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Special Collections and Archives is pleased to announce the completion of four new finding aids! From the University Archives: President’s Office, Francis Pendleton Gaines Vertical Files (Printed Materials) Collection From Personal Collections and Manuscripts: Julius Carlyle Powell Papers William Bailey Royall Papers We will continue working hard to make our collection searchable online and to... Continue reading “Four New Finding Aids Published” ›
Special Collections and Archives is pleased to announce that the processing of the Evelyn “Pat” Foote Collection finding aid is complete! Many thanks to Ashley Jefferson for processing the newest accessions to this collection. Wake Forest Magazine recently ran a story about Brigadier General Foote. This is a highly valuable collection for researchers and certainly... Continue reading “The Evelyn P. “Pat” Foote Papers Finding Aid is Now Complete!” ›
Special Collections and Archives is very excited to announce the completion of another digital project The University Archives Audio Recordings Reel to Reel Collection. You may remember some previous posts where we mentioned working on this collection. The new online digital collection is just a small selection of the larger reel to reel holdings within... Continue reading “Digitized Reel to Reels Now Available Online!” ›
During the first week of September, Special Collections will host appearances by two authors who have featured rare books, manuscripts, and libraries in their bestselling works of fiction. Book signings will follow each talk. Both events are free and open to the public, and both will take place in the Special Collections and Archives Reading... Continue reading “Author Appearances in Special Collections” ›
Thursday, June 20 3:00 p.m. ZSR Library Special Collections and Archives Reading Room Dr. Ed Blum of San Diego State University, who is currently in residence as a 2013 ZSR Provost’s Grant researcher, will give an informal talk about his current research. Ed is co-author of The Color of Christ: The Son of God and... Continue reading “Provost’s Grant Researcher Presentation: Sin and the Civil War” ›
Special Collections and Archives is overjoyed to announce the completion of the Henlee Hulix Barnette Papers finding aid!!! This finding aid has been a long time coming and we are thrilled to have it finished. Housed in 91 boxes and covering sixteen different series of categories, the Henlee Barnette papers cover many topics of great... Continue reading “The Henlee Hulix Barnette Papers Finding Aid is Complete!” ›
Editing Harold Hayes: The Making of a Documentary Filmmaker A Discussion with Tom Hayes Friday, April 19, 2013, 4:00PM / Special Collections Reading Room / Z. Smith Reynolds Library Please join us in the Special Collections Reading Room on April 19 as Tom Hayes (WFU ’79) takes us behind the scenes of his documentary Smiling... Continue reading “Behind the Scenes with Documentary Filmmaker Tom Hayes” ›
This post was written by Paige Horton, student assistant in Special Collections and Archives. Women and Wake Forest have quite the colorful history. In honor of Women’s History Month we here at Special Collections dug around and found something very special for you: The Deans Record Group: Dean of Women (RG4.3), and Women’s Government Association... Continue reading “Featured Collections: Dean of Women and Women’s Government Association” ›
Senior Molly McCurdy has been working in Special Collections for her entire time at Wake Forest. She is so good at what she does for us, we save only the very best (most tedious and complicated) projects for her. Currently, Molly is finishing the CRMF (Church Record Microfilm) project that we launched about two years... Continue reading “What Are You Working On? With Molly McCurdy” ›
Special Collections and Archives is happy to announce the completion of the Graylyn Estate Collection finding aid. This collection contains information on the planning and construction of the estate as well as the many uses by both the Medical School and Wake Forest University. This is a highly used collection and we see wide reaching... Continue reading “Graylyn Estate Collection Finding Aid Complete” ›