Special Collections & Archives

David Wells Herring was born in Duplin County, North Carolina on July 13, 1858. He enrolled at Wake Forest College in January 1879 and graduated (A.B.) in June 1882 and entered the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, graduating in 1885. He married Maggie Nutt Herring in 1885 and they soon began their missionary work in China with Matthew T. Yates. D. W. Herring retired in 1927 after serving as a missionary in China for 41 years. This collection contains newspaper clippings regarding missionary work, biographical materials about David W. Herring and his wife Maggie Nutt Herring, and correspondence. The collection also contains photocopies of a story he wrote after the death of his son as well as an article about missionary work.

Daisie Ghelson Mitchell passed away in 1920 and was survived by four daughters. This collection contains memorabilia of her life and that of her daughter, Daisie Allen Mitchell, in North Carolina and Virginia. Materials include correspondence to Mrs. Daisy and Daisy Allen, education records, family memorabilia, photographs and portraits of family and friends, and writings by members of the Mitchell family.

The Dalton Family lived in Stokes County, North Carolina. This collection consists of family papers from several generations, including biographical and genealogical data on the Dalton, Scott, Poindexter, Bostick, and Westmoreland families; correspondence; educational files; financial documents; legal documents, including agreements, contracts, estates papers, indictments, judgements, wills, deeds, and land grants; Warden of the Poor record, 1798; literary productions; family photographs of the Daltons and others; and miscellaneous files.

D.F. Richardson was a native of New Hampshire and Professor of Ancient Languages at Wake Forest Institute, 1838-39.

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Research materials and correspondence of David K. Jackon on Edgar Allan Poe.

Dr. David L. Smiley was a Wake Forest University history professor and noted Reid Staton Bible Class leader for the Wake Forest Baptist Church (Winston-Salem, N.C.). The collection (1940s-2005) includes correspondence, manuscripts, speeches, Wake Forest class lectures, notes and research, research on Cassius M. Clay, sermons and prayers, recordings of guest speakers from the WFU Pastor's School, recordings of Smiley's Reid Staton Bible class lectures, biographical materials, and awards.

David Needham Gore was a Baptist pastor and Wake Forest College alumnus (1858). This collection consists of biographical information, sermons and sermon notes, a photograph, personal correspondence, and Cape Fear Baptist Association notes.

Every summer, Wake Forest University offers collegiate and pre-collegiate educational opportunities for students, incoming freshman, and non-university students and high school students. This collection documents the University's academic planning and summer programs. Materials in this collection include a brochure and a planning report.

Daniel Bunyan Bryan was a professor of education and Dean of the College at Wake Forest College, who recommended the University begin to admit women. This collection contains materials related to Bryan's role as Dean of the College, particularly materials related to his wartime efforts helping train students for military service.

The Wake Forest University's Men's Residence Council was established in 1966 to be responsible for all matters concerning the men living in the College residence houses. Materials in this collection include the Men's Residence Council constitution and program brochure.

The Dean of the College. Dean of Women and Women's Government Association Records collection contains records relating to many aspects of the academic and social life of women students: student government, residences, campus societies for women students, personnel reporting to the Dean of Women, and general campus activities and issues. Also included are meeting minutes of the executive committee of the Women's Government Association and minutes of the Student Affairs/Student Life Committee.

Edwin Graves Wilson is Professor Emeritus of English and Provost Emeritus of Wake Forest University, as well as a former Dean of the College. This collection documents Wilson's work as a college professor and Dean of the College, as well as personal materials through 1968. Material types in the collection include clippings, correspondence, legal documents, meeting agendas and minutes, memorandums, pamphlets, programs, publications, and reports. A small amount of materials document Wilson's high school and college years, as well as his U.S. Navy service. Selected digitized materials from both Edwin G. Wilson record collections are available through Special Collections and Archives' .

Michele Gillespie is a history professor, Dean of the College (2015-2022) and Provost (2022-) at Wake Forest University. She was the Dean of the College from 2015-2022. This collection contains election memorandums, faculty updates, email newsletters, remarks, event planning, committee recommendations, and faculty guidelines.

WFU's Office of Academic Advising offers students the tools and advice they need in order to succeed academically. Materials in this collection include lecture transcripts, booklets, handbooks, and email newsletters.

Wake Forest University holds new student orientation programs each year for incoming first year and transfer students. Materials include brochures, fliers, and programming schedules.

The Wake Forest Scholars Program was established over ten years ago. The mission of the Scholars Program is to identify and support high achieving undergraduate students from a variety of backgrounds and academic interests. Materials in this collection include stickers, buttons, event fliers, and event programs.

This collection contains records from Deep Branch Baptist Church, which was constituted in 1882. Included are photocopies of minutes of church conferences, membership rolls, rules of decorum, and church cemetery inventory (1860-1984), circa 1984.

History sketches of the church; history notes and information on Rev. Stanley S. May.

Deep Creek Church, Surry County (now Yadkin County, N.C.) was constituted in 1777. Records consist of minutes of church conferences and a typescript copy of an 1819 deed to the trustees.

Delco First Baptist church was organized on February 6, 1910 as New Berlin. This church has been a member of the Cape Fear [E] (1910-35) and Columbus (1936-present) Baptist associations. Records consist of a Treasurer's record book for the years 1968 to 1979.

Dennis Walter Hockaday was born in Southampton, England, and came to the U.S. in 1947, where he was educated at the University of North Carolina, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, and Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, and served Baptist churches in Canada and Kentucky, and at First Baptist Church, Durham, North Carolina, 1954-1966. This collection contains biographical information, correspondence with Baptists, denominational leaders, and others, sermons, and subject files.

Dewitt Harmon was the Forsyth County, North Carolina engineer and road supervisor.

This correspondence series consists primarily of letters, postcards, and poems sent from American poet, Diane Wakoski (1937- ) to Tony Weinberger from 1967 to 1973. Also included is a list of items in the Diane Wakoski Collection such as published collections of her poetry. Many of the items are available through Wake Forest University's Rare Books Collection.

Dobson First Baptist Church in Dobson, N.C., was organized in 1858 and is a member of the Surry Baptist Association. This collection includes church and association history materials from 1858 to 1980.

The Dock Missionary Baptist Association was founded in 1916 by five churches in Columbus and Brunswick Counties in southeastern North Carolina. As of 2025, there were 13 churches active in the association. This collection includes annual reports for the Dock Missionary Baptist Association for the years 1987-2005, 2010, and 2025.

D.A. Glenn was born July 24, 1852 in Surry County, North Carolina. He attended Wake Forest College, 1873-79. After his ordination July 27, 1876, he served Baptist churches in North Carolina, Virginia, Mississippi, and Tennessee. He died April 15, 1930.

Liam Miller was born April 24, 1924, in Mountrath, Ireland. Educated in Ireland at Ballyfin College and University College Dublin, he studied architecture. He married Josephine Browne in 1947, and together they founded the Dolmen Press in 1951. The Press operated in Dublin from 1951 until Liam Miller's death in 1987. This collection consists of 6 large series: Administrative, Design and Printing, Financial, Personal Papers, Oversize Materials, Printing Blocks, and Publications.

Liam Miller was born April 24, 1924, in Mountrath, Ireland. Educated in Ireland at Ballyfin College and University College Dublin, he studied architecture. He married Josephine Browne in 1947, and together they founded the Dolmen Press in 1951. The Press operated in Dublin from 1951 until Liam Miller's death in 1987. These materials document the professional work of the Dolmen Press, the Cuala Press, and Liam Miller writ large. Some personal correspondence and biographical materials related to Miller are also present. Material types include advertisement flyers, blank dummy books, book dust jackets, booklets and pamphlets, catalogs, broadsides, correspondence, event invitations, galley pages, magazines, newspaper clippings, page proofs, paintings, prints, posters, programs, prospectuses, and set design and other sketches.