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.
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.
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 |
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-MS 2022-1: Levi Jenkins Coppin Papers
WU-MS 2022-2: Wilberforce-Central State Split Collection
WU-MS 2022-3: William S. Scarborough Papers
WU-MS 2022-4: Charles H. Wesley Papers
WU-MS 2022-5: Wilberforce University Yearbook Collection
WU-MS 2022-6: Jerry D. Lindsey Papers
WU-MS 2022-7: The Daniel Payne Papers
WU-MS 2022-8: Thurston Jamison Papers
WU-MS 2022-9: Charles L. Hill 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 Papers
WU-MS 2023-2: Charles Dean Papers