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Anne E.Sampson Reminiscences
Collection
Identifier: DC0156s
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of a letter to Miss Cornelia Shaw describing Davidson College in the 1880s.
Dates:
1920
Found in:
Manuscript Collections
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
Colin Alexander Munroe Letters
Collection
Identifier: DC0129s
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of two letters written by Munroe. The first written in 1869 while Munroe was a student describes Davidson College and the faculty. There is also a typescript of the letter. The second letter was written in 1917 to Miss Cornelia Shaw and gives his memories of college life.
Dates:
1869 - 1917
Found in:
Manuscript Collections
Common Ground oral history and interview collection
Sub-Group
Identifier: RG19-06
Scope and Contents
Common Ground was formed in August 1995. The purpose of this grass-roots organization is to promote communication and understanding and improve relations among people of all races in Davidson. The following interviews and meeting records chronicle the work of Common Ground and the challenges they worked to overcome. To learn more about Common Ground please review the maunscript collection, DC056: Common...
Dates:
1997 - 2000
Found in:
Oral Histories & Interviews (RG19)
Common Ground Records
Collection
Identifier: DC056
Scope and Contents
Series Description: The collection consists of minutes of both public meetings and the Executive Council, as well as the Community Relations Task Force. Also included are agendas, correspondence, and email correspondence. Additionally, the collection includes records from the Mediation Committee, SWAT, Committee for Affordable Housing, and the Drug and Alcohol Committee, publicity files, news clippings, copies of an annotated bibliography on race relations prepared by Heather Baker, Jim...
Dates:
1995 - 2003
Found in:
Manuscript Collections
Daniel Patrick McGeachy Letters
Collection
Identifier: DC0197s
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of two letters written after the burning of the Old Chambers building. McGeachy lived in Old Chambers and the letters describe the fire and the conditions immediately after the fire.
Dates:
1921
Found in:
Manuscript Collections
Davidson (N.C.) Newspaper Collection
Collection
Identifier: DC091
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of runs, some incomplete, for 10 local papers. These papers have been digitized and are available on the Archives and Special Collections website.
Dates:
1930 - 2001
Found in:
Manuscript Collections
Davidson Senior Center. Records
Collection
Identifier: DC078
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of scrapbooks, minutes and newsletters. The scrapbooks contain newsclippings, programs, flyers and photographs. The minutes are of the monthly Board of Directors meetings. The newsletters were issued monthly and contain reports about center activities, volunteer programs, birthdays, and often recipes and book reviews. The files for individuals contain clippings and a biography sheet. The photograph cd contains black and white portraits of members of the Senior Center...
Dates:
1977 - 2004
Found in:
Manuscript Collections
Douglas Family Collection
Collection
Identifier: DC0269s
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of letters written to Professor John Douglass by Rev.W.J. McKay, D.D., from Sumter, S.C., photographs, receipts, and pamphlets. The letters generally reference meetings of the Board of Trustees and the Executive Committee and provide brief outlines of issues discussed. The collection also includes receipts for Douglas' days as a student as well as commencement and reunion programs for the class of 1893. In addition, the collection contains a literary society speech...
Dates:
1890 - 1965
Found in:
Manuscript Collections
Elijah Frink Rockwell Papers
Collection
Identifier: DC0152s
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of correspondence (1850-1869), reports (1848-1857), literary materials (1851-1867), and a certificate (1783). The correspondence includes a letter to Benjamin Silliman (1850) and letters about Davidson College (1867-1869). The reports include a subscription book for the college (1848-1850), an account book (1854-1857) and a report of the Treasurer(1850). The literary materials include notebooks of clippings about church history and the American Revolution with...
Dates:
1783, 1848-1869
Found in:
Manuscript Collections