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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 21 Collections and/or Records:

President. John Rennie Blake Records, 1870-1884

 Sub-Group
Identifier: RG02-06
Scope and Contents

The correspondence consists primarily of Blake's letters to the Board of Trustees concerning relations between the college and the Presbyteries. It also includes Blake's letter of resignation in 1884. The notebooks contains descriptions of Davidson College during the Civil War and research notes on energy, the Holtz machine, and astronomy.

Dates: 1870-1884
Found in: College Archives

President. Rev. Andrew Dousa Hepburn. Records, 1875-1884

 Sub-Group
Identifier: RG02-07
Scope and Contents

The collection consists primarily of correspondence concerning faculty positions at the college and Hepburn's resignation. Materials relating to his resignation include his original letter to the Board and responses from the Board. There is also a receipt for college expenses in 1880.

Dates: 1875 - 1884
Found in: College Archives

President. Rev. Drury Lacy. Records

 Sub-Group
Identifier: RG02-03
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of one receipt signed by Lacy (1856), at letter concerning the delivery of mail to Davidson College (1857), and a letter to Lacy from James B. White recommending a faculty appointment (1860).

Dates: 1856 - 1860
Found in: College Archives

President. Rev. John Bunyan Shearer. Records, 1892-1896

 Sub-Group
Identifier: RG02-09
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of a letter concerning the publication of the Semi-Centennial Catalog, a letter discussing symbolism of candlesticks and christmas trees, a petition by nonfraternity students requesting the abolition of fraternities, and Shearer's letter of resignation.

Dates: 1892 - 1896
Found in: College Archives

President. Rev Luther McKinnon. Records, 1887

 Sub-Group
Identifier: RG02-08
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of McKinnon's 1887 resignation letter.

Dates: 1887-06-06
Found in: College Archives

President. Rev. Robert Hall Morrison. Records

 Sub-Group
Identifier: RG02-01
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of an orginial receipt and copies of letters written by Morrison. The letters discuss the hiring of faculty and the election of Morrison as president of Davidson. The receipt is for James Franklin Stimpson's tuition payment.

Dates: 1836 - 1839
Found in: College Archives

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

President. Rev. Walter Lee Lingle. Records

 folder
Identifier: RG02-12
Scope and Contents The collection consists primarily of correspondence, both incoming and outgoing, dealing with the administration of Davidson College and its relationship the Presbyterian Church of the US. The collection also includes copies of reports from committees and departments. Specific topics relating to the college in the files include the athletic program, the Alumni Association, the Duke Endowment, changes in curriculum, chapel programs, student health services, architects and buildings, the...
Dates: 1930 - 1941
Found in: College Archives

President. Robert F. Vagt. General File

 Sub-Group
Identifier: RG02-17
Scope and Contents

Please note that Presidential records are closed fifty years prior to the current year.

Only a poster thus far. Waiting on records from the office.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1975 - 2017
Found in: College Archives

President. Smith, Henry Louis. Records, 1901-1912, 1943

 Sub-Group
Identifier: RG02-10
Scope and Contents The collection consists primarily of correspondence from the years 1911 and 1912, with only a few items from the 1907 to 1910 period. Some of the correspondence from the president's office is signed by Miss Cornelia Shaw, who acted as the president's assistant. Topics covered in these records include advertising for the college, athletics, fraternities, the code of honor system, hazing, apple orchards, the Davidson Cemetery, honorary degrees, faculty housing, the College's 75 anniversary...
Dates: Majority of material found within 1901 - 1943
Found in: College Archives