Special Collections & Archives

Albert Clayton (A. C.) Reid was an alumnus of Wake Forest College (1917), Philosophy Department chair at Wake Forest for 46 years, and an author. This collection contains biographical information, correspondence, his literary productions (including articles, speeches, memorials, and prayers), certificates of membership, student papers, gradebooks, subject files, Wake Forest University files, and his Wake Forest College diploma.

Dr. John Allen Easley was a Baptist pastor for the U.S. Army and in South Carolina and Kentucky. He served as Chaplain (1928-1938) and Professor and Chairman of the Department of Religion (1938-1963) at Wake Forest College. His papers include biographical information, genealogical information on the Easley and Robertson families, correspondence, financial and legal documents, sermon notes and notebooks, travel journals, writings, Wake Forest College lecture, teaching, and administrative files, and subject files.

This collection documents Olin T. Binkley's teaching career, administrative work, and personal life, including work at Wake Forest College, Southern Seminary, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, and the American Association of Theological Schools. His endeavors as a published author and a Board of Trustees member for the Baptist Children's Home of North Carolina are also documented. Materials in this collection include correspondence, course materials, writings, event materials, subject files, photographs, books, diaries, administrative reports, speeches, and biographical materials.