Inventory of the Library Record Group, Director's Office, Merrill Gray Berthrong

RG5.1.3

This collection includes academic department files, annual reports, correspondence, subject files, literary productions, library and campus memoranda, memorials, personnel files, reports, and statistics from Merrill Gray Berthrong's term as Director of the Z. Smith Reynolds Library (1964-89.)Correspondents include William C. Archie, Terry Sanford, James R. Scales, Harold W. Tribble, Irving E. Carlyle, Jasper L. Memory, and Nancy Susan Reynolds.

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Summary Information

Repository
Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives
Title
Library Record Group, Director's Office, Merrill Gray Berthrong
Creator
Berthrong, Merrill Gray
Date
1964-1989 (inclusive)
Extent
7.56 linear feet / 18 letter boxes
ID
RG5.1.3

Biographical and Historical Note

Merrill Gray Berthrong was Director of the Z. Smith Reynolds Library from 1964-89.

Collection Overview

This collection provides insight into the history of both the Z. Smith Reynolds Library and Wake Forest University as a whole. In particular, it shows Wake Forest's efforts over time to meet the demands of a changing student body and faculty. It includes academic department files, annual reports, correspondence, subject files, literary productions, library and campus memoranda, memorials, personnel files, reports, and statistics from Merrill Gray Berthrong's term as Director of the Z. Smith Reynolds Library (1964-89.) Correspondents include Wake Forest notables, William C. Archie, Terry Sanford, James R. Scales, Harold W. Tribble, Irving E. Carlyle, Jasper L. Memory, and Nancy Susan Reynolds.

Collection Arrangement

Organized into seven series: Series 1. Academic Departments; Series 2. Correspondence; Series 3. General Files: Part 1; Series 4. Writing; Series 5. Memoranda; Series 6. General Files: Part 2; Series 7. Personnel. Within each series, materials are arranged alphabetically then chronologically.

Administrative Information

Publication Information
Finding aid prepared by Processed by: John Woodard; machine-readable finding aid created by Apex. Revised by: Martha Fulton., 2004, Revised 2014
Access Restrictions
Collection is open for research. Permission to use these records must be obtained from the office of record. 
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
Library Record Group, Director's Office, Merrill Gray Berthrong, RG5.1.3, Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA. 

Collection Inventory

  • Academic Departments
    • Annual Reports
    • Baptist Librarians' Annual Meetings
    • Budgets
  • Correspondence
  • General Files: Part 1
    • Faculty Library Planning Committee Meetings
    • Gifts
    • Library Materials Allocations
    • Library Orientation
    • Library Self Study Committee
  • Writings
    • Berthrong, Merrill Gray
  • Memoranda
    • Campus
      • President
    • Library
      • Directives To Staff
  • General Files: Part 2
    • Memorials
  • Personnel
    • Job Applications
    • Library Employees
      • Time and Attendance Reports
    • Memoranda
    • Professional Librarians,
    • Questionnaires Answered
    • Reports and Statistics, Cataloging and Acquisition
    • Reports and Statistics. Circulation and Reference
    • Senate Meetings
    • Southeastern Library Network (SOLINET)
    • Wake Forest College/University
      • Trustees