Department of Sociology and Anthropology
in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and College of Humanities and Social SciencesTimeline
- 1920 First sociology courses
- 1923 Department of Rural Sociology and History established
- 1925 Department of History and Sociology, Department of Rural Sociology Department of History and Sociology formed when rural sociology curriculum was separated from the program. A separate Department of Rural Sociology was also created.
- 1926 First Ph.D. conferred The first Ph.D. is conferred; Jesse Mowry receives the degree in the field of Rural Sociology.
- 1928 First female masters degree recipients Lillian P. Wallace becomes the first woman to earn a masters degree in Education. She went on to publish several historical works on politics in Europe. Virginia F. Harris becomes the first woman to earn a masters degree in Rural Sociology.
- 1930 (circa) Rural Sociology Department merges with the Agricultural Economics Department The result of this merger was the creation of the Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology Department.
- 1937 History and Sociology curricula separated Department of History and Sociology divided into two departments: Department of History and Department of Sociology.
- 1953 Department of Sociology renamed Department of Sociology renamed the Department of Sociology and Anthropology
- 1965 First African-American instructor with faculty ranking Dorothy Williams becomes the first African-American instructor with faculty ranking, teaching in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology.
- 1966 Department of Sociology and Anthropology Department of Rural Sociology merges with the Department of Sociology and Anthropology, retaining the latter name.
- 1972 "In a Black Perspective" published NC State publishes "In a Black Perspective." This pamphlet tallies the university's black community at nine professors and 222 students (out of a total 13,809), and lists courses focusing on black history and culture: two in Political Science and one on race relations in Sociology.
- 1990 Economics and Sociology programs split into separate departments
Archival Materials
- Sanford Richard Winston Collection, 1930 - 1969 MC 00036
- James Wyche Green Papers, 1930 - 1954 MC 00158
- Selz C. Mayo Papers, 1936 - 1963 MC 00160
- North Carolina Sociological Association Records, 1969-2007 MC 00216
- Student and Other Organizations, Single Folder Organizations Records, 1904-2009 UA 021.001
- Student and Other Organizations, Agri-Life Council Records, 1922-1983 UA 021.418
- Student and Other Organizations, Alpha Zeta, North Carolina Chapter Records, 1904-1990 UA 021.426
- Student and Other Organizations, Humanities and Social Sciences Council Records, 1966-1977 UA 021.466
- University Archives Photograph Collection, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Photographs, circa 1900 - 1992 UA 023.006
- University Archives Photograph Collection, College of Humanities and Social Sciences Photographs UA 023.013
- College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Office of the Dean Records, 1930-2009 UA 100.001
- College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Annual Reports, 1945-2008 UA 100.002
- College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Office of the Dean Records, 1924-1998 UA 120.001
- College of Humanities and Social Sciences Annual Reports, 1966-1998 UA 120.002
- College of Humanities and Social Sciences Publications, 1993-2008 UA 120.200
