Publications. Old Gold and Black Records
The Old Gold and Black is WFU's student-run newspaper, named after the school's colors. The newspaper was founded in 1916 and is published every Thursday during the school year with the exception of school holidays and exam weeks. This collection includes fliers, an article, promotional materials, an index, and issues of the paper.
Biographical and Historical Note
The Old Gold and Black (OGB) is the student-run newspaper of Wake Forest University, named after the school's colors. The newspaper was founded in 1916 and is published every Thursday during the school year with the exception of school holidays and exam weeks. The OGB's office is located on the fifth floor of the Benson University Center on Wake Forest's main campus. Each paper has four main sections: news, opinion, sports, and life. Each section is managed by an editor and assistant editors. They are all under the leadership of an editor-in-chief and managing editors for print and online.
Collection Overview
This collection documents the Old Gold and Black staff and publication. Materials include fliers, an article, promotional items, an index, and issues of the paper.
Administrative Information
- Publication Information
- Processed by Olivia Field and Riley Richards, 2018 March
- Revision Description
- Revised by Finley Turner, Ashelee Gerald Hill, 2018 December, 2019 October
- Revision Description
- Revised by Meg Campbell, new materials added, 2024 April
- Access Restrictions
- This collection is open for use.
- 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
- Publications. Old Gold and Black Records (RG7.2), Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC, USA.