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When we last left off, I had spent many hours (hundreds?) creating data while processing the collection. Now I had to clean up my own work. I should mention, I have not yet earned my master’s in library and information science. I am due to begin this September at University College Dublin in Ireland. As... Continue reading “Dolmen Printing Plates Processing Adventure: Part 2” ›
The Dolmen Press was an Irish publishing house active from 1951-1987, founded and run by Liam Miller and his wife, Josephine Miller. The Z. Smith Reynolds Library at Wake Forest University acquired the Dolmen’s design work, printing plates, correspondence and administrative papers in the late 1980s. This is a treasure trove of Irish poetry, the... Continue reading “Dolmen Printing Plates Processing Adventure: Part 1” ›
ZSR summer renovation projects are moving right along! Here is what is planned for the next few weeks: Wilson 6 The transformation of Wilson 6 is underway! Once completed, Wilson 6 will be the new home for the Teaching and Learning Collaborative and the Digital Scholarship Lab. Electricians are wrapping up installation of the overhead electrical... Continue reading “Hard Hat Librarians: Summer Renovation Projects Moving Right Along” ›
In addition to the student assistants who work in Special Collections & Archives, we are fortunate to have a few Wake alumni who also support the department’s work; many are graduate students in library science, so we’re able to provide some experience and mentoring in their field. This week we are bidding farewell to Megan... Continue reading “What Are You Working On? With Megan Franks” ›
John M. Memory recently donated a collection of materials compiled by his mother, Odessa A. Memory, to Special Collections & Archives, Z. Smith Reynolds Library, Wake Forest University. These materials collected by Odessa Memory document people and places around the Riverton area, a rural part of Scotland County, North Carolina. The Odessa A. Memory Collection... Continue reading “Announcing the Odessa A. Memory Collection of Riverton, N.C., History” ›
Last Wednesday night, Special Collections & Archives collaborated with Stephen Edwards and the folks from Alumni Engagement to host an alumni, friends, and family version of “Hop Into History!” Hop Into History is the brainchild of UNCG University Archivist Erin Lawrimore and involves coordinating a pop-up archival exhibit at a local brewery. Archivists from UNCG,... Continue reading “Alumni Hop Into History at Foothills Tasting Room” ›
I is for … Ira W. Thomas Papers Ira W. Thomas was a Wake Forest alumnus who went on to become a Baptist minister in northwestern North Carolina. In 1872, Thomas began his ministerial career working as a teacher and itinerant minister for Baptist Churches across Alexander and Iredell Counties. He later settled in Caldwell County... Continue reading “ABCs of Special Collections: I is for…” ›
Special Collections & Archives holds a small collection of posters from World War I. The posters vary in size from 17 x 22″ to 48 x 62″. The images are created from original artwork by a range of talented artists, such as Jessie Willcox Smith, Howard Chandler Christy and James Montgomery Flagg. These artists defined... Continue reading “Stabilizing World War I Posters” ›
Looking for summer reading recommendations? ZSR has you covered! Check out our Goodreads page for thematic reading lists to suit bibliophiles of all tastes! Here are a few of the titles from our 2017 Summer Reading list: Project Wake Additionally, we have a featured list of all selected titles from Project Wake— the University’s summer academic program.... Continue reading “ZSR Summer Reading & Project Wake” ›
Z. Smith Reynolds Library faculty and staff gathered on May 19 to take a moment to recognize a job well done for the 2016-17 academic year during the annual Employee Recognition Luncheon. The highlight of the event was the announcement of the recipients of the Outstanding Staff Employee of the Year, and Outstanding Faculty Employee... Continue reading “Annual Luncheon Recognizes Value of ZSR Library Employees” ›