To celebrate the rich history of their organizations, each year the Dialectic and Philanthropic Societies delve into the University Archives to find a topic that was debated 200 years ago. The topic may be something still very applicable to today, or it may be debated in an “old-style” fashion, as if reliving history.
On Monday, November 21 at 7:30pm, in the Dialectic Society chambers of New West, the Di-Phi will hold its annual bicentennial debate. The topic is a debate from March 3, 1824, “Is an alliance between Great Britain and the United State to be desired by the latter.”
The University Archives holds the records of both the Dialectic and Philanthropic Societies from their founding in 1795, including minute books, addresses, debates, and photographs.
For more information about these Societies and their records, please see the following finding aids:
Records of the Dialectic Society
http://www.lib.unc.edu/mss/uars/ead/40152.html
Records of the Philanthropic Society
http://www.lib.unc.edu/mss/uars/ead/40166.html
Records of the Dialectic and Philanthropic Joint Senate
http://www.lib.unc.edu/mss/uars/ead/40153.html
I attended the lovely event at the Carolina Inn today.
Please keep me informed reguarding future activities.
Everette
It was a wonderful event and nice to see some of the Di-Phi portraits in spaces the public can enjoy them. Please follow this blog as well as our Facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/UNC.University.Archives) for upcoming events relating to University history.