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Oral history interviews of the Irving Bienstock project

 Sub-Group
Identifier: RG19-14
Scope and Contents

Irving Bienstock was born in Dortmund, Germany in 1926 and fled Nazi persecution. At the time of the interview, Mr. Bienstock lived in Charlotte, NC where he volunteered with the Butterfly Project to educate children about the Holocaust. The collection contains six video recordings of oral history interviews with Mr. Bienstock with accompanying transcripts, as well as supplementary research files.

Dates: 2020
Found in: College Archives

Oral history interviews of the Nuestras Historias: Archiving Latinx Identity at Davidson College project

 Sub-Group
Identifier: RG19-12
Scope and Contents

This oral history collection explores the history of Latinx students at Davidson College and includes both the work of Dr. Jane Mangan's spring 2019 HIS 259 course and student workers who collected and transcribed oral histories of Davidson alumni who identify as Hispanic, Latino or Latinx.

Dates: 2019 - 2021
Found in: College Archives

Oral history interviews of the Queer, Black, Intersectional Davidson project

 Sub-Group
Identifier: RG19-15
Scope and Contents

Lily Burdick ’19 conducted seven oral history interviews with Davidson students as part of an independent study project, "Queer, Black, Intersectional Davidson", in 2018. The project was designed to collect and maintain the experiences of queer Black students at Davidson. The full digital project can be accessed at the following address: https://digitalprojects.davidson.edu/queerblackdavidson/welcome.

Dates: 2018
Found in: College Archives

Oral history interviews of the St. Alban's Episcopal Church project

 Sub-Group
Identifier: RG19-04
Scope and Contents

This sub-group consists of oral history interviews conducted by Warren J. Soule (Class of 1978) about the St. Alban's Episcopal Church in Davidson, NC.

Dates: 1977
Found in: College Archives

Oral history interviews of the Vietnam Era at Davidson College project

 Sub-Group
Identifier: RG19-03
Scope and Contents This sub-group consists of oral history interviews about the Vietnam Era at Davidson College. The interviews were conducted by John P. Scherer '89 as part of his senior project for the history department, culminating in an honors thesis entitled: "A Code of Civility: Antiwar Dissent at Davidson College During the Vietnam Era, 1964-1973." Researchers can request access to Scherer's thesis via ...
Dates: 1989
Found in: College Archives

Oral history interviews of the William Holt Terry project

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Identifier: RG19-17
Scope and Contents

During the summer of 2015, two Davidson students, Desmond Niegowski '17 and Eleanor Yarboro '17, researched Will Terry’s life and Davidson College career through a Davidson Research Initiative grant. Collaborating with Professor Shireen Campbell, they conducted oral history interviews.

Dates: 2015
Found in: College Archives

Oral history interviews of the Women's Athletics at Davidson College project

 Sub-Group
Identifier: RG19-18
Scope and Contents

Interviews were conducted by Eileen Dwyer '99 to support her research paper, "Women's Athletics at Davidson College: Grassroots Movement and Institutional Support".

Dates: 1999
Found in: College Archives

Orchestra and Glee Club. Records, 1917-1928

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Identifier: RG12-42
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of a ledger with financial accounts for the years 1917-1919, a newspaper clipping from the Atlanta Journal, a concert program for teh 1927-1928 season and a constitution.

Dates: 1917
Found in: College Archives

Organization of Latin American Students (OLAS). Records, 1999-

 Sub-Group
Identifier: RG12-66
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of the print outs of their website including a copy of the by-laws and constitution and a brief history of the organization, email correspondence and notices sent to members, and publicity flyers.

Dates: 1999
Found in: College Archives

Orthodox Christian Fellowship (OCF). Records, 2012-

 Sub-Group
Identifier: RG12-151
Scope and Contents

This collection contains the OCF constitution, applications for funding, a Student Organization Charter Application, publicity materials, and materials from church visits and outings.

Dates: 2012
Found in: College Archives

Oscar Julius Thies, Jr. Collection

 Collection
Identifier: DC0263s
Scope and Contents

Collection consists of printed material, mostly from Junior Speaking and oratorial Exercises from 1917-1923. Oversize certificate is from office of Price Administration from 1944.

Dates: 1917 - 1944

Osmond Alexander Wylie Album

 Collection
Identifier: DC0229s
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of an album (8"x7") with essays and notes written by Wylie's classmates and friends. Contributors to the album include Daniel Alexander Townsend (Class of 1858), James Porter Graham (Class of 1859), Robert LeRoy Douglas (Class of 1858), John Martin Philip Otts (Class of 1859), Philadelphus Ptolemy Maxwell (Class of 1860), Clough Lewis Sims (Class of 1860), and William Nathan Dickey (Class of 1860).

Dates: 1858 - 1865

Padgett Scrapbook

 Collection
Identifier: DC0235s
Scope and Contents The collections consists of a scrapbook entitled "DAVIDSON COLLEGE HISTORY." The scrapbook has been disassembled and divided into two folders. One folder contains written documents and copies of articles about Davidson College. The documents include the committee report on the land for Davidson College (1835), a draft of a resolution for the establishmen of a Manual Labor College, a statement "Prominent Features of the Manual Labor School within the Bound of Concord Presbytery, a tuition...
Dates: 1835 - 1926

Pandeinic Society. Records, 1921-1927

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Identifier: RG12-09
Scope and Contents The collection of Pandeinic Society records is small. There are minutes from 1921-1925. These contain information about the founding members of the society, about political aspects, orations, and debates. There is a credit book with information from 1919-1926 which lists members names and their activities related to the society, such as debates, orations, and essays. [When the society was founded, it was agreed that credits that had been earned by Eumenean Society members could be...
Dates: Majority of material found within 1919 - 1926
Found in: College Archives

Patrick Redd Law Speeches

 Collection
Identifier: DC0049s
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of a speech, "Be a Man" given as a representative of the Philanthropic Society (1873) and Law's Inaugural Address as president of the Society in 1874.

Dates: 1873 - 1874

Paul Butterfield Freeland Scrapbook and Miscellaneous

 Collection
Identifier: DC0238s
Scope and Contents As a student at Davidson, Paul B. Freeland kept an extensive scrapbook. This scrapbook documents the history of Davidson from 1921-1925. The scrapbook is divided into four time periods -- each according the the four years that Paul was a student -- his freshman, sophomore, junior and senior year. Of particular note, there is a listing of the scores of football, basketball, track and tennis scores from 1921-1922. There is also a lot of information on the history of the class of 1925....
Dates: 1921 - 1925

Paul Shields Crane Collection

 Collection
Identifier: DC082
Scope and Contents Series Description: The collection consists of copies of Paul S. Crane's certificates and diplomas, his obituary, a letter from the mayor of Chon-ju, a family photograph from 1919, and a video. The video, entitled "Back to the Love of 100 Years Ago," commemorates the 10th anniversary of the foundation of Presbyterian Medical Center in Chonju, Korea. The collection also contains the original Korean and English translation (by Paul S. Crane) of a book called "Twenty Two Americans Buried at...
Dates: 1919; 1941 - 2005

Paul Whitlock Cobb Reminiscences

 Collection
Identifier: DC0164s
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of a letter describing college life in the years after World War II.

Dates: 1987

PAX Co-Ed Eating House. Records, 1981-1990

 Sub-Group
Identifier: RG12-33
Scope and Contents

The collection contains a copy of the group's contitution, lists of members from 1986 and 1987, newspaper articles about the closing of the house, and invitations to parties.

Dates: 1981
Found in: College Archives

Peter Marshall Brown Speech

 Collection
Identifier: DC0013s
Scope and Contents

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

Dates: 1879

Peter Stuart Ney Collection

 Collection
Identifier: DC043
Scope and Contents The collection is an artificial collection comprised of many subcollections. It is organized into the following series: gifts, correspondence, manuscripts, printed material, recordings, photographs, oversize, and books. The gift folders can be seen as individual collections, with all materials given by the individual housed in the folder, unless otherwise specified. Mrs. Bernard gave copies of acrostic poems written by P.S. Ney. Mrs Boyer gave photocopies of poems written by P.S. Ney. Ms....
Dates: 1842 - 1992

Petersen, Harry F (1955). Collection, 2016

 Collection
Identifier: DC101
Scope and Contents The collection consists of a 7 volumes of his memoirs which include copies of newsclippings, photographs, and related material. He describes not only his experiences but those of his family and occasionally includes writings by others, especially his wife Martha Jane Morgan Petersen. Volume 1 covers his birth and education including his years at Davidson. He also includes stories from his father's time at Davidson as well (1924-1928). Volume 2 covers a trip to Scotland and his early career...
Dates: 2016

Pfohl, James Christian. Collection, 1929-1983

 Collection
Identifier: DC100
Scope and Contents The 1929 scrapbook contains postcards, photographs, clippings and Pfohl's application form for Wainright Band and Orchestra Camp in Lagrange, Indiana. The 1933-1934 scrapbook documents Pfohl's graduation, appointment as music director and first year at Davidson College. The 1934 scrapbook contains photographs and clippings about various Davidson College musical groups, including the Symphonic Band, Orchestra and Glee club and the Concert Series. There are two scrapbooks labeled 1934-1935 one...
Dates: 1929

Phi Beta Delta. Records, 1996-

 Sub-Group
Identifier: RG12-38
Dates: 1996
Found in: College Archives

Phi Beta Kappa. Records, 1915-

 Sub-Group
Identifier: RG12-05
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of copies of by-laws and proposed revisions, membership lists, correspondence concerning chapter meetings and the 50th anniversary celebration in 1973, and publicity materials. The collection also contains all programs printed and used between 1962 and 1994. Copies of Speeches made at Phi Beta Kappa meetings by Dr. O.C. Carmichael, Robert F. Davidson, Barnaby C. Keeney, W. Brown Patterson and Ralph W. Pfouts are also found here.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1915 - 2024
Found in: College Archives

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Names
Board of Trustees 7
Ney, Peter Stuart, d. 1846 7
Eumenean Society 6
Lingle, Walter L. (Walter Lee), 1868-1956 (Class of 1892) 6
Martin, William Joseph, Jr., 1868-1943 (Class of 1888) 5
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Shaw, Cornelia Rebekah 5
Wilson, Woodrow (Thomas Woodrow), 1856-1924 (Class of 1877) 5
Davidson College (N.C.) 4
Davidson Family 4
Helper, Hanson Pinckney, 1825-1902 4
Martin, David Grier, Sr., 1910-1974 (Class of 1932) 4
Morrison, Robert Hall, 1798-1889 4
Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) 4
Cunningham, John Rood, 1891-1980 3
D Club 3
Davidson College Presbyterian Church 3
Davidson, Chalmers G. (Chalmers Gaston), 1907-1994 (Class of 1928) 3
Erwin, Edward Jones, 1885-1954 (Class of 1906) 3
Gamma Sigma Epsilon. Chemical Fraternity 3
Hill, D. H. (Daniel Harvey), 1821-1889 3
Lacy, Drury, 1802-1884. (Class of 1859) 3
Ney, Michel, duc d'Elchingen, 1769-1815. 3
Omicron Delta Kappa Honorary Fraternity 3
Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. 3
Rusk, Dean, 1909-1994 (Class of 1931) 3
Smith, Henry Louis, 1859-1951 (Class of 1881) 3
United Community Action 3
YMCA 3
Abbott, Anthony "Tony" S. 2
American Chemical Society 2
Athletics - Baseball 2
Bank of Davidson (Davidson, NC) 2
Chambers, Maxwell (1780-1855) 2
Common Ground 2
Davidson, Edward Lee Baxter, 1958-1944 (Class of 1891) 2
Davidson, Robert F. (Class of 1923) 2
Economics Department 2
Flora MacDonald College (Red Springs, NC) 2
Freeland, Paul Butterfield, 1904-1976 (Class of 1925) 2
Gable, Ralph William, 1929-2019 2
Hamilton, Hugh Cunningham (Class of 1920) 2
Helper Family 2
Holshouser, James E. (Class of 1956) 2
Houston, Ruby 2
Johnston Family 2
Kappa Alpha Fraternity 2
Kirkpatrick, John Lycan, 1813-1885 2
Linden Manufacturing Company 2
Lingle, Thomas Wilson, 1871- (Class of 1893) 2
Long, Zachary F. (Zachary Fillmore), 1943-1991 (Class of 1965) 2
Martin, James Grubbs, 1935- (Class of 1957) 2
Martin, William Joseph, 1830-1896 2
McPhail, George Wilson (1815-1871) 2
Morrison, Robert Hall, Jr., 1843-1922 (Class of 1868) 2
Morrow, James, 1820-1865 (Class of 1843) 2
Perry, Jack R., 1930-2014 2
Pfohl, James Christian 2
Phi Delta Theta Fraternity 2
Philanthropic Society 2
Phillips, Charles, Rev. (Professor of Mathematics and Engineering) 2
Photography Club 2
Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity 2
Piedmont Bank and Trust Company 2
Plott, Donald B. 2
President 2
President's Office 2
Robinson, Joseph L. (Class of 1962) 2
Rockwell, Elijah Frink, 1809-1888 2
Sentelle, Mark Edgar (Class of 1894) 2
Shearer, J. B. (John Bunyan), 1832-1919 2
Shewmake, Edwin F. 2
Sigma Upsilon Literary Honor Society 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
Sparrow, P. J. (Patrick Jones), 1802-1867. 2
Spencer, Samuel R., President (Samuel Reid), 1919-2013 (Class of 1940) 2
Tapia, Brenda Howard, 1949-2020 2
Thies, O. J., Jr. (Oscar Julius) (Class of 1918) 2
Tuesday Club (Davidson, NC) 2
Wertheimer, Loretta C. 2
Wharton, Don (Lacy Donnell), 1905-1998 (Class of 1927) 2
Wilson, Samuel Blain, 1783-1869 2
Workman, William "Bill" Gatewood, Jr., 1940-2019 (Class of 1962) 2
1972 - Davidson Women's Committee (DWC) 1
AAUP - Davidson Chapter 1
Abbot, William Wright, 1922- (Class of 1943) 1
Academic Review Board 1
Adachi, Hiroshi (Class of 1966) 1
Administrative Advisory Group 1
Adopt-A-Country AIDS Campaign (ACAC) 1
Adopt-a-Grandparent 1
Aiken, Bud (Class of 1985) 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
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