News and more from ZSR’s Special Collections & Archives
I attended the 2025 Senior Colloquium in February and heard senior Lisi Chapin speak about how the Dolmen Collection in Special Collections & Archives inspired her. I invited her to contribute a blog post about her experiences which reminds us of how broad-ranging the impact of archives can be. Here is some more about Lisi,... Continue reading “Guest Blog Post by Senior Lisi Chapin (’25)” ›
Continue reading “To Tell Her Glories with a Faithful Tongue with Sauda Mitchell” ›
At the end of this semester I will bid a fond farewell to Shelby Balmer, my very first student employee. But before she graduates, she has a blog post to share about her time in Special Collections and Archives. Take it away, Shelby! My name is Shelby Balmer, and I am a Senior Religious Studies... Continue reading “Three Years as a Student Employee in Special Collections & Archives” ›
In early March, Dean Tim Pyatt and ZSR Development Officer Joel Rivera collaborated with Wake Washington Coordinator Jennifer Richwine to create a special event at the DC campus for Wake alums. As part of their Lunch & Learn Series for the DC area, we participated in Conversation & Collections: A Peek into ZSR’s Political Archives.... Continue reading “Wake Washington: Presentation on Congressional Collections & Senator Richard Burr Papers” ›
I was fortunate to teach a book repair workshop for The Society of North Carolina Archivists (SNCA) on March 6. The workshop was held in the Preservation lab, part of their Special Collections Research Center at North Carolina State University in D. H. Hill Library in Raleigh. I co-taught with my friend and colleague, Robin... Continue reading “Society of North Carolina Archivists Book Repair Workshop” ›
We have planned an event-filled spring– 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! New Exhibit Fields of Fortune: North Carolina’s Legacy in Leaf and Labor (Feb.- Dec. 2025) March Opening Reception for “Fields of... Continue reading “Save the Dates! Spring Events in ZSR” ›
As we conclude Black History Month, I would like to take this opportunity to highlight several recent oral history interviews that have been added into the Expanded Wake Voices Inclusive Student Life oral history project. I have had the privilege of interviewing four alumni and one current student, each of whom shared their unique experiences... Continue reading “Expanded Voices: An Experience in Learning about Wake Forest Campus Life from Past and Present Students” ›
> Featured in images: Kaiser, Inez Yeargan. Soul Food Cookery. Kansas City: Inez Kaiser & Associates, 1968. Harwood, Jim, and Ed Callahan. Soul Food Cook Book. Concord, CA: Nitty Gritty Productions, 1969. De Knight, Freda. A Date with a Dish: A Cook Book of American Negro Recipes. New York: Hermitage Press, 1948 Continue reading “Roots and Recipes: Cookbooks in Special Collections that Explore African American Culinary Traditions” ›
The Maya Angelou Garden Party is an annual event hosted in Bailey Park to honor Dr. Maya Angelou by celebrating community, storytelling, and art. Each year this event is free and open to both the public and broader community, with poetry reading and spoken word performances on display to honor Dr. Angelou’s literary legacy. Food,... Continue reading “2025 Maya Angelou Garden Party” ›
Who is Jane Austen? A guest blog post by Madeline Chanfrau Madeline is a current M.A. candidate in English at Wake Forest University who earned her B.A. from Davidson College. She is a Graduate Assistant with the University Writing Center and interns at the Wake Forest University Press. Her research interests include feminist and queer... Continue reading “Who Is Jane Austen? By Madeline Chanfrau” ›