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Wake Forest College moved to new campus in Winston-Salem that began construction in 1951 with a groundbreaking by President Harris S. Truman. The Wait Chapel was the first building to be constructed and its belfry was designed to hold a 59-bell carillon, although no donor stepped forward until 1978, when the Very Reverend Charles Upchurch Harris (Class of 1935) donated a 47-bell Paccard carillon to honor his wife, Janet Jeffrey Carlile Harris. The carillon was dedicated on November 4-5, 1978 with a recital given by James Lawson.
Janet Harris donated a 48th Paccard bell in 1981 to honor her husband.
References
1952 "WF
Planning 59 Bell Carillon in New Chapel," The Charlotte News,
July 3, 1952, Page 9-A.
1978 "Dedication Planned for Grande Carillon," Rocky Mount Telegram, October 25, 1978, Page 3.
2000 Janet Jeffrey Carlile Harris (4 Mar 1909 - 7 Jan 2000) grave
2016 "Remember When: Janet’s Bells," Wake Forest Magazine, Spring 2016, January 28, 2018
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