University Archives - Official Records of Roy Riggs, Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, UNC Asheville, 1971 - 1978
UA4.1.3

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Summary Information

Biographical Note

Scope and Contents

Administrative Information

Collection Inventory

Summary Information

Repository

UNC Asheville Special Collections and University Archives

Title

University Archives - Official Records of Roy Riggs, Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, UNC Asheville, 1971 - 1978

ID

UA4.1.3

Date [bulk]

Bulk, 1971-1978

Date [inclusive]

1967-1978

Extent

8.0 Linear feet  ; 4 boxes

Physical Description

Contains reports, papers, and other documents. Where possible the original titles of files have been maintained. Although it is believed that files may have been arranged annually, with a separate file for each year, the materials have been condensed and arranged chronologically within alphabetized files. Duplicate materials within a file were removed during processing, but some materials may be duplicated across files.

Location

Located in Special Collections, Row 1, Section 3

Language

English

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Biographical Note

Dr. Roy A. Riggs joined the faculty of Asheville-Biltmore College in 1962, and served as chair of the literature and language department, and the humanities program, before being appointed Dean of the Faculty in 1967. Initially this was on a acting basis but was made permanent on March 21, 1968, after Riggs had been selected by a search committee. When, in 1969, Asheville-Biltmore College became the University of North Carolina at Asheville, Roy Riggs became the dean of the faculty of the new university. In 1971 the role of dean was replaced by the new postion of Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs, and Riggs became the first Vice Chancellor. Roy Riggs retired from UNC-Asheville in 1978, and died in Asheville on August 17, 2001, aged 88.

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Scope and Contents

This archive holds historically significant official papers of Roy Riggs,the Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs of UNC-Asheville, from the creation of the role in 1971, until Riggs' retirement in 1978. There is a continuum between this archive and UA4.1 and UA4.2.

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Administrative Information

Publication Information

UNC Asheville Special Collections and University Archives

Restrictions to Access

Certain materials are RESTRICTED to researchers for 75 years from the date of their creation for reasons related to the confidentiality of personnel, student, medical, and other legally protected records. These have been removed from this collection and added to the restricted collection. A note to this effect is included the description of the relevant folder

Sensitive Materials Statement

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 University of North Carolina Asheville assumes no responsibility.

Rights

No restrictions. Any display, publication, or public use must credit the University Archives, D.H. Ramsey Library, Special Collections, University of North Carolina at Asheville. Copyright retained by the creators of certain items in the collection, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.

Accruals

Accruals are not anticipated.

Creator

University of North Carolina Asheville. Roy A. Riggs.

Processing Note

Initially processed by Special Collections staff, date(s) unknown. Reprocessed by Colin Reeve, March 2015.

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