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Vereen McNeill Bell Collection

 Collection
Identifier: DC010
Scope and Contents The collection is organized into the following series: 1) Biographical Information; 2) Correspondence; 3) Printed Material; 4) Photographs; and 5) Vereen Bell Awards. The biographical information includes materials Mr. Bell's family. The correspondence dates from 1937 to 1991, some of which is from Mr. Bell but most of which is from his family. The printed materials include a mostly complete bibliography of Mr. Bell's works, reviews, and general articles about him. There are also memorials...
Dates: 1932 - 2015

Vers Libre. Records, 2007-

 Sub-Group
Identifier: RG12-128
Scope and Contents

This collection contains emails and fliers advertising Vers Libre events in 2007.

Dates: 2007
Found in: College Archives

Vice-President for Finance and Administration

 Record Group
Identifier: RG04
Dates: Other: Majority of material found within 1874 - 2019
Found in: College Archives

Vice President for Student Life. Dean of Students. Records, 1926-

 Sub-Group
Identifier: RG06-01
Scope and Contents The collection consists of administrative files from the Vice President's office which include annual reports from divisions, committee files, planning files for orientation and hall counselor training, and files on student organizations and programs. The file on the 1984 Presidential search contains photographs of the announcement of the selection of Dr. John Kuykendall. Audiotapes of the 1994 Baccalaureate Ceremony and the 1984 announcement and acceptance speech of Dr. Kuykendall from the...
Dates: 1926
Found in: College Archives

Vihar Collection

 Collection
Identifier: DC0319s
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of two notebooks with writings and sketches by visitors to the Vihar. Included among the pages are some articles. Most of the writings are unsigned.

Dates: 1997 - 2006

Volunteer Band. Records, 1911-1929

 Sub-Group
Identifier: RG12-45
Scope and Contents The collection consists of membership rosters (1911-1928), a minute book (1920-1929), and a ledger for the 1920 Annual Conference of the Student Volunteer Unit of North Carolina. The membership roster is arranged alphabetically. Each sheet includes name, date of birth, parents' names and occupation, and church background. Some pages include further biographical details. The minute book (1920-1929) provides accounts of both general club and executive committee meetings. It also includes a...
Dates: 1911
Found in: College Archives

Wade Hampton Allison Scrapbook

 Collection
Identifier: DC0351s
Scope and Contents The collection consists of his Davidson College scrapbook. The scrapbook contains pages of autographs and notes from classmates, brief diary entries, photographs of campus, newsclippings, along with some correspondence and postcards, programs, and intelligence test and annotated maps of the Middle East. The Sophomore Banquet program is signed by members of the class and there is a Junior Speaking program booklet for the class of 1926. Extra materials not pasted into the scrapbook are housed...
Dates: 1922 - 1929

Wallace B. Scherer Sketch

 Collection
Identifier: DC0260s
Scope and Contents

The sketch is of "Indian Bill." The name "Indian Bill" was given by Davidson students to an older gentlemen who frequently stood at the corner in Charlotte where students would wait to catch rides back to Davidson. As Mr. Scherer describes him, "he was always very friendly to the students . . He was adorned with pins and buttons proclaming many interests but he always seemed to have the interest of the Davidson students at heart."

Dates: 1940

WALT 1610 AM. Records, 2008-

 Sub-Group
Identifier: RG12-133
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of the 1986 constituion and statement of purpose. There is also the 1994 re-founding constitution, statement of purpose, and officer list. The Digital files contain screenshot of the WALT website.

Dates: 2008
Found in: College Archives

Walter Alexander Goodman Speech

 Collection
Identifier: DC0036s
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of Goodman's Inaugural Address as president of the Philanthropic Society in 1897.

Dates: 1897

Walter Alexander Johnson Collection

 Collection
Identifier: DC0236s
Scope and Contents The collection consists of memorabilia from Johnson's student days and his photograph album. Items in the memorabilia collection include a Yell and Song booklet, a program for a 1913 debate between Davidson College and the University of South Carolina, a program booklet for the class of 1916 Sophomore Class banquet, and a photographic negative of the decorations for a class of 1917 banquet or class day. The photograph album is housed with photographs and is indexed in the photograph...
Dates: 1913 - 1916

Walter Lee Lingle Collection

 Collection
Identifier: DC014
Scope and Contents The collection is organized as follows: 1) Biographical Information; 2) Correspondence; 3) Speeches (including sermons); 4) Literary Materials (published and unpublished); 5) Notebooks; 6) Biography by LeGette Blythe; 7) Photographs; 8) Printed Material; 9) Oversize. The biographical information includes obitiaries, an autobiography, and family information. There is correspondence with the Presbyterian General Assembly Training School, Presbyterian Churches, Union Theological Seminary,...
Dates: 1901 - 2004

Walter Pharr Caldwell Speeches

 Collection
Identifier: DC0018s
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1841 - 1843

Warner Hall Women's Eating House. Records, 1982-1989, 2003-

 Sub-Group
Identifier: RG12-35
Scope and Contents The collection contains information about the founding of the group, self-selection information, a list of members from 1982-1983, and invitations to parties. The Printed Materials folder contains a flier for the "Joining Hands 2 Spread Awareness" event that raised money for the Metrolina AIDS Project, an invitation to the 2004 Red and Black Ball, and an announcement for a Silent Art Auction of Charlotte-area artists and galleries. The folder also contains 3 emails from 2007-2008 concerning...
Dates: 1982
Found in: College Archives

Warren Murdock Cox Collection

 Collection
Identifier: DC070
Scope and Contents The collection consists of materials from Cox's student days, from Hang Chow Christian College, and a high school humanities curriculum. Student materials include copies of football, theatre, debate and commencement programs for events in which Cox participated, articles about Cox's student activities, and a transcript issued in 1927. Hang Chow Christian College materials include a yearbook which contains handwritten annotations about students and facilities and Cox's passport for the years...
Dates: Existence: Majority of material found within 1923 - 1979

Watson Wharton Rumple Speech

 Collection
Identifier: DC0174s
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of Wharton's Inaugural Address as president of the Philanthropic Society in 1876.

Dates: 1876

WDAV-FM (89.9) Radio Station. Advisory Board, Completed Projects, Publications and Public Files, 1981-1997

 Sub-Group
Identifier: RG5-9
Scope and Contents Box 1 contains information on several of the more prominent Advisory Board members. Each folder contains information on one particular person and this information generally is in the form of correspondence. Box 2 contains the minutes and general information from Advisory Board meetings beginning in November 1981 and going through March 1995. Each meeting has its own folder and contains minutes, correspondence with members, list of members who attended the meeting, etc. It also contains...
Dates: 1981
Found in: College Archives

William A. Cade, Jr. Collection

 Collection
Identifier: DC0209s
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of a notebook, "My Credentials to Establish My Credibility and Competence," compiled by Cade. The notebook contains copies of Cade's resume and biographical information and copies of his correspondence with political figures.

Dates: 1978 - 1983

William A. Holt Collection

 Collection
Identifier: DC0217s
Scope and Contents

The collection contains wedding invitations and a metal sign from Dr. Holt's office.

Dates: 1878 - 1887

William Alexander Jetton Papers

 Collection
Identifier: DC0198s
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of correspondence, printed materials, and financial materials. The correspondence concerns Jetton's license as a Registered Pharmacist, invitations, and voter registration. The printed materials include a 1922 directory of Druggists in North Carolina, soft drink tickets, and a newsletter, "The Dixie Queen," issued by William Leslie Harvey in Iredell County. The financial materials are cancelled checks for 1903 to 1906.

Dates: 1903 - 1922

William Alexander Smith Reminiscences

 Collection
Identifier: DC0154s
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of a handwritten account of Smith's recollections of his student days. The account was written for Miss Cornelia Shaw in 1920.

Dates: 1920

William Arnette Gamble Speech

 Collection
Identifier: DC0106s
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of Gamble's Senior Oration given at the Davidson College Commencement of 1923.

Dates: 1923

William Arnold Milner Speech

 Collection
Identifier: DC0068s
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of Milner's Representative Speech on "The Rhetorical Art" delivered July 16, 1868.

Dates: 1868

William Bain Henderson. Speech

 Collection
Identifier: DC0040s
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of Henderson's Inaugural address as president of the Philanthropic Society in 1885.

Dates: 1885

William Banks Withers Collection

 Collection
Identifier: DC0334s
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of photocopies of letters written by William to Mollie (Martha Stacey) between 1872 and 1882, letter from attorneys to Mrs. Banks in 1883, and family history notes. In the letters 1872-1875. he writes about his experiences at college and travels. Later letters are written during times when they were apart. The attorney's letter discusses estate issued and the family notes are primarily genealogical trees. There is one photograph of Withers as a young man.

Dates: Majority of material found in 1872-1883; 1987

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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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