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Robert E. Hayes Collection

 Collection
Identifier: DC019
Scope and Contents

The collection contains correspondence, printed materials, and literary materials. The correspondence is primarily personal letters from friends (1955-1959). The printed materials are copies of articles about Hayes. The literary material from his years as a student at Davidson College includes poetry and prose. The post-Davidson material includes an epic poem, a short story, a paper he gave on "Aphasia," a bound copy of his various publications, and a poetry journal.

Dates: 1951 - 1965

Robert Eugene Little Speech

 Collection
Identifier: DC0052s
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of Little's inaugural address as president of the Philanthropic Society in 1873.

Dates: 1873

Robert Gordon Sparrow Collection

 Collection
Identifier: DC0084s
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of six issues of the newspaper and a speech on Charles Egbert Craddock given April 29, 1887. The newspapers are housed with oversize materials. Issues include 11 May 1883 (no. 16), 8 June 1883 (no.20), 21 June 1883 (no. 22), 29 June 1883 (no23), 18 January 1884, and 1 February 1884 (no 27). The paper began as the Weekly Enterprise, by January 1884 it was known as the Davidson College Enterprise.

Dates: 1887

Robert Hall Morrison Collection

 folder
Identifier: DC0225s
Scope and Contents The collection contains correspondence, deeds, receipts, and certifcates. The correspondence is primarily related to family matters and includes letters from Morrison's granddaughter Julia Jackson. It also includes references to Davidson College and to Presbyterian churches in North Carolina. The deeds refer to lands in Lincoln County, NC and the receipts primarily concern railroad bonds and patents for land warrants. The certificates are housed in Oversize cases and include Morrison's...
Dates: 1819 - 1899

Robert Hall Morrison, Jr. Collection

 Collection
Identifier: DC0127s
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of two letters written by Morrison. One letter, dated June 17, 1868 discusses his father's health and conditions at Davidson College. The second letter was written to Henry Louis Smith about Davidson after the Civil War. DC0225s contains related material about the Morrison family.

Dates: 1861-1868 and undated

Robert Hervey Lafferty Collection

 Collection
Identifier: DC0199s
Scope and Contents The collection consists of Lafferty's research materials on the North Carolina Medical College. He published "The North Carolina Medical College, Davidson and Charlotte, NC" in 1946. {See 378.75 N865l} The collection is arranged by correspondence and printed material; ledgers, and research notes. The correspondence includes lists of medical college students and the printed material consists of catalogs, brochures, stock certificates, and promotional proposals. The ledgers are account books...
Dates: 1906 - 1943

Robert Hervey Lafferty Sermon

 Collection
Identifier: DC0315s
Scope and Contents The collection consists of a printed sermon preached at Sugar Creek Church on February 28, 1862. The sermon speaks to conditions in the South during the Civil War. Lafferty sees the war struggles as evidence that the citizens of the South have fallen away from grace. He identifies as particular problems ingratitide towards God, converting the bounty of God into a curse, intemperance and profanity, unfair business practices, failure to support and serve in the army and a failure to trust in...
Dates: 1862

Robert Lee Ryburn Notebooks

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Identifier: DC0175s
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of Ryburn's student notebooks for English history and American literature.

Dates: 1879 - 1881

Robert Lee Turner Poster

 Collection
Identifier: DC0289s
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of a poster with a photograph and poems written by Turner. One poems is based on the Davidson College alma mater, the other is entitled "My Fur-Trimmed Hat Retired on Wildcat's Frame.

Dates: 1978

Robert Leslie Wharton Speech

 Collection
Identifier: DC0098s
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of Wharton's Inaugural Address as president of the Philanthropic Society in 1892.

Dates: 1892

Robert Marcus Oates Speech

 Collection
Identifier: DC0071s
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of Oates's Inaugural Address as president of the Philanthropic Society in 1888.

Dates: 1887

Robert Murphy Williams Speech

 Collection
Identifier: DC0131s
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of Williams Inaugural Address as president of the Philanthropic Society in 1896.

Dates: 1896

Robert Octavious Patton Stewart Letters

 Collection
Identifier: DC0087s
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of Stewart's "Response to Valedictory" speech given at the Davidson Commencement of 1842 and a letter written to William M. Reid soliciting funds for a building for the Eumenean Society.

Dates: 1842 - 1843

Robert Rockwell Stevenson Speech

 Collection
Identifier: DC0085s
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of Stevenson's Inaugural Address as president of the Philanthropic Society in 1888.

Dates: 1888

Robert Samuel Cromartie Speech

 Collection
Identifier: DC0023s
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of Cromartie's Inaugural Address as president of the Philanthropic Society in 1895.

Dates: 1895

Robert Sylvanus Arrowood Speeches

 Collection
Identifier: DC0005s
Scope and Contents

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

Dates: 1876

Robert Zenas Johnston Family Collection

 Collection
Identifier: DC022
Scope and Contents The bulk of the collection concerns Robert Zenas Johnston (1834-1908) and includes school notebooks from Davidson College and Columbia Theological Seminary, student essays, correspondence, his sermons (1859-1907) and speeches, and a photocopy of his diary (1886-1908) as well as a small amount of financial and printed materials. There is also material on the estates of Rufus Johnston and Robert Caldwell, family correspondence, a copy of a scrapbook for James Davidson Johnston, (1915-1944),...
Dates: 1854 - 1963

Robinson-Guthrie Family Collection

 Collection
Identifier: DC0212s
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of a notebook on Robinson and Guthrie family genealogy entitled "Brief History of the Robinson Family, compiled by Georgie Marion Robinson in 1966 and colonial legal documents. The family genealogy records show a line to the evangelist, Billy Graham. The colonial documents include indentures, land grants in Mecklenburg and Anson counties, and wills. The land grants are from King George III and have maps illustrating the acreage.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1706 - 1966

Roosevelt Institute. Records

 Sub-Group
Identifier: RG12-149
Scope and Contents

The Roosevelt Institute collection consists of the constitution of the organization, and a poster announcing the meeting of the organization. The publication of the organization, "Options," is contained in RG 10/2.27.

Dates: 2011
Found in: College Archives

Rotaract. Records

 Sub-Group
Identifier: RG12-146
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of the 2008-2009 officer list, member roster, membership forms, and posters

Dates: 2008 - 2009
Found in: College Archives

Royal Shakespeare Company Residency. Collection, 2002-

 Sub-Group
Identifier: RG09-07
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of printed material --programs, invitations and publicity for the residencies in 2002, 2005, and 2006, as well as the annual report for 2005 and a master schedule for the 2005 visit.

Dates: 2002
Found in: College Archives

Roy.Perry Scrapbook

 Collection
Identifier: DC0279s
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of two scrapbooks. One is a felt covered Davidson College book that primarily contains photographs of students and campus scenes. There are some references to World War I and Perry's family. The other scrapbook contains photographs of Guatemala.

Dates: 1912 - 1919

Ruddock and Johnston Papers

 Collection
Identifier: DC0213s
Scope and Contents

The collection contains expense accounts from 1865-1866.

Dates: 1865 - 1866

Rusk Women's Eating House. Records, 1977-

 Sub-Group
Identifier: RG12-34
Scope and Contents

The collection contains a newspaper article about the founding of the group, an article form the 1978 Quips and Cranks, and numerous invitations to parties. There is also e-mail correspondence regarding the house events, and also includes a Davidsonian article concerning their Operation Smile project, as well as an application form for the Sig Ep 2003 Turkey Trot. The Presidents folder contains photocopied pictures of past presidents, and the Photos folder contains assorted photos.

Dates: 1977
Found in: College Archives

Sallie Stirewalt Paisley Collection

 Collection
Identifier: DC054
Scope and Contents The collection consists primarily of correspondence relating to her real estate and business investments from 1898 to 1934. While the correspondence is fairly routine, it does reflect economic changes during World War I and the Depression. There are also letters from Davidson College students written during World War I. The students were Jack M. Black (class of 1918), Harry D. Williamson (class of 1919), and Irwin P. Graham (class of 1908). There are also some financial records of Bynum...
Dates: 1898 - 1934

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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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