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RG/RG09. Special Events

 Record Group
Identifier: RG/RG09
This Record Group contains materials that pertain to campus-wide, unique or reoccurring events. College celebrations such as Centennials, Founders Day, Royal Shakespeare Company’s performance residency, Earth Day/Month are a few examples.

Found in 8 Collections and/or Records:

Centennial Celebration. Records, 1936-1950

 Sub-Group
Identifier: RG09-01
Scope and Contents The files begin with copies of the scripts used in Broadcasts over radio stations WSOC and WBT as part of the Centennial Celebration. Next, there is a file on general correspondence involving the Centennial Celebration. This particular file contains a letter signed by John D. Rockefeller, Jr., congratulating the College on its centennial anniversary. The third file contains correspondence with the various delegates and V.I.P's invited to speak at the college. The vast majority of the...
Dates: 1936
Found in: College Archives

Davidson Horticultural Symposium. Collection

 Sub-Group
Identifier: RG09-04
Scope and Contents The collection consists annual files for the symposium beginning with the first symposium held in 1985. The content of the files varies with some containing minutes, budget and publicity materials and others containing only publicity. The file for 1993 contains slides of early construction in the McConnell neighborhood in Davidson. There is a also a list of speakers from 1985 to 2003 and a copy of the paper: Arrivals and Departures, Transients and Settlers: Contribution from the Davidson...
Dates: Majority of material found within 1985 - 2010
Found in: College Archives

Founder's Day. Records

 Sub-Group
Identifier: RG09-03
Scope and Contents

The files contain newspaper articles, invitations, and program brochures for the various Founder's Days throughout the years.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1934 - 1994
Found in: College Archives

Labyrinth Committee. Records

 Sub-Group
Identifier: RG09-06
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of reports, correspondence and printed materials.

Dates: 2007 - 2009
Found in: College Archives

Royal Shakespeare Company Residency. Collection, 2002-

 Sub-Group
Identifier: RG09-07
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of printed material --programs, invitations and publicity for the residencies in 2002, 2005, and 2006, as well as the annual report for 2005 and a master schedule for the 2005 visit.

Dates: 2002
Found in: College Archives

Sesquicentennial Celebration. Records, 1985-1988

 Sub-Group
Identifier: RG09-02
Scope and Contents

Davidson College Presbyterian Church|Postcards|Davidson (NC)|College Mace|Fowler, Wyche, Jr.|Kuykendall, John W.|Vance, Cyrus W.|Barber, Rupert T., Jr.|Sesquicentennial Celebration|Convocation|Alumni Weekend|Town Day|Commencement|Alumni Family Camp|Copeland House|Visitors Center|Davidson Goes Uptown|Football|Ramseur, Jack|Scholarships -Sesquicentennial

Dates: 1985
Found in: College Archives

Symposia and Workshops

 Sub-Group
Identifier: RG09-11
Scope and Contents

A disparite collection of campus-wide symposia.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1966 - 1985
Found in: College Archives

Vail Music Residency - Masters at Davidson. Records, 1995-1997

 Sub-Group
Identifier: RG09-05
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of planning records, publicity materials, and correspondence.

Dates: 1995
Found in: College Archives