Registrar's Office Records
The University Registrar office manages student enrollment, status, and course schedules. Prior to University administrative rearrangement in the middle of the twentieth century, the Registrar was involved in student and university finances and donations to the University in addition to courses and student grades. Materials in this collection include administrative annual reports, course registration booklets, diplomas, finance ledgers and reports, enrollment and demographic reports, and summer school bulletins and course materials. A small number of materials related to graduate schools are also included.
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Summary Information
- Repository
- Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives
- Title
- Registrar's Office Records
- Date
- 1872-2014 (inclusive)
- Extent
- 10.32 linear feet / 19 document boxes, 2 oversize document boxes, 1 flat box
- ID
- RG20.0
Biographical and Historical Note
The University Registrar office manages student enrollment, status, and course schedules. Prior to University administrative rearrangement in the middle of the twentieth century, the Registrar was involved in student and university finances and donations to the University in addition to courses and student grades.
As of 2015, the Office of the University Registrar serves the WFU academic community and reports to the Provost. The office's mission statement states "Our principal responsibility is to ensure the accuracy, integrity, and security of student academic records/data and to provide various record services."
Collection Overview
These records document the work of the Registrar's Office at Wake Forest University. Since Registrar duties were once much broader than they are at present, the records that document these duties are diverse. Materials in this collection include annual reports from the Registrar, the president, and other sources; course registration booklets; diplomas; endowment and fundraising ledgers, notes, and related records; enrollment and demographic statistical reports; financial reports; and summer school bulletins and course materials. A small number of materials related to graduate schools are also included.
Collection Arrangement
This collection is organized into four series: 1. Course-related materials; 2. Financial materials; 3. Publications; and 4. Reports, statistics, and subject files.
Administrative Information
- Publication Information
- Finding aid prepared by Stephanie Bennett, 2015
- Revision Description
- Revised by Riley Richards, 2018
- Access Restrictions
- Collection is open for researchers with the exception of some materials in Series 3, Financial materials. These are closed to access for 75 years from the date of creation due to privacy restrictions. Please consult Special Collections and Archives for more information or if you are unsure about what items are currently closed to 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
- Registrar's Office Records (RG 20.0), Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC, USA.