News and more from ZSR’s Special Collections & Archives
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” ›
Annual Report, 2024 It’s that time of year to share an update on everything Special Collections & Archives was able to accomplish in 2024. First and foremost, I would like to recognize the SCA team: Alayna, Ashelee, Beth, Craig, Emily, Kate, Marcia, Megan, Melde, Rebecca, and Stephanie as well as our student curatorial associate Parker... Continue reading “Special Collections & Archives Annual Report for 2024” ›
Wake Forest University celebrates Black History Month, honoring the contributions of African Americans to the American experience. This month also provides Special Collections & Archives an opportunity to highlight our resources documenting this history. For those interested in viewing our collections, please contact us at archives@wfu.edu to schedule a visit. We are open Monday–Friday from... Continue reading “Celebrating Black History Month in Special Collections & Archives” ›
Join us for the opening reception for our new exhibit “Fields of Fortune: North Carolina’s Legacy in Leaf and Labor.” Light refreshments will be served. Please register here. Continue reading “Opening Reception for “Fields of Fortune: North Carolina’s Legacy in Leaf and Labor”” ›
Special Collections & Archives (SCA) is excited to announce the launch of Wake Forest University’s Digital Collections on Quartex. Initially, the WFU site will focus on two collections, consisting of the Board of Trustees minutes (1845-1920) and the Biblical Recorder (1834-1899), comprising over 2,300 items. The Special Collections & Archives Team will also be transferring... Continue reading “SCA Digital Collections on Quartex” ›
This year has been a year full of letterpress printing. I love that letterpress is getting traction in both ZSR and academic settings at Wake Forest. I was urged by Stephanie Bennett to write about the printing that happened in 2024, and so here is the Letterpress Annual Report for 2024! I began the year... Continue reading “Letterpress Printing in 2024” ›