Academic Departments. History Department. St. Benedict's Oral Histories Records
Finding Aid & Inventory
The St. Benedict's Oral History Program, a project of Wake Forest University's history department, aimed to document the history of St. Benedict the Moor Catholic Church during the spring semester of 2015. This collection includes interview transcripts and other materials pertaining to meetings and the church's anniversary.
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Biographical and Historical Note
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.
Collection Overview
This collection includes interview transcripts, meeting materials, and a church directory. The collection spans 1941-2015.
Collection Inventory
- Anniversary materials (circa 1941-2015) box 1 folder 6
- History Committee meeting materials and collection development policy (2014-2015) box 1 folder 4
- Interview list and compact discs (2015-2015) box 1 folder 1
- Interview transcripts (2015-2015) box 1 folder 2-3
- Membership directory and history (circa 2010) box 1 folder 5
Summary Information
- Repository
- Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives
- Title
- Academic Departments. History Department. St. Benedict's Oral Histories Records
- ID
- RG16.12.4
- Date [inclusive]
- 1941-2015
- Quantity
- 1 half-document box
- Extent
- 0.21 Linear Feet
Administrative Information
- Publication Information
- Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives, 2018 March 23
- 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.
- Preferred Citation
- 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.