Summary: William Sanders Scarborough (1852-1926), African American author, educator, and lecturer, was born into slavery on February 16, 1852 in Macon, Georgia. He was president of Wilberforce University from 1908 until 1920. The collection contains a scrapbook concerning W.S. Scarborough and Wilberforce University from 1890-1926. It contains newspaper clippings relating to lectures given by Scarborough, African American politics, Wilberforce University, the African Methodist Episcopal Church, and African American education.