Special Collections & Archives

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?> <?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="/jspui/ead/styles/eadbase4.xsl"?> <ead xmlns:ns2="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns="urn:isbn:1-931666-22-9" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="urn:isbn:1-931666-22-9 http://www.loc.gov/ead/ead.xsd"> <eadheader repositoryencoding="iso15511" countryencoding="iso3166-1" dateencoding="iso8601" langencoding="iso639-2b"> <eadid url="http://hdl.handle.net/10339/28139 "/> <filedesc> <titlestmt> <titleproper>Inventory of the James William Denmark Papers, <date normal="1875/1921">1875-1921</date> <num>MS143</num> </titleproper> <author>Finding aid prepared by Processed by: John Woodard; machine-readable finding aid created by Apex</author> <sponsor>Funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) and the federal Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA), with support provided through North Carolina ECHO.</sponsor> </titlestmt> <publicationstmt> <publisher>Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives</publisher> <address> <addressline>PO Box 7777</addressline> <addressline>Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 27109</addressline> <addressline>336 758-5755</addressline> </address> <date>2005</date> </publicationstmt> </filedesc> <profiledesc> <creation>This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit <date>2012-10-31T10:39-0400</date> </creation> <langusage>Description is in <language langcode="eng">English</language></langusage> </profiledesc> </eadheader> <archdesc level="collection"> <did> <unittitle>James William Denmark Papers,</unittitle> <unitid>MS143</unitid> <repository> <corpname>Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives</corpname> </repository> <langmaterial> <language langcode="eng"/> </langmaterial> <physdesc> <extent>0.25 linear feet</extent> <extent>1 half letter box sared with MS 141 </extent> </physdesc> <unitdate normal="1875/1921" type="inclusive">1875-1921</unitdate> <physloc id="ref2" label="Location">For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives.</physloc> <abstract id="ref3" label="Abstract">Denmark was an alumnus of Wake Forest College (Class of 1877); business manager and later editor of the <title render="italic">Progressive Farmer</title>, and founder of the North Carolina Baptist Student Aid Association, renamed the J.W. Denmark Loan Fund in 1925.</abstract> <abstract id="ref4" label="Abstract">This collection contains biographical information and two photographs of Denmark, and papers relating to the North Carolina Baptist Student Aid Association, Wake Forest College, and the <title render="italic">Progressive Farmer</title>(1893).</abstract> <physdesc id="ref1" label="General Physical Description note"> <extent encodinganalog="300" unit="box">1</extent> </physdesc> <origination label="creator"> <persname source="ingest">Denmark, James William, 1847-1922</persname> </origination> </did> <accessrestrict id="ref5"> <head>Access Restrictions</head> <p>Collection is open.</p> </accessrestrict> <userestrict id="ref6"> <head>Copyright Notice</head> <p>Copyright for materials resides with the creators of the items in question or their descendants, unless otherwise designated. Users of this collection are responsible for using the materials in conformance with U.S. copyright law.</p> </userestrict> <prefercite id="ref7"> <head>Preferred Citation</head> <p>MS 143, James William Denmark Papers, 1875-1921, Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA.</p> </prefercite> <acqinfo id="ref8"> <head>Acquisitions Information</head> <p>Gifts from Mrs. L. Polk Denmark, 2247 The Circle, Raleigh, North Carolina, 27608, Aug. 12, 1970. Letter (Jan. 1, 1893) purchased @$4.24 from the Nostalgia Gallery, Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina 27948, Aug. 4, 1994</p> <p>PCMS 0143.</p> </acqinfo> <processinfo id="ref9"> <head>Processing Information</head> <p>Processed by John Woodard</p> <p>Encoded by Apex, March, 2005</p> <p>Funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) and the federal Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA), with support provided through <extref ns2:href="http://www.ncecho.org/">North Carolina ECHO</extref>.</p> </processinfo> <bioghist id="ref10"> <head>Biographical and Historical Note</head> <p>Denmark was an alumnus of Wake Forest College (Class of 1877); business manager and later editor of the <emph render="italic">Progressive Farmer,</emph> and founder of the <corpname>North Carolina Baptist Student Aid Association,</corpname> renamed the <corpname>J.W. Denmark Loan Fund</corpname> in 1925.</p> </bioghist> <scopecontent id="ref11"> <head>Collection Overview</head> <p>This collection contains biographical information and two photographs of Denmark. Papers relating to the North Carolina Baptist Student Aid Association include 3 copies of the constitution, Mar. 30, 1875, a copy of the charter presented to the legislature in 1877, notes on other college funds, a list of the Board of Directors, a letter from Denmark's brother Stephen expressing some doubts over the establishment of the fund (1877), a letter from Denmark to a Miss Eller about the formation of the student loan fund (1910), and a letter from Professor <persname>J.H. Gorrell</persname> thanking Denmark for his contribution and enclosing his report as treasurer of the fund (1925). The collection also includes an 1880 Wake Forest Commencement invitation, a copy of the college alumni association constitution, and a form letter from Denmark relating to the <title render="italic">Progressive Farmer</title> (1893).</p> </scopecontent> <dsc/> </archdesc> </ead>