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RG/RG02. Presidents

 Record Group
Identifier: RG/RG02
This Record Group contains materials pertaining to the office of President, the chief administrative officer at the College, and those who report to this position. Materials include presidential correspondence and reports as well as commencement and convocation records including awards given at those occasions. In addition, the records of the Board of Visitors and Davidson offices such as Vice President and General Counsel, Vice President for Strategic Partnerships, Institutional Research and SACS are also described in this record group. These records are currently restricted for 50 years from the date of creation; records created before and including 1969 are open for review.

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

President. Rev. Sam Williamson. Records

 Sub-Group
Identifier: RG02-02
Scope and Contents

The correspondence consists of letters to Williamson concerning the college and a correspondence relating to Samuel B. Wilson's decision not to accept the presidency of Davidson College in 1841. The financial material consists of receipts for faculty salaries. The sermons inclue a printed pamphlet of Williamson's "Sermon on Baptism" printed in Charlotte, NC in 1838, a handwritten version of his 1851 Baccalaurate Address at Davidson College and an undated sermon based on Galatians 3:29.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1795 - 1882
Found in: College Archives