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Board of Trustees. President's Correspondence, 1840-1963
Sub-Group
Identifier: RG01-02
Scope and Contents
This file consists of correspondence to and from the President (now the Chairman) of the Board of Trustees. The 19th century letters address topics such as presidential searches ( a letter of refusal from Aaron Whitney Leland, professor at Columbia Theological Seminary), Dr. Shearer's resignation, the evils of secret fraternities and the possibility of expanding the curriculum. The letters from 1963 concern the professorial oath (of Christianity) which was to be reaffirmed by members of the...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1840 - 1963
Found in:
College Archives
Student Work. Collection
Sub-Group
Identifier: RG10-1
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of student papers given to the Archives by several academic departments. With the exception of two undated and unsigned papers from the earliest days of the school, these examples of student work are all from the 1970s forward. While most of the files are research papers, there are also examples of creative writing. The research papers address a wide range of topics including Davidson town history, housing in the town of Davidson, the black experience at Davidson...
Dates:
2017
Found in:
College Archives