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Collection
Identifier: Dc0353s
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The collection consists of his scrapbook, certificates, correspondence, clippings and a framed photograph montage. The scrapbook primarily documents his college years and has a heavy emphasis on sports. The certificates are for lettering in sports, participation in ROTC, and membership in ODK (Omicron Delta Kappa). The correspondence is from 1926-1930 and the clippings are from the "Mystery Photo" feature of the Mecklenburg Gazette in 1981.
Dates:
Majority of material found in 1923-1981
Collection
Identifier: DC0150s
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of correspondence (1894-1955), music notebooks (1896), printed materials (1922 - 1956 and undated), and financial materials (1882-1884). The correspondence includes a request to accompany Miss Thompson to church and a letter discussing her father. The music notebooks are Thompson's student handwritten exercise books. The printed material includes recital programs and newpaper clippings about Thompson. The financial material includes receipts and advertisements for...
Dates:
1882-1956 and undated
Collection
Identifier: DC0082s
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This collection consists Smith's Respondent Address delivered June 19, 1889 and his Inaugural Address as president of the Philanthropic Society in December of 1889.
Dates:
1889
Collection
Identifier: DC063
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The collection contains the following: (1) invoices from 1867-1873, (2) Letters, (3) Helper Store Ledger, 1852-1854, (4) Helper Store Ledger, 1854-1855, and (5) Helper Store Ledger, 1896-1897. The collection of letters contain an interested xeroxed copy of a letter written by Hanson Pinckney Helper that describes the town of Davidson and all its business. The letters also contain correspondence with Miss Lillie Munroe Helper, a funeral ribbon for Miss Hattie Thompson, and a letter of...
Dates:
Existence: 1852-1916
Collection
Identifier: DC0141s
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of a letter written to Miss Cornelia Shaw, librarian of Davidson College. The letter gives some family history and describes college life and the faculty in the 1860s. For the typescript of "The Chambers Family of Iredell County" by Henry Chambers, see the Farmville file in Chalmer Davidson's Plantation files (DC058).
Dates:
1917
Collection
Identifier: DC0029s
Scope and Contents
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.
Dates:
1874 - 1877
Collection
Identifier: DC0278s
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of an annotated textbook, a copy of an exam and a list of suggested readings for college students. The textbook is Outlines for Review of the Fundamental Principals of the Law and was probably used in Professor Currie's Political Science courses dealing with American Law. The exam is from Business 1 - Marketing.
Dates:
1931
Collection
Identifier: DC046
Scope and Contents
The collection is organized into Biographical Material (1947-1951), Correspondence (1910-1949), Literary Material (1881-1938 and undated), Grade Books (1888-1901), Printed Material (1886-1904, 1991), Photographs (1882-1897 and undated), and Memorabilia. The Biographical Material consists of newspaper and magazine articles about Smith. The correspondence includes general correspondence with family and coworkers (1910-1949), letters relating to Davidson College (1918-1949), letters to and from...
Dates:
1881 - 1949
Collection
Identifier: DC0073s
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of Pharr's Inaugural Address as president of the Philanthropic Society in 1887.
Dates:
1887
Collection
Identifier: DC0016s
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of a manuscript copy and a typescript of Burke's valedictory speech.
Dates:
1850
Collection
Identifier: DC047
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The collection contains correspondence, literary materials, biographical information, and restricted information. The correspondence includes letters from family and aquaintances from 1936-1966, letters from students, 1956-1973, letters of condolence following Lilly's death in 1973, and letters he wrote to Mrs. Lilly, 1948-1965. There is also considerable correspondence between Lilly and Harriet Doar, Charlotte Observer Book Editor, 1962-1969 and with former student John McKnight, 1973-1974...
Dates:
1922 - 1995
Collection
Identifier: DC0246s
Scope and Contents
During World War II, Herbert Russell kept a scrapbook of his adventures with the Chapel Hour Concert Unit and his movement with the Chaplain's Office. The scrapbook contains photographs, brochures, and a brief history of this "military" unit. This scrapbook contains a nice notecard entitled "Greetings to a Man in the Service of our Country" that has an American Eagle on the front of it. On March 26, 1964, Herbert A. Russell celebrated his 50th birthday. In honor of his friends and loved...
Dates:
1944 - 1979
Collection
Identifier: DC0233s
Scope and Contents
The collection contains a holograph copy of Helper's 1882 Last Will and Testament and a 1946 letter written by Hattie Thompson describing the Helper family.
Dates:
1882 - 1946
Collection
Identifier: DC0346s
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of a scrapbook, scrapbook pages, calendars, and class notes. The scrapbook and class notes document her experiences during the 1985 Davidson College Term-in-India program The scrapbook pages and calendars documents personal activities and Warner Hall activities. There are six photographs of parties and events on Patterson Court. T-shirts donated along with these materials are housed in the Artifact Collection
Dates:
1982 - 1986
Collection
Identifier: DC0227s
Scope and Contents
A grant between Thomas Horlock and Daniel Pryor written in Cambridge, England in 1707.
Dates:
1707
Collection
Identifier: DC0170s
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The collection consists of miscellanous manuscript items including: a slave pass signed by Thomas Allison (1859), a receipt from H. P. Helper (1873), a letter from Fannie Dobbins to Rev. W.W Wood concerning church membership (1871), and a warrant to the Sheriff of Rowan County for George Love, David Caldwell, and Samuel Love (1824). Additional materials relating to Thomas Allison, H. M. Mills, Julia Sloan and General D.H. Hill are located in the Houston Ballard Davidsoniana file. All of...
Dates:
1824 - 1873
Collection
Identifier: DC0292s
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of a bound typescript of Wall's memoir "A Minister in the South During a Time of Social Change, 1959-2001."
Dates:
1959 - 2001
Collection
Identifier: DC0187s
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of the draft manuscript of a collection of student poetry. Entitled "Minor Chords: 1890-1927," it was edited by Shelby and P.F. Jones and contains poetry written by Davidson College students.
Dates:
1927
Collection
Identifier: DC0186s
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of a typescript of stories told in 1993 about Woodrow Wilson's visit to Davidson College in 1917 and other aspects of college life in that era. For a photograph related to his reminiscences, see 9-0161c.
Dates:
1993
folder
Identifier: DC2023-001s
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1916 - 1989
Collection
Identifier: DC0191s
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of correspondence (1919-1985), Pi Kappa Alpha files(1921-1922), class reports (1918-1923), and printed materials (1918-1923). The correspondence from 1919 to 1923 primarily relates to Smith's activities as student, while the letters dating 1942-1985 relate to Smith's career and family. The Pi Kappa Alpha materials include notes, invitations, and photographs, the class records include reports from the McCallie School in Chattanooga, Tennessee and Davidson College. The...
Dates:
1918 - 1985
Collection
Identifier: DC0257s
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of one sketch and poem by Currie.
Dates:
1923
Collection
Identifier: DC0119s
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of letters written by McLees to his brother describing college life and particularly, the religious life of the students.
Dates:
1855 - 1858
Collection
Identifier: DC0155s
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of a letter written to Miss Cornelia Shaw describing Scott's college experiences.
Dates:
1917
Sub-Group
Identifier: RG04-03
