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General Information

Wilberforce University’s Scarborough Archives, located on the lower floor of the library, serves to preserve and make accessible the contributions and significance of Wilberforce University to its community, the State of Ohio, the United States, and the world. It is a closed research collection of institutional memories highlighting the contributions of Wilberforceans and the environs. It is available by appointment only. 

Hours of Operation

Spring 2024

Day Time
Sunday Closed
Monday

8:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.

Tuesday

8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Wednesday

8:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.

Thursday

8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Friday

8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Saturday

Closed

*The archives are closed for holidays, breaks, mandatory meetings, and any other time the campus is closed.

Contact

Reference Questions* WUlibrary@wilberforce.edu
Archival Questions* WUarchives@wilberforce.edu
Director of Library Services: Sam Johnson sjohnson3@wilberforce.edu
Archivist: Desmond Bolden dbolden2@wilberforce.edu 

 

 

 

Finding Aids

This box contains the finding aids for processed and catalogued collections within the archive. Links will be added as collections are finished and documented. There are many items, objects, and collections that are unprocessed or not ready for a public display of their contents. We are in the process of organizing the university's records by presidential administration. Presidents are denoted by the years of their respective administrations. For collections without hyper-links, please email WUArchives@wilberforce.edu for additional information.

Please use the links to navigate to the finding aids.

WU-MS 2022-1: Levi Jenkins Coppin Papers

WU-MS 2022-2: Wilberforce-Central State Split Collection

WU-MS 2022-3: William S. Scarborough (1908-1920) Papers

WU-MS 2022-4: Charles H. Wesley (1942-1947) Papers

WU-MS 2022-5: Wilberforce University Yearbook Collection

WU-MS 2022-6: Jerry D. Lindsey Papers

WU-MS 2022-7: Daniel Payne (1863-1876) Papers

WU-MS 2022-8: Thurston Jamison Papers

WU-MS 2022-9: Charles L. Hill (1947-1956) Papers

WU-MS 2022-10: Leonidas Berry Papers

WU-MS 2022-11: Records of Central State University and Payne Theological Seminary

WU-MS 2022-12: M. Wright Brailey Papers

WU-MS 2022-13: Reverdy C. Ransom Papers

WU-MS 2022-14: Valena Randolph Papers

WU-MS 2023-1: Rembert E. Stokes (1956-1976) Papers

WU-MS 2023-2: Charles Dean Papers

WU-MS 2023-3: Records of the AME Church

WU-MS 2023-4: William Wilberforce Collection

WU-MS 2024-1: Records of the Wilberforce University Board

WU-MS 2024-2: Wilberforce University Mirror Collection

WU-MS 2024-3: Yvonne Walker-Taylor (1984-1988) Papers

WU-MS 2024-4: Tom Veale Theater Collection

WU-MS 2024-5: The Christian Recorder Collection

WU-MS 2024-6: Elfred A. Pinkard (2018-2023) Papers

WU-MS 2024-7: Vann R. Newkirk (2023-Present) Papers

WU-MS 2024-8: Patricia L. Hardaway (2008-2013) Papers

WU-MS 2024-9: Algeani Warren Freeman (2014-2016) Papers

WU-MS 2024-10: Wilma Mishoe (Acting, 2013-2014) Papers

WU-MS 2024-11: Herman J. Felton Jr. (2016-2018) Papers

WU-MS 2024-12: Charles Young Collection

WU-MS 2024-13: John A. Gregg (1920-1924) Papers

WU-MS 2024-14: Gilbert H. Jones (1924-1932) Papers

WU-MS 2024-15: Samuel T. Mitchell (1884-1900) Papers

WU-MS 2024-16: The Wilberforcian Collection

WU-MS 2024-17: John L. Henderson (1988-2002) Papers

WU-MS 2024-18: TBD

WU-MS 2024-19: Richard R. Wright Jr. (1932-1936) Papers

WU-MS 2024-20: Wilberforce University History Collection

WU-MS 2024-21: Wilberforce University Photo Collection

WU-MS 2024-22: TBD

WU-MS 2024-23: Charles Taylor (1976-1984) Papers

WU-MS 2024-24: Floyd Flake (2002-2008) Papers

WU-MS 2024-25: D. Ormonde Walker (1936-1942) Papers

WU-MS 2024-26: Jamesetta Shorter Wilson Papers

WU-MS 2024-27: Milton S.J. Wright Papers

WU-MS 2024-28: TBD

WU-MS 2024-29: Wilberforce University Catalog Collection

WU-MS 2024-30: Records of Central State University

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