1960 and 1982 Yearbook are now available

Thanks to some very generous donations, the WSSU Archives was able to scan and make available the 1960 and 1982 yearbooks.  You can view them and the other University Yearbooks by following the link below.  Also we would like to continue to fill in the gaps, so if you have information on any of the missing years, please contact Tom Flynn at flynnth@wssu.edu or call 336-750-2426

WSSU Yearbook Collection

Two Collections Added to the WSSU Digital Library

Two more collections were recently added to the Digital Library.  The first collection added is the WSSU Published, "Journal of Best Practices in Health Professions Diversity".  This journal is produced by the the WSSU School of Health Sciences and there are currently 4 issues available online.  More issues are being scanned and will be available in the near future.

The second collection added is the student created newspaper, the "News Argus".  The Archives has made available every issue currently in their holdings.  The run covers the years 1962-2011 and is text searchable.  The Archives would like to thank the staff at the North Carolina Digital Heritage Center for scanning the "News Argus" as well as the Yearbooks.  Both collections wouldn't have been available as fast as they were if it weren't for their great work.

WSSU Archives Launches its digital collections in the new Digital Library

After months of scanning, uploading, and adding metadata, the WSSU Archives has finally launched its new Digital Library.  Using cloud technology, the Digital Library allows the Archives to share documents, photographs, and movies.  Attached to each image, movie, or document are metadata fields describing the collection it came from as well as the item itself.  Keywords were added so that the items are searchable within the collections level.

The first three collections available on our new Digital Library are: The WSSU Yearbooks, Commencement Programs, and Teaching Portfolios.

The Yearbook collection was scanned and made text searchable by the North Carolina Digital Heritage Center.  The Yearbooks cover the years of 1935-2010.

The Commencements Programs (1926-2007) list the names of graduates as well as any award winners for that graduation year.

The Teaching Portfolios are a collection of WSSU Faculty portfolios that were submitted for many of the teaching and service awards available at the university and within North Carolina.

Please visit the newly uploaded collections and feel free to leave a comment here or at the Digital Library with your thoughts and ideas.  Thank you and keep an eye out for our next collection to be uploaded.  The next collection will be the student newspaper The News Argus.

Rams Commons

This is to introduce the Rams Commons, the digital repository of the Winston Salem State University Archives. We are working hard to make available many of the records from WSSU. The digital collection is divided into three sections. The 1st section contains student theses. There are currently 11 available for searching but that number should be growing in the near future. The 2nd section contains Faculty Publications. There are 37 available digitally dating back as far as 1977. The final section provides access to library publications. This ranges from friends of the library material to C.E. Gaines' archival collection.

Please feel free to visit the Rams Commons by clicking the link below and view the material that is now available digitally.

Rams Commons