alphabetically. Alphabet ranges repeat.
Floppy disc
Contained here are digital files for video oral history interviews for the CHASS 50th anniversary. Full inteviews and short topical clips exist for the following people: Ed Funkhouser, Eric Moore, Jim Clark, Mohan Sawhney, John Riddle, Kevin Howell, Lee Smith, Maxine Atkinson, and Oliver Williams.
Digital content. Researchers may request copies of digital files.
Digital copy exists. Pending staff review and approval, access will be provided for use in the SCRC Reading Room upon request. Access may be restricted.
Included are MOV files.
Files are arranged as received.
Pending staff review and approval, access will be provided for use in the SCRC Reading Room upon request. Access may be restricted.
File count is approximate and may exclude system files, deleted files, and duplicates that may have been created during processing.
Copies of this CD must be made prior to patron use.
These files were originally received on a CD. The CD is not available for patron use. Copies of files from this CD are available upon request.
Included are MOV video files.
Files are arranged as received.
Pending staff review and approval, access will be provided for use in the SCRC Reading Room upon request. Access may be restricted.
File count is approximate and may exclude system files, deleted files, and duplicates that may have been created during processing.
This is a PDF. Researchers may request copies of digital files.
This is a PDF file. Researchers may request copies of digital files.
This is a PDF file. Researchers may request copies of digital files.
This is a PDF file. Researchers may request copies of digital files.
Included are MOV files.
Files are arranged as received.
Pending staff review and approval, access will be provided for use in the SCRC Reading Room upon request. Access may be restricted.
File count is approximate and may exclude system files, deleted files, and duplicates that may have been created during processing.
Digital copy exists. Pending staff review and approval, access will be provided for use in the SCRC Reading Room upon request. Access may be restricted.
Digital copy exists. Pending staff review and approval, access will be provided for use in the SCRC Reading Room upon request. Access may be restricted.
File count is approximate and may exclude system files, deleted files, and duplicates that may have been created during processing.
This subseries contains information on academic departments, correspondences, changes to curricula, performance reviews, department headship searches, learning centers, and other academic-related records from the Dean’s Office of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences, focusing on after the College became a degree-granting institution in 1963.
This subseries is arranged alphabetically. Alphabet ranges repeat.
Included are 4 DVD data files and 3 Video Object Files (MPEG-2).
Retrieved from a DVD-R.
Access to digital copies will be provided for use in the SCRC Reading Room upon request.
This series is comprised of web sites of North Carolina State University’s College of Humanities and Social Sciences, captured by the NC State University Libraries since November 2015 using the Internet Archive’s Archive-It web archiving service, with prior captures by the Internet Archive dating back to January 2012, which may be less complete and was performed at undetermined intervals.
This is the official website of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences at NC State University. The NC State University Libraries has scheduled this website to be captured monthly since November 2015. Also included here are prior captures by the Internet Archive dating back to September 2015.
This is the official news blog of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences at NC State University. The NC State University Libraries has scheduled this website to be captured weekly since July 2016, and monthly since 2021. Also included here are prior captures by the Internet Archive dating back to January 2012, which may be less complete and performed at undetermined intervals. The site is now hosted and captured at the URL https://chass.ncsu.edu/news/, with the last successful capture dated to September 2016.
Online access is provided through the Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine.
This is the official website for news from the College of Humanities and Social Sciences at NC State University. The NC State University Libraries has captured this site monthly since 2026. The site was previously captured at the URL http://news.chass.ncsu.edu/, which began redirecting in 2016, with the last successful capture dated to September 2016.
Online access is provided through the Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine.
This is the official website of the Center for Family and Community Engagement at NC State University. The NC State University Libraries has scheduled this website to be captured quarterly since July 2016. Also included here are prior captures by the Internet Archive dating back to April 2013.
This website hosts a timeline of the history of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences at NC State University. The NC State University Libraries captured this website in 2020. Also included are additional captures by the Internet Archive, dating from 2013 to 2023, which may be less complete and captured 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. Unless noted, digital media are not available online. 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. Some or all electronic files may be unavailable or restricted due to privacy reasons, agreement with the donor, software is not available to interact with files, or because files cannot be retrieved from original media.
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[Identification of item], North Carolina State University, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Office of the Dean Records, UA 120.001, 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.