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Albert Franklin Simpson Scrapbook
Collection
Identifier: DC0331s
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of the scrapbook Simpson kept as a Davidson student. The scrapbook begins with quotes and comments from fellow students, Simpson's reflections on the faculty and classes he took. It also contains numerous candid photographs of college life, tickets and programs for college events, newspaper clippings for sports events, including coverage of races at the new Charlotte Speedway. It also contains a comic section on coeducation with Simpson using magazine cutouts and...
Dates:
1921 - 1925
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
Athletics Director. Records, 1894-
Sub-Group
Identifier: RG8-1
Scope and Contents
This collection consists administrative files including policy manuals, planning documents for Baker Sports Complex and printed materials published by the Athletics Office. There is some overlap with the publications of the Sports Information Office (RG 8/2) but the majority of the publications in the Athletic Director's records deal with summer camps or special events.
Dates:
1894
Found in:
College Archives
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 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
Captain James Cunningham Harper Collection
Collection
Identifier: DC051
Scope and Contents
The volumes of the Lenoir High School Band Scrapbook contain the history of the Lenoir High School Band. The scrapbooks contain all programs, newspaper clippings, magazine articles, photographs of the band and subsidiary organizations, snap shots and letters commending the band and its work. Several volumes were also donated to the library of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Significant letters, photographs, and other materials are found throughout the collection. VOLUME I...
Dates:
1924 - 1995
Found in:
Manuscript Collections
Davidson Athletic Fund (Athletic Foundation). Records, 1922-
Sub-Group
Identifier: RG5-10
Scope and Contents
The files contain a description of the members of the Board of Directors of the Athletic Foundation and information on the Athletic Hall of Fame. The ledger from 1922-26 lists the names of persons who recieved complimentary tickets to various athletic events and the list of all expenses of the athletic teams for those years. The ledgers or account books from 1933-1940 list the salaries of the athletic coaches; athletic travel expenses; equipment expenses of the football, basketball, track,...
Dates:
1922
Found in:
College Archives
Edward Benton Hale Scrapbook
Collection
Identifier: DC0237s
Scope and Contents
As a student, Hale kept an ongoing scrapbook of his college memories. The vast majority of the scrapbook contains photographs of student life during the early 1900's. Hale also kept detailed accounts of various athletic events -- i.e., the scrapbook contains the scores of all basketball, track, and football games from 1917. Hale also cut out photographs of the Davidson College football players and included the players' weights, nicknames, and football positions alongside the photographs. In...
Dates:
1916 - 1919
Found in:
Manuscript Collections
Francis Parks Harrison Collection
Collection
Identifier: DC0271s
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of Harrison's scrapbook, which includes an athletic certificate and a series of photos, and four oversize football photographs. The scrapbook photographs are mostly generic in nature, mostly pictures with friends in unidentified locations. The scrapbook does contain a few photographs of individuals wearing Davidson uniforms/apparel. The collection also contains four photographs of the Davidson College football team: 1926, 1927, 1930, and one undated photograph.
Dates:
2017
Found in:
Manuscript Collections
Hugh Hollingsworth Smith Scrapbook and Papers
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
Found in:
Manuscript Collections