An exhibit of materials from the Z. Smith Reynolds Library Rare Books Collection, designed by students from Dr. Jessica Richard’s Fall 2019 Eighteenth-Century British Fiction class Opening reception: Friday, January 24 4:00-5:00 p.m. Refreshments will be served. Exhibit Facebook Event|Reception Facebook Event | University Calendar Exhibit | University Calendar Reception Continue reading “Exhibit and Opening Reception for Books, Authors, and Readers in 18th Century England” ›
HOP INTO HISTORY! February 11, March 10, April 14 Join us from 5-6:30pm at Hoots Beer Company for Hop into History! Chat with archivists from WFU, WSSU, FCPL, and Reynolda to learn more about what types of materials we have in our archives. HISTORY IS FOR EVERYONE!! The exhibit will be kid friendly, and we... Continue reading “Hop Into History! Spring 2020” ›
The Ed and Emily Wilson Archie Ammons event will be held in Special Collections & Archives (Room 625, Z. Smith Reynolds Library) on January 26, 3:00-4:30. An afternoon of poetry and remembrances of the poet A.R. Ammons, whom everyone learned to call Archie, presented by Ed and Emily Wilson. Archie and his family spent the 1973-1974 school year at Wake Forest University,... Continue reading “Remembering Archie’s Poetry” ›
Special Collections & Archives Room 625, ZSR Library Thursday, November 14, 2019 4:00-5:00 pm 200 Years of George Eliot Please join us for wine and light hors d’oeuvres and a special exhibit of books from our George Eliot collection, in celebration of the 200th anniversary of her birth. The exhibit will feature first editions of... Continue reading “200 Years of George Eliot” ›
Maya Anglou Exhibit Opening and Archives Month Reception: Tuesday, October 1, 4:00-5:30 October is Archives Month! Join us in Special Collections & Archives to kick-off Archives Month, and celebrate the opening of our exhibit “50 Years of Caged Bird: An Exhibit from Dr. Maya Angelou’s Film & Theater Collection.” Light refreshments will be served. Facebook... Continue reading “October is Archives Month! Reception & Exhibit Opening” ›
A Conversation with Margaret George, author of Mary Queen of Scotland and the Isles Friday, September 6, 2019 2-4PM, ZSR Special Collections & Archives Research Room (ZSR 625) Why do we still find Mary Queen of Scots and Elizabeth I of England so fascinating? How much truth is there in historical fiction? How does researching... Continue reading “Margaret George: Bookmarks Festival of Book and Authors” ›
October 10: Deacon Brews: A ZSR Library Event at Wise Man Brewing. 5:00-7:00 pm Wake’s Z. Smith Reynolds (ZSR) Library will host a special outreach event at Wise Man Brewing from 5 – 7 p.m. on Thursday, October 10. Wise Man will be introducing a specially-named beer, High Clouds with Haze (a hazy IPA), after... Continue reading “Deacon Brews: A ZSR Library Event at Wise Man Brewing” ›
Tuesday, October 8 and Tuesday, November 12, 2019. Join us from 5-6:30pm at Hoots Beer Company for Hop into History! Chat with archivists from WFU, WSSU, FCPL, Reynolda, and UNCSA and learn more about what types of materials we have in our archives. HISTORY IS FOR EVERYONE!! The exhibit will be kid friendly, and we... Continue reading “Hop Into History!” ›
Thursday, October 24 from 4-5pm in ZSR Special Collections & Archives Research Room (ZSR625) Sponsored by Z. Smith Reynolds Library and the Wake Forest Humanities Institute, visiting scholar Julie Park will talk about her research on eighteenth century commonplace books, with a reception following the lecture. Dr. Park is a scholar of English literature and... Continue reading “The 18th-Century Commonplace Book: Index, Table, Self” ›
DH@Wake Speaker Series, in conjunction with Special Collections & Archives and the Department of English, presents Kenneth Price, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, co-editor of The Walt Whitman Archive. Join us on September 24th for this event. Presentation: 4:00-5:00, 404 ZSR Library. Wine and Cheese Reception and Walt Whitman Pop Up Exhibit: 5:00-6:00, Room 625, ZSR Library Facebook... Continue reading “Kenneth Price, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, co-editor of The Walt Whitman Archive” ›
