RG15.1University Archives Scrapbooks Collection circa 1893-1944, 4 linear feetProcessed by Stephanie BennettZ. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives
PO Box 7777Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27109http://zsr.wfu.edu/special/
2021 JuneRG15.1
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University Archives Scrapbooks Collection RG15.1 Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives English 4 Linear Feet 3 oversize boxes, 1 half-document box 1893 1944 circa 1893-1944 The University has gathered a number of scrapbooks that memorialize University events and places. Some of the items in the collection appear to have been created and maintained by the University News Bureau, which later was known as the University News Service and Wake Forest News, part of the Communications and External Relations team. Historical Note

Wake Forest University was started in February 1834 as Wake Forest Manual Labor Institute and became Wake Forest College under the guidance of its first president Samuel Wait. In 1950, then College President Harold W. Tribble broke ground on the Winston-Salem campus, also known as the Reynolda campus.

Collection Overview

The scrapbooks in this collection document University events, places, and people associated with the University due to alumni status or work status. Some of the items in the collection appear to have been created and maintained by the University News Bureau, which later was known as the University News Service and Wake Forest News, part of the Communications and External Relations team.

Preferred Citation

University Archives Scrapbooks Collection (RG15.1), Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA.

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.

Clippings scrapbook and loose clippings18931901circa 1893-19011University News Bureau clippings scrapbook and loose clippings19351939circa 1935-19392University News Bureau clippings scrapbook and loose clippings19381940circa 1938-19403"Wake Forest Men in Second World War" scrapbook194119444