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Save the dates for the number of Fall events at ZSR. For more upcoming library events, check out our calendar or follow us on our social media channels! Exhibit Fields of Fortune: North Carolina’s Legacy in Leaf and Labor (Feb.- Dec. 2025) September Humans Vs Zombies (Friday, September 12, 7:00-9:00 p.m.) We Lost the House,... Continue reading “Save the Dates! Fall Events in ZSR” ›
Join ZSR Special Collections & Archives for an afternoon of Halloween fun as we celebrate our Gothic Literature collection! We’ll have snacks, souvenirs, and a pop-up exhibit of books by Jane Austen, Charlotte Bronte, Mary Shelley, Edgar Allan Poe, and many more. All are welcome, and costumes are encouraged! Continue reading “A Gothic Romance Event” ›
Join us for fast and fun tours (30 minutes) that highlight how the ZSR Library is not the library you remember! We will begin in ZSR Atrium and end in Special Collections & Archives. In between, we will visit the wonderful new study spaces in the ZSR Library and drop in on some of our... Continue reading “ZSR and SCA Homecoming Events 2025” ›
Continue reading “Special Collections & Archives @ Bookmarks Festival of Books and Authors” ›
Continue reading “Special Collections & Archives Family Weekend Open House” ›
This post is to announce a Writing Scholarship Prize for Wake Forest University undergraduates who are interested in writing. Funded by a private donor, the ZSR Library and Special Collections & Archives will oversee this competition. Edwin Hallman, Jr. Writing Scholarship Prize: Curating the World I Want To Live In Scholarship Prize Amount: $1000 Writers... Continue reading “Edwin Hallman, Jr. Writing Scholarship Prize” ›
I am honored to share that earlier this summer Wake Forest Provost Michele Gillespie invited me to consider taking on the role of Executive Director of the Wake Forest Historical Museum. While this may seem like an unexpected pairing at first glance, in many ways, it is a natural and meaningful fit. As Director of... Continue reading “Wake Forest Historical Museum – A New Chapter of Partnership” ›
Continue reading ““We Lost the House, but Not the Home” with Dominique Luster” ›
With the start of the new 2025-2026 school year upon us, I would like to provide an introduction to Special Collections & Archives operations so that ZSR will be better informed about our Team and know who to contact for specific requests. First, we frequently hear: “So, I have a question for Special Collections &... Continue reading “Introduction to Special Collections & Archives, 2025!” ›
In late July, I attended the annual meeting of the Association of Librarians and Archivists at Baptist Institutions (ALABI) in Providence, Rhode Island. ALABI’s sessions included presentations on data transfer and migration, preserving the Southern Baptist Convention Radio and Television Commission records, Baylor’s Black Gospel Music Preservation Project, and outreach and community engagement through exhibits.... Continue reading “Creative Methods of Creating Partnerships & Expanding Access–the Association of Librarians and Archivists at Baptist Institutions (ALABI)” ›