North Carolina State University, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies Records 1948-1979, 2009-2023

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North Carolina State University. Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies
Size
0.25 linear feet (1 archival half box)
Call number
UA 120.016

The records of the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies at North Carolina State University contain annual reports, correspondence, news clippings, requirements for earning a degree in philosophy, and publicity materials for lectures. Materials range in date from 1948 to 1979.

The Department of Ethics was established in 1927, and renamed the Department of Ethics and Religion in 1939. In 1949, the department was again renamed, becoming the Department of Philosophy and Religion - a name that was kept until 2009, when the department was again renamed, becoming the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies. The Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies is an active academic department at NC State as of 2010, and is administered by the College of Humanities and Social Sciences.

Biographical/historical note

The Department of Ethics was established in 1927, and renamed the Department of Ethics and Religion in 1939. In 1949, the department was again renamed, becoming the Department of Philosophy and Religion - a name that was kept until 2009, when the department was again renamed, becoming the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies. The Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies is an active academic department at NC State as of 2010, and is administered by the College of Humanities and Social Sciences.

Scope/content

The records of the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies at North Carolina State University contain annual reports, correspondence, news clippings, requirements for earning a degree in philosophy, and publicity materials for lectures. Materials range in date from 1948 to 2023.

Arrangement

The records of the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies at North Carolina State University are arranged alphabetically by topic or title.

Use of these materials

The nature of the NC State University Libraries' Special Collections means that copyright or other information about restrictions may be difficult or even impossible to determine despite reasonable efforts. The NC State University Libraries claims only physical ownership of most Special Collections materials.

The materials from our collections are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study, pursuant to U.S. Copyright law. The user must assume full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Any materials used for academic research or otherwise should be fully credited with the source.

This collection may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations. Researchers are advised that the disclosure of certain information pertaining to identifiable living individuals represented in this collection without the consent of those individuals may have legal ramifications (e.g., a cause of action under common law for invasion of privacy may arise if facts concerning an individual's private life are published that would be deemed highly offensive to a reasonable person) for which North Carolina State University assumes no responsibility.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], North Carolina State University, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies Records, UA 120.016, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC

Related material

Source of acquisition

Transferred from North Carolina State University, Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies.

Processing information

Processed by: Cate Putirskis, 2010 April; Machine-readable finding aid created by: Steven Mandeville-Gamble, 2006; Finding aid updated by Cate Putirskis, 2010 April; Gevorg Vardanyan, 2023 June.

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Annual report 1959-1960
Half box 1, Folder 1
Annual report 1960-1961
Half box 1, Folder 2
Bryan, Robert S. 1965-1967
Half box 1, Folder 3
Clippings 1949, 1967
Half box 1, Folder 4
Correspondence 1962
Half box 1, Folder 5
The Effective Living Sequence , by W. N. Hicks 29 Sept. 1948
Half box 1, Folder 6
Lecture announcements 1969-1979
Half box 1, Folder 7
Long-range planning report 5 Dec. 1957
Half box 1, Folder 8
Requirements for Philosophy major 1964
Half box 1, Folder 9
Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies website (https://philrel.chass.ncsu.edu/) August 2009-2023
Size: 1 website

This is the official website of the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies at NC State University. The NC State University Libraries has scheduled this website to be captured quarterly since October 2016. Also included here are prior captures by the Internet Archive dating back to August 2009.

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Access to the collection

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For more information contact us via mail, phone, or our web form.

Mailing address:
Special Collections Research Center
Box 7111
Raleigh, NC, 27695-7111

Phone: (919) 515-2273

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], North Carolina State University, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies Records, UA 120.016, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC

Use of these materials

The nature of the NC State University Libraries' Special Collections means that copyright or other information about restrictions may be difficult or even impossible to determine despite reasonable efforts. The NC State University Libraries claims only physical ownership of most Special Collections materials.

The materials from our collections are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study, pursuant to U.S. Copyright law. The user must assume full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Any materials used for academic research or otherwise should be fully credited with the source.

This collection may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations. Researchers are advised that the disclosure of certain information pertaining to identifiable living individuals represented in this collection without the consent of those individuals may have legal ramifications (e.g., a cause of action under common law for invasion of privacy may arise if facts concerning an individual's private life are published that would be deemed highly offensive to a reasonable person) for which North Carolina State University assumes no responsibility.