Irving E.Carlyle Papers
Irving E. Carlyle was an alumnus of Wake Forest College (1917) who became a lawyer in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and trustee of Wake Forest College and Bowman Gray School of Medicine, later Wake Forest University School of Medicine. His papers contain personal, legal, and financial records, subject files, and other files relating to his service to Wake Forest University and Bowman Gray School of Medicine. The files contain extensive correspondence with leading politicial figures in North Carolina. Also included is information on the relocation of the College from Wake Forest, N.C., to the Winston-Salem campus.
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Summary Information
- Repository
- Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives
- Title
- Irving E. Carlyle Papers
- Date
- 1921-1971 (inclusive)
- Extent
- 14.3 Linear Feet / 11 record cartons
- ID
- MS175
Biographical and Historical Note
Irving Edward Carlyle was an alumnus of Wake Forest (1917) who became a lawyer in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and trustee of Wake Forest College and Bowman Gray School of Medicine, later known as Wake Forest University School of Medicine.
Carlyle was born in Wake Forest, N.C., on Septemner 20, 1896, to the College's professor of Latin John Bethune Carlyle and Dora Dunn Carlyle. Carlyle attended the College and, in addition to his academic studies, played on the baseball team for three years, basketball team for two, and served as a manager of the foodball team in 1916.
After being briefly in the Field Artillery Offies branch of the U.S. Army, Carlyle returned to Wake Forest, N.C., and took College professor Needham Y. Gulley's six-week course to take the North Carolina bar examination, which Carlyle passed in 1920. He attended, but did not graduate from, University of Virginia's law school (1920-1922). After opening his own office, Carlyle joined Winston-Salem law firm Manly, Hendren, and Womble, later named Womble, Carlyle, Sandridge, and Rice.
Carlyle was also, from 1932 on, involved in local politics. In 1932, he served as the county campaign manager for Cameron Morrison's unsuccessful 1932 primary campaign against Robert Reynolds for U.S. Senate. In 1941, he was the Forsyth County member of N.C.'s House of Representatives, and in the General Assembly for the years 1943, 1945, and 1951.
Beginning in 1946, Carlyle served sixteen years as a Wake Forest trustee, including five terms as Board chair. In addition to chairing a successful campaign in Winston-Salem to raise money for the College moved, he helped the University of North Carolina establish a medical school in Chapel Hill. He was also a trustee of Goucher College and of East Carolina University.
Carlyle was married to Mary Belo Moore (1904-1996) and together they had two daughters, Elizabeth and Mary. He died June 7, 1971, in Winston-Salem.
Collection Overview
His papers consists of personal and professional work and his service to Wake Forest College, Wake Forest University, and Bowman Gray School of Medicine, including his time on the Board of Trustees. The files contain extensive correspondence with leading politicial figures in North Carolina and extensive information about the College's relocation from Wake Forest, N.C., to the Winston-Salem campus. Material types include award materials, bills, budgets, correspondence, development campaign materials, financial documents, legal documents, meeting materials, pamphlets, photographs, receipts, subject files, speeches, and writings.
Controlled Access Headings
Corporate Names
- Wake Forest University. School of Medicine
- Wake Forest University. Board of Trustees
- Wake Forest College. Board of Trustees
- Wake Forest College--History--Sources
- Wake Forest University--History--Sources
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Administrative Information
- Publication Information
- Processed by: John Woodard; machine-readable finding aid created by Apex
- Revision Description
- Revised by Stephanie Bennett and Finley Turner, 2019
- Access Restrictions
- This collection is open for use.
- Copyright Notice
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- Preferred Citation
- Irving Edwards Carlyle Papers (MS175), Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA.