• George Washington’s Mount Vernon, a Women’s Crusade and the Biblical Recorder

  The beloved home of George Washington almost slipped away from American tradition when the death of his great nephew who had inherited the farm and house at Mount Vernon left a desperate widow, Jane Washington, trying to sell the first presidential home in our country’s history. It was in derelict condition and in dire need […]

• Wayne Oates, Christian Psychology and World War II

  Wayne Oates is well known in Christian evangelical circles as the pioneer in Christian Psychology and the field of Christian Counseling. He explored how the study of human psychology fit into historic Christian theology and authored multiple books in this field now commanded by best selling authors like Gary Chapman (also once a Wake Forest […]

• Updating Buildings & Roads

  This blog post was written by Special Collections & Archives Student Assistant Anne Jones ’26. Since the fall of 2025, Meg Campbell (’25) and I (Anne Jones) have been editing, organizing, and updating the “Buildings & Roads of Wake Forest University” guide. The original project was made by former student employee John Walsh (’14) who […]

  

• Wake Up to Zines: Celebrating Zines & Zine Pedagogy at Wake Forest

  On Friday, April 24th join us for a day celebrating creativity and zines! Whether you are a student looking to win prizes or a faculty/staff member looking to to learn more about zines, we have an event for you. We are excited to host two events: Zine Fest! When: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Where: […]

• SCA Deacs Day of Giving–March 19, 2026

  A special shoutout and thank you to our donors for the Deacs Day of Giving, who contributed nearly $1700 to Special Collections & Archives: Welborn Alexander Virginia Charest Barry & Margaret Clendenin Jeffrey Paul Hogg Amanda Jones Timothy Pitman Joel Rivera Kevin Sutton Mary Tribble Steven Wright Their gift (and yours, it’s never too late) […]

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