John Mathias Bernhardt Speech
Collection
Identifier: DC0280s
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of a speech given by Bernhardt to the members of Kappa Alpha fraternity on April 18, 1884. At the time of the speech. the fraternity had been on campus for four years but did not have faculty approval and met secretly.
Dates
- 1884
Creator
Biographical / Historical
John Mathias Bernhardt was a member of the class of 1886. He attended classes from 1882 to 1884. While a student at Davidson College, he was a member of the Philanthropic Literary Society and Kappa Alpha fraternity. Before coming to Davidson, he had formed a partnership in a mercantile business which later became the Bank of Lenoir. He returned to conduct business in Lenoir, founding the Lenoir Furniture Company, which later became the Harper Furniture Company, the Bernhardt Chair Company, and the Caldwell and Northern Railroad. He died in Lenoir in 1935.
Extent
1 folders (1 folder)
Language
English
Physical Location
A2.1
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Document given to Archives by Bernhardt's grandson, Mr G. Alex Bernhardt (1965). Accession 2005-33
Processing Information
Processed on 03/28/2005
Creator
- Title
- John Mathias Bernhardt Speech
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Manuscript Collections Repository