News and more from ZSR’s Special Collections & Archives
Towards the end of the spring semester, we hosted a visit by Daniel V. Townsend, Jr., when he donated a copy of his most recent book, Hold Tight to Your Blessings. We added the volume to the SCA collection, and have noted him as a Wake Forest author. The book is available for researchers in... Continue reading “Recent Donation by Daniel V. Townsend, Jr.” ›
Parker Beverly (’23) recently drafted the update below for our Expanded Wake Voices Oral History Project in Special Collections & Archives. Parker has served as the Coordinator for this project through her senior year and I am pleased to report that she will continue in this role for the next two years, as she enters... Continue reading “Expanded Wake Voices Oral History Project: Spring 2023 Update” ›
I am back for my annual update about newly processed collections in Special Collections and Archives. Our finding aids landing page always shows the five most recently published finding aids but across the space of the academic year, thanks to the work of our student assistants, we’re updating and processing many collections. This year, we’ve... Continue reading “Newly Processed Collections This Year” ›
Writing any blog post about a person whose materials are in Special Collections and Archives presents research joys and challenges, with the challenges normally being resolved using resources such as Ancestry.com, online biographies, obituaries, and collections materials. This is my first post where I could not glean much from the usual resources. It became obvious... Continue reading “Eva Rodtwitt’s Life in Norway, and Occupied Norway” ›
Whether you’re a royalist or a roundhead, you’ll want to join us for this talk by Dr. Stephanie Koscak on the history and future of the British monarchy! Dr. Koscak’s lecture will be followed by an afternoon tea reception and a pop-up exhibit of materials from the ZSR Library Rare Books Collection. This event is... Continue reading “Special Event: The Third King Charles” ›
Join us in Special Collections & Archives (Room 625, ZSR Library) to see artist book collaborations between students in CRW300 (Topics in Creative Writing) and Art211 (Introduction to Studio Art Fundamentals)/Art212 (Introduction to Painting). Light refreshments will be served. Continue reading “The Intersection of Art & Poetry: Unique Forms of Expression” ›
Artists have long employed visual aids to replicate the perfect linear perspective to lend two-dimensional artworks the illusion of depth. One of the most widely used visual aids, camera obscura, eventually led to the invention of photography. Regarded essentially as a child of technical rather than aesthetic traditions, photography has been viewed as an outsider... Continue reading “More Than Meets the Eye: Alternative Photographic Processes (SCA Research Room Exhibit and Opening Reception)” ›
Come join ZSR Library for Wake Forest history at Campus Gas. There will be a Special Collections & Archives popup exhibit on commencement, beers on tap, and the Campus Gas regular menu will be available. The AAUP Chapter will also be there for their Happy Hour. This event is family-friendly. We will have special collections... Continue reading “Deacon Brews at Campus Gas” ›
It’s hard to believe that it is April 2023, but I wanted to share an update on everything Special Collections & Archives accomplished in 2022 before summer is here. I would like to recognize the SCA team: Alayna, Ashelee, Beth, Craig, Finley, Megan, Mel, Rebecca, and Stephanie as well as our student curatorial associates Parker... Continue reading “2022 Annual Report for Special Collections & Archives” ›
The Stars and Stripes is the primary news source for the US military. It was published during World War I (1914-1918) and then, continuously since World War II. A donation to Special Collections and Archives was made which consisted of a group of cartoons from World War I. The WWI newspaper was published in France... Continue reading “Conservation of World War I Cartoons” ›