2017 marks the 100th anniversary of the United States’ declaration of war on Germany, which sent thousands of Americans to the front lines in France. The American soldiers, nurses, doctors, volunteers, and others who experienced the Great War came home profoundly changed, and this exhibit traces the effects of the war experience on the art and literature of the 1920s and 30s.

The exhibit is on view in the Special Collections & Archives reading room (ZSR 625) and is open to the public 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., Mondays – Fridays throughout the fall semester.

Evening and weekend hours are available by appointment. Class visits and guided tours are also available. Please contact archives@wfu.edu or call 336-758-6175 for more information.

Dr. Andrés Reséndez is a historian and author specializing in colonial Latin America who teaches at the University of California, Davis. He has published A Land So Strange and Changing National Identities at the Frontier. His most recent book, The Other Slavery: The Uncovered Story of Indian Enslavement in America, is the sweeping story of the enslavement of tens of thousands of native Americans across the country from the time of the conquistadors to the early twentieth century.

Dr. Reséndez is being presented by the Bookmarks Authors in Schools Program and the ZSR Library Lecture Series.

Come discover, come see all that we have in store for you in our Special Collections and Archives corner of the ZSR Library! We have an abundance of materials, manuscripts, rare books, and histories galore … including our beloved WFU. We have countless collections … we have a plethora of memorabilia showcasing the largest of world events to the smallest of seemingly inconsequential of happenings. We would love to introduce you to authors, inventors, artists, preachers, presidents and professors as you experience one of our behind-the-scenes special tours and activities we have planned for you during your WFU Campus Homecoming Weekend visit! Please stop by!

Join us on Tuesday, September 19th from 5-6:30pm at Hoots Beer Company for Hop into History! This month's theme "Highlights from Current Exhibits" will showcase materials that highlights exhibited materials at both Winston-Salem State University and Wake Forest University. Chat with archivists about the current exhibits: WSSU's "The Artwork of Roland S. Watts", and WFU's "Testaments of War: World War I in Literature, Art, and Memoir."

Come see some of the items featured in "Current Exhibits" in person on September 19th.

Please join Special Collections & Archives and Piedmont Opera as we commemorate the 100th anniversary of the U.S. entrance into World War I. This will be an opportunity to view the SCA exhibit "Testaments of War: World War I in Literature, Art, and Memoir" which includes rare items from the collection.

Please come and learn more about other collaborative programming being offered this fall, including additional SCA exhibits and Piedmont Opera's performances of the World War I opera "Silent Night." Winner of the 2012 Pulitzer Prize in Music, the opera is based on historical events and depicts a spontaneous 1915 Christmas truce between combatants on the Western front.

Refreshments will be served.

Tickets and additional information for the opera, Silent Night are available at Piedmont Opera.

Cost: Free for all attendees, limit of 75 participants, Registration required

ECS Conservation (HF Group, Greensboro, NC) and the ZSR Library Special Collections and Archives of Wake Forest University are hosting a day long workshop on Donor Based Strategies for Conservation Funding. Professionals will gather to discuss various methods of engaging potential funding sources for conservation projects.

Special Collections & Archives will host a special Ghost Reading on October 30 from 5:00-6:30 p.m. featuring spooky poetry and scary stories. Hear guest readers, partake of refreshments, make gothic-themed buttons, and feel free to join in and read some selections yourself!