News and more from ZSR’s Special Collections & Archives
This installment of Irish Ink is introducing Dolmen Press artist, Elizabeth Rivers. Rivers contributed a number of illustrations to the Dolmen Press oeuvre, which ZSR Library Special Collections and Archives is proud to house. Elizabeth Joyce Rivers was born in Little Pennys, Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire on August 5, 1903. She was English, not Irish, which was... Continue reading “Elizabeth Rivers, An English Artist in Ireland” ›
Inspired by the recent popularity of coloring books for grownups, the New York Academy of Medicine is sponsoring Color Our Collections week. Libraries all over the country — including ZSR Special Collections & Archives — are offering free, printable scans of their illustrated materials for your coloring pleasure. ZSR’s coloring pages are available in a #ColorOurCollections... Continue reading “Color Our Collections” ›
In honor of Black History Month, ZSR Special Collections & Archives has opened a tabletop exhibit of selected items from our African American poetry pamphlets collection. Purchased by ZSR Special Collections in 1994, this collection of over 300 books, pamphlets, and broadsides was assembled by an anonymous collector. The bulk of the collection dates from... Continue reading “African American Poetry Pamphlets” ›
Special Collections & Archives is excited to announce the acquisition of the papers of longtime Religion professor and civil rights activist George McLeod (Mac) Bryan (1920-2010). Our collection, totaling more than 10 linear feet, contains correspondence, course materials, subject files, writings, artifacts, photographs, and other items that document Bryan’s teaching, preaching, and civil rights activism.... Continue reading “Special Collections & Archives acquires the George McLeod Bryan Papers” ›
Weather forecasts are something that we take for granted in the 21st century. Most of us don’t give much thought to the science behind our weather apps, websites, or 24-hour television channels. But in fact the science of meteorology is a fairly recent one. Two hundred years ago there was very little understanding of the... Continue reading “Report on Meteorology to the Secretary of the Navy, by James P. Espy (1850)” ›
In 2013, Special Collections & Archives began an oral history program to more fully capture the varied experiences of the Wake Forest community. The goals are: To better document those who have been traditionally underrepresented To capture unique perspectives across the Wake Forest community To fully engage the participants as part of Wake Forest history... Continue reading “Wake Forest Oral History Project” ›
As reported last summer, Z. Smith Reynolds Library received an EZ Digitization LSTA Grant from the State Library of North Carolina for $15,235. This project is providing funds for the description and digitizing of archival material that is part of the North Carolina Baptist Historical Collection at Wake Forest University. Recent grant activities include purchasing... Continue reading “Update on LSTA Grant” ›
2015 saw the completion of the Religion in North Carolina digital collection. This IMLS grant funded project, begun in 2012, was spearheaded by Duke Divinity School Library, partnering with libraries at UNC-Chapel Hill and Wake Forest University. The final project provides free online access to over 6000 print volumes produced by religious organizations in North... Continue reading “Religion in NC Digitization Project Completed” ›
Edgar D. Christman joined the Wake Forest community in 1947, when he enrolled at a college that he had never seen. Christman remained with Wake Forest from then on, leaving only to earn masters degrees from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary and Union Theological Seminary. In his chaplaincy, spanning from 1969 to 2003, Christman was renown... Continue reading “What’s In a Name?: The Legacy of Ed Christman” ›
A new exhibit features 26 “Bible Versals” by local calligraphers – the Encore Group. This is a group of calligraphers and bookbinders led by Joyce Teta, a former Artist of the Year in Winston-Salem. Joyce provided the concept, inspiration and creativity for the exhibit. Versals are ornamental letters traditionally found in Medieval books and are... Continue reading “Bible Versals Exhibit” ›