Appalachian State University. Cratis D. Williams Graduate School

The Cratis D. Williams Graduate School was established in 1948 providing a structure for the graduate courses that had been offered at Appalachian since 1942 under the auspices of the University of North Carolina. The Cratis D. Williams Graduate School and Research & Sponsored Programs Records can be divided into four main categories: records pertaining to the Graduate Council, administrative documents, Graduate Student Association Senate, and Research Proposals.

The Graduate Student Association Senate is a student-run organization representing the graduate student population of Appalachian State University. The records of the Graduate Student Association Senate contain mostly meeting minutes and memos, grant applications and information, and correspondence, dating 1981-2001.