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Hop Into History!

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!”

The 18th-Century Commonplace Book: Index, Table, Self

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”

Kenneth Price, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, co-editor of The Walt Whitman Archive

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”

WFU Homecoming Events in Special Collections & Archives

September 20: 3-4:30,  Homecoming Open House We welcome alumni, family, and friends to visit our collections and see where Wake Forest’s history “lives.” Visitors will also be able to view a special exhibit: “The Book as Art Object: Local Artists Share Their Work,” in addition to popup exhibits for the Class of 1959 and Wake... Continue reading “WFU Homecoming Events in Special Collections & Archives”

Artist Demo and Exhibit Reception: The Book as Art Object

September 10 from 4pm-6pm in the ZSR Library Special Collections & Archives Research Room (ZSR625) for an Artist Demo (4:00-5:00) and Exhibit Reception (5:00-6:00) “The Book as Art Object: Local Winston Salem Artists Share Their Work.“ Books are familiar tools for providing readers with emotional comfort, intellectual content, and soaring inspiration, but are and can... Continue reading “Artist Demo and Exhibit Reception: The Book as Art Object”

Winston-Salem Memories II Scanning Session

September 9th from 4-6pm in ZSR Library Room 624 In partnership with Piedmont Publishing and in preparation for the second volume of Winston-Salem Memories, Special Collections & Archives will host a community public scanning session. Brooke Horn, Piedmont Publishing Acquisition Editor, will digitize items brought to her by students, faculty, and staff. Items will be... Continue reading “Winston-Salem Memories II Scanning Session”

Rajia Hassib: Bookmarks Festival of Books & Authors

In partnership with the Bookmarks Festival of Books and Authors, ZSR Library Special Collections & Archives will host festival author Rajia Hassib in the Special Collections & Archives Research Room (ZSR625) on Friday, September 6th starting at 4:00 pm. Rajia Hassib’s first novel, In the Language of Miracles, was a New York Times Editors’ Choice... Continue reading “Rajia Hassib: Bookmarks Festival of Books & Authors”

Triad History Day and the Garden Party to Honor Dr. Maya Angelou

Busy Weekend for Special Collections & Archives! This past weekend, Special Collections & Archives participated in two different outreach events around the Triad. We started the weekend on Saturday in Greensboro at the Greensboro History Center, and finished up on Sunday in Winston at Bailey Park. For those who didn’t make it out to the... Continue reading “Triad History Day and the Garden Party to Honor Dr. Maya Angelou”

Spring Events in Special Collections & Archives

Events Hop into History at Hoots Tuesday, March 12, 5-6:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 9, 5-6:30 p.m. Join us at Hoots Beer Company for Hop into History! Chat with archivists from Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem State University, Reynolda House, and Forsyth County Public Library about the materials as you enjoy a drink. Alumni & Friends Hop... Continue reading “Spring Events in Special Collections & Archives”

Well Crafted NC: Documenting the Craft Beer Industry

ZSR’s Special Collections & Archives hosted Erin Lawrimore, UNCG University Archivist and Associate Professor, who presented yesterday on the project “Well Crafted NC: Documenting the Craft Beer Industry: The History, Business, and Culture of NC Beer.” Increasingly, archives and archivists are partnering with community businesses and organizations to document their shared history. An audience of... Continue reading “Well Crafted NC: Documenting the Craft Beer Industry”