Biographical and Historical Note

Special Collections and Archives in the Z. Smith Reynolds Library maintains the University Archives, manuscript collections, a rare book collection, and the North Carolina Baptist Historical Collection. The University Archives collects, describes, preserves and exhibits university records that contain historical, administrative, legal, or fiscal value. The records include documentation of the student experience, departmental records, and the papers of faculty and alumni.

Collection Overview

This collection documents the work of the Special Collections and Archives department and its personnel. Materials include annual reports, consultant reports, grant documentation and planning files, newspaper clippings, exhibit and related items, announcements, and promotional items.

Collection Inventory

• Administrative materials (1978-2020, undated)
  • Annual reports  (1984-1995) box 1 folder 12
  • Annual reports   (1996-2001) box 1 folder 13
  • Annual reports   (2004-2008) box 1 folder 14
  • Annual report  (2014-2015) box 1 folder 6
  • Consultants Reports   (2001-2009) box 2 folder 6
  • Digital Forsyth grant materials   (2004) box 2 folder 1
  • Digital Forsyth grant materials   (2004) box 1 folder 25
  • Digital Forsyth meeting materials and "Winston-Salem Monthly" magazine   (2008-2009) box 1 folder 24
  • Digital Forsyth project planning materials   (2006) box 1 folder 27
  • Digital Forsyth project planning materials   (2006) box 1 folder 26
  • End of year announcement  (undated ) box 1 folder 10
  • Newspaper article regarding the department  (2002) box 1 folder 7
  • Old Gold and Black article regarding COVID-era work  (2020) box 2 folder 5
  • Records management and department history   (1978-1987) box 1 folder 11
  • Team goals  (2005-2008) box 1 folder 20
• Event and promotional materials (2000-2019, undated)
  • Angelou, Maya exhibit leaflets  (circa 2017-2018) box 1 folder 18
  • Burr, Richard ZSR Letterpress print (2018) box 1 folder 16
  • "Collection of Hope" announcement and other promotional materials   (2013) box 1 folder 9
  • Color Our Collections booklet  (2016) box 1 folder 2
  • Cultural reading room print (undated) box 1 folder 8
  • Edgar Allen Poe poetry reading materials (2016 October 26) box 1 folder 1
  • Eight points on the meaning of objects in Special Collections  (2014) box 1 folder 4
  • Exhibition flier: "Art in the Archives"  (2015) box 1 folder 5
  • Event promotional fliers  (2006-2018) box 1 folder 22
  • Fansler, Craig, calendar  (2000) box 1 folder 23
  • Frankenstein anniversary event materials  (2018) box 1 folder 19
  • George Eliot Letterpress print   (2019) box 2 folder 2
  • Hallberg, Leigh Ann, "Bags of America" exhibit materials   (2015) box 1 folder 3
  • "Legacy for Maya" letterpress print (2018) box 1 folder 17
  • "Luggage" by Susan Harlan, promotional card  (2018 March ) box 1 folder 15
  • Promotional coloring books and bookmark   (2018) box 2 folder 3
  • Wake Will Lead booklet  (2018) box 1 folder 21
  • ZSR Letterpress bookmarks   (2019) box 2 folder 4
• LIB 260 History of the Book student books  (2019 spring)
  • Exhibit description  (2019) box 3 folder 6
  • Bailey, student-bound volume  (2019) box 3 folder 1
  • Garces, Angelica, student-bound volume  (2019) box 3 folder 2
  • Hayes, Lorraine, student-bound volume  (2019) box 3 folder 3
  • Hernandez, Jennifer, student-bound volume  (2019) box 3 folder 4
  • Hooker, Lena, student-bound volume  (2019) box 3 folder 5
  • Messinger, Jake, student-bound volume  (2019) box 3 folder 7
  • Moran, Lindsay, student-bound volume  (2019) box 3 folder 8
  • O'Callahan, Kevin, student-bound volume  (2019) box 3 folder 9
  • Rogers, Jyles, student-bound volume  (2019) box 3 folder 10
  • Thrailkill, Madison, student-bound volume  (2019) box 3 folder 11
  • Wieland, Lily, student-bound volume  (2019) box 3 folder 12
  • Zhang, Laurent, student-bound volume  (2019) box 3 folder 13

Summary Information

Repository

Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives

Title

Z. Smith Reynolds Library. Special Collections and Archives Department Records

ID

RG5.16

Date

1978-2020, undated

Quantity

3 document boxes

Extent

1.26  Linear Feet

Administrative Information

Publication Information

Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives, 2017 November

Revision Description

Revised by Ashelee Gerald Hill, 2019 October

Revision Description

Revised by Chloe Patz, added new materials , 2024 February

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

Z. Smith Reynolds Library. Special Collection and Archives Department Records (RG5.16), Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC, USA. 

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