Home › Digital Collections › Special Collections and Archives Finding Aids

Z. Smith Reynolds Library. Office of the Dean. Timothy D. Pyatt Records

Finding Aid & Inventory

Timothy D. Pyatt became Dean of Z. Smith Reynolds Library in 2015, replacing Lynn Sutton. This collection documents library administration includes annual reports, promotional materials, and other related items.

Browse the Finding Aid & Inventory

Submit a research request for this material

Biographical and Historical Note

Timothy D. Pyatt became the Dean of Wake Forest University's Z. Smith Reynolds Library on August 3, 2015. The Dean of the Z. Smith Reynolds Library is the chief administrative officer and oversees the budget as well as library personnel and spaces. Pyatt was preceded by Lynn Sutton as dean. Pyatt was formerly the Dorothy Foehr Huck Chair and Head of the Eberly Family Special Collections Library at Pennsylvania State University and also worked at his alma matter, Duke University, and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He earned his master's in library science from North Carolina Central University.

Collection Overview

This collection documents the work of Z. Smith Reynolds Library Dean Tim Pyatt. Materials include annual reports, Council of Advocates materials, Board of Visitors agendas, academic plans, promotional materials, fundraising updates, and meeting minutes.

Collection Inventory

  • Administrative Council meeting agendas  (2020 September-October) box 1 folder 23
  • Administrative Council meeting materials  (2019 March-September) box 1 folder 16
  • Administrative Council meeting minutes  (2021) box 1 folder 24
  • Annual report  (2014-2015) box 1 folder 1
  • Annual report  (2015-2016) box 1 folder 2
  • Annual report  (2016-2017) box 1 folder 3
  • Annual report  (2017-2018) box 1 folder 15
  • Annual report  (2018-2019) box 1 folder 21
  • Board of Visitors agenda  (2018) box 1 folder 18
  • Board of Visitors agenda  (2019 April 25) box 1 folder 17
  • Brown, Wanda, resignation announcement  (2016) box 1 folder 4
  • Council of Advocates agenda  (2016) box 1 folder 6
  • Council of Advocates materials (2015 October) box 1 folder 5
  • Council of Advocates materials (2017 October 26-27) box 1 folder 14
  • Daily Dean update emails  (2020) box 1 folder 25
  • Dean's Academic Plan (2015 August) box 1 folder 7
  • Email announcements  (2015-2016) box 1 folder 8
  • Holiday cards  (2016-2017) box 1 folder 9
  • Leadership retreat agenda and materials  (2016 February 25) box 1 folder 22
  • Performance review timelines for fiscal year 2017  (2016) box 1 folder 10
  • Promotional sticker  (2016) box 1 folder 11
  • Wake Will campaign booklets, "Build a Library for the Future"  (circa 2018) box 1 folder 20
  • Wake Will campaign update presentation  (2015 May) box 1 folder 19
  • "ZSReads" newsletter (2017 October) box 1 folder 13
  • "ZSR Renewed" booklet (circa 2016-2017) box 1 folder 12

Summary Information

Repository
Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives
Title
Z. Smith Reynolds Library. Office of the Dean. Timothy D. Pyatt Records
ID
RG5.1.6
ID
/repositories/2/resources/1856
Date [inclusive]
Quantity
1 document box
Extent
0.42  Linear Feet

Administrative Information

Publication Information
Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives, 2018 February
Revision Description
Revised by Ashelee Gerald Hill, 2019 September
Revision Description
Revised by Gabriela de la Vega, 2022 September
Revision Description
Revised by Meg Campbell, new materials added, 2024 April
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. Office of the Dean. Timothy D. Pyatt Records (RG5.1.6), Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC, USA. 

‹ Staff view ›