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The following was written by Ethan Cline, who recently completed his Capstone project with ZSR’s Special Collections and Archives. Ethan is currently pursuing his Master’s in Library and Information Science (MLIS) at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. His project here at ZSR covered the process of creating a digital collection–digitization, metadata creation, ingest... Continue reading “Digitizing the Samuel and Sarah Wait Papers” ›
Lasting approximately 8 years, it’s fair to say that the digitization of the NC Baptist Church and Association Files Collection has been a monumental project—turning thousands of historical records into a digital resource for researchers and the broader public. We began digitization in late-2017 with the goal to preserve the rich history of over 7,300... Continue reading “From Boxes to Bytes: Digitizing the NC Baptist Church and Association Files Collection” ›
ZSR Special Collections and Archives is excited to announce the addition of several new manuscript transcriptions to our digital collection, including over 200 pages of early Wake Forest College Board of Trustee Minutes, 1834-1871. Others include the First Treasurer’s Book and an Index to Accounts. Check out this sample: We definitely don’t tackle all this... Continue reading “Transcription From the Page – Want to Help?” ›
We have more great additions to our Digital Collections, as we near closer to our 100 collections milestone. Here are our latest collections currently available. David Allen Hills Collection David Allen Hills was a professor of psychology at Wake Forest University. He received his bachelor’s degree in English at the University of Kansas in Lawrence,... Continue reading “New Selections from the Digital Collections” ›
Since our last update, we’ve reached the milestone of 80,000 items within our Digital Collections, following the addition of several new digital collections and more items added to our established collections. The following are our most recent collections we’ve made available online. Curt D. Baum Family Collection Curt D. Baum was a Jewish boy of... Continue reading “New Digital Collections, Come See!” ›
Over the past months, we have added a variety of digital collections to our site, as well as adding new materials to established collections. As a result, we are happy to have recently surpassed 70,000 items within our digital collections. Here are some of our most recent additions. Interdisciplinary Performance and the Liberal Arts Center... Continue reading “ZSR Digital Collections: More to Explore” ›
In Special Collections & Archives (SCA), we are continually focused on the discovery process and providing better and streamlined access to our many collections and materials. In 2016, we decided to create a historical timeline for Wake Forest, capturing the events and individuals from our past. In the process of creating our Historical Timeline, we... Continue reading “The Role of Transparency in the Archives” ›
The Baptist Church and Association Files is ZSR’s next major digital collection on the horizon. Currently in production, this will be the newest addition to our growing online treasury of resources covering the history of Baptist churches and Baptist church associations in North Carolina. As one of the more heavily used resources within ZSR’s Special Collections... Continue reading “Digitizing the Baptist Church and Association Files Collection” ›
Have you checked out our growing University Archives Photograph Collection within our online Digital Collections? We have added hundreds of historic Wake Forest images illustrating the university’s rich past. Recently added images cover Wake Forest presidents, alumni, special events, notable visitors to the campus, and our very own Z. Smith Reynolds Library. Since the Spring 2017... Continue reading “Browsing the University Archives Photograph Collection” ›
ZSR’s Duke Tobacco Company Cigarette Cards digital collection was recently added to the Deeply Rooted shared digital collection project, spearheaded by the Association of Southeastern Research Libraries (ASERL). We submitted the Duke Tobacco Company Cigarette Cards last month following ASERL’s call for content. This collaborative effort consists of “primary source research materials describing economic, technological,... Continue reading “Duke Tobacco Company Cigarette Cards added to Deeply Rooted” ›