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Board of Trustees

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Found in 19 Collections and/or Records:

Board of Trustees. Treasurer's Correspondence, 1873-1904, 1873 - 1904

 Series
Identifier: RG01-03-01
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1873 - 1904

Charter, Constitution and Ordinance Box 1, 1874 - 1887

 folder
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Group:

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.

Dates: 1874 - 1887

Interview with Alexander J. McKelway '54, 1989 January 30

 Item — Audiocassette box 4: Series RG19-01-01; Series RG19-01-03, Cassette case: Audio 61
Identifier: OHI-0110
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1989 January 30

Interview with Frontis W. Johnston '30, 1989 January 25

 Item — Audiocassette box 4: Series RG19-01-01; Series RG19-01-03, Cassette case: Audio 59
Identifier: OHI-0108
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1989 January 25

Interview with R. David Kaylor, 1989 January 23

 Item — Multiple Containers
Identifier: OHI-0112
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1989 January 23

Interview with Samuel R. Spencer, Jr. '40, 1989 January 23

 Item — Multiple Containers
Identifier: OHI-0374
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1989 January 23

Interview with William Holt Terry '54 , 1989 February 01

 Item — Audiocassette box 4: Series RG19-01-01; Series RG19-01-03, Cassette case: Audio 62
Identifier: OHI-0111
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1989 February 01

Vice President for Academic Affairs (VPAA). American Association of University Professors Committee on Academic Freedom and Tenure Box 3, 1967

 Sub-Series
Identifier: RG03-01-02-005
Scope and Contents

The file contains a letter sent to President Grier Martin from the committee addressing the proposed changes in the Trustees stand on faculty tenure.

Dates: 1967

Vice President for Business and Finance. Board of Trustee Committees, bulk: 1956 - 2009

 Series
Identifier: RG04-01-02
Scope and Contents The files contain materials used for meetings of the Finance Committe of the Board of Trustees. They may include agendas, minutes, financial reports, audit reports, statements and presentation documents from investment firms, and correspondence. Most files are for face-to-face meetings but some contain documentation sent out for conference calls. The Trustee Committee Notebook file is divided into 6 sections: Agendas, Minutes, Investment Policy, Former South Africa Investment Policy,...
Dates: Majority of material found within 1956 - 2009

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Archival Object 12
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Subject
Davidson College - Student Protests 5
Oral histories 5
Sound recordings 5
Vietnam War 5
College students -- Religious life 4