Board of Trustees
Found in 12 Collections and/or Records:
Board of Trustees. Correspondence Hamilton McKay General, 1945 - 1950
The correspondence documents McKay's activities and interests as a member of the board of trustees during the years 1945 to 1958. In the general files, there are letters concerning athletics, the retirement of John Cunningham, locating a prayer room on the campus, honorary degree and trustee nominatins and fund-raising. There are separate folders for his work with the class of 1906 as class secretary and fund-raising, renovations to the President's House, and Kappa Sigma Fraternity.
Board of Trustees. Presidential Search Committee, 2006-2007, 2006
The collection consists of records created by the search committee. The records document the process followed by the committee and also include minutes and copies of publicity generated throughout the search.
Board of Trustees. Treasurer's Accounts, Contracts and Leases, 1839 - 1907
Board of Trustees. Treasurer's Correspondence, 1873-1904, 1873 - 1904
These letters span the years 1873 to 1904, with the majority of the letters written during the Reconstruction and turn of the century. The letters cover a wide range of topics including real estate transactions, early scholarship plans, and efforts to establish preparatory schools for Davidson. There are specific files on the Helper Family, the Bradley Bequest, North Carolina Medical School, and Linden Manufacturing.
Charter, Constitution and Ordinance Box 1, 1874 - 1887
These records contain information on the charter and constitution, including revisions and correspondence. There are also reports from the college physician detailing the health of the student body, records of land leases, the Ansley Park Golf Club, Shearer Hall, the Danville House, scholarship lists, a student response to President Spencer's Advisory Committee Reports and publications. The Golf Club stock certificates are at Mapstand C9.
Interview with Alexander J. McKelway '54, 1989 January 30
Interview of Dr. Alexander J. McKelway by John P. Scherer (Class of 1989) as part of his senior project for the history department. McKelway describes the Vietnam War issue on Davidson’s campus through the late 1960s and early 1970s. McKelway discusses student-faculty relations, activism, the fraternity issue, civil rights, Spencer’s presidency, faculty oaths, conscientious objectors, and compulsory ROTC.
Interview with Frontis W. Johnston '30, 1989 January 25
Interview of Dr. Frontis W. Johnston ‘30 by John P. Scherer (Class of 1989) as part of his senior project for the history department. Johnston describes the Vietnam War issue on Davidson’s campus through the late 1960s and early 1970s. Johnston discusses faculty-admin relations, activism, civil rights, the fraternity issue, and compulsory ROTC.
Interview with R. David Kaylor, 1989 January 23
Interview of Dr. R. David Kaylor by John P. Scherer (Class of 1989) as part of his senior project for the history department. Kaylor describes the Vietnam War issue on Davidson’s campus through the late 1960s and early 1970s. Kaylor discusses student-faculty relations, activism, civil rights, and compulsory ROTC and vespers and chapel attendance.
Interview with Samuel R. Spencer, Jr. '40, 1989 January 23
Interview of Dr. Samuel Reid Spencer, Jr. ‘40 by John P. Scherer (Class of 1989) as part of his senior project for the history department. Spencer describes the Vietnam War issue on Davidson’s campus through the late 1960s and early 1970s. Spencer discusses his presidency, coeducation, integration, activism, and compulsory ROTC and vespers and chapel attendance.
Interview with William Holt Terry '54 , 1989 February 01
Interview of Dr. William Holt Terry ‘54 by John P. Scherer (Class of 1989) as part of his senior project for the history department. Terry describes the Vietnam War issue on Davidson’s campus through the late 1960s and early 1970s. Terry discusses student-faculty relations, activism, conscientious objectors, civil rights, fraternities, ROTC on campus, compulsory vespers and chapel attendance, faculty oaths, and his own shifting perspective regarding the war.
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