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College Relations (Institutional Advancement )- The Campaign. Administrative Files - Quiet Resolve, 2017

 Series
Identifier: RG5-5-1

Scope and Contents

The records include feasibility studies and reports on previous campaigns, particularly the 1987 Sesquicentennial campaign and administrative files for the 1989-1995 Campaign. These files include manuals, reports, and publications. There are also 2 videotapes related to this collection: Davidson: A Quiet Resolve" and "The Great Honor Code Caper." The vidoes are housed in the archive's audiovisual collection."

Dates

  • Creation: 2017

Creator

Biographical / Historical

The Campaign for Davidson - A Quiet Resolve was a major fundraising program for Davidson College undertaken from 1989-1995. The purpose of the Campaign was to raise $150,000,000 to be used for endowed professorships, scholarships, construction of the Visual Arts Center, Baker Sports Complex and new dormitories as well as supporting academic programs and increasing the college's endowment fund. The Campaign succeeded in raising $160,000,000 and was completed in October 1995.

Extent

4.00 boxes_oversize (4 boxes plus oversize)

Language

English

Arrangement

The files are arranged chronologically.

Physical Location

A10.6

Mapstand B-6

D1.7

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Transferred from The Campaign Office - 96-010

Repository Details

Part of the College Archives Repository