By Heather Barnes, Digital Curation Librarian, and Carrie Johnston, Digital Humanities Research Designer Digital Humanities Summer Partnerships in ZSR In 2018 Carrie Johnston teamed up with the Humanities Institute to create the Digital Humanities Summer Stipend, which awards $1,000 to faculty who collaborate with ZSR’s Digital Initiatives and Scholarly Communication team to develop digitally inflected... Continue reading “Digital Humanities Summer Stipends Support Research Collaborations with DISC” ›
This summer, ZSR’s Digital Initiatives and Scholarly Communication team hosted the third annual DH@Wake Summer Institute. This year’s theme, Community and Collections, highlighted collaborations by research teams at Wake Forest University, the University of Washington, and the University Delaware, as well as innovative digital humanities classroom collaborations that have bridged divides between the university and... Continue reading “DH@Wake 2020: The Results Are In!” ›
Imagine yourself as a young well-off white woman in the mid-19th century and try to envision the limited educational opportunities that would have been available for women in your positions at that time, even you. Next, note that in 1883 – yes, 1883 – Wake Forest accepted the first female student to the ranks of... Continue reading “Wake Forest’s “First Daughter”” ›
Special Collections Librarian Megan Mulder and An Introduction to Rare Books Recording of the event available here. Did you know that Wake Forest’s library has a manuscript book made for French university students around 1240? Original 16th-18th century maps documenting the European colonization of North America? An 1855 first edition of Leaves of Grass with... Continue reading “An Introduction to ZSR Library’s Rare Books Collection with Megan Mulder” ›
With the start of a new school year (even during a pandemic), we frequently hear: “So, I have a question for Special Collections & Archives, who should I contact first?” The first, best place to start is archives@wfu.edu, your go-to for anything e-mail and for referring reference questions, faculty requesting instruction for classes, or donations.... Continue reading “Special Collections & Archives Update 2020” ›
Sept 15, Tuesday 5:30: Jenny R. Puckett and her new book, Thine Ancient Days: A WFU History, 1818-1956 (In partnership with the Wake Forest Historical Museum) Registration: https://registration.secure.wfu.edu/thine-ancient-days-a-wfu-history-by-professor-jenny-puckett-0007313 Jenny Robinson Puckett graduated from Wake Forest University in 1971. After completing the Master of Arts degree at Middlebury College, she taught Spanish for many years at... Continue reading “Reminder! Upcoming Program by Jenny Puckett (September 15)–you must register to attend!” ›
As we all adjust to the “new normal,” Special Collections & Archives has been working to provide as many remote reference options as possible, while also protecting the health and safety of our employees and our patrons. You may have already read Finley’s wonderful blog post on “Genealogy in the Time of Covid” which highlights... Continue reading “New Remote Reference Options in Special Collections & Archives” ›
