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Civil War

 Subject
Subject Source: Fast

Found in 17 Collections and/or Records:

Samuel Reece Neel Notebook

 Collection
Identifier: DC0182s
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of Neel's student notebook which later became his diary. The notebooks contains notes from D.H. Hill's mathematics class, an account of textbooks purchased by Price, a list of his classmates and their class standings, a diary of his Civil War experience, 1861-1865, a diary of his teaching at Cool Springs Academy, 1866-1868, and a diary of his teaching at Bethel Academy, 1869. The school diary portions include lists of students and expense accounts.

Dates: 1859 - 1869
Found in: Manuscript Collections

Stirewalt Family Collection

 Collection
Identifier: DC0139s
Scope and Contents The collection consists of legal and financial materials, a student notebook, and family history files. The legal materials (1862-1883) include a will and a certificate of character for Valentine Stirewalt. The financial materials (1853-1878) include store receipts and a register of boarders at Catawba Springs. The student notebook (1842-1843) is Valentine Stirewalt's mathematics exercises. The family history is a photocopy of genealogical and family ancedotal information for several...
Dates: Majority of material found within 1842 - 1982
Found in: Manuscript Collections

Student Work. Collection

 Sub-Group
Identifier: RG10-1
Scope and Contents This collection consists of student papers given to the Archives by several academic departments. With the exception of two undated and unsigned papers from the earliest days of the school, these examples of student work are all from the 1970s forward. While most of the files are research papers, there are also examples of creative writing. The research papers address a wide range of topics including Davidson town history, housing in the town of Davidson, the black experience at Davidson...
Dates: 2017
Found in: College Archives

William Alexander Smith Reminiscences

 Collection
Identifier: DC0154s
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of a handwritten account of Smith's recollections of his student days. The account was written for Miss Cornelia Shaw in 1920.

Dates: 1920
Found in: Manuscript Collections

William E. Ardrey Collection

 Collection
Identifier: DC001
Scope and Contents The collection is organized into the following series: Biographical Information, Speeches ,Diaries, Petitions, Account Records, B. F. Morrow's Records. The Biographical Information includes copies of obituaries and newspaper articles, a family history and a photograph. The speeches are on James K. Polk and his political campaign. The account book contains records of estates administered by Ardrey. The record book of B.F. Morrow's Company lists individual soldiers' pay and quartermaster...
Dates: 1861 - 1907
Found in: Manuscript Collections

William Henry Verner Letter

 Collection
Identifier: DC0130s
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of a letter written by Davidson College President Kirkpatrick asking safe passage for Verner, who was returning home to join the army.

Dates: 1864
Found in: Manuscript Collections

William Wallace Robinson Letters

 Collection
Identifier: DC0123s
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of letters written by Robinson. The letters from 1857-1860 discuss family and college life while the letters from 1861-1864 describe Robinson's activities during the Civil War.

Dates: 1857 - 1864
Found in: Manuscript Collections

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