Lacy Donnell Wharton Papers
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of correspondence 1939-1992 primarily between Wharton and Dr. Chalmers Davidson, a copy of a 1934 Alumni Journal article on Wharton, and an essay on Caleb Richmond Harding, Davidson class of 1880 and faculty member, 1888-1935. The essay was written for Professor Ewrin and has his corrections on it.
Dates
- Creation: 1934 - 1992
Biographical / Historical
Lacy Donnell Wharton was graduated from Davidson College in 1927. After graduation, he attended Harvard University. He made a career in journalism serving on the editorial staff of the New Yorker; executive editor of Scribners' and as a roving editor for Reader's Digest. As a student at Davidson he participated in many clubs and wrote articles for the Chameleon. He also wrote a book on Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Extent
1 folders (1 folder)
Language
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Lacy Donnell Wharton, 1981-1992
Processing Information
Processed on Aug-94
Topical
- Title
- Lacy Donnell Wharton Papers
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Manuscript Collections Repository