Biographical and Historical Note

Lula (Lu) Leake was born in Woodville, Mississippi. She graduated from Louisiana State University with a bachelor's degree in math and her master's of religious education at Southern Baptist Seminary. Leake was appointed Dean of Women in 1964, and later the vice president of academic advising, the positionshe held when she retired in 1997. She passed away in 2015 at the age of 89 in Winston-Salem.

Leake was a strong advocate for women's rights on campus. In the 1970s, she organized a group of over 60 staff members to remediate grievances of sexism on campus. What resulted was the Women's Study Committee which became the groundwork for the Women's, Gender and Sexuality Department today. She also chaired the University's Commission on the Status of Women from 1995-1997. In 1996, Leake was awarded "Woman of the Year" award from the Friends of Women's Studies and the Medallion of Merit, WFU's highest service award, for her work in accommodating women on campus.

Collection Overview

This collection contains religious, administrative, and academic materials of 33-year university dean Lu Leake. Materials include correspondences, WFU architectural planning materials, academic articles and reports on the state of the university, administrative files, and remembrances of her life. Materials are in original order as listed by archives staff previously.

Collection Inventory

• Correspondence
  • A  (1986-1995) box 1 folder 20
  • Anderson, John (1984-96.) box 1 folder 21
  • B  (1984-1996) box 1 folder 22
  • Benson University Center  (1988-1991) box 1 folder 23
  • Boyette, Sandra  (1990-1994) box 1 folder 24
  • Bramlette, David  (1985-1992) box 1 folder 25
  • Brown, David  (1990-1996) box 1 folder 26
  • C  (1981-1994) box 1 folder 27
  • Corbett, Leon Jr.  (1989-1991) box 1 folder 28
  • D  (1984-1996) box 1 folder 29
  • Disciplinary Problems  (1988-1991) box 1 folder 30
  • E  (1985-1991) box 1 folder 31
  • F  (1986-1994) box 1 folder 32
  • Ford, Laura  (1989-1992) box 1 folder 33
  • G  (1985-1994) box 1 folder 34
  • German House  (1989-1989) box 1 folder 35
  • Grounds  (1986-1994) box 1 folder 36
  • H  (1984-1996) box 1 folder 37
  • Hale, Toby  (1988-1996) box 1 folder 38
  • Hearn, Thomas K. Jr.  (1983-1996) box 1 folder 39
  • Invitations  (1990-1991) box 1 folder 40
  • J  (1984-1994) box 1 folder 41
  • K  (1984-1996) box 1 folder 42
  • L  (1984-1996) box 1 folder 43
  • M  (1985-1995) box 1 folder 44
  • Mullen, Thomas (1991-95.) box 1 folder 45
  • N-O  (1990-1995) box 1 folder 46
  • Newman, Stewart  (1986-1992) box 1 folder 47
  • P-Q  (1984-1994) box 1 folder 48
  • R  (1984-1994) box 1 folder 49
  • Recommendations  (1985-1995) box 1 folder 50
  • Recycling Program  (1993-1993) box 1 folder 51
  • Remembrances of Leake  (2015) box 1 folder 66
  • Renovations  (1984-1993) box 1 folder 52
  • S  (1984-1996) box 1 folder 53
  • Senate Meeting reports  (1991-1992) box 1 folder 54
  • Statistics at WFU  (1985-1990) box 1 folder 55
  • T-U-V  (1985-1996) box 1 folder 56
  • Traffic  (1985-1993) box 1 folder 57
  • W-X-Y-Z  (1985-1995) box 1 folder 58
  • Wilson, Edwin G.  (1987-1991) box 1 folder 59
  • Zick, Kenneth  (1990-1995) box 1 folder 60
  • First Names Only  (1990-1995) box 1 folder 61
• General Files
  • AAUP-WFU Faculty Salary Study Committee report.  (1994-1994) box 1 folder 1
  • Carlyle House  (1996-1996) box 1 folder 2
  • Clark, Maxine. Grievance proceedings  (1988-1991) box 1 folder 5
  • Commission on the Status of Women
    • Agendas  (1995-1997) box 1 folder 6
    • Interviewees  (1995-1997) box 1 folder 7
    • Interview transcripts. (CONFIDENTIAL)
      • Faculty  (1995-1997) box 1 folder 8
      • Other administrators  (1995-1997) box 1 folder 9
      • Senior administrators  (1995-1997) box 1 folder 10
      • Staff groups  (1995-1997) box 1 folder 11
      • Student groups  (1995-1997) box 1 folder 12
    • Minutes  (1995-1997) box 1 folder 13
    • General  (1995-1997) box 1 folder 14
    • Policies  (1995-1997) box 1 folder 15
    • Working folder  (1995-1997) box 1 folder 16
    • Interim report  (1996) box 1 folder 17
    • Final report (March 1997) box 1 folder 18
    • Spector, Janet D. Guide to Improving the Campus Climate for Women. Commission on Women, University of Minnesota: Minneapolis  (1993) box 1 folder 19
  • Crosthwaite, Jane Freeman, Wake Forest baccalaureate address (undated) box 1 folder 65
  • Evaluating the University: Key Success Factors and Questions (undated) box 1 folder 62
  • Fifty Years of Women at Wake Forest  (1992) box 1 folder 63
  • Greenways, City of Winston-Salem, North Carolina  (1988-1989) box 1 folder 64
• Planning
  • Campus Master Plan
    • Blueprints (undated) box 2 folder 66
    • General information (undated) box 2 folder 67
    • Working folder  (1984-1986) box 2 folder 68
    • Working folder  (1986-1991) box 2 folder 69
  • Campus signage  (1987-1992) box 2 folder 70
  • Capital Planning Committee
    • Historical information (undated) box 2 folder 71
    • Property deeds (undated) box 2 folder 72
    • Working folders  (1984-1992) box 2 folder 73-77
  • Classroom Study Committee report  (1984-1986) box 2 folder 78
  • Divinity School Study
    •   (1988-1989) box 2 folder 79-81
    •  (1989 March-1996 February) box 2 folder 82
  • Memorandums, planning  (1985) box 2 folder 83
  • Landscape Architecture, American Society of Landscape Architects, Washington, DC. vol. 79, no.10; cover story on campus design.  (1989) box 3 folder 84
  • Landscaping, including elm trees discussion  (1986-1988) box 3 folder 85
  • Landscaping  (1989-1992) box 3 folder 86
  • Landscaping, President's home (circa 1987-1989) box 3 folder 87
  • Library renovations  (1989) box 3 folder 88
  • Olin Physics Building art  (1989-1990) box 3 folder 89
  • Olin Physics Laboratory  (1987-1990) box 3 folder 90
  • Planning retreats  (1984) box 3 folder 91
  • Proposed Guidelines for Use of Wake Forest Space by External Groups  (1991) box 3 folder 92
  • Quality Management Administration and Planning  (1992) box 3 folder 93
  • Retirement Village  (1984) box 3 folder 94
  • Reynolda Hall directory signs (1992) box 3 folder 95
  • Reynolda House, Gardens, and Village  (1968-1988) box 3 folder 96
  • Reynolda House, Gardens, and Village  (1989-1991) box 2 folder 97
  • Road issues  (1991-1991) box 2 folder 98
  • Benson University Center  (1983-1987) box 1 folder 99
  • WFDD renovations  (1989-1991) box 1 folder 100
  • Worrell Professional Center  (1988-1993) box 1 folder 101
  • "Women at Wake Forest," interview transcripts (undated) box 1 folder 102

Summary Information

Repository

Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives

Creator

Leake, Lu (Lula)

Title

Academic Affairs Office. Vice President Lu Leake Records

ID

RG22.2

Date

circa 1984-2015

Quantity

3 record cartons

Extent

3.9  Linear Feet

Administrative Information

Publication Information

Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives, 2004

Access Restrictions

This collection is open for use. 

Copyright Notice

The nature of the WFU Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives means that copyright or other information about restrictions may be difficult or even impossible to determine despite reasonable efforts. The Archives and Special Collections of ZSR Library claims only physical ownership of most materials. The materials from our collections are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study, pursuant to the U.S. Copyright Law. The user must assume full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Any materials used for academic research or otherwise should be fully credited with the source. 

Preferred Citation

Academic Affairs Office. Vice President Lu Leake Records (RG22.2), Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC, USA. 

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