Franklin Ray Shirley Papers

MS327

Dr. Frank Shirley was a professor in the Department of Speech Communication and Theatre at Wake Forest College/University and Mayor of the City of Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 1970-1977. His papers contain biographical information, audio recordings, filmstrips, correspondence, his education files, financial files, literary productions, pictorial materials, research notes, scrapbook items, class notes, and roll books.

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Summary Information
Biographical and Historical Note
Collection Overview
Collection Inventory
Administrative Information

Summary Information

Repository: Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives
Title: Franklin Ray Shirley Papers
Creator: Shirley, Franklin Ray, 1914-1985
Date: circa 1925-1985, undated (inclusive)
Extent: 7.0 linear feet / 4 record cartons, 1 oversize box
ID: MS327

Biographical and Historical Note

Dr. Frank Shirley was a professor in the Department of Speech Communication and Theatre at Wake Forest College, later Wake Forest University. He served as Mayor of the City of Winston-Salem, North Carolina, from 1970-1977, and was a member of Wake Forest Baptist Church. Shirley died February 26, 1985. He was married to Mamie Shirley, a Winston-Salem/Forsyth County school teacher.

Sources: "Franklin R. Shirley 1914-1985," Wake Debate: History. Accessed 2019 at https://debate.wfu.edu/history/franklin-r-shirley-1914-1985/

Collection Overview

His papers contain biographical materials, audio recordings, film strips, correspondence, report cards, financial files, literary productions, slides, photographs, research notes, scrapbook items, class notes, and roll books. The images are black and white unless color is mentioned.

Administrative Information

Publication Information: Finding aid prepared by Processed by: John Woodard; machine-readable finding aid created by Apex, 2004
Revision Description: Revised by Stephanie Bennett, 2019
Access Restrictions: Collection is open.
Copyright Notice: 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.
Preferred Citation: Franklin Ray Shirley Papers (MS327), Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA.

Collection Inventory

Audio and Video Recordings
- Film labeled Franklin R. Shirley Box 1 Folder 2
- Film labeled Shirley for Mayor (Outtakes) (1970 April) Folder 3
- Film labeled Shirley for Mayor, Primary Folder 4
- Film labeled Shirley (Highway), LH-70-222 and Shirley (Highway), LH-70-226 Folder 5
- Film labeled Shirley (Hospital), LH-70-224 and Shirley (Hospital), LH-70-227 Folder 6
- Film labeled Shirley (Police), LH-70-223 and Shirley (Police), LH-70-229 Folder 7
- Film labeled Shirley (Pollution), LH-70-225 and Shirley (Pollution), LH-70-228 Folder 8
- Film labeled Shirley Side Angle - Voice (1970 April) Folder 9
- Microfilm Copy of Better Times, Speeches by D. Lloyd George Folder 10
- Reel-to-reel tape labeled Citizens for Shirley, LH-70-222 thru 230 (Revised) Folder 11
- Reel-to-reel tape labeled Shirley for Mayor, 1. Hoots, 2. Benton, 3. Chapple, 4. Vickers, 5. Murtis, 6. Willard, 7. Hauser, 8. Ross, 9. Willis, 10. Chandler, 11. Weir, 12. Weir, 13. Sheere, 14. Sheere, 15. Yates, 16. Yates, 17. Greason, 18. Greason, 19. Deudney, 20. Deudney, 21. Erwin, 22. Erwin Folder 12
- Reel-to-reel tape labeled Shirley for Mayor, 60 A, (:63) Copies 1 and 2 Folder 13
- Reel-to-reel tape labeled Shirley for Mayor, 60 A, (:63) Copy 3 Folder 14
- Reel-to-reel tape labeled Shirley for Mayor, LH-60 A, B, C, D 4:60's, Copies 1 and 2 Folder 15
- Reel-to-reel tape labeled Shirley for Mayor, LH-60 A, B, C, D, WAAA (Master Copy) Folder 16
- Reel-to-reel tape labeled Shirley for Mayor, LH-70-557, (:30) Copies 1 and 2 Box 1 Folder 17
- Reel-to-reel tape labeled Shirley for Mayor, LH-70-60 E, (:65), Copies 1 and 2 Box 1 Folder 18
- Reel-to-reel tape labeled Shirley for Mayor, LH-70-60 E, (:65), Copies 3 and 4 Box 1 Folder 19
- Reel-to-reel tape labeled Shirley for Mayor, LH-70-60 E, (:65), Copies 5 and 6 Box 1 Folder 20
- Reel-to-reel tape labeled Shirley for Mayor, LH-70-60 E, (:65), Copies 7 and 8 Box 2 Folder 21
- Reel-to-reel tape labeled Shirley for Mayor, Radio Spot for Open House Box 2 Folder 22
- Reel-to-reel tape labeled Shirley Inquiries Box 2 Folder 23
- Reel-to-reel tape labeled Shirley for Mayor, (Taxes), Cut 3 (:62) Folder 24
- Reel-to-reel tape labeled Shirley for Mayor, Two 60's, Copies 1 and 2 Folder 25
- Reel-to-reel tape labeled Shirley for Mayor, Two 60's, Copies 3 and 4 Box 2 Folder 26
Biographical Materials
- Biographical File Box 1 Folder 1
- Report Cards Box 2 Folder 33
- Salary Summaries Box 2 Folder 34
Correspondence
- Correspondence (1948-1968) Box 2 Folder 27
- Correspondence (1969-1970) Folder 28
- Correspondence (1971-1979) Folder 29
- Correspondence (1983-1985, undated) Folder 30
- Debate Medal Correspondence Folder 31
- Salary and Promotion-Related Correspondence Box 2 Folder 32
Honors And Awards
- Award Given by Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (1976 October 14) Box 5 Folder 138
- Award Given by the Piedmont Triad Council of Governments (1977) Folder 139
- Award Given by the City of Tucson, Arizona (1977 June 11) Folder 140
- Award Given by the North Carolina Association of Realtors (undated) Folder 141
- Award Given by Wendy's Old Fashioned Hamburgers (undated) Box 5 Folder 142
Pictorial Materials
- Debate Trip Slides, (1948-1984) Box 4 Folder 52
- Frank Shirley, Virgil Moorefield, Joe Mauney, Clare Ellen Francis and Kay Aarant, Debaters on Tour, 3x5 (circa 1952) Box 4 Folder 53
- Frank Shirley, Joe Hough and Carwile LeRoy, 8x10 (April 21, 1955) Folder 54
- Frank Shirley, Willy Mitchell, Virgil Moorefield and Joe Mauney, New York West Point Tournament, 3x5 (January, 1958) Folder 55
- High School Summer Debate Workshop, 8x10 (ca. 1960) Folder 56
- Frank Shirley and Jo Wetherby with Tau Kappa Alpha Document, 8x10 (1963) Folder 57
- Dr. Shirley, 2x3 and 8x2 (1968) Folder 58
- Frank Shirley and Don Schoomaker Roast, 6x8 (October 14, 1976) Folder 59
- Frank Shirley and Warren Carr Roast, 6x8 (October 14, 1976) Folder 60
- Mayor Frank Shirley and Fake Handshake, 5x7 (October 22, 1976) Folder 61
- Dr. and Mrs. Frank Shirley, 5x7, color (1980) Folder 62
- Frank Shirley, 2x5 (undated) Folder 63
- Frank Shirley and Ernestine Wilson, 2x2 (undated) Folder 64
- Frank Shirley and Ernestine Wilson, 2x2 (undated) Folder 65
- Frank Shirley and Unknown Others, 2x2 (undated) Folder 66
- Frank Shirley at Unknown Reception, 8x10 (undated) Folder 67
- Frank Shirley in his Office, 8x10 (undated) Folder 68
- Frank Shirley, Kidnapped!, 5x7 (undated) Folder 69
- Frank Shirley Signing Unknown Document, 5x7 (undated) Folder 70
- Frank Shirley with Students, 5x7 (undated) Folder 71
- Mayor Frank Shirley We The People, 8x10, Color (undated) Box 4 Folder 72
Professional and Research Files
- Article by David L. Smiley Box 4 Folder 79
- Sermons by Dr. J. Glenn Blackburn Folder 80
- Sermons by W. R. Cullom Folder 81
- Sermon by Ralph M. Harper Folder 82
- Sermons by Carlyle Marney Folder 83
- Sermons by Robert James McCracken Folder 84
- Sermon by Charles A. McGlon Folder 85
- Sermon by S. L. Morgan Folder 86
- Sermons by Unknown Authors Folder 87
- Southern Speech Association Folder 73
- Speech by Joe S. Stone (1963 June 7) Folder 88
- Urban Affairs Institute: By-Laws Folder 74
- Urban Affairs Institute: General Papers Folder 77
- Urban Affairs Institute: Meeting Agendas and Minutes (1968-1969) Folder 75
- Urban Affairs Institute: Meeting Agendas and Minutes (1970-1972) Folder 76
- Urban Affairs Institute: Youth Services Bureau Folder 78
- Wake Forest Baptist Church Family Night Series, The Christian Approach to Race Relations in the Light of the Teachings of Jesus, a Paper by Dr. J. Allen Easley, (1958 December 3) Folder 89
- Wake Forest Baptist Church Family Night Series, What Is Race? An Anthropological View, a Paper by Dr. E. Pendleton Banks, (1959 January 21) Folder 90
- Wake Forest Baptist Church Family Night Series, Race Relations in the South: A Social and Cultural View, a Paper by Dr. Clarence H. Patrick, (1959 February 4) Folder 91
- Zebulon Vance Box 4 Folder 92
Scrapbook Materials
- Mayoral Campaign, Bumper Stickers (circa 1970-1977) Box 4 Folder 93
- Mayoral Campaign, News Clippings (circa 1970-1977) Folder 94
- Mayoral Campaign, News Releases (circa 1970-1977) Folder 95
- Awards (circa 1970-1977) Folder 96
- Obituary materials Folder 97
- Personal News Clippings Box 4 Folder 98
Wake Forest College and University
- Class Notes, Education 261, Stagecraft Box 4 Folder 99
- Class Notes, English 13 Folder 100
- Class Notes, Fundamentals of Debate Folder 101
- Class Notes, German Vocabulary Folder 102
- Class Notes, History 553 Folder 103
- Class Notes, Speech 156, Oral Interpretation of Literature Folder 104
- Class Notes, Speech 354, British Public Address Folder 105
- Class Notes, Speech 401 Folder 106
- Class Notes, Speech 405, American Speakers Folder 107
- Class Notes, Speech 406 British Oratory Folder 108
- Class Notes, Speech 408, Forms of Address Folder 109
- Class Notes, Speech 429, Writing and Speech Folder 110
- Class Notes, Speech 502, Rhetoric Folder 111
- Class Notes, Modern Rhetoric Folder 112
- Class Notes, Public Speaking Folder 113
- Class Notes, Rhetoric Folder 114
- Class Notes, Unknown Class Folder 115
- Class Roll Book (1958-1959) Folder 116
- Class Roll Book (1960-1962) Folder 117
- Class Roll Book (1962-1963) Folder 118
- Class Roll Book (1963-1964) Folder 119
- Class Roll Book (1964-1965) Folder 120
- Class Roll Book (1966-1967) Folder 121
- Class Roll Book (1967-1968) Box 4 Folder 122
- Class Roll Book (1969-1970) Box 4 Folder 123
- Class Roll Book (1971-1972) Box 5 Folder 124
- Class Roll Book (1971-1973) Box 5 Folder 125
- Class Roll Book (1974-1975) Folder 126
- Class Roll Book (1976-1977) Folder 127
- Class Roll Book (1978-1980) Folder 128
- Class Roll Book (1980-1982) Folder 129
- Class Roll Book (1982-1984) Folder 130
- Class Roll Book, Summer I (undated) Folder 131
- Class Roll Book (undated) Folder 132
- Class Roll Book (undated) Folder 133
- Class Roll Book (undated) Folder 134
- Department of Speech, Expense Accounts, (1963-1964) Box 5 Folder 135
- Department of Speech, Faculty Roster, (1983-1984) Box 5 Folder 136
- Theatre Productions Box 5 Folder 137
Writings and Speeches
- Book reviews Box 2 Folder 35
- David Lloyd George, A Parliamentary Spokesman [paper] Box 2 Folder 36
- History of the Department of Speech Communication and Theatre Arts Folder 37[paper]
- Political Behavior Study Group Working Papers Folder 38
- Speeches, (1951-1970) Folder 39
- Speeches, (1971) Folder 40
- Speeches, (1972-1977) Folder 41
- Speeches, (undated) Folder 42
- "The Problem of Stuttering" paper Folder 43
- Zebulon Vance, "Spokesman of the Old North State," paper Folder 44
- Zebulon Vance, Tarheel Spokesman, book photocopy Folder 45
- Zebulon Vance, Tarheel Spokesman, Chapters 1-4, manuscript Folder 46
- Zebulon Vance, Tarheel Spokesman, Chapters 5-6, 8-9, manuscript Folder 47
- Zebulon Vance, Tarheel Spokesman, various chapters Folder 48
- Zebulon Vance, Tarheel Spokesman, broadside Box 3 Folder 49
- Zebulon Vance, Tarheel Spokesman, draft broadside Box 3 Folder 50
- Zebulon Vance, Tarheel Spokesman, incomplete broadside Box 3 Folder 51

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