Special Collections & Archives

The Western Baptist Convention of North Carolina was in existence from 1845 to 1898. These records consist of the Convention historian's record book, 1877-1891; a typescript copy of Dr. Henry Stroupe's address, , and clippings about the convention, 1957-1985.

These records consist of minutes of the Western North Carolina Baptist Ministers' Conference from 1922-27; and programs of their meetings, 1922-1930.

W.C. Reed was a graduate of Wake Forest College, Class of 1925; a school principal; Baptist pastor; Superintendent of the Kennedy Home (1943-50); and General Superintendent of the Baptist Children's Homes of North Carolina (1950-58). He was also a very active Rotarian.

Wilbur Joseph Cash is best known as the author of , an influential book about the American South in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The Wilbur J. Cash Collection consists of Cash's writings, including Mind of the South in typescript, articles, review clippings, business and personal correspondence of W.J. Cash and his wife Mary, photographs, and ephemera.

Graham was a Baptist historian, legislator, and North Carolina Commissioner of Agriculture.

William Bailey Royall was an alumnus of Wake Forest College (1861), Commissary Sergeant in the 55th North Carolina Infantry Regiment, professor of Greek and bursar of Wake Forest College for sixty years, and a Baptist minister. His papers consist of biographical information, writings, photographs, subject files, and materials related to his time at Wake Forest College. The bulk of the collection consists of grade and attendance reports from Wake Forest College professors.

William Boling Dunn, Senior, was a Wake County, North Carolina native and planter. His papers consist of receipts for taxes owed to North Carolina and the Confederate government; store receipts; tuition receipts from Wake Forest College; two land indentures; a letter about the purchase of a cotton gin (1838); and papers relating to the purchase or hire of five enslaved people that he held captive.

William Crenshaw was one of the first Trustees of Wake Forest Institute and the Institution's first Treasurer. Crenshaw's son John M. Crenshaw was the first student enrolled at the Wake Forest Institute, 1834. Crenshaw purchased and held in captivity a large number of enslaved peoples in the mid-1800s for use of their stolen labor, knowledge, and skills on his land. This collection contains land sale contracts, the will of William Jones, a deed of guardianship and receipts of childcare, and bills of sale for enslaved peoples. Three facsimilie account books, dated 1834 to 1876, are also included.

Dr. William D. Poe is an alumnus of Wake Forest College (1940) and Bowman Gray School of Medicine (1943).

Beginning in 1942, the U.S. Army Finance School leased several buildings on Wake Forest College's campus to train the army's accountants. This collection consists of: 3 black and white photographs of members of the Army Finance School, lists of graduates, course listings, and directory of students.

W.E. Crocker and his wife Jessie Swann Crocker were Southern Baptist missionaries to China. The papers include biographical and genealogical information on the Crockers and their family; "A Mother's Mission" by Mrs. Crocker; correspondence with the Southern Baptist Convention Foreign Mission Board, 1893-1923; two letters and a report from Cread C. Marriott and his wife, Cora (Burns) Marriott, from Chinkiang, China, about the work of the mission, 1919-20; a photograph album containing photographs of scenery, workers, and individuals connected with the Chinkaing Mission, Mr. and Mrs. W.E. Crocker, Mr. Crocker as a student at Wake Forest College, and with a classmate "Hubbard [Robert Clarenden Hubbard?] at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, Ky.; and three loose photographs - two of junks on the river, and one of Pastor Chang and family who were converted and baptized by Rev. Crocker. There is also an obituary for Wesley Willingham Lawton, former missionary to China, 1942.

William F. Higson was a student at Wake Forest Institute, 1835-1836. He was a native of Hyde County, North Carolina. This letter was written by Higson while a student, to Van R. Boddie, Nashville, North Carolina, and mentions mutual acquaintances, a trustee resolution, and the boys' going to the store without the "old man" (Samuel Wait) finding them out.

William Furnifold Marshall attended Wake Forest College, 1879-83, where he was a debator and tutor. Awarded his diploma in 1890, he was a school teacher in Fair Bluff, North Carolina, 1884-86; Principal of Globe Academy, 1886-89; and a teacher in Lenoir North Carolina, before becoming editor of the , 1890-?, and the , 1911-.

William Garner was a Baptist pastor in North Carolina. His papers contain materials and photographs relating to Rev. William Garner, founder of Cross Roads Baptist Church (now Courtney Baptist Church), near Mocksville, North Carolina.

Simmons, an alumnus of Wake Forest College (Class of 1852), later became Professor of Natural Science and Chemistry, and served as Bursar and Treasurer of Wake Forest College.

Speaker's copy of an address delivered by Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist at Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina at the Fall Convocation, Oct, 25, 1994, with manuscript additions, deletions, and annotations.

Papers consist of genealogical information and includes an obituary of Harriett Amanda Eller, 1922 ( Jan. 18, 1923); extracts from the Crozier Alumni Catalogue (1933); a memorial to W.H. Eller ( , Aug. 1, 1923); an obituary for W.H. Eller ( , Jan. 3, 1923; and extracts from the and the .

William Harrison Williams, Jr., (1879-1974) was a Baptist minister, pastor of Pritchard Memorial Baptist Church, Charlotte, N.C., and a trustee of Wingate College. His papers reflect his activities at Pritchard Memorial, Wingate College, and several interim pastorates. Materials include correspondence, receipts, sermons, and speeches.

Reverend Williams was a Baptist pastor in Charlottesville, Virginia.

William Henry Harrison Lawhon was a Baptist minister and Confederate States Army veteran, born 1841 and died 1926. This collection documents his life through some biographical materials, daily diaries, news clippings and photocopies, and photographs and negatives.

W.H. Hardee was a Baptist minister in Northampton County, North Carolina.

An Episcopalian turned Baptist, William Hooper (1792-1876) was a lifelong educator in North and South Carolina, working at Furman Institute, Wake Forest College, and several women's institutions in North Carolina. This collection contains biographical information, correspondence with family members, and two diaries that very briefly record events: first in 1823, including a visit in Virginia with Thomas Jefferson, and then life in around 1859-1862.

Dennis was a Baptist youth worker and pastor.

William James, from Winston-Salem, North Carolina, was a collector of World War II information and memorabilia. He specialized in German generals and admirals, particularly . The William James World War II Collection consists of correspondence files with Mrs. Edwin Rommel, Manfred Rommel, Admiral Fredrich Ruge, historians from Duke and Wake Forest universities, and other military enthusiasts; typescript and original copies of articles on World War II battles and leaders; printed works in German and English; and subject files on World War II battles and leaders.

William Kendall Dingledine was an ambulance driver in S.S.U. 516 during World War I. He was recruited from the University of Virginia and served in France 1917-1919 alongside the French Army, receiving a "croix de guerre". This collection includes recollections of the war written by Dingledine and Sergeant George F. Brasfield, along with other papers pertaining to his service and awards. His wartime scrapbook and a U.S. Army uniform are also included.