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 only by appointment only.
During the Semester*
| Day | Time |
| Sunday | Closed |
| Monday |
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. |
| Tuesday |
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. |
| Wednesday |
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. |
| Thursday |
9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.** 12:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. **(closed for chapel) |
| Friday |
Virtual by appointment |
| Saturday |
Closed |
*The archives are closed for holidays, breaks, mandatory meetings, and any other time the campus is closed.
| Reference Questions* | WUlibrary@wilberforce.edu |
| Archival Questions* | WUarchives@wilberforce.edu |
| Library Director: To Be Announced | |
| Archivist: Daniel Willis, MA | DWillis@wilberforce.edu |
*Wilberforce University Virtual Library and Archives are run by the Library Staff and available to respond during normal business hours. If you do not receive an initial response within 1 business day (Monday - Friday excluding holidays), please resubmit you reference question.
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. For these collections without hyper-links, please email WUArchives@Wilberforce.edu for additional information.
Please use the links to navigate to the finding aids.
WU ARC 2022-01: Levi Jenkins Coppin Collection
WU ARC 2022-02: Wilberforce-Central State Split
WU ARC 2022-03: William Sanders Scarborough Collection
WU ARC 2022-04: Dr. Charles Wesley Collection
WU ARC 2022-05: Wilberforce University Yearbook Collection
WU ARC 2022-06: The Jerry D. Lindsey Materials
WU ARC 2022-07: The Daniel Payne Collection
WU ARC 2022-08: The Thurston Jamison Collection
WU ARC 2022-09: The Dr. Charles L. Hill Collection
WU ARC 2022-10: The Leonidas Berry Collection
WU ARC 2022-11: Central State and Payne Seminary Materials
WU ARC 2022-12: M. Wright Brailey Materials
WU ARC 2022-13: Reverdy C. Ransom Collection
WU ARC 2022-14: Valena Randolph Materials
WU ARC 2023-01: Rembert E. Stokes Collection
WU ARC 2023-02: Charles Dean Papers