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George Wilson McPhail Collection

 Collection
Identifier: DC061
Scope and Contents The files contain a copy of McPhail's Inaugural Address to the trustees of Davidson College upon receiving the office of presidency, handwritten copies of his lectures on religious topics, several miscellaneous papers, a handwritten copy of his prayer book with prayers for each hour of the day, and two folders full of handwritten copies of his sermons. McPhail had several of his sermons bound and put into volumes. His "Sermons on Important Topics" Volume I-II, VII-VIII, and X-XI were placed...
Dates: Existence: 1815 - 1871
Found in: Manuscript Collections

Gilmer Brenizer Speech

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Identifier: DC0011s
Scope and Contents

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

Dates: 1882
Found in: Manuscript Collections

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
Found in: Manuscript Collections

Hampton-Blake Collection

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Identifier: DC0312s
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of correspondence, notes and photographs related to Louise Hampton's research on the Blake house.

Dates: 1962 and undated
Found in: Manuscript Collections

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
Found in: Manuscript Collections

Harold A. Townsend Scrapbook

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Identifier: DC0268s
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of the scrapbook Townsend kept as a student. It includes notes on athletic contests, social functions, professors and a daily diary for December 1921 through October 1922; photographs of athletic teams, campus buildings, and classmates; clippings on athletic events; programs and invitations. There are also autographs from friends.

Dates: 1920 - 1924
Found in: Manuscript Collections

Harold Sugg Papers

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Identifier: DC094
Scope and Contents This collection includes four term papers and one master's thesis from Old Dominion University. Sugg deals with race relations, particularly such conditions in North Carolina. Topics include free Negroes, slavery, the Fusion and Populist Movements and black and white farmers' alliances. The papers discuss political and social aspects of race relations in the South in the late 19th and the early 20th centuries. Photocopies of documents, pamphlets and publications from the 1890s were removed....
Dates: 2017
Found in: Manuscript Collections

Harris Family Papers

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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
Found in: Manuscript Collections

Harry Lee Vance Collection

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Identifier: Dc0353s
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of his scrapbook, certificates, correspondence, clippings and a framed photograph montage. The scrapbook primarily documents his college years and has a heavy emphasis on sports. The certificates are for lettering in sports, participation in ROTC, and membership in ODK (Omicron Delta Kappa). The correspondence is from 1926-1930 and the clippings are from the "Mystery Photo" feature of the Mecklenburg Gazette in 1981.

Dates: Majority of material found in 1923-1981
Found in: Manuscript Collections

Hattie Thompson Papers

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Identifier: DC0150s
Scope and Contents The collection consists of correspondence (1894-1955), music notebooks (1896), printed materials (1922 - 1956 and undated), and financial materials (1882-1884). The correspondence includes a request to accompany Miss Thompson to church and a letter discussing her father. The music notebooks are Thompson's student handwritten exercise books. The printed material includes recital programs and newpaper clippings about Thompson. The financial material includes receipts and advertisements for...
Dates: 1882-1956 and undated
Found in: Manuscript Collections

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Davidson, Chalmers G. (Chalmers Gaston), 1907-1994 (Class of 1928) 2
Flora MacDonald College (Red Springs, NC) 2
Helper, Hanson Pinckney 2
Holshouser, James E. (Class of 1956) 2
Martin, William Joseph, 1830-1896. 2
Ney, Peter Stuart 2
Omicron Delta Kappa 2
Pfohl, James Christian 2
Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924. 2
Abbot, W. W. (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
Archibald Campbell McIntyre (Class of 1925) 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
Bailey, William S. 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
Barry, Richard 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, Philip Osborne, 1901-1979 (Class of 1922) 1
Bigham, Maud 1
Blanton-Black 1
Blue, Larkin McLaurin, 1860-1939 (Class of 1886) 1
Bogle, Alexander M., 1822-1880 (Class of 1843) 1
Booklovers' Club of Davidson 1
Boston, Louis Edgar, d. 1901 (Class of 1892) 1
Boyer, Mary 1
Bradham, Riley Augustus, Jr. (Class of 1945) 1
Bradshaw-Ney 1
Brady, Archibald, 1852-1916. (Class of 1882) 1
Brannon, William Edward 1
Brawley, Edith Mitchell 1
Brenizer, Gilmer, 1864- (Class of 1882) 1
Briarpatch Press 1
Brown Family 1
Brown, Aubrey Neblett (Class of 1929) 1
Brown, C. K. 1
Brown, James Stephen, 1866-1958. (Class of 1889) 1
Brown, Peter Marshall, 1859-1913. (Class of 1880) 1
Brown-Knox Mercantile Company 1
Broyhill, James T. 1
Bryson, John Henry 1
Buchanan, William Stewart, 1901-1968. (Class of 1923) 1
Buckner, Albert Gallatin, 1850-1941. (Class of 1879) 1
Burgess, Alfred (1928) 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 (1865) 1
Bynum, William Preston, 1820-1909 (1842) 1
Byrd, Harry Flood 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
Carothers, Milton S. (1954) 1
Carson, James Holmes. (Class of 1916) 1
Carson, William Waller, 1845- 1
Carter, William Franklin (1876) 1
Cassell, J. Erisman 1
Catawba Springs Hotel 1
Cather, Willa, 1873-1947 1
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