Special Collections & Archives

Edwin Graves Wilson is Professor Emeritus of English and Provost Emeritus of Wake Forest University, as well as a former Dean of the College. This collection documents Wilson's work as a college professor and Dean of the College, as well as personal materials through 1968. Material types in the collection include clippings, correspondence, legal documents, meeting agendas and minutes, memorandums, pamphlets, programs, publications, and reports. A small amount of materials document Wilson's high school and college years, as well as his U.S. Navy service. Selected digitized materials from both Edwin G. Wilson record collections are available through Special Collections and Archives' .

Elizabeth Phillips was a native North Carolinian and worked as an English and Women's Studies professor at as one of the university's first full-time women professors. This collection contains papers, photographs, and memorabilia from both her personal and professional work. The bulk of this collection is her writings, including her research and notes for many of her works. Also included is correspondence, subject files, biographical and early life materials, course materials, and professional materials.

Edwin Graves Wilson was Professor Emeritus of English and Provost Emeritus of Wake Forest University, as well as a former dean of the College. This collection documents Wilson's work from the point of his selection as first Provost of the College in 1968 through later periods as Vice President of Special Projects and Provost Emeritus. Materials represented in the collection include audiovisual recordings of speeches and public appearances, clippings, correspondence, memorandums, meeting agendas and minutes, pamphlets, programs, and reports. Realia items include NCAA and ACC championship rings and watches, a puzzle related to a party for Dr. Maya Angelou, buttons, plaques awarded to Wilson, a custom painted football, and other Wake Forest memorabilia. Selected digitized materials from both Edwin G. Wilson record collections are available through Special Collections and Archives' .