Coy Cornelius Carpenter Papers
Coy C. Carpenter was an alumnus of Wake Forest College (1922), professor of pathology (1926-1967), and Dean (1935-1963) and Vice President (1963-1967) at the WFU School of Medicine, then known as the Bowman Gray School of Medicine. His papers consists of biographical information, newspaper clippings, a copy of his book A Story of Wake Forest and Memoirs of the Author, and materials from his memorial service.
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Summary Information
- Repository
- Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives
- Title
- Coy Cornelius Carpenter Papers
- Creator
- Carpenter, Coy Cornelius, 1900-1971
- Date
- 1951-1971 (inclusive)
- Extent
- 0.21 linear feet / 1 half-document box
- ID
- MS380
Biographical and Historical Note
Coy C. Carpenter was born April 24, 1900, and died November 7, 1971. He was an alumnus of Wake Forest College (1922), professor of pathology (1926-1967), the first Dean of the medical school (1936-1963), and then Vice President at the WFU School of Medicine (1963-1967). The medical school, now the WFU School of Medicine, was originally known as the Bowman Gray School of Medicine. Carpenter was married to Dorothy Mitten Carpenter, 1904-2007.
Collection Overview
This collection contains biographical information, newspaper clippings, writings including "A Story of Wake Forest and Memoirs of the Author," and items from his memorial service, held on November 9, 1971. Some of his writings have been catalogued separately.
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
- Coy Cornelius Carpenter Papers (MS380), Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA.