Wallace Barger Goebel Papers
Goebel was an alumnus of Wake Forest College, a professor of history and political science, and an archivist with the National Archives and Records Service. The collection contains biographical information, correspondence with his mother and family friends, research and notes regarding the American Revolution, the War of 1812, the textile industry, and student papers.
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Summary Information
- Repository
- Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives
- Title
- Wallace Barger Goebel Papers
- Creator
- Goebel, Wallace Barger, 1903-1968
- Date
- 1925-1964 (inclusive)
- Extent
- 1.5 linear feet / 1 record carton
- ID
- MS410
Biographical and Historical Note
Wallace Barger Goebel was born on December 15, 1903. He earned degrees from Wake Forest College (1925) and Duke University; a professor of history and political science at Rutherford Junior College (1926-1928) and the University of Florida (1929-1935); and later an archivist with the National Archives and Records Service, the predecessor of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). Goebel passed away on September 23, 1968. He was married to Miriam McKinstry Goebel and they are buried together in Gainesville, Florida.
Wake Forest has a scholarship in Goebel's name. The Wallace Barger Goebel Scholarship is based on ability and need, with first preference to a student interested in literature, second preference to a student interested in history, and third preference to a student enrolled in the premedical program.
Sources: May, Rebecca Petersen. "Featured Collection: Fries Woolen Mill Diary (MS39)," Here @ ZSR, 2012 August 6. Available at https://zsr.wfu.edu/2012/featured-collection-fries-woolen-mill-diary-ms39/
Collection Overview
His papers consist of biographical information, correspondence with his mother and family friends, notes on the American Revolution, the War of 1812, the U.S. textile industry, and other subjects, and student term papers, apparently from the University of Florida, 1929-1935, and Rutherford Junior College, 1926-1928.
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- Publication Information
- Finding aid prepared by Processed by: John Woodard; machine-readable finding aid created by Apex, 2004
- Revision Description
- Revised by Stephanie Bennett, 2017 December
- 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
- Wallace Barger Goebel Papers (MS410), Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA.