UNC Press is also the proud publisher for the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture in Williamsburg, Virginia. The purpose of the Press, as stated in its charter, is 'to promote generally, by publishing deserving works, the advancement of the arts and sciences and the development of literature.' The Press achieved this goal early on, and the excellence of its publishing program has been recognized for more than eight decades by scholars throughout the world.
Founded in 1922, the Press is the creation of that same distinguished group of educators and civic leaders who were instrumental in transforming the University of North Carolina from a struggling college with a few associated professional schools into a major university. The University of North Carolina Press is the oldest university press in the South and one of the oldest in the country.
