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James Franklin Houston Papers

 Collection
Identifier: DC0140s
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of two essays: "Literary Attractions of the Bible" and "Philosophy of the Ages," receipts and a fund-raising appeal for the Philanthropic Society (1847-1848), attendance and grade reports (1846-1847), and Davidson College commencement programs for 1848 and 1849.

Dates: 1846 - 1848
Found in: Manuscript Collections

James G. Martin Collection

 Collection
Identifier: DC002
Scope and Contents The collection is organized into the following series: Biographical material; Speeches; Printed Material; Scrapbooks; and Memorabilia. The biographical materials include information on Mr. Martin's years at Davidson and photographs as well as information on his family and wife, Dorothy. There are a few speeches from his years as governor of NC. The majority of the collection is printed material, consisting of campaign literature from 1984-1989 and newspaper clippings of his political life...
Dates: 1955 - 1994
Found in: Manuscript Collections

James H. Horah Speech

 Collection
Identifier: DC0044s
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of Horah's Inaugural Address as president of the Philanthropic Society in 1879.

Dates: 1879
Found in: Manuscript Collections

James Hampton Gibson Speech

 Collection
Identifier: DC0031s
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of a manuscript copy and a typescript of Gibson's commencement oration, "The Triumphs of American Genius."

Dates: 1854
Found in: Manuscript Collections

James Hardy Morrison Speeches

 Collection
Identifier: DC0069s
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of Morrison's Representative Oration, "Rights," delivered June 24, 1874 and his Inaugural Address as president of the Philanthropic Society in 1875.

Dates: 1874
Found in: Manuscript Collections

James Holmes Carson Collection

 Collection
Identifier: DC0316s
Scope and Contents The collection includes a variety of material related to members of Carson's extended family. His parents were Charles and Belle Carson of Charlotte. Paige Carter, later Mrs. John Carson was his aunt and Lucy Holmes Carter Haddow is her daughter. The Charlotte Milstead folder contains an invitation from the Merry Men and her 1923 Davidson College Senior Week booklet. The Lucy H. Carson Haddow folder contains letters she wrote as a child, her wedding invitation and a letter from the Library...
Dates: Majority of material found in 1912 - 1939 and undated
Found in: Manuscript Collections

James Logan Greenlee Letters

 Collection
Identifier: DC0115s
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of letters written by Greenlee to his family discussing college life and a letter written to Greenlee from Charles Montgomery Payne, 1842-1900 (1863). In addition to the original letters, there are typescripts and a copy of the letter reporting Greenlee's death made by Mary M. Greenlee.

Dates: 1859 - 1862
Found in: Manuscript Collections

James Morrow Letters

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Identifier: DC0122s
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of two letters from Morrow to his family about college life, a letter from M. Ramsey in 1853 and an unidentifed letter to Morrow with details about the Robert Hall Morrison family. There is an additional 1839 letter written by Morrow to his parents in DC0256s, Lyman J. Parrigin Collection.

Dates: 1840-1853 and undated
Found in: Manuscript Collections

James Parks McCombs Letters

 Collection
Identifier: DC0117s
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of letters written by McCombs to his brother about family matters and college life. The majority of the letters date from 1854 to 1856. There are four letters from the period 1870 to 1885. Several letters in 1855 discuss the student unrest at Davidson over student suspensions and the donation by Maxwell Chambers.

Dates: 1854-1885 and undated
Found in: Manuscript Collections

James Pinckney Crawford Letter

 Collection
Identifier: DC0112s
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of a letter written in 1854 from Crawford to his cousin, Miss Stinson, describing college life at Davidson.

Dates: 1854
Found in: Manuscript Collections

James Stephen Brown Speeches

 Collection
Identifier: DC0012s
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of 2 speeches; his inaugural address as president of the Philanthropic Society and a speech given to the society on the Catholic Church.

Dates: 1888 - 1889
Found in: Manuscript Collections

James Tate Murphy Speech

 Collection
Identifier: DC0070s
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of Murphy's Inaugural Address as president of the Philanthropic Society in 1878.

Dates: 1878
Found in: Manuscript Collections

James Thomas Ketchen Belk Collection

 Collection
Identifier: DC0008s
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of manuscript copies of speeches given by Belk in Philanthropic Society meetings and a photostat of a letter written as a student. The speeches include Valedictory and Farewell addresses to the Philanthropic Society, addresses on Female Education and British Poets, and a poem "Marry."

Dates: 1845 - 1847
Found in: Manuscript Collections

James Washington Alexander Kerr Collection

 Collection
Identifier: DC0162s
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of a fragment of a letter written to Hattie Thompson describing Kerr's experiences as a student and a poster of the McNeely-Kerr Homeplace with family information on it.

Dates: 1916
Found in: Manuscript Collections

James William Milton Goodman Speech

 Collection
Identifier: DC0035s
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of Goodman's Inaugural Address as president of the Philanthropic Society in 1893.

Dates: 1893
Found in: Manuscript Collections

Jerome Channing Horner Speech

 Collection
Identifier: DC0045s
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of Horner's Inaugural Address as president of the Philanthropic Society in 1874.

Dates: 1874
Found in: Manuscript Collections

Jesse Weimar Siler Speech

 Collection
Identifier: DC0079s
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of Siler's Inaugural Address as president of the Philanthropic Society for the first presidential term, 1884-1885.

Dates: 1884
Found in: Manuscript Collections

Jethro Rumple Collection

 Collection
Identifier: DC0222s
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of correspondence concerning the Concord Presbytery, the manuscript of a biography of Rev. John Bunyan Shearer by Rumple, and manuscript notes about Davidson College in the 1840s.

Dates: 1878 - 1905
Found in: Manuscript Collections

John Adams Gilmer Speech

 Collection
Identifier: DC0033s
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of Gilmer's Inaugural Address as president of the Philanthropic Society in 1880.

Dates: 1880
Found in: Manuscript Collections

John Alexander Fleming Letters

 Collection
Identifier: DC0114s
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of 3 letters. Two of the letters were written in 1856 by Fleming to his uncle, J. Harvey Greenlee, and discuss college life. The third letter was written by A. M. Erwin to report Fleming's death. In addition to the manuscript letters, the collection contains typescripts of the letters.

Dates: 1856 - 1864
Found in: Manuscript Collections

John Alexander McGeachy Collection

 Collection
Identifier: DC069
Scope and Contents The collection consists of Correspondence, 1930-1968, Literary materials 1834-1937, Humanities, 1962-1975, Printed Materials, 1920-1977. The correspondence is primarily from Davidson College president Walter Lingle about McGeachy's appointment to the college faculty. There is also a postcard to McGeachy from fellow professor Charles Eberhart The literary materials include McGeachy's valedictory address and papers written in graduate school. The Humanities materials include annotated syllabi,...
Dates: Existence: Majority of material found within 1920 - 1977
Found in: Manuscript Collections

John B. Graham Papers

 Collection
Identifier: DC013
Scope and Contents The collection consists of research materials for an article on Morrison Hall written for the Davidson Journal. The article appeared in the Fall 1990 issue. Included in the collection are two versions of the article, photographs, correspondence, and research notes. The correspondence was primarily with Davidson classmates, James Herbert Batte, William Adams Flinn, Ross Gladdin, Reuben Arthur Torrey, Richard Orne Flinn. Additional materials from W. W. Telford have been added to the...
Dates: 1988 - 1990
Found in: Manuscript Collections

John C. Johnston Collection

 Collection
Identifier: DC0207s
Scope and Contents The collection consists of biographical information, a personal ledger, selections from his personal library, and the flute he used as a Davidson College student. The biographical information includes an obituary, photocopies of information from the family Bible, and a typed copy of an address given by Johnston on "The Standard of Moral Character in Teachers." The ledger contains personal notes and the original handwritten copy of the speech. The books and flute are housed separately. The...
Dates: Undated
Found in: Manuscript Collections

John Chambers Rankin Cannon Speeches

 Collection
Identifier: DC0019s
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of 3 speeches presented to the Philanthropic Society and his Philanthropic Society and college diplomas. There are two manuscript copies of "The West - A Field for Enterprise" (1851), and one copy each of "Ex Parvis Magna Orientur (1852), and "Unaided Genius" (undated).

Dates: 1851 - 1852
Found in: Manuscript Collections

John David Arnold Speech

 Collection
Identifier: DC0004s
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of Arnold's Inaugural Address as president of the Philanthropic Society in 1894.

Dates: 1894
Found in: Manuscript Collections

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Martin, William Joseph, Jr., 1868-1943 (Class of 1888) 3
Shaw, Cornelia Rebekah 3
Athletics - Baseball 2
Chambers, Maxwell (1780-1855) 2
Kirkpatrick, John Lycan, 1813-1885 2
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Lacy, Drury, 1802-1884. (Class of 1859) 2
Lingle, Thomas Wilson, 1871- (Class of 1893) 2
Morrison, Robert Hall, 1798-1889 2
Morrow, James, 1820-1865 (Class of 1843) 2
Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) 2
Sentelle, Mark Edgar (Class of 1894) 2
Shewmake, Edwin F. 2
Abbot, William Wright, 1922- (Class of 1943) 1
Alexander, Charles Carroll, 1832-1866 (Class of 1853) 1
Alexander, John McCoy, 1828-1846 (Class of 1847) 1
Alexander, Thomas H. (Class of 1843) 1
Allison, Thomas Johnston, 1849-1919 (Class of 1871) 1
Arbuckle, Howard 1
Arnold, John David, 1869-1895 (Class of 1894) 1
Arrowood, Robert Sylvanus, 1854-1917 (Class of 1877) 1
Athletics - Basketball 1
Bailey, William S. 1
Baker, William Hoge, 1868-1932 (Class of 1888) 1
Bank of Davidson (Davidson, NC) 1
Bannerman, A. W. (Class of 1857) 1
Barnes, Frank Arthur (Class of 1895) 1
Barr, Julius McCann 1
Batte, James Herbert (Class of 1935) 1
Bean, Eugene Holmes, 1874-1933 (Class of 1897) 1
Belk, James Thomas Ketchen, 1825-1878 (Class of 1847) 1
Bell, Vereen McNeill, 1911-1944 (Class of 1932) 1
Blue, Larkin McLaurin, 1860-1939 (Class of 1886) 1
Bogle, Alexander M., 1822-1880 (Class of 1843) 1
Boston, Louis Edgar, d. 1901 (Class of 1892) 1
Brady, Archibald, 1852-1916. (Class of 1882) 1
Brenizer, Gilmer, 1864- (Class of 1882) 1
Brown, Aubrey Neblett (Class of 1929) 1
Brown, James Stephen, 1866-1958. (Class of 1889) 1
Brown, Peter Marshall, 1859-1913. (Class of 1880) 1
Buckner, Albert Gallatin, 1850-1941. (Class of 1879) 1
Burgess, Thomas Peterson, 1860-1942. (Class of 1883) 1
Burke, Henry Theodore, 1830-1894. (Class of 1850) 1
Burton, Samuel Smith, 1853-1880. (Class of 1873) 1
Burwell, Dandridge Spottswood, 1847-1929 (Class of 1865) 1
Bynum, William Preston, 1820-1909 (Class of 1842) 1
Cade, William A. (Class of 1937) 1
Caldwell, Walter Pharr, 1823-1888. (Class of 1841) 1
Campbell, William Henry Ruffner, 1889-1960 (Class of 1910) 1
Cannon, John Chambers Rankin, 1833-1908. (Class of 1852) 1
Carson, James Holmes. (Class of 1916) 1
Carter, William Franklin (Class of 1876) 1
Cassell, J. Erisman 1
Cather, Willa, 1873-1947 1
Chambers, Henry Alexander, 1841-1925 (Class of 1864) 1
Chambers, Joseph Lenoir, 1854- (Class of 1873) 1
Chambers, Pinckney Brown, 1821-1905 (Class of 1840) 1
Charlotte Engraving Company 1
Clark, John McMillan, 1858- (Class of 1886) 1
Cobb, Paul Whitlock (Class of 1950) 1
Cool Springs Academy (Croft, NC) 1
Cooper, William James (Class of 1923) 1
Cozart, William Hubbard, 1860-1901. (Class of 1879) 1
Crawford, James Pinckney, 1835-1861 (Class of 1856) 1
Cromartie, Robert Samuel, 1869-1965 (Class of 1895) 1
Currie, Archibald (Class of 1897) 1
D Club 1
Davidson, Edward Lee Baxter, 1958-1944 (Class of 1891) 1
Davidson, Robert A., 1842-1865 (Class of 1863) 1
Dick, Leslie Graham, 1857-1912 (Class of 1878) 1
Dickey, William Nathan, 1834-1905. (Class of 1860) 1
Doar, Harriet 1
Doggett, Marshall, Jr. (Class of 1922) 1
Doub-Kerr, William C., 1894-1960 (Class of 1915) 1
Douglas, James M. (Class of 1893) 1
Douglass, Charles Mobley, 1846-1872 (Class of 1872) 1
Eagleton, Davis Foute, 1861-1916. (Class of 1884) 1
Emerson, Ralph Waldo, 1803-1882 1
English, Thomas Reese, 1859-1915. (Class of 1872) 1
Eppo, David Samuel (Class of 1921) 1
Ervin, A.M. 1
Fairley, David, 1831-1912 (Class of 1856) 1
Faison, John Miller, 1862-1915. (Class of 1883) 1
Fleming, John Alexander, 1836-1864 (Class of 1859) 1
Fleming, William Scott (Class of 1878) 1
Flinn, Richard Orne (Class of 1929) 1
Flinn, William Adams, 1912- (Class of 1933) 1
Flora MacDonald College (Red Springs, NC) 1
Forsyth, William Kenneth, 1866-1901. (Class of 1893) 1
Fries, Henry Elias, 1857-1949. (Class of 1878) 1
Gaddy, Risden Bennett, 1838-1899 (Class of 1859) 1
Gaither, Ephraim Lash, 1850-1943 (Class of 1873) 1
Gamble, William Arnette, 1894-1973. (Class of 1923) 1
Gamma Sigma Epsilon. Chemical Fraternity 1
Gibson, James Hampton, 1828-1887. (Class of 1854) 1
Gilmer, Charles Stewart, 1864-1926. (Class of 1886) 1
Gilmer, John Adams, 1857-1912. (Class of 1880) 1
Gladden, Ross (Class of 1940) 1
Goldberg, William Victor, 1871-1910. (Class of 1889) 1
Goodman, James William Milton, 1867- (Class of 1894) 1
Goodman, Walter Alexander, 1869- (Class of 1897) 1
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