Lloyd Winchell Biebigheiser Papers
Lloyd Winchell Biebigheiser (1884-1961) was an architect and designer. Biebigheiser was hired by architect Jens Fredrik Larson to design ornamental features of Wake Forest College's Winston-Salem Reynolda campus. Biebigheiser also documented the progress of the construction with more than 500 slide photographs, 1951-1956, of campus construction. This collection also contains a small amount of born-digital images of Biebigheiser family photographs.
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Summary Information
- Repository
- Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives
- Title
- Lloyd Winchell Biebigheiser Papers
- Creator
- Biebigheiser, Lloyd Winchell, 1884-1961
- Date
- circa 1950-1969 (inclusive)
- Extent
- 0.71 linear feet / 8 slide boxes,
- ID
- MS549
Biographical and Historical Note
Lloyd Winchell Biebigheiser (1884-1961) was an architect and designer trained in the Beaux Arts tradition. Biebigheiser was hired by architect Jens Fredrik Larson to design the ornamental features, such as lighting fixtures and chandeliers, stone and wood carvings, and wrought iron designs, for Wake Forest College's new Winston-Salem campus.
Collection Overview
Biebigheiser documented the progress of Wake Forest campus construction with more than 500 slide photographs. Beginning with the groundbreaking ceremony in 1951 and ending with the first Convocation on the new campus in 1956, this collection provides a photographic history of Reynolda campus construction through its color slides. This collection also contains a small amount of born-digital images of Biebigheiser family photographs. All the Biebigheiser images can be found online at Lloyd Winchell Biebigheiser Collection.
Administrative Information
- Publication Information
- Finding aid prepared by Processed by Stephanie Bennett, 2018 July
- Access Restrictions
- Collection is open for researchers.
- Copyright Notice
- The nature of the WFU Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives means that copyright or other information about restrictions may be difficult or even impossible to determine despite reasonable efforts. The Archives and Special Collections of ZSR Library claims only physical ownership of most materials. The materials from our collections are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study, pursuant to the U.S. Copyright Law. The user must assume full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Any materials used for academic research or otherwise should be fully credited with the source.
- Preferred Citation
- Lloyd Winchell Biebigheiser Papers (MS549), Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC, USA.