Academic Departments. Humanities Program Records
Finding Aid & Inventory
Wake Forest University's Humanities Program includes an Interdisciplinary Humanities minor. Notably, Dr. Maya Angelou was an professor in the program. This collection includes materials pertaining to Maya Angelou and her World Poetry in Dramatic Performance class.
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Biographical and Historical Note
Wake Forest University's Humanities Program includes an Interdisciplinary Humanities minor. The Humanities Courses focus on the intellectual roots of both Western and non-Western civilizations, the emergence of philosophical concepts, and the development of social values and beliefs. A notable professors in the program was Dr. Maya Angelou.
Collection Overview
This collection includes materials pertaining to Dr. Maya Angelou's life and related events and her World Poetry in Dramatic Performance class.
Collection Inventory
- Angelou, Maya: clippings (circa 1990-2015) Box 1 Folder 1
- Angelou, Maya: convocation speech, Michigan State University (2005 May 6) Box 1 Folder 2
- Angelou, Maya: memorial service electronic ticket (2014 June 7) Box 1 Folder 6
- World Poetry in Dramatic Performance program and poems (1996 September) Box 1 Folder 3
- World Poetry in Dramatic Performance program (2006 April 19) Box 1 Folder 5
- World Poetry in Dramatic Performance poetry booklet (1999 Spring) Box 1 Folder 4
Summary Information
- Repository
- Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives
- Creator
- Angelou, Maya
- Title
- Academic Departments. Humanities Program Records
- ID
- RG16.13
- Date [inclusive]
- 1990-2015
- Extent
- 0.21 linear feet 1 half-document box
Administrative Information
- Publication Information
- Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives 2018 March 7
- Access Restrictions
- Collection is open for researchers.
- 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. Humanities Program Records (RG16.13), Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC, USA.
Controlled Access Headings
Corporate Name(s)
- Wake Forest University--Faculty.
- Wake Forest University.
Subject(s)
- African American poets
- Poets, American--North Carolina