President. Rev. Drury Lacy. Records
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
- Creation: 1856 - 1860
Creator
- President. Lacy (Organization)
Biographical / Historical
Drury Lacy, 1802-1884, was Davidson College's third president, serving from 1855 to 1860. During his years as president, Davidson received a bequest from North Carolina businessman Maxwell Chambers and the college constructed the Chambers Building. In 1860 Lacy left Davidson to continue ministerial work and served as chaplain in the Forty-seventh Regiment. After the Civil War, he returned to Raleigh, NC and with his wife, Mary Ritchie Rice Lacy, operated a female school, the Peace Institute.
Extent
1.00 boxes (1 folder)
Language
English
Physical Location
Archives Range A Section 2 Shelf 6
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the College Archives Repository