General University Organizations. Oral History Office Records
Wake Forest University's Oral History Project was undertaken by retired professor A. Lewis Aycock at the request of President James Ralph Scales. From 1970-1977, Aycock interviewed alumni, retired faculty and staff, and family members of former professors. Materials in this collection include correspondence and research, interview transcripts, biographical materials, and writings and speeches. Project finances and some of Aycock's personal materials are also included.
Biographical and Historical Note
Wake Forest University's Oral History Project was undertaken by retired art and English professor A. Lewis Aycock at the request of President James Ralph Scales. From 1970-1977, Aycock interviewed alumni, retired faculty and staff, and family members of former professors. The offical Oral History Association defines this as a method for gathering historical information in oral form, usually on tape. Scales wanted a recording from every living retired faculty member and other members of the Wake Forest community, as well as artifacts related to the institution's history. There are still oral history projects ongoing at the university today, including oral histories undertaken by Special Collections and Archives staff.
Collection Overview
This collection documents the Oral History Project conducted by Lewis Aycock. Materials include general correspondence, correspondence about tapes in progress, manuscripts and transcripts of interviews by and about various professors, biographical materials related to the professors, writings and speeches of some professors, project finnances, and some of Aycock's personal materials. A button from the groundbreaking ceremony of the Reynolda campus is also included.
Controlled Access Headings
Personal Names
Administrative Information
- Publication Information
- Processed by Meg Campbell and Stephanie Bennett, 2021 October
- Conditions Governing Access
- This collection is open for use.
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- Preferred Citation
- General University Organizations. Oral History Office Records (RG13.1), Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA.