Carolinas Communication Association Records

Collection

Identifier: RB-8002

Staff Only

Scope and Contents Note

The collection is separated into three series. Series I, Journal Publications, 1953-2011, includes copies of journal publications produced by the organization over its existence, including the North Carolina Journal of Speech, the North Carolina Journal of Speech and Drama, and the Carolinas Speech Communication Annual. Materials are arranged chronologically. Series II, North Carolina Speech and Drama Association, 1950-1980, consists of the papers of the NCSDA, including meeting minutes, correspondence, membership information, constitution and resolutions, annual meeting information, ephemeral publications, and financial records. Materials are arranged by subject, and chronologically within each subject. Series III, Carolinas Speech Communication Association and Carolinas Communication Asssociation, 1972-2011, contains the papers of the CSCA and the subsequent CCA, including membership information, financial records, committee meeting minutes, brochures, and annual conference information. Collection also includes two VHS recordings of special programs from the 1992 convention and an oral history of the organization, as well as a floppy disk of the organization's financial and membership information in 2000. Materials are arranged by subject, and chronologically within each subject.

Dates

1950-2011, undated
Majority of material found within 1973 - 1987

Language of Materials Note

The materials are in English.

Access Restrictions

This collection is open for use in the Dougherty Reading Room without restrictions. An appointment for research is recommended.

Historical Note

North Carolina Speech and Drama Association and the South Carolina Speech Communication Association merged into the Carolinas Speech Communication Association in 1981 at the initiative of North Carolina Speech Communication Association Director Keith Griffin and University of South Carolina Speech and Theatre Program Chair Bill Strickland. The organization was renamed Carolinas Communiation Association in 1998. It serves as an organization for communication professionals in North and South Carolina, and it hosts an annual conference for communication professionals and college students.

Extent

5.5 Linear Feet (9 boxes, 1 oversize box)

Additional Description

Abstract

The Carolinas Communication Association is an organization for communications professionals in North and South Carolina. The records include the journal publications, meeting minutes, financial records, membership information, constitutional revisions, annual convention information, and member correspondence of the organization.

Arrangement Note

Records in Series I are arranged chronologically from 1953 to 2011. Records in Series II are arranged by subject (meeting minutes, correspondence, annual convention information, and journal publication information). Records in Series III are arranged by subject (membership information, meeting minutes, annual convention information, and financial records) and chronologically within each subject.

Technical Requirements

VHS Player; Computer with floppy disk capabilities

Acquisitions Information

Collection was loaned to Appalachian State University by the Carolinas Communication Association in 2008. Additions to the records were made in 2010 and 2011.