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Fred Hill Speech

 Collection
Identifier: DC0041s
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of Hill's Inaugural Address as president of the Philanthropic Society in 1888.

Dates: 1888

George Laurens Petrie Speech

 Collection
Identifier: DC0072s
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of a debate speech, "Which contributes more to a man's happiness, Wealth or Literary Attainments," given in 1856.

Dates: 1856

George Washington Finley Harper Papers

 Collection
Identifier: DC0188s
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of correspondence and school work. The letters are from family and friends in Lenoir, North Carolina to Harper while he was a student at Davidson College. The school work includes 2 essays and 2 grade reports. There is also a typescript of Harper's diary for 1855-1856 in his Alumni file. It was copied from records in the manuscript collections at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.

Dates: 1855 - 1856

Gilmer Brenizer Speech

 Collection
Identifier: DC0011s
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of Brenizer's Inaugural Address as president of the Philanthropic Society in 1882.

Dates: 1882

Gordon Clift Horton Collection

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Identifier: DC020
Scope and Contents The collection is organized in the following series: 1) Biographical; 2) Correspondence; 3) Manuscripts; 4) Sketches; 5) Photographs; 6) Printed Material; 7) Memorabilia; 8) Estate; 9) Oversize. The collection contains little biographical information. There are certificates from Gordon's confirmation and from his involvement in the Kappa Alpha fraternity. For more information, see his alumni file (1942). There is correspondence with his mother while he was a student at Davidson College,...
Dates: 1935 - 1977

Harlee Morrison Speech

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Identifier: DC0104s
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of Morrison's salutatory address for the Davidson College Commencement of 1916.

Dates: 1916

Harris Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: DC0039s
Scope and Contents The collection consists of two sets of documents. The documents related to Ervin Harris include his copy of the 1870 Davidson College catalogue and five handwritten speeches for the Philanthropic Society. The speeches are "Is War a Greater Evil than Intemperance?" (Novembe 24, 1871), his inaugural address as president of Philanthropic Society (December 2, 1871), "The Spirit of Discovery" (November 17, 1871), and "Life" (March 9, 1872) The final speech "Truth and My Country", dated June 27,...
Dates: 1870 - 1885

Hay Watson Smith Speeches

 Collection
Identifier: DC0082s
Scope and Contents

This collection consists Smith's Respondent Address delivered June 19, 1889 and his Inaugural Address as president of the Philanthropic Society in December of 1889.

Dates: 1889

Henry Alexander Chambers Reminiscences

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Identifier: DC0141s
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of a letter written to Miss Cornelia Shaw, librarian of Davidson College. The letter gives some family history and describes college life and the faculty in the 1860s. For the typescript of "The Chambers Family of Iredell County" by Henry Chambers, see the Farmville file in Chalmer Davidson's Plantation files (DC058).

Dates: 1917

Henry Elias Fries Papers

 Collection
Identifier: DC0029s
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of manuscript copies of 4 letters and photocopies of 22 letters written by Fries (1874-1876) and speeches given to the Philanthropic Society as vice-president and president in 1877. The letters discuss college life and Davidson faculty. The location of the original letters for the photocopies in unknown.

Dates: 1874 - 1877

Henry Neal Pharr Speech

 Collection
Identifier: DC0073s
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of Pharr's Inaugural Address as president of the Philanthropic Society in 1887.

Dates: 1887

Henry Theodore Burke Speech

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Identifier: DC0016s
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of a manuscript copy and a typescript of Burke's valedictory speech.

Dates: 1850

Henry Tracy Lilly Collection

 Collection
Identifier: DC047
Scope and Contents The collection contains correspondence, literary materials, biographical information, and restricted information. The correspondence includes letters from family and aquaintances from 1936-1966, letters from students, 1956-1973, letters of condolence following Lilly's death in 1973, and letters he wrote to Mrs. Lilly, 1948-1965. There is also considerable correspondence between Lilly and Harriet Doar, Charlotte Observer Book Editor, 1962-1969 and with former student John McKnight, 1973-1974...
Dates: 1922 - 1995

Huey Lee Shelby Literary Materials

 Collection
Identifier: DC0187s
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of the draft manuscript of a collection of student poetry. Entitled "Minor Chords: 1890-1927," it was edited by Shelby and P.F. Jones and contains poetry written by Davidson College students.

Dates: 1927

Hugh Hollingsworth Smith Scrapbook and Papers

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Identifier: DC0191s
Scope and Contents The collection consists of correspondence (1919-1985), Pi Kappa Alpha files(1921-1922), class reports (1918-1923), and printed materials (1918-1923). The correspondence from 1919 to 1923 primarily relates to Smith's activities as student, while the letters dating 1942-1985 relate to Smith's career and family. The Pi Kappa Alpha materials include notes, invitations, and photographs, the class records include reports from the McCallie School in Chattanooga, Tennessee and Davidson College. The...
Dates: 1918 - 1985

Hugh McLees Letters

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Identifier: DC0119s
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of letters written by McLees to his brother describing college life and particularly, the religious life of the students.

Dates: 1855 - 1858

Hugh Wilson Scott Reminiscences

 Collection
Identifier: DC0155s
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of a letter written to Miss Cornelia Shaw describing Scott's college experiences.

Dates: 1917

James Alexander McQueen Speech

 Collection
Identifier: DC0063s
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of McQueen's Inaugural Address as president of the Philanthropic Society in 1899.

Dates: 1899

James Allan Notebook

 Collection
Identifier: DC0178s
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of Allan's Biology notebook for 1909-1910.

Dates: 1909 - 1910

James Andrew McLees Letter

 Collection
Identifier: DC0132s
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of a letter written by McLees in 1873 describing college life.

Dates: 1873

James Argyle McLauchlin Speech

 Collection
Identifier: DC0062s
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of McLaughlin's Inaugural Address as president of the Philanthropic Society in 1886.

Dates: 1886

James Bayliss Smith Papers

 Collection
Identifier: DC0083s
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of letters written by Smith to family and friends while a student at Davidson, a letter from J. R. Blake offering a position as tutor at Davidson and the manuscript of Smith's valedictory address. In his student letters, Smith describes his religious conversion and college life. There are also typescripts of some of the letters.

Dates: 1868 - 1872

James Blanton Wharey Speech

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Identifier: DC0095s
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of Wharey's Inaugural Address as president of the Philanthropic Society in 1891.

Dates: 1891

James E. Holshouser, Jr. Collection

 Collection
Identifier: DC009
Scope and Contents The collection is organized into the following series: 1) Biographical Information; 2) Addresses; 3) Correspondence; 4) Printed Material; and 5) Photographs. The biographical information includes materials about his family and his wife, Pat. There are speeches from 1971-1976, including his statement of candidacy for governor, his commencement address to Davidson College in 1974, and the text to his televised "Talk to the People" from 1976. There is correspondence with Davidson College from...
Dates: 1960 - 1987

James Ernest Thacker Speeches

 Collection
Identifier: DC0089s
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of Thacker's "Respondent's Address" given before the Philanthropic Society in 1888 and his Inaugural Address as president of the Society in 1890.

Dates: 1888 - 1890

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Names
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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