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Andrew Walker White Speeches
Collection
Identifier: DC0099s
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of White's Respondent's Address for Commencement 1878 and his Inaugural Address as president of the Philanthropic Society in 1880.
Dates:
1878 - 1880
Found in:
Manuscript Collections
Archibald Alexander McFadyen Speech
Collection
Identifier: DC0054s
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of McFadyen's Inaugural Address as president of the Philanthropic Society in 1899.
Dates:
1898
Found in:
Manuscript Collections
Archibald Brady Speech
Collection
Identifier: DC0210s
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of a speech, "Inter-Oceanic Canal" presented June 15, 1882.
Dates:
1882
Found in:
Manuscript Collections
Archibald Campbell McIntyre Scrapbook
Collection
Identifier: DC0275s
Scope and Contents
The scrapbook chronicles McIntyre's time at Davidson, encompassing college, home, and vacation memories. The scrapbook opens with McIntyre's hand- written list of class contacts that includes names, hometowns, nicknames, "ambitions," and other reflections. McIntyre also pens his class's yell along with words to the song "O Davidson." Additionally, he kept track of athletic team members and scores in scrapbook entries. Anecdotal profiles of professors James Douglas, Frazer Hood, Mark E....
Dates:
2017
Found in:
Manuscript Collections
Arthur Ernest Spencer Speech
Collection
Identifier: DC0107s
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of Spencer's Junior Oration, "Florida" given on February 22, 1901.
Dates:
1901
Found in:
Manuscript Collections
Aubrey Neblett Brown, Jr. Collection
Collection
Identifier: DC0241s
Scope and Contents
While a student at Davidson College, Aubrey Neblett Brown, Jr. kept a scrapbook of his experiences. Of particular note is his documentation of a trip that he and three friends made by car from Davidson to Mineral Springs, Texas. Information and photographs from the trip may be found on pages 43 and 53-55 of the scrapbook. Also, Brown was an amazing correspondent and kept copies of many of his letter home, describing events at Davidson and his student experience, particularly as a freshman....
Dates:
1924 - 1929
Found in:
Manuscript Collections
Benjamin Franklin Watkins Speech
Collection
Identifier: DC0093s
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of Watkins's Inaugural Address as president of the Philanthropic Society in Feburary 1876.
Dates:
1876
Found in:
Manuscript Collections
Benjamin Ulysses Ratchford Collection
Collection
Identifier: DC024
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of biographical materials, photographs, speeches, research notes and files, printed materials, and a student scrapbook. The biographical material includes an article written at the time of his retirement, citations and certificates. The research materials primarily relate to his speeches and contain his notes and copies of articles used. The printed material includes pamphlets as well as Ratchford's original masters and Doctoral theses. The file folder marked...
Dates:
1932 - 1967
Found in:
Manuscript Collections
Black Student Coalition (BSC). Records, 1972-
Sub-Group
Identifier: RG12-30
Scope and Contents
The collection contains a copy of the charter. Also included is a letter to Kappa Alpha fraternity requesting that they not flaunt their "Old South" practice and a newspaper article about the black population at Davidson. There are also numerous flyers and posters inviting people to events sponsored by the group, and minutes (some copied for the organization's webpage). The Newsletters folder contains copies of the newsletter "The Rainbow Revue," as well as an unnamed 1979-1980 newsletter,...
Dates:
1972
Found in:
College Archives
Calvin Brice McKeown Letters
Collection
Identifier: DC0133s
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of letters written by McKeown to friends describing college life and student unrest. There are also typescripts of the letters.
Dates:
1871
Found in:
Manuscript Collections