The St. Benedict's Oral Histories records capture the history of St. Benedict the Moor Catholic Church in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The project documents the history of St. Benedict's through oral histories conducted during the Spring 2015 semester by undergraduate and graduate students. These oral histories are housed electronically in Special Collections and Archives, Z. Smith Reynolds Library. The oral history project was conducted by Dr. Michele Gillespie, History professor, and Tanya Zanish-Belcher, Archivist and Director of Special Collections, with the assistance of students in the Honors History 391 course and graduate students from the Documentary Film Program.
This collection includes interview transcripts, meeting materials, a bulletin, and a church directory. The collection spans 1941-2016.
Academic Departments. History Department. St. Benedict's oral Histories Records (RG16.12.4), Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC, USA.
This collection is open for use.
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