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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

John Edwin Purcell Notebook

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Identifier: DC0179s
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of Purcell's chemistry notebook from 1906-1907.

Dates: 1906 - 1907
Found in: Manuscript Collections

John Espy Watts Speech

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Identifier: DC0094s
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of Watts's Inaugural Address as president of the Philanthropic Society in April 1886.

Dates: 1886
Found in: Manuscript Collections

John Frederick Nash Papers

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Identifier: DC053
Scope and Contents The majority of the collection relates to John Frederick Nash but there are also records documenting the Nash and Floyd families. The materials relating directly to John Frederick Nash include correspondence, literary materials, medical ledger, insurance records, legal and financial records, printed materials, scrapbooks, photographs, and artifacts. The correspondence includes letters sent to Nash by family members while he was a student at Davidson College, letters written during World War...
Dates: 1847 - 1978
Found in: Manuscript Collections

John Gillespie Hall Letter

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Identifier: DC0314s
Scope and Contents

Davidson College - Students

Dates: 1867
Found in: Manuscript Collections

John Henry Bryson Sermon

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Identifier: DC0185s
Scope and Contents

The collection consists a manuscript copy of J. H. Bryson's commencement sermon, "The Importance of Revealed Truth," given at Davidson College, June 25, 1876.

Dates: 1876
Found in: Manuscript Collections

John James Stringfellow Collection

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Identifier: DC0153s
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of correspondence (1859-1930 and printed materials (1912-1928). The correspondence includes letters written while he was a student at Davidson and a letter written in 1930 describing his student days. The printed material includes an article written by Stringfellow on his student days and an article from the Charlotte Observer about Stringfellow.

Dates: 1858 - 1930
Found in: Manuscript Collections

John Laban Lineberger Speech

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Identifier: DC0050s
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of Lineberger's Inaugural Address as president of the Philanthropic Society in 1891.

Dates: 1891
Found in: Manuscript Collections

John Levi Scott Speeches

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Identifier: DC0075s
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of Scott's Representative Speech, "The Rise of the Swiss Confederacy," and his Inaugural Address as president of the Philanthropic Society in 1880.

Dates: 1880
Found in: Manuscript Collections

John M. W. Davidson Family Register

 Collection
Identifier: DC0282s
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of copies of the Family Register pages from a Davidson family bible. The majority of the information was written by John M. W. Davidson, son of Johan and Sarah Brevard Davidson and grandson of John and Violet Davidson. There are four pages listings births, marriages and deaths. The dates range from 1735 to 1956 with the bulk of the information , 1735 to 1875.

Dates: 2017
Found in: Manuscript Collections

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
Found in: Manuscript Collections

John McCoy Alexander Speeches

 Collection
Identifier: DC0001s
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of manuscript copies of six speeches given by Alexander while a student at Davidson. The speeches are on a variety of topics including literature, education, England, Napoleon and history.

Dates: 1844 - 1846
Found in: Manuscript Collections

John McMillan Clark Speeches

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Identifier: DC0021s
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of 2 speeches: Clark's Inaugural Address as president of the Philanthropic Society in 1884 and a speech awarded the Orator's Medal, "Industrial Progress of the South" (1885).

Dates: 1884 - 1885
Found in: Manuscript Collections

John Miller Faison Speech

 Collection
Identifier: DC0027s
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of Faison's Inaugural Address as president of the Philanthropic Society in 1883.

Dates: 1883
Found in: Manuscript Collections

John Murdock Mckinnon Speech

 Collection
Identifier: DC0060s
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of McKinnon's Inaugural Address as president of the Philanthropic Society.

Dates: 1898
Found in: Manuscript Collections

John R. Howard Letter

 Collection
Identifier: DC0230s
Scope and Contents

The letter recounts a story about Dean Sentelle and student discipline.

Dates: 1993
Found in: Manuscript Collections

John R. Todd Speech

 Collection
Identifier: DC0335s
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of a printed booklet of the speech and an article describing his appearance at Davidson. The pamphlet, "Gee! Ain't It Great to Be a Boss!" was printed by Emmett Brown and distributed as a Christmas offering

Dates: 1923
Found in: Manuscript Collections

John Richard Schenck Notebooks

 Collection
Identifier: DC0176s
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of Schenck's student notebook. The notebook includes a paper of the Battle of Guilford Court House with correction marks and honor oath and essays on Camp Pender, "A Week on the Rail," and the Maxwell Chambers Day races.

Dates: 1891
Found in: Manuscript Collections

John Rood Cunningham Collection

 Collection
Identifier: DC005
Scope and Contents The collection contains biographical information and information about Dr. Cunningham's family. It also has correspondence from Dr. Cunningham's years as president, as well as original correspondence dated after his resignation, which discusses his term as president of Davidson College. There are several published manuscripts, most of which are about Davidson College. The printed material includes information about the Community Relations Committee of Charlotte, the General Assembly of the...
Dates: 1940 - 1980
Found in: Manuscript Collections

John Thomas Roberts Speech

 Collection
Identifier: DC0074s
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of Robert's Inaugural Address as president of the Philanthropic Society in 1881.

Dates: 1881
Found in: Manuscript Collections

John Wakefield Speech

 Collection
Identifier: DC0092s
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of Wakefield's Inaugural Address as president of the Philanthropic Society in 1892.

Dates: 1892
Found in: Manuscript Collections

John Wells Kuykendall Collection

 Collection
Identifier: DC008
Scope and Contents The collection is organized into the following series: 1) Biographical; 2) Addresses; 3) Appointment book; 4) Printed Material; 5) Photographs; 6) Restricted, 7) Inauguration Certificates, 8) Student Papers, and 9)Freshman Hat. The collection contains limited biographical information and information about Dr. Kuykendall's family. There are addresses dating from before 1984, and an appointment book from 1985. The majority of the collection is printed material from Dr. Kuykendall's tenure as...
Dates: 1959 - 1985
Found in: Manuscript Collections

John William Stuart Gilchrist Letter

 Collection
Identifier: DC0145s
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of a letter written to Glichrist from his mother describing a visit to Davidson College in May of 1917.

Dates: 1917
Found in: Manuscript Collections

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Ney, Peter Stuart, d. 1846 6
Shaw, Cornelia Rebekah 5
Wilson, Woodrow (Thomas Woodrow), 1856-1924 (Class of 1877) 5
Davidson Family 4
Helper, Hanson Pinckney, 1825-1902 4
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Lingle, Walter L. (Walter Lee), 1868-1956 (Class of 1892) 4
Martin, William Joseph, Jr., 1868-1943 (Class of 1888) 4
Davidson College (N.C.) 3
Davidson, Chalmers G. (Chalmers Gaston), 1907-1994 (Class of 1928) 3
Erwin, Edward Jones, 1885-1954 (Class of 1906) 3
Eumenean Society 3
Lacy, Drury, 1802-1884. (Class of 1859) 3
Morrison, Robert Hall, 1798-1889 3
Ney, Michel, duc d'Elchingen, 1769-1815. 3
Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) 3
Smith, Henry Louis, 1859-1951 (Class of 1881) 3
Abbott, Anthony "Tony" S. 2
Athletics - Baseball 2
Bank of Davidson (Davidson, NC) 2
Chambers, Maxwell (1780-1855) 2
Cunningham, John Rood, 1891-1980 2
D Club 2
Davidson College Presbyterian Church 2
Davidson, Edward Lee Baxter, 1958-1944 (Class of 1891) 2
Flora MacDonald College (Red Springs, NC) 2
Freeland, Paul Butterfield, 1904-1976 (Class of 1925) 2
Gamma Sigma Epsilon. Chemical Fraternity 2
Hamilton, Hugh Cunningham (Class of 1920) 2
Helper Family 2
Holshouser, James E. (Class of 1956) 2
Johnston Family 2
Kirkpatrick, John Lycan, 1813-1885 2
Linden Manufacturing Company 2
Lingle, Thomas Wilson, 1871- (Class of 1893) 2
Martin, David Grier, Sr., 1910-1974 (Class of 1932) 2
Martin, William Joseph, 1830-1896 2
Morrow, James, 1820-1865 (Class of 1843) 2
Omicron Delta Kappa Honorary Fraternity 2
Pfohl, James Christian 2
Phillips, Charles, Rev. (Professor of Mathematics and Engineering) 2
Piedmont Bank and Trust Company 2
Robinson, Joseph L. (Class of 1962) 2
Rusk, Dean, 1909-1994 (Class of 1931) 2
Sentelle, Mark Edgar (Class of 1894) 2
Shewmake, Edwin F. 2
Simmons, Frank, Jr. (Class of 1940) 2
Smith, C. Alphonso (Charles Alphonso), 1864-1924 (Class of 1884) 2
Smith, Egbert W. (Egbert Watson), 1862-1944 (Class of 1882) 2
Smith, Hay Watson, 1868-1940 (Class of 1890) 2
Spencer, Samuel R., President (Samuel Reid), 1919-2013 (Class of 1940) 2
Tuesday Club (Davidson, NC) 2
Workman, William "Bill" Gatewood, Jr., 1940-2019 (Class of 1962) 2
Abbot, William Wright, 1922- (Class of 1943) 1
Adachi, Hiroshi (Class of 1966) 1
Alexander, Charles Carroll, 1832-1866 (Class of 1853) 1
Alexander, Isaac 1
Alexander, John McCoy, 1828-1846 (Class of 1847) 1
Alexander, Margaret E. Hampton, 1849-1939 1
Alexander, Thomas H. (Class of 1843) 1
Alexander, William Davidson (Class of 1862) 1
Allison, Thomas Johnston, 1849-1919 (Class of 1871) 1
Allison, Wade Hampton, 1901-1963 (Class of 1926) 1
Alpha Book Club 1
Anderson, John Munroe 1
Anderson, R. Kemmer, 1945- (Class of 1967) 1
Aplian Book Club (Davidson, NC) 1
Arbuckle, Howard 1
Ardrey, William Erskine, 1839-1907 (Class of 1862) 1
Armfield, Edward (Class of 1937) 1
Arnold, John David, 1869-1895 (Class of 1894) 1
Arrowood, Robert Sylvanus, 1854-1917 (Class of 1877) 1
As You Like It Book Club (Davidson, NC) 1
Athenaeum Club (Davidson, NC) 1
Athletics - Basketball 1
Babcock, Brooks (Class of 1984) 1
Bailey, William S. 1
Baker, Archibald, 1733-1811 1
Baker, Heather L. (Class of 2000) 1
Baker, William Hoge, 1868-1932 (Class of 1888) 1
Ballard, Houston 1
Bannerman, A. W. (Class of 1857) 1
Barnes, Frank Arthur (Class of 1895) 1
Barnette, Alex 1
Barr, Julius McCann 1
Barry, Richard 1
Batte, James Herbert (Class of 1935) 1
Battle, William H. 1
Bean, Eugene Holmes, 1874-1933 (Class of 1897) 1
Beer, Amalie 1
Belk, James Thomas Ketchen, 1825-1878 (Class of 1847) 1
Bell Family 1
Bell, Lewis, 1849-1935. (Class of 1870) 1
Bell, Samuel Henry (Class of 1870) 1
Bell, Vereen McNeill, 1911-1944 (Class of 1932) 1
Bernhardt, John Mathias (Class of 1886) 1
Bethea, Osborne (Class of 1963) 1
Bethea, Philip Osborne, 1901-1979 (Class of 1922) 1
Bigham, Maud 1
Black, Jack M. (Class of 1918) 1
Blanton-Black 1
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