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Common Ground oral history and interview collection
Sub-Group
Identifier: RG19-06
Scope and Contents
Common Ground (1995-2003) was a grass-roots organization that aimed to promote communication and understanding and improve relations among people of all races in Davidson. This oral history collection contains interviews conducted with men and women who lived in the town of Davidson and was recorded by the Common Ground organization. The recordings provide insight into the complexities of race relations and racism in Davidson, NC, and at Davidson College during the 20th century by...
Dates:
1997 - 2000
Found in:
Oral Histories & Interviews (RG19)
Common Ground Records
Collection
Identifier: DC056
Scope and Contents
Series Description: The collection consists of minutes of both public meetings and the Executive Council, as well as the Community Relations Task Force. Also included are agendas, correspondence, and email correspondence. Additionally, the collection includes records from the Mediation Committee, SWAT, Committee for Affordable Housing, and the Drug and Alcohol Committee, publicity files, news clippings, copies of an annotated bibliography on race relations prepared by Heather Baker, Jim...
Dates:
1995 - 2003
Found in:
Manuscript Collections
Community Relations Committee, Davidson, NC. Records
Collection
Identifier: DC0218s
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of a copy of the founding ordinance, minutes and related records for the period 1979 to 1988. There are printed minutes and handwritten notes, copies of resolutions, and newspaper clippings. During this time the committee worked with the Davidson Community Development Club to address issues related to housing, the community center, and plans for Griffith Street.
Dates:
1973 - 1988
Found in:
Manuscript Collections
Kirkpatrick Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: DC0252s
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of two pieces; a typescript and manuscript of a letter written to the mother of William S. Bailey, of Petersburg, VA reporting to her the details of her son's sickness and death at Davidson. Bailey entered Davidson in 1863, but died of a sudden illness in April of 1864. The second piece is a photocopy and typescript of a letter written by Dr. Kirkpatrick to an unknown recipient in April of 1866. In it, Kirkpatrick gives news of the family and details conditions in...
Dates:
1864 - 1866
Found in:
Manuscript Collections
Lacy Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: DC0147s
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of nine handwritten, double-sided correspondence letters (1851-1859) from Mrs. Mary Lacy to her stepdaughter Elizabeth 'Bess' Dewey, typed transcripts of the letters, copied pages of a ledger, reproductions of a Reverend Dr. Drury Lacy photograph (possibly from a book or catalog), seven of Mr. Lacy's hand-bound sermons (1855-1860), one handwritten invitation from Mr. and Mrs. Lacy, and a copy of an article about the letters (1980). This collection of...
Dates:
1851-1860, 1980
Found in:
Manuscript Collections
Student Government Association (SGA). Records, 1927-
Sub-Group
Identifier: RG12-4
Scope and Contents
BOX 1 contains information on the alcohol policy, SGA Presidents Warren Buford, Buster Burk, and Blain Butler , as well as information on a variety of student clubs and organizations such as the Black Student Coalition, FLAG, Fellowship of Christian Athletes and the New Jersey Student Association (see folder listings for names of organizaitons). The file folder marked Bank of Davidson" contains copies of checks issued by the Bank of Davidson for the SGA in 1927. BOX 2 contains information...
Dates:
1927
Found in:
College Archives