Department of Philosophy and Religion records

Collection

Identifier: UA 09.14

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The Department of Philosophy and Religion Records contain academic and administrative files including meeting minutes, annual reports, syllabi, working files, and planning documents. The collection materials date from between 1970 and 1996.

Dates

1970-1996

Creator

Appalachian State University. Department of Philosophy and Religion (Organization)

Conditions Governing Access

The materials from Appalachian State University Libraries' Special Collections are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study, pursuant to U.S. Copyright law. The nature of these collections means that copyright or other information about restrictions may be difficult or even impossible to determine despite reasonable efforts. As a result, 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.

Conditions Governing Use

Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, the North Carolina Public Records Act (N.C.G.S. § 132 1 et seq.), and Article 7 of the North Carolina State Personnel Act (Privacy of State Employee Personnel Records, N.C.G.S. § 126-22 et seq.). 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 the Appalachian State University assumes no responsibility.

Historical Note

The Department of Philosophy and Religion was established during the 1965-1966 academic year and, since 1968, has been in the College of Arts and Sciences. From 1965 to 2006, the department offered a Bachelor of Arts degree in Philosophy & Religion, a minor in Philosophy & Religion, and minors in both respective disciplines. As of 2007, the department began offering Bachelor of Arts degrees in the separate disciplines, eliminating the combined major. Currently, no graduate coursework is offered by this department.

Extent

5 Linear Feet (10 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

The Department of Philosophy and Religion was established in 1965 and since 1968, has been in the College of Arts and Sciences. These records contain academic and administrative files including meeting minutes, faculty annual reports to the department, teaching evaluations, syllabi, guidelines, and other papers pertaining to courses and coursework between 1970 and 1996.

General

This collection's former unique identifer was UA 5021.

Subjects

Appalachian State University Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Appalachian State University. Department of Philosophy Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Appalachian State University. Department of Philosophy and Religion Subject Source: Local sources
Appalachian State University. Department of Philosophy and Religion
Committees Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Employees Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Evaluation Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Summer schools. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Universities and Colleges -- Departments Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Universities and colleges -- Faculty. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings