Charles Sylvester Green Papers
Charles Sylvester Green was a Wake Forest alumnus, clergyman, newspaper editor, freelance writer, and Vice President of Wake Forest College. His papers consist of biographical/genealogical files; correspondence; subject files; literary works; professional and educational files; and his activities as a Baptist minister, educator, journalist, and active member of the Rotary Club.
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Summary Information
- Repository
- Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives
- Title
- Charles Sylvester Green Papers
- Date
- 1915-1980 (inclusive)
- Extent
- 31.2 Linear Feet / 24 record cartons
- ID
- MS157
Biographical and Historical Note
Charles Sylvester Green was clergyman, newspaper editor, and college president.
Green was born September 23, 1900 in Greensburg, KY to Thomas Madison and Rosealthea Buck Green. He received his B.A. (1922) and M.A (1926) from Wake Forest College. He received a Bachelor of Divinity from Duke University (1930) and a Master of Theology degree from Union Theological Seminary (1954).
Green was president of Coker College in Hartsville, SC (1936-1943) and later became the editor of the Durham Morning Herald. He was also the Executive Vice President of the Medical Foundation of North Carolina (1950-1955), which was an agency formed to assist in the development of the medical school and hospital at the University of North Carolina. In 1955 he became the Vice President of Wake Forest College until he became the Vice President of William Jewell College in 1958. He retired in 1971, but continued to work as a free-lance writer.
Green married Mary Morris on June 8, 1926. They had two children, Nancy Rose and Charles Morris. Green died in Statesville on January 10, 1980.
Collection Overview
His papers consist of biographical/genealogical files; correspondence; subject files; literary works; professional files; educational files; files relating to his student years at Wake Forest College and Duke University; and his activities as a Baptist minister, educator, journalist, and active member of the Rotary Club.
Administrative Information
- Publication Information
- Processed by: John Woodard; machine-readable finding aid created by Apex
- Access Restrictions
- This collection is open for use.
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- Preferred Citation
- Charles Sylvester Green Papers (MS157), Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA.