Ephemera Collection
MS880
Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives
English
5.63
Linear Feet
1 half-document box, 1 legal-sized document box, 1 oversize box, 1 panoramic box
1800
2014
circa 1800-2014
The Ephemera Collection contains various items, mostly paper records, related to American and North Carolinan history.
Collection Overview
The Collection of Ephemera contains materials that document American, especially North Carolinian, history. This collection is arranged into two series: Series 1. General materials, and Series 2. North Carolina materials. Many items, but not all, are related to Wake Forest College or alumni of the College and University.
Sensitive Materials
This collection contains materials related to enslavement and war crimes. Proceed with care.
Preferred Citation
Ephemera Collection (MS880), Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC, 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.
General materialsAnimal remedy recipes18001899circa 1800-189914Commercial newspaper clippings from the Northeast18101819circa 1810-181913"A Funeral Discourse" by Joh[n]18001899circa 1800-189916Hawkins, Gary: <part>Joe</part> film script201211"Negroes in Our Modern History" clippings book, created by Gladys Louise Whitworth194426Niece, Don. <part>Two Years Around the World: A Travelogue in Letter Form, February 11, 1955-April 5, 1957</part> manuscriptcirca 1957112"Our money floats what the military scraps" poster from <part>motive</part>19651972circa 1965-19721Sours, Philip: writing and mathematics practice notebook1832183322-3Spratt, Daphne: Japanese War Crimes tribunal observations and related materials (class of 1930)1946194721"Ten Steps to Ruin" ad for the "The Informer" and "Deacon Giles' Distillery" by George B. Cheever19001919circa 1900-191931U.S. Department of Defense evasion chart, covering Iraq, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, and Syria2002 August32U.S. President inauguration: "Historic Points of Interest" pamphlets and parade program190219051902, 1905120U.S. President inauguration: inauguration ribbons (3)19021905circa 1902, 190531North Carolina materialsBetts, William: Letter to R. Amos, Ayersville, Stokes County, regarding prices for enslaved people185818581858 August 612Hosiery and fashion mill prospectus and industry reports19341939circa 1934-193925N.C. home photograph: Battersea, home of Alice Duggar, related to Confederate solider Reuben Vaughn Kidd, Charlotteundated121N.C. home photograph: Hawthorne, home of Louise Browder, possibly Charlottecirca 1898122N.C. National Guard "Roster" booklet1916 October 15111Postcards: Winston-Salem, N.C., buildings and points of interest19091948circa 1909-194817Postcards: Industry19551956circa 1955-195618Postcards: Wake Forest and Salem College campuses19501959circa 1950s19Postcard: Wake Forest College (Wake Forest, N.C.)1938110R. J. Reynolds Whitaker Park Cigarette Plant souvenir bookletcirca 1961119Renegade Ninja Cowgirls (Winston-Salem, N.C.) signs and background information20012014circa 2001, 20144Rhinoceros tail hair with note about its collection at Colonel March's, Davidson County, N.C.undated123Withers, Nannie Willie (1878-1970): biography, remembrances, and "Table Talk" article1893197015