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