The speeches include "The Fate of the Gifted" (1851) and his valedictory address (1853).

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).

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.

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.

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.

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.

The collection consists of a speech, "Front View of the Campus" written while Allison was a student at Davidson. Further material on Allison can be found on microfilm in the Southern Historical Collection, University of North Carolina, Accession M-2855.

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

The collection consists of Arrowood's Respondent's address and his Inaugural Address as president of the Philanthropic Society in 1876.

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

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

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."

The collection consists of a speech, The Tower of London presented in 1885.

The collection consists of Boston's Inaugural Address as president of the Philanthropic Society in 1892.

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

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.

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

The collection consists of 3 speeches, including Buckner's Inaugural Address as president of the Philanthropic Society in 1878, his commencement address and an address to the society.

The collection consists of a speech, "The Uses of Persecution," given before the Philanthropic Society in 1882.

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

The collection consists of Burton's Inaugural Address as president of the Philanthropic Society in 1873.

The collection consists of 3 speeches: Caldwell's valedictory address to the Philanthropic Society, his graduation speech, "A Defense of Phrenology," and a speech made before the Society as an alumnus in 1843.

The collection consists of Chamber's graduation oration "The Teacher as the Hope of the Country" and a letter written in 1920 about the history of the college in relation to the Chambers family and the bequest of Maxwell Chambers to the college.

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).

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