Department of Anthropology Records,

Collection

Identifier: UA-5025

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This record group contains two accessions that primarily contain minutes, meeting agendas, and memorandums dealing with the Academic Policies and Procedures Committee, the Arts and Sciences Council, and Anthropology Department Faculty meetings and long range planning, dating 1986-1997.

Dates

1986-1997
Majority of material found within 1987 - 1991

Creator

Appalachian State University. Department of Anthropology (Organization)

Language

The materials are in English.

Access Restrictions

This collection is open for use in the Dougherty Reading Room without restrictions.

Historical Note

Anthropology has been taught at Appalachian State University since 1970. At first, anthropology was part of a combined Department of Sociology and Anthropology. In 1978, the Department of Anthropology was established. The original program offered B.A. and B.S. degrees in Anthropology and has since grown to include concentrations in Archaeology, Biological Anthropology, General Anthropology, Applied Anthropology, and Sustainable Development. In 1993 a special program, the ASU Laboratories of Archaeological Science, was begun. The Department is now the largest anthropology program in North Carolina offering only undergraduate degrees. The Department of Anthropology operates within the College of Arts and Sciences.

Extent

3.75 Linear Feet (1 box, 1 half-size manuscript box)

Additional Description

Abstract

Anthropology has been taught at Appalachian State University since 1970, and the department currently operates within the College of Arts and Sciences, offering undergraduate level coursework and degrees. This collection contains meeting minutes, agendas, and memorandums dealing with the Academic Policies and Procedures Committee, the Arts and Sciences Council, and Anthropology Department Faculty meetings and long range planning, dating 1986-1997.

Arrangement

The collection is arranged into three series: Series I: Committees and Councils, Series II: Department of Anthropology Faculty Meetings, Series III: and Long Range Planning. The records are arranged alphabetically within series and then chronologically.

Acquisitions Information

This record group was transferred to the University Archives from the Department of Anthropology in two accessions and was accessioned as UA.2004.096 and UA.2005.187.