Exhibits

• Buildings & Roads of WFU: A Student Perspective — Did you ever wonder who Jasper Memory was? Or want to know more about Bostwick Residence Hall? We have got the online exhibit for you! Special Collections & Archives is excited to release Buildings & Roads of Wake Forest University: A Student Perspective on our University’s History. This project started last summer when John Walsh, Class […]

• Dream Big: Commencement at Wake Forest University Through the Years — Special Collections and Archives is honored to recognize the Class of 2014 with a new exhibit “Dream Big: Commencement at Wake Forest University Through the Years.” Commencement is the culmination of years of academic work, when Wake Forest graduates are recognized and introduced to the wider world. “Dream Big” is a visually dynamic exhibit featuring […]

• Letters in Lead: Moveable Type and the Books It Created — The invention of a practical method for printing with moveable type was a watershed event in European history. From Johannes Gutenberg’s first metal types in the mid-15th century to letterpress printing of today, printers and type designers have practiced their craft to create texts that are both legible and beautiful. Letters in Lead, the current […]

• N.C. Archives Week! — It is Archives Week in North Carolina! This year’s theme, “Home Grown! A Celebration of NC Food Culture and History” provides a wonderful opportunity for institutions across the state to highlight materials in their archives as well as create local connections. Here at ZSR, our student Brittany put up a small exhibit in the entrance-way […]

• Hawthorne Hill Treasures: Objects from the Wake Forest Medical Historical Archives — Hawthorne Hill Treasures: Objects from the Wake Forest Medical Historical Archives October-December 2013 Special Collections Research Room, Room 625 Z. Smith Reynolds Library

—For more exhibits, see our Special Collections & Archives blog.