Special Collections & Archives

This collection contains plans and blueprint for Wake Forest College's Reynolda Campus in Winston-Salem, N.C. The Reynolda Campus debuted in 1956, after a decade of design by lead architect Jens Fredrick Larson under the patronage of the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation. The Reynolda Campus atmosphere mimics the Georgian revival style and park-like feeling of the original Wake Forest, N.C., campus. Records include plans for campus layout, academic buildings, the gymnasium, Z. Smith Reynolds Library, residence halls, and staff and faculty housing at and around the new campus, rendered predominantly by architect Larson. Records include conceptual and final blueprints of Reynolda Campus buildings.

Pleasant Grove Baptist Church was constituted in 1851. This church has been a member of the Pee Dee [E], Rocky River (1867-1885), and Stanly (1885-present) Baptist associations. This volume contains church meeting minutes (1853-1874), membership rolls, "Rules of Decorum," a list of pastors and terms of service, and occasional notices of the deaths of church members.

Pleasant Grove Union Baptist Church was founded in 1884 in Alleghany County, N.C. This church is a part of the Mountain Union Baptist Association. This volume contains the constitution of the church, church meeting minutes, and membership rolls.

This collection contains church minute books, church records, Woman's Missionary Society financial records, and photograph negatives of the church building and W.R. Cullom.

Poplar Springs Baptist Church was constituted June 7, 1788 and reconstituted June 7, 1849. This church has been a member of the Kehukee (1793; 1804-23), Neuse I [E] (1794-1801), Raleigh (1823?-32) and Tar River (1832- present) Baptist Associations. Records consist of minutes of church conferences from June 7, 1788 to September 15, 1877 [broken series], including a church covenant, membership rolls, and miscellaneous papers including a deed (1882) with a note written in 1931; a copy of an undated portion of the church minutes, a slip recording receipts and reimbursements, and a request for a church letter from Ohio, 1877.