Further Research

General History Resources

• “Di-Phi Helps in Improving Speech,” Daily Tar Heel article, by Mike Altieri (1985).

• “The Literary Societies and The Two Societies,” Volume I of History of the University of North Carolina, by Kemp Plummer Battle (1907). Full book here.

• Catalogue of the Members of the Dialectic Society together with Historical Sketches, edited by William James Battle (1890).

• “‘Gadfly’ to be Published by the Di and Phi Societies,” Chapel Hill Weekly article, (1971).

• “And They Talked. Always They Talked:” 215 Years of the Dialectic and Philanthropic Societies, Gladys Hall Coates University History Lecture, by Kevin Cherry (2011).

• “Ol’ Rip Writes: North Carolina’s Nineteenth-Century Collegiate Literary Magazines,” conference paper, by Kevin Cherry (1999).

• “Address Delivered before the Two Literary Societies of the University of North Carolina,” by Albert Coates (1976).

•  “Di and Phi Societies Find New Life After Illustrious History,” The Phoenix article, by Paul Cory (1989).

• “The Philanthropic Literary Society,” article in the University Magazine, by William Edward Cox (1898).

• Former Rules of Order of the Dialectic Society, (1884).

• “The Societies–Overgrown or Outgrown,” University Magazine article, by Walter Pliny Fuller (1914).

•  “Old Phi Society at University Modeled After State’s House,” Greensboro Daily News article, by Peter Gerns (1947).

• “The Phi Society: 155 Years of Contribution to the Carolina Way of Life (1795-1949),” by John E. Giles (1949).

• “The Dialectic Literary Society,” article in the University Magazine, by T. R. Pearson (1898).

• “Debating Society Continues UNC Tradition,” Daily Tar Heel article, by Leigh Pressley (1988).

• “The Di Senate and Phi Assembly During World War II and Their Decline and Fall,” Historian’s report, by Max A. Spitzer.

• “The Carolina Di-Phi Societies Still Survive,” by Ben Steelman and Roger Kirkman (1974).

• “Club Changes Image to Increase Visibility,” Daily Tar Heel article, Bill Studenc (1981).

• “Brief History of the Societies,” Wilson Library Website (2012).

Society Merger Resources 

• “Debate Societies Once Ruled Student Life in Chapel Hill,” Durham Morning Herald article, by Stan Fisher (1959).

• “Dialectic Senate and Philanthropic Society Merge after 164 Years of Separate Meetings,” Daily Tar Heel article, by Hobart Steele (1959).

• “University Societies May Meet Together,” Greensboro Daily News article, (1926).

Diphi Library Resources

• “Phis, Dis Started Town’s First Library,” Chapel Hill Newspaper article, by Ralph Watkins (1983).

• “The Dialectic and Philanthropic Societies’ Contributions to the Library of the University of North Carolina,” North Carolina Historical Review article, by Maurice C. York (1982).

Diphi Burial Plot Resources

• “Mysterious Grave at UNC,” News & Observer article, Bill Buchan (1949).

• “The Dialectic and Philanthropic Societies Burial Ground,” Historian’s report, by Edward L. Harrelson (1990).

• Di-Phi Plots, Old Chapel Hill Cemetery Website

Portrait Resources

• “Portraits Introduce Restorer to University,” Alumni Review article, by Arthur Bye (1943).

• “The Society Portraits: Talk Made before the Phi Society,” by Gladys Hall Coates (1946).

• The Dis and the Phis, an epic poem about our portraits, by President Emeritus Daniel Friedman, updated by Alumnus Senator John O’Connor, 2011.

• The Dialectic and Philanthropic Societies Portraits: an Honors Essay by Joseph K. L. Reckford (1981).

• “Thomas Day: Art Rises above Prejudice,” unc.edu (2011).