University of North Carolina Press
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Parent company University of North Carolina | | |
Founded | 1922 | |
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Country of origin | United States | |
Headquarters location | Chapel Hill, North Carolina | |
Distribution | Longleaf Services (US) Eurospan Group (United Kingdom, Continental Europe, Middle East, Africa, Asia, Australia & New Zealand, Latin America & Caribbean ) UTP Distribution (Canada) | |
Publication types | Books, Academic journals | |
Imprints | Ferris & Ferris Books | |
Official website | uncpress |
The University of North Carolina Press (or UNC Press), founded in 1922, is a
History
The University of North Carolina Press was chartered in 1922 by a thirteen-member board of directors focused on publishing scholarly works of its constituents. It was the first university press in the United States. The press still remains affiliated with the 17-campus UNC System that strives to advance scholarship and serve its regional and state communities.
In the late 1920s, the UNC Press was the first scholarly publisher to develop a book series focused on African Americans. By 1950, nearly 100 such volumes had appeared under its imprint, including historian John Hope Franklin’s first book, The Free Negro in North Carolina, 1790–1860, published in 1943. In the 1970s, The UNC Press supported the Native American and Indigenous studies, a field of national and global interest that has grown significantly in recent years.
UNC Press partners with a variety of other leading institutions and public groups, including the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture, the Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University, the Clements Center for Southwest Studies at Southern Methodist University, and the North Carolina Office of Archives and History.
In 2006, UNC Press started the distribution company Longleaf Services as an affiliate.[4] Fulfillment for Longleaf is provided by Ingram Content Group. Through this wholly owned not-for-profit subsidiary, Longleaf Services provides economies of scale in back-end services for a growing group of university presses. Additionally, the Office of Scholarly Publishing Services is expanding its role within the 17-campus UNC System to support publishing originating at its diverse universities.
Output
Since its founding, UNC Press has focused on the publication of scholarly works while also creating one of the earliest and strongest regional publishing programs in the country.
As it approaches the centennial of its founding in 2022, UNC Press has published more than 6,000 books and maintains an in print backlist of over 4,000 titles.
UNC Press has won many book awards, including the
Notable UNC Press authors include historians such as
The press has published many multi-volume documentary editions, such as The Papers of
Notable published works of reference include the Encyclopedia of Southern Culture, North Carolina Architecture, and the Encyclopedia of North Carolina.
See also
References
- ^ a b "The University of North Carolina Press". UNC System. Retrieved 2022-06-28.
- ^ "Our Members". Association of University Presses. Retrieved 2022-06-28.
- ^ "Our Donors". University of North Carolina Press. Retrieved 2022-06-28.
- ^ "Our Story". longleafservices.org. Retrieved 2020-04-23.