Studying Winston-Salem
- Collections Held by ZSR / SCA Regarding Winston-Salem
- Salem, NC – Moravian History, Decorative Arts, and Material Culture
- Winston, NC and Winston-Salem, NC History
- African American/Black Communities
- African American Churches in Winston-Salem
- Winston-Salem Baptist Churches: Records / Digital Collections held at ZSR/SCA @ Wake Forest
- Digital Collections
- Publications and Periodical
- Oral History Projects
- Archives, Libraries, Museums
- Colleges and Universities
- Architecture of Winston-Salem
- Notable Citizens
- Notable Businesses
- Cultural Events in Winston-Salem
- Local History Organizations
- Books About Winston-Salem
Collections Held by ZSR / SCA Regarding Winston-Salem
- Howell Smith Oral History Recordings
- Irving E. Carlyle Papers
- Joseph Conrad Watkins, Jr. Papers
- Lloyd Winchell Biebigheiser Papers
- Marshall C. Kurfees Papers
- Office of the President, Thomas K. Hearn, Jr. Records
- Rufus Walter Dalton, Jr. Papers
- Samuel Spach Dalton
- Winston-Salem Civic Music Association
Salem, NC – Moravian History, Decorative Arts, and Material Culture
- Anne P. and Thomas A. Gray Library
- Fries Woolen Mill Diary – 1840-1842
- Historic Bethania
- Moravian Archives
- Moravian Music Foundation
- Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts (MESDA)
- Museum of Understanding & Storytelling & Engagement (MUSE)
- North Carolina Collection (Forsyth Co. Public Library)
- The North Carolina Enterprise Salem, NC newspaper
- Old Salem Museum and Gardens
- The Stories of Bethabara’s Enslaved. Historic Bethabara Park
- Town of Salem History 1763 to 1913
Winston, NC and Winston-Salem, NC History
- Abbreviated History of Winston-Salem
- City of Winston-Salem History 1913 to 2018
- Forsyth County History – NC Room / Forsyth County Public Library
- The Hidden History of Winston-Salem
- Hotel Robert E. Lee Collection
- Local History – NC Room / Forsyth County Public Library
- Town of Winston History 1849 to 1913
- The Winston-Salem Civic Music Association
African American/Black Communities
- Blacks in Winston-Salem: A Past Overlooked
- Happy Hill Neighborhood
- Hidden Town Project (Salem, NC)
- Patrick, Clarence H. “Lunch-Counter Desegregation in Winston-Salem North Carolina.” Wake Forest College. July 25, 1960.
- Winston-Salem African American Archive
African American Churches in Winston-Salem
Winston-Salem Baptist Churches: Records / Digital Collections held at ZSR/SCA @ Wake Forest
- Ardmore Baptist Church (Winston-Salem, NC) records
- Becks Baptist Church (Winston-Salem, N.C.) records
- Brown Memorial Baptist Church (Winston-Salem, N.C.) records
- Calvary Baptist Church (Winston-Salem, N.C.) records
- College Park Baptist Church (Winston-Salem, N.C.) records
- Glenn View Baptist Church (Winston-Salem, N.C.) records
- New Friendship Baptist Church (Winston-Salem, N.C.) records
- Oaklawn Baptist Church (Winston-Salem, N.C.) records
- Old Town Baptist Church (Winston-Salem, N.C.) records
- Peace Haven Baptist Church (Winston-Salem, NC) records
- Southside Baptist Church (Winston-Salem, N.C.) records
- Temple Baptist Church (Winston-Salem, N.C.) records
- Unity Baptist Church (Winston-Salem, N.C.) records
- Waughtown Baptist Church (Winston-Salem, N.C.) records
- Winston-Salem First Baptist Church (Winston-Salem, N.C.) records
Digital Collections
- African American Education (Winston-Salem), State Archives of North Carolina
- Digital Forsyth
- Digital NC: Winston-Salem (Directories, 1879-1963)
- The Mirror of Winston-Salem (Wake Forest University)
- Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps, Forsyth County, 1885-1950 (Library of Congress)
- Genealogy & History Databases – NC Room – Forsyth Co. Public Library
- North Carolina Digital Heritage Center – NC Digital Heritage Center includes American Association of University Women – Winston-Salem Chapter; Atkins High School & Columbia Heights High School Class Photographs (1929-1965) (hanging at Malloy/Jordan); League of Women Voters – Winston-Salem Chapter; Memorial Industrial School; Winston-Salem Junior League; and Women’s Club
- UNC School of the Arts Digital Collections
Publications and Periodical
- The Enterprise (Library of Congress)
- The Evening Star (Library of Congress)
- Navigating Jim Crow: The Green Book and Oasis Spaces in North Carolina (North Carolina Green Book Project)
- The Mirror of Winston-Salem (1924- ) (Wake Forest)
- The North Carolina Enterprise Salem, NC newspaper (Library of Congress)
- People’s Press (1851-1892) (Wake Forest)
- Winston-Salem Chronicle (Weekly African American newspaper est. 1974)
- Winston Salem Journal and Sentinel (Library of Congress)
- Winston-Salem Magazine (1984- ) (Wake Forest University)
- The Winston-Salem Sentinel (Library of Congress)
Oral History Projects
- Martin Luther King (visited WS in October 11, 1962) (Wake Forest)
- MUSE Winston-Salem oral histories (including interviews with Reynolds factory workers, African Americans, and veterans)
- Sylvia Sprinkle-Hamlin Interview
Archives, Libraries, Museums
- Historic Bethabara Park
- Moravian Archives
- Museum of Understanding & Storytelling & Engagement (MUSE)
- Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts (MESDA)
- North Carolina Collection (Forsyth Co. Public Library)
- Old Salem Museum and Gardens
- Reynolda House Estate Archives & Library
- Southeastern Center of Contemporary Art
- Wake Forest University’s Z Smith Reynolds Library
- University of North Carolina School of the Arts
Colleges and Universities
- Piedmont University Center Papers
- Salem College and Salem College Archives
- Salem College and Academy
- University of North Carolina School for the Arts
- Wake Forest University and Wake Forest ZSR Special Collections & Archives
- Wake Forest Law School and Collections
- Winston-Salem State University and WWSU Archives
Architecture of Winston-Salem
- Fredrick Law Olmsted Letters
- Graylyn Estate Collection
- Reynolda House Museum of American Art Records
- Local Architecture in Winston-Salem
Notable Citizens
- Agnew Hunter Bahnson
- Bowman Gray
- Fredrick Fries Bahnson
- Graylyn Estate Collection
- John Wesley Hanes
- Maya Angelou
- Pleasant Henderson Hanes
- Kathryn Smith Reynolds Johnston
- Richard Joshua Reynolds – books also within Wake Forest University ZSR/SCA holdings
- Richard J. and Katherine Smith Reynolds
Notable Businesses
- Bahnson Company
- Goody’s Headache Powder
- Hanes Brands
- NC Mutual Life Insurance Company
- Nissen Wagon Works
- Piedmont Airlines
- RJ Reynolds Tobacco Co.
- Texas Pete Hot Sauce
- The Textile Industry and Winston-Salem
- The Tobacco Industry and Winston-Salem
- Security Life and Trust Co / Integon Corp.
- Wachovia Bank
- Winston-Salem Southbound Railway
Cultural Events in Winston-Salem
- BOOKMARKS Book Festival
- Hispanic League
- NC Black Repertory Company / National Black Theatre Festival (NBTF)
- Piedmont Craftsman’s Fair
- RiverRun International Film Festival
- Winston-Salem Delta Fine Arts
Local History Organizations
- Forsyth County Genealogical Society
- Kernersville Historic Preservation Society
- Lewisville Historical Society
- Wachovia Historical Society
- Walkertown Historical Society
Books About Winston-Salem
- Architectural Guide to Winston-Salem by NC Chapter of the American Institute of Architects
- Art and Attitudes by Josephine Eleanor Hayden
- The Browning of the New South by Jennifer A. Jones
- From Tobacco to Technology: Reshaping Winston-Salem for the 21st Century by Frank M. Elliott
- The Last Days of Big Grassy Fork by Hunter James
- Making History: February 23, 1960, Winston-Salem, NC by Bryan G. MacLeod
- Manufacturers in Winston-Salem/Forsyth County by Greater WS Chamber of Commerce
- The Miracle on Hawthorne Hill – A history of the Medical Center of Bowman Gray School of Medicine of Wake Forest University and the NC Baptist Hospital by Manson Meads and Katherine Davis
- The Museum Of Early Southern Decorative Arts by Sue Stitt
- The Museum Of Early Southern Decorative Arts: A Collection of Southern Furniture, Paintings, Ceramics, Textiles, and Metalware by Jan G. Hind and Bradford L. Rauschenberg
- Winston-Salem by Molly Rawls
- Winston-Salem’s Architectural Heritage by Heather Fearnbach
- The Winston-Salem Journal: Magnolia Trees and Pulitzer Prizes by Frank Tursi
- Winston-Salem, North Carolina, in 1901: The Queen City of the Great Piedmont Section. Trade Centre, Tobacco Centre, Manufacturing Centre, Railroad Centre, Educational Centre by William A. Blair (1901)