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Davis Foute Eagleton Speech

 Collection
Identifier: DC0025s
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of Eagleton's Inaugural Address as president of the Philanthropic Society in 1884.

Dates: 1884
Found in: Manuscript Collections

Dean Rusk Collection

 Collection
Identifier: DC004
Scope and Contents The collection is arranged in the following series: Biographical Information; Addresses; Correspondence; Interviews; Printed Materials; Photographs; and Recordings. The biographical information includes information about Mr. Rusk and about his family. The addresses are copies of speeches given at Davidson College and at other functions. The correspondence dates from 1939-1994, most of which is between Davidson College and Dean Rusk. The correspondence, 1931-1942 with Professor G.R. Vowles...
Dates: 1930 - 1994
Found in: Manuscript Collections

Dorothy MacKay Quynn Collection

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Identifier: DC042
Scope and Contents The collection contains correspondence, manuscripts, research material, printed material, and photographs relevant to her research about Peter Stuart Ney. The correspondence includes letters about her research and publication thereof. There are two manuscripts, "The Two Graves of Marshal Ney" and "Ney's Attempt to Escape." The research material includes photostats and typescripts of original documents. The Printed Material- Articles contains the following published by Quynn: French Libraries...
Dates: 1931 - 1966
Found in: Manuscript Collections

Dougald Neill McLauchlin Speech

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Identifier: DC0061s
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of a Representative Speech, "General Wolfe at Quebec" given in 1887.

Dates: 1887
Found in: Manuscript Collections

Douglas C. Houchens Collection

 Collection
Identifier: DC0317s
Scope and Contents The collection contains biographical material, correspondence, manuscripts, and printed material. The biographical material includes several resumes and newspaper clippings. There is one correspondence file for letters from Ross and Mary Abrams. A second correspondence file contains letters from friends and former students. The manuscript files contain papers and notebooks written by Houchens as a graduate student. There is a file for the Institute for Advanced Study in Arts and Humanities,...
Dates: 1947 - 2008
Found in: Manuscript Collections

Douglas Family Collection

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Identifier: DC0269s
Scope and Contents The collection consists of letters written to Professor John Douglass by Rev.W.J. McKay, D.D., from Sumter, S.C., photographs, receipts, and pamphlets. The letters generally reference meetings of the Board of Trustees and the Executive Committee and provide brief outlines of issues discussed. The collection also includes receipts for Douglas' days as a student as well as commencement and reunion programs for the class of 1893. In addition, the collection contains a literary society speech...
Dates: 1890 - 1965
Found in: Manuscript Collections

Douglas Heath Nisbet Collection

 Collection
Identifier: DC0206s
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of correspondence with Dr. Henry Louis Smith and Helen Louis Smith about Dr. Smith's involvement with X-rays.

Dates: 1950
Found in: Manuscript Collections

Downtown Davidson Organization Records

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Identifier: DC055
Scope and Contents

The collection consists primarily of minutes, reports, and newsletters. There is also a file on correspondence and one on newsclippings related to the organization. The reports include a Downtown Revitalization Plan prepared by Greenberg Development Services in 1989, a revitalization study ini 1990 and a 1994 report on growth in Davidson.

Dates: 1987 - 2007
Found in: Manuscript Collections

Dr. Frederick Rogers Stair Jr. Collection

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Identifier: DC0223s
Scope and Contents

The collection contains material from the presidential search in which John Kuykendall was selected as president. There is also correspondence, some of which pertains to the Board of Trustees activities. There is a general file which contains reports presented to the Trustees and personal papers.

Dates: 1962 - 1990
Found in: Manuscript Collections

Dr. William Joseph Martin, Jr. Collection

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Identifier: DC028
Scope and Contents The collection is organized into the following series: 1) Biographical Materials; 2) Correspondence; 3) Literary Materials; 4) Genealogical Materials; 5) Printed Materials; 6) Photographs; 7) Financial Materials; 8) Cookbook; 9) Scrapbook Materials. The Biographical Material includes Martin's last will and testament, as well as information about his family, including information about his wife and descendants. [For additional information about his father, Col. William J. Martin, see DC026.]...
Dates: 1858 - 1956
Found in: Manuscript Collections

E. H. Little 1881-1981. Papers.

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Identifier: DC003
Scope and Contents The collection is organized into the following series: 1) Biographical Information; 2) Addresses; 3) Correspondence; 4) Printed Material; 5) Scrapbooks; 6) Oversize; 7) Photographs; and 8) Restricted Material. The biographical materials include marriage records and family information. The addresses include several speeches given as president of Colgate-Palmolive, his Commencement address at Davidson College in 1953, an introduction of Mr. Williams Sims II at the American Newcomen Society in...
Dates: 1881-1981
Found in: Manuscript Collections

Edward Armfield Papers

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Identifier: DC073
Scope and Contents The collection consists of correspondence and telegrams for commencement exercises (1934-1937). Also includes correspondence (1942-1950) primarily relating to the Wildcat Club and development activities, programs (1936-1992) and publications recognizing his achievements and two scrapbooks. The correspondence documents the athletic boosterism by alumni and the creation of the Wildcat Club. There are letters from the Alumni Office, the President's office and from Davidson coaches. The...
Dates: Majority of material found within 1936 - 1992
Found in: Manuscript Collections

Edward Benton Hale Scrapbook

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Identifier: DC0237s
Scope and Contents As a student, Hale kept an ongoing scrapbook of his college memories. The vast majority of the scrapbook contains photographs of student life during the early 1900's. Hale also kept detailed accounts of various athletic events -- i.e., the scrapbook contains the scores of all basketball, track, and football games from 1917. Hale also cut out photographs of the Davidson College football players and included the players' weights, nicknames, and football positions alongside the photographs. In...
Dates: 1916 - 1919
Found in: Manuscript Collections

Edward Bryce Robinson Speech

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Identifier: DC0102s
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of Robinson's Inaugural Address as president of a literary society in 1899.

Dates: 1899
Found in: Manuscript Collections

Edward William Phifer Collection

 Collection
Identifier: DC0224s
Scope and Contents

The collection contains no original material, only photocopies. There is a letter written in 1964 about the campaign for governor, three travel diaries, addresses on local history, reviews of his published works, and copies of his writing. Additional copies are on file in the Davidsoniana room.

Dates: 1964-1983 and n.d.
Found in: Manuscript Collections

Egbert Watson Smith Speech

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Identifier: DC0081s
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of a prize essay, "Agnosticism in Religion," presented in 1882.

Dates: 1882
Found in: Manuscript Collections

Eighteen Book Club Collection

 Collection
Identifier: DC034
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of annual program booklets. The booklets list members, officers, and program topics.

Dates: 1953 - 1990
Found in: Manuscript Collections

E.L. Baxter Davidson Collection

 Collection
Identifier: DC044
Scope and Contents The collection contains biographical and family information, correspondence, notebooks, printed material, business information, memorabilia, photographs, and information pertaining to Mr. Davidson's bequest to Davidson College. The biographical information includes a grade report from Finley High School in Lenoir, NC, biographies of Mr. Davidson, and information about his family history. The correspondence contains both personal and business information from family members, from Davidson...
Dates: 1874 - 1988
Found in: Manuscript Collections

Elijah Frink Rockwell Papers

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Identifier: DC0152s
Scope and Contents The collection consists of correspondence (1850-1869), reports (1848-1857), literary materials (1851-1867), and a certificate (1783). The correspondence includes a letter to Benjamin Silliman (1850) and letters about Davidson College (1867-1869). The reports include a subscription book for the college (1848-1850), an account book (1854-1857) and a report of the Treasurer(1850). The literary materials include notebooks of clippings about church history and the American Revolution with...
Dates: 1783, 1848-1869
Found in: Manuscript Collections

Emma Thompson Stough Diary

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Identifier: DC0329s
Scope and Contents

The college consists of Feriba Thompson Stough's diary for 1935 to 1938. Daily entries include information about the weather and work or travel done that day. At the front of the diary, there are lists of family members and of deaths of friends and family. There is also a copy of a newletter with an article about the diary written by her granddaughter Mary Fetter Stough. (See DC0238s for her manuscript collection.)

Dates: 1935 - 1938
Found in: Manuscript Collections

Ephraim Lash Gaither Speech

 Collection
Identifier: DC0030s
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of Gaither's Inaugural Address as president of the Philanthropic Society in 1872.

Dates: 1872
Found in: Manuscript Collections

Ernest Jenkins Hoffman Speech

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Identifier: DC0101s
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of Hoffman's Inaugural Address as president of the Philanthropic Society in 1899.

Dates: 1899
Found in: Manuscript Collections

Erving Elizabeth Johnson Papers

 Collection
Identifier: DC083
Scope and Contents While this collection is from Erving Elizabeth Johnson, most of the papers concern her brother, Ralph Walter Johnson and his barber shop on Main Street. The first folders consist of tax receipts from the Deweese Township and the Town of Davidson, made out to C. Walter and Bessie "Johnston," which date from 1906 until 1932. The next folder contains a mortgage certificate originally made in October 1909 and paid in full as by the date stamped. It also contains an invoice for shingles, checks...
Dates: 1906 - 2004
Found in: Manuscript Collections

Erwin Lodge Scrapbook

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Identifier: DC0274s
Scope and Contents

The scrapbook contains interior and exterior photographs of Erwin Lodge along with pictures of the grounds surrounding the lodge. Highlights include a picture of Erwin Lodge during construction and alumni events held at Erwin Lodge. Most of the pictures have captions detailing date, subjects, and location.

Dates: 1946 - 1962
Found in: Manuscript Collections

Eugene Holmes Bean Speech

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Identifier: DC0007s
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of Bean's Inaugural Address as president of the Philanthropic Society in 1896.

Dates: 1896
Found in: Manuscript Collections

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Names
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
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
Blodgett, Jan, 1954- 1
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