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Maya Anglou Exhibit Opening and Archives Month Reception: Tuesday, October 1, 4:00-5:30 October is Archives Month! Join us in Special Collections & Archives to kick-off Archives Month, and celebrate the opening of our exhibit “50 Years of Caged Bird: An Exhibit from Dr. Maya Angelou’s Film & Theater Collection.” Light refreshments will be served. Facebook... Continue reading “October is Archives Month! Reception & Exhibit Opening” ›
A Conversation with Margaret George, author of Mary Queen of Scotland and the Isles Friday, September 6, 2019 2-4PM, ZSR Special Collections & Archives Research Room (ZSR 625) Why do we still find Mary Queen of Scots and Elizabeth I of England so fascinating? How much truth is there in historical fiction? How does researching... Continue reading “Margaret George: Bookmarks Festival of Book and Authors” ›
October 10: Deacon Brews: A ZSR Library Event at Wise Man Brewing. 5:00-7:00 pm Wake’s Z. Smith Reynolds (ZSR) Library will host a special outreach event at Wise Man Brewing from 5 – 7 p.m. on Thursday, October 10. Wise Man will be introducing a specially-named beer, High Clouds with Haze (a hazy IPA), after... Continue reading “Deacon Brews: A ZSR Library Event at Wise Man Brewing” ›
Your friendly ZSR Librarians, Library Ambassadors, and campus partners have planned an event-filled fall– make sure to save the dates for these awesome library events! For more upcoming library events, check out our calendar or follow us on our social media channels! August Outbreak @ ZSR (Saturday, Aug. 31st, 7:30-9:00 pm) September Arrive & Thrive (Wednesday,... Continue reading “Save the Dates! ZSR Library Fall 2019 Events Round Up” ›
Tuesday, October 8 and Tuesday, November 12, 2019. Join us from 5-6:30pm at Hoots Beer Company for Hop into History! Chat with archivists from WFU, WSSU, FCPL, Reynolda, and UNCSA and learn more about what types of materials we have in our archives. HISTORY IS FOR EVERYONE!! The exhibit will be kid friendly, and we... Continue reading “Hop Into History!” ›
Thursday, October 24 from 4-5pm in ZSR Special Collections & Archives Research Room (ZSR625) Sponsored by Z. Smith Reynolds Library and the Wake Forest Humanities Institute, visiting scholar Julie Park will talk about her research on eighteenth century commonplace books, with a reception following the lecture. Dr. Park is a scholar of English literature and... Continue reading “The 18th-Century Commonplace Book: Index, Table, Self” ›
DH@Wake Speaker Series, in conjunction with Special Collections & Archives and the Department of English, presents Kenneth Price, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, co-editor of The Walt Whitman Archive. Join us on September 24th for this event. Presentation: 4:00-5:00, 404 ZSR Library. Wine and Cheese Reception and Walt Whitman Pop Up Exhibit: 5:00-6:00, Room 625, ZSR Library Facebook... Continue reading “Kenneth Price, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, co-editor of The Walt Whitman Archive” ›
September 20: 3-4:30, Homecoming Open House We welcome alumni, family, and friends to visit our collections and see where Wake Forest’s history “lives.” Visitors will also be able to view a special exhibit: “The Book as Art Object: Local Artists Share Their Work,” in addition to popup exhibits for the Class of 1959 and Wake... Continue reading “WFU Homecoming Events in Special Collections & Archives” ›
September 10 from 4pm-6pm in the ZSR Library Special Collections & Archives Research Room (ZSR625) for an Artist Demo (4:00-5:00) and Exhibit Reception (5:00-6:00) “The Book as Art Object: Local Winston Salem Artists Share Their Work.“ Books are familiar tools for providing readers with emotional comfort, intellectual content, and soaring inspiration, but are and can... Continue reading “Artist Demo and Exhibit Reception: The Book as Art Object” ›
September 9th from 4-6pm in ZSR Library Room 624 In partnership with Piedmont Publishing and in preparation for the second volume of Winston-Salem Memories, Special Collections & Archives will host a community public scanning session. Brooke Horn, Piedmont Publishing Acquisition Editor, will digitize items brought to her by students, faculty, and staff. Items will be... Continue reading “Winston-Salem Memories II Scanning Session” ›