Record Groups

  • 1 President’s Office
    • 1.1 Samuel Wait
    • 1.2 William Hooper
    • 1.3 John B. White
    • 1.4 Washington Manly Wingate
    • 1.5 Thomas Henderson Pritchard
    • 1.6 Charles Elisha Taylor
    • 1.7 William Louis Poteat
    • 1.8 Francis Pendleton Gaines
    • 1.9 Thurman Delna Kitchin
    • 1.10 Harold Wayland Tribble
    • 1.11 James Ralph Scales
    • 1.12 Thomas K. Hearn, Jr.
    • 1.13 Nathan O. Hatch
    • 1.14 Susan R. Wente
  • 2 Board of Trustees
    • 2.1 Minutes, 1923-present
    • 2.2 Minutes, 1834-1997
    • 2.3 Secretary
    • 2.4 Assistant Secretary
    • 2.5 Architect’s Committee, Reynolda Campus
  • 3 Alumni and Communications Development
    • 3.1 Alumni Association
    • 3.2 News Service
      • 3.2.1 News Service Clippings
    • 3.3 Estate Planning and Development
    • 3.4 Alumni Office
    • 3.5 Publications Director/Manager
    • 3.6 Wake Forest Magazine & Review
    • 3.7 University Relations
    • 3.8 Denominational Relations
    • 3.9 Foundations Officer/Foundations Relations
    • 3.10 Communications and External Relations
      • 3.10.1 University Events
      • 3.10.2 University Photography
      • 3.10.3 Campus Speakers Index
    • 3.11 Henry M. Garrity, director
    • 3.12 Alumni Activities and Public Relations, V.P. for
    • 3.13 College Fund
    • 3.14 Alumni Council
    • 3.15 Grants and Contracts Office
    • 3.16 Office of Family Engagement, Parents Council
    • 3.17 Student Engagement, Traditions Council
    • 3.18 Alumni Engagement
  • 4 Deans (Administrative)
    • 4.1 Dean of the College
      • 4.1.6 Daniel Bunyan Bryan (1923-1958)
        • 4.1.6.2 Associate Dean William Council Archie Office Files
      • 4.1.7 William Council Archie (1957-1958)
      • 4.1.8 Edwin Graves Wilson (1958-1967)
      • 4.1.9 Thomas E. Mullen (1968-1995)
      • 4.1.10 Paul Escott (1995-2004), Senior Colloquium
      • 4.1.11 Deborah Best (2004-2008)
      • 4.1.12 Jacquelyn Fetrow (2008-2013)
      • 4.1.13 Michele Gillespie (2015-2022)
      • 4.1.14 Jackie Krasas (2023-)
    • 4.2 Dean of Men (includes Men’s Residence Council)
    • 4.3 Dean of Women
      • 4.3.1 Women’s Government Association and Women’s Residence Council
    • 4.4 Office of Academic Advising
      • 4.4.1 Language Review Committee for International Students
      • 4.4.2 New Student Orientation Programs
    • 4.5 Scholars Programs
    • 4.6 Academic Planning and Summer Programs
    • 4.7 Senior Colloquim and Senior Orations
  • 5 Z. Smith Reynolds Library
    • 5.1 Librarian/Director
      • 5.1.1 Ethel Taylor Crittenden
      • 5.1.2 Carlton Prince West
      • 5.1.3 Merrill Gray Berthrong
      • 5.1.4 Rhoda K. Channing
      • 5.1.5 Lynn Sorenson Sutton
      • 5.1.6 Timothy D. Pyatt
    • 5.2 Acquisitions Department
    • 5.3 Baptist Historical Collection
    • 5.4 Resource Services and Cataloging Department
    • 5.5 Access Services and Circulation Department
    • 5.6 Government Documents
    • 5.7 Microtext
    • 5.8 Periodicals
    • 5.9 Rare Books and Manuscripts Department
    • 5.10 Reference and Instruction Department
      • 5.10.1 LIB100 Student Research Zines
    • 5.11 Reserved Books
    • 5.12 Staff Association
    • 5.13 Finance
    • 5.14 Committees
    • 5.15 Exhibits and Events
    • 5.16 Special Collections and Archives
    • 5.17 Technology
    • 5.18 Digital Initiatives and Scholarly Communication
    • 5.19 Library Partners Press
    • 5.20 Librarians’ Assembly
  • 6 Literary Societies
    • 6.1 Philomathesian Literary Society
    • 6.2 Euzelian Literary Society
    • 6.3 Euzelian and Philomathesian Societies
  • 7 Publications
    • 7.1 The Howler yearbook
    • 7.2 Old Gold and Black student newspaper
    • 7.3 Student Magazine
      • 7.3.1 Student Magazine Index
    • 7.4 3 to 4 Ounces
    • 7.5 Other student publications, in alphabetical order
    • 7.6 Wake Radio
  • 8 Student Organizations
    • 8.1 Gamma Sigma Epsilon, Alpha Gamma Chapter (1926-) and Lavoiser Chemical Society (-1926)
    • 8.2 Dum Vivimus Ludamus (D.V.L.) Fraternity Records
    • 8.3 Challenge Series
    • 8.4 Cullom Ministerial Conference
    • 8.5 Young Men’s Christian Association
    • 8.6 Wake Forest Missionary Society
    • 8.7 Rigel Society
    • 8.8 Sigma Pi Alpha Fraternity (French honor society)
    • 8.9 Tassels (women’s leadership society)
    • 8.10 Student Scientific Society
    • 8.11 College Democrats
    • 8.12 Delphi Society and Delta Gamma sorority
    • 8.14 Kappa Mu Epsilon
    • 8.15 Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity
    • 8.16 Thymes Society and Kappa Alpha Theta sorority
    • 8.17 Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity
    • 8.18 Kappa Sigma Fraternity
    • 8.19 Student Government
    • 8.20 Honor societies
    • 8.21 Afro-American Society
    • 8.22 Gay Straight Student Alliance (GSSA)
    • 8.23 Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity
    • 8.24 Black Student Alliance
    • 8.25 Alpha Phi Omega service fraternity
    • 8.26 Alpha Sigma Phi fraternity
    • 8.27 Baptist Student Union
    • 8.28 Student Union
    • 8.29 Intramural sports and sport clubs [all, in alpha order]
    • 8.30 Fellowship of Christian Athletes
    • 8.31 Fraternity and Sorority Councils
    • 8.32 Intervarsity
    • 8.33 Lynks Society and Kappa Delta sorority
    • 8.34 Fideles Society and Chi Omega sorority
    • 8.35 Strings Society and Pi Beta Phi sorority
    • 8.36 SOPHs Society and Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority
    • 8.37 Phoenix Society and Alpha Delta Pi sorority
    • 8.38 Delphi Society
    • 8.39 Phi Mu sorority
    • 8.40 Delta Zeta sorority
    • 8.41 Delta Delta Delta sorority
    • 8.42 Kappa Alpha fraternity
    • 8.44 Chi Psi fraternity
    • 8.45 Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity
    • 8.46 Delta Sigma fraternity
    • 8.47 Delta Sigma Pi business fraternity
    • 8.48 Sigma Chi fraternity
    • 8.49 Sigma Pi fraternity
    • 8.50 Steps Society
    • 8.51 Theta Chi fraternity
    • 8.52 Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.
    • 8.54 Urban Services Referral Bureau
    • 8.55 Volunteer Service Corps
    • 8.56 Student clubs, in alphabetical order
    • 8.57 College Republicans
    • 8.58 Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority
    • 8.59 Delta Sigma Theta sorority
  • 9 Faculty and Staff Organizations
    • 9.0 Faculty and Staff, General
    • 9.1 Humanities Club
    • 9.2 American Association of University Professors, WFU Chapter
    • 9.3 Faculty Meetings
    • 9.4 Faculty Committees and Groups (includes Committee on Fraternities, social groups)
    • 9.5 Faculty Marshal
    • Golf Club (see MS316)
    • 9.6 Sigma Xi Society Records
    • 9.7 Faculty and Staff Recognition Events
    • 9.8 Staff Advisory Council
  • 10 Pictorial Records
    • 10.1 Photographs
    • 10.2 Slides
    • 10.3 Oil Portraits
    • 10.4 Filmstrips
    • 10.5 Drawings
    • 10.6 Ambrotypes
    • 10.7 Daguerreotypes
    • 10.8 Engravings
    • 10.9 Prints
    • 10.10 Movies
  • 11 Audio recordings
    • 11.1 Reel-to-reel Tapes
    • 11.2 Audiocassettes
    • 11.3 Phonograph Records
  • 12 Video recordings
    • 12.0 Video Recordings
  • 13 General University Organizations
    • 13.1 Oral History Office
    • 13.2 Ecumenical Institute
    • 13.3 College Club
    • 13.4 University Club
    • 13.5 Lam Museum of Anthropology (formerly Museum of Man)
    • 13.6 Simmons Museum of Art
    • 13.7 Tribble Inaugural Committee
    • 13.8 Hospital Committee
    • 13.9 Hearn Inaugural Committee
    • 13.10 Baptist State Convention of North Carolina. Board of Education
    • 13.11 Academic Urban Affairs Consortium
    • 13.12 Urban Affairs Institute
    • 13.13 Board of Visitors
    • 13.14 Wake Forest Foundation of Winston Salem
    • 13.15 Ministerial Council
    • 13.16 Literary Circle
    • 13.18 Presidential Debates (1988, 2000)
    • 13.19 Commission on the Status of Women
    • 13.20 Committee on Civil Defense
    • 13.22 Audit and Compliance Office
    • 13.23 Plan for the Class of 2000
    • 13.24 Vision 2020
    • 13.25 Pro Humanitate Center (defunct; circa 2000s)
    • 13.26 Wake Forest Women’s Network
  • 14 Artifact Collection
  • 15 Vertical File
    • 15.1 University Archives Scrapbooks
  • 16 Academic Departments
    • 16.1 Anthropology Department
    • 16.2 Art Department
      • 16.2.1 Hanes Art Gallery
      • 16.2.2 START Gallery
      • 16.2.3 Visual Resources Center
    • 16.3 Asian Studies
    • 16.4 Biology Department
    • 16.5 Business and Accounting Department
    • 16.6 Chemistry Department
    • 16.7 Classics Department (formerly Classical Languages)
    • 16.8 Economics Department
    • 16.9 Education Department
    • 16.10 English Department
      • 16.10.1 Writing Program and Center
    • 16.11 German and Russian Department
    • 16.12 History Department
      • 16.12.1 Twentieth Century Family Histories
      • 16.12.2 Wake at Work Oral Histories
      • 16.12.3 Howell Smith Oral Histories
      • 16.12.4 St Benedict’s Oral Histories
    • 16.13 Humanities Program
    • 16.14 Interdisciplinary Honors Program
    • 16.15 Mathematics Department
    • 16.16 Military Science Department
    • 16.17 Military Department Department
    • 16.18 Philosophy Department
    • 16.19 Health and Exercise Science Department (formerly Physical Education)
      • 16.19.1 Magnolia Festival
    • 16.20 Physics Department
    • 16.21 Politics Department (formerly Political Science)
    • 16.22 Psychology Department
    • 16.23 Study of Religion Department (formerly Religion)
    • 16.24 Romance Languages Department
    • 16.25 Social Science Department
    • 16.26 Sociology Department
    • 16.27 Speech Communication and Theatre Arts Department (combined)
    • 16.28 Communication Department
      • 16.28.1 Debate Team
      • 16.28.2 Where Are You From? Project
    • 16.29 Theatre and Dance Department
    • 16.30 Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (formerly Women’s and Gender Studies)
    • 16.31 Music Department
    • 16.32 Secrest Artist Series
    • 16.33 Casa Artom and Venice Program
    • 16.34 Documentary Film Program
    • 16.35 Flow House and Vienna Program
    • 16.36 Worrell House and London Program
    • 16.37 American Ethnic Studies Program
    • 16.38 Entrepreneurship Program
    • 16.39 Engineering Department
    • 16.40 Computer Science Department
    • 16.41 Counseling Department
    • 16.42 African American Studies Department
  • 17 Bursar
    • 17.1 William Gaston Simmons (Treasurer, 1877-1888)
    • 17.2 Luther Rice Mills (1876-1907)
    • 17.3 Elliott Brantley Earnshaw (1907-1952)
    • 17.4 Worth Hart Copeland (1952-1968)
  • 18 Babcock Graduate School
    • 18.1 Dean
    • 18.2 Faculty and Staff
    • 18.3 Publications
    • 18.4 Alumni
    • 18.5 Board of Visitors
    • 18.6 Commencement, Convocation, and Other Events
  • 19 Law School
    • 19.1 Dean, School of Law
    • 19.2 External Affairs, Dean
    • 19.3 Academic Affairs, Dean
    • 19.6 Admissions Office
    • 19.6 Center for Research and Development in Law Related Education (CRADLE)
    • 19.7 Clinical Program
    • 19.8 Continuing Education
    • 19.9 Jurist Magazine
    • 19.10 Law Review
    • 19.11 Professional Center Library
    • 19.12 Moot Court Board
    • 19.13 Placement
    • 19.14 Public Relations
    • 19.15 Registrar
    • 19.16 Student Bar Association
    • 19.17 Alumni
    • 19.18 Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity, International
    • 19.19 Commencement and hooding ceremonies
    • 19.20 Guest speakers, competitions, and academic events
    • 19.21 Social events
    • 19.22 Board of Trustees and Board of Visitors
    • 19.23 Development
      • 19.23.1 Julius Corpening
  • 20 Registrar
    • 20.0 Office of the Registrar
    • 20.1 Commencement and convocations
    • 20.2 University diplomas
  • 21 Athletics
    • 21.2 Baseball
    • 21.3m Basketball, Men
    • 21.3w Basketball, Women
    • 21.4 Athletics Business Office
    • 21.5 Track & Field and Cross Country
    • 21.7 Equipment room
    • 21.8 Field Hockey
    • 21.9 Football
    • 21.10m Golf, Men
    • 21.10w Golf, Women
    • 21.11
    • 21.12
    • 21.13
    • 21.14 Soccer
    • 21.15 Sports Information and Promotion
    • 21.16 Swimming and Diving
    • 21.17m Tennis, Men
    • 21.17w Tennis, Women
    • 21.18 Ticket Office
    • 21.19
    • 21.20 Volleyball
    • 21.21 Women’s Athletics, Director of
    • 21.22 Operations
    • 21.23 Cheerleading and Dance Teams
    • 21.24 Athletics Director
      • 21.24.1 Sports Hall of Fame
    • 21.25 Sports Medicine
    • 21.26 Development
  • 22 Provost
    • 22.1 Office of the Provost
      • 22.1.1 Edwin G. Wilson (1967-1990)
      • 22.1.2 David G. Brown (1990-1998)
      • 22.1.3 Associate Provost Sam T. Gladding (1998-2002)
      • 22.1.4 William C. Gordon (2002-2007)
      • 22.1.5 Jill Tiefenthaler (2007-2011)
      • 22.1.6 Rogan Kersh (2012-2022)
      • 22.1.7 Michele Gillespie (2022- )
    • 22.2 Vice President for Academic Affairs
    • 22.3 LGBTQ+ Center
    • 22.4 Women’s Center
    • 22.5 Wake Forest Women’s Forum
    • 22.6 Office of Civic and Community Engagement (formerly Pro Humanitate Institute, Institute for Public Engagement)
    • 22.7 Center for Global Programs and Study
    • 22.8 Wake Forest University Press
    • 22.9 Intercultural Center (formerly the Office of Multicultural Affairs)
    • 22.10 University Art Collection
    • 22.11 Humanities Institute
    • 22.12 Title IX Office
    • 22.13 Anna Julia Cooper Center
    • 22.14 Digital Publishing
    • 22.15 Online Education
    • 22.16 Eudaimonia Institute
    • 22.17 Office of Diversity and Inclusion
    • 22.18 Professional Development Center
  • 23 Office of Records and Institutional Research
  • 24 Academic Administration
  • 25 Treasurer
    • 25.1 Treasurer’s Office Account Book
    • 25.2 Treasurer’s Office Subscription Book
    • 25.8 Thomas Henry Briggs
    • 25.9 Talcott Wait Brewer
    • 25.10 Worth Hart Copeland
    • 25.11 John Graham Williard
  • 26 School of Business (Calloway School, later the combined Calloway and Babcock Schools)
    • 26.0 Calloway School of Business and Accountancy (1985-2008)
    • 26.1 Dean, School of Business
    • 26.2 Center for the Study of Capitalism
    • 26.3 Admissions
    • 26.4 Faculty and Staff
    • 26.5 Academic Programs
    • 26.6 Commencement, Convocation, and Other Events
  • 28 Buildings and Grounds
    • 28.1 Campus Maps
    • 28.2 Original Campus
    • 28.3 Reynolda Campus
    • 28.4 Bowman Gray Campus
    • 28.5 Downtown Campuses (Innovation Quarter, Brookstown)
    • 28.6 Charlotte Campus
  • 29 Sesquicentennial Commission
    • 29.2 Quasquicentennial (125 years)
    • 29.3 Committee on the First 150 Years
    • 29.4 Visions and Dreams sound and light show
    • 29.5 Sesquicentennial Coordinator
  • 30 Alumni Organizations
    • 30.1 Half Century Club
    • 30.2 Homecoming, Reunions, and Events
    • 30.3 Regional Clubs
  • 31 Comptroller and Vice President
    • 31.0 Office of the Comptroller and Vice President
    • 31.1 Robert G. Deyton
  • 32 Plans and Blueprints
  • 33 University Counsel
    • 33.1 General Counsel Files (Leon Corbett)
    • 33.3 Presidential Search Committee
  • 34 Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
    • 34.1 Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Records
    • 34.2 Office of the Dean
    • 34.3 Master of Arts in Liberal Studies Program
  • 35 Admissions
  • 36 Junior and Senior Theses
  • 37 University Relations
    • 37.3 Foundation Relations
    • 37.5 Grants and Contracts
      • 37.5.1 Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation
    • 37.6 Corporate Relations
    • 37.7 Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation
  • 38 Office of Public Information
  • 39 Administration and Planning
    • 39.1 Vice President
    • 39.2 Planning and Space Management
    • 39.3 Student Affairs
    • 39.4 Activities Coordinator, Law
    • 39.5 Graylyn Conference Center
    • 39.6 Computer Center
    • 39.7 Human Resources (formerly Personnel)
    • 39.11 Radio Station WFDD
    • 39.32 Chaplain’s Office
      • 39.32.1 Ed Christman
      • 39.32.2 Tim Auman
    • 39.33 Dean of Students
    • 39.34 Student Health Services
    • 39.35 Learning Assistance Center / Center for Learning, Access, and Student Success
    • 39.36 Career Planning and Placement
    • 39.37 Residence Life and Housing
    • 39.38 University Police
    • 39.39 Teaching and Learning Center / Center for the Advancement of Teaching
    • 39.40 Facilities and Campus Services
    • 39.41 Dining Services
    • 39.42 Parking and Transportation
    • 39.43 University Stores (Bookstore, Deacon Shops)
  • 40 Student Life and Instructional Resources
    • 40.1 Vice President for Campus Life
      • 40.1.2 Kenneth A. Zick
      • 40.1.3 Penny Rue
    • 40.2 Dean of Campus Life
    • 40.3 Theme Years
    • 40.11 Babcock Library/ Business Information Commons
    • 40.14 Student Life and Institutional Resources, Associate Director
    • 40.21 Benson Student Center, Director of
    • 40.22 Student Development, Director of
      • 40.22.1 Health Educator
    • 40.23
    • 40.24 Minority Affairs, Director of
    • 40.26 Counseling Center
    • 40.27 Career Services
    • 40.28
    • 40.29 Campus Kitchen
    • 40.30 Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities Center
    • 40.31 Office of Wellbeing
    • 40.32 Campus Recreation
  • 41 University Senate
  • 42 University Event Posters
  • 43 Information Systems
  • 45 Judicial Council
  • 46 School of Divinity
    • 46.0 Dean
      • 46.0.1 Bill J. Leonard
      • 46.0.2 Gail R. O’Day
    • 46.1 Faith, Food, and Religious Leadership Institute
    • 46.2 School of Divinity Advancement
    • 46.3 Worship
    • 46.4 Academic and Student Life
    • 46.5 Alumni and Former Students
    • 46.6 Faculty and Staff
    • 46.7 Board of Visitors
    • 46.8 Commencement, Convocation, and Other Events
  • 49 Student Services
    • 49.1.1 Associate Vice President and Dean Harold Holmes Records
  • 50 Research and Sponsored Programs, Office of
  • 51 Affiliated Organizations
    • 51.1 Wake Forest College Birthplace Society, Inc.
    • 51.2 Reynolda House Museum of American Art
    • 51.3 Wake Forest School of Medicine
      • 51.3.1 Commencement, Convocation, and Other Events
    • 51.4 Wake Forest Baptist Church
    • 51.5 Reynolda Gardens and Village
    • 51.6 Baptist State Convention of North Carolina (after 1984 split)
    • 51.7 City of Winston-Salem
  • 52 Financial and Accounting Services, Office of
  • 53 University History
    • 53.1 Oral Histories
      • 53.1.1 175th Anniversary oral histories
      • 53.1.2 History of Wake Forest University oral histories
    • 53.2 — (for Alumni and former student files, see MS615)
    • 53.3 Coronavirus and COVID-19 Experiences
  • 54 Finance and Administration (CFO)
    • 54.1 Vice President
    • 54.2 Office of Sustainability
    • 54.3 Finance and Payroll
  • 55 Personal and Career Development
    • 55.1 Office of Personal and Career Development
    • 55.2 Center for Innovation, Creativity and Entrepreneurship

Updated January 2024