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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 - Club Sports. Records, 2008-2009
Sub-Group
Identifier: RG8-8
Scope and Contents
The general collection contsists of the 2008-9 Davidson College club sports manual. Additional records can be found for individual sports: RG 8/8.1 Crew; 8/8.2 Sailing; 8/8.3 Watersking; 8/8/4 Swimming; 8/8.5 Baseball; 8/8.6 Badmintion; 8/8.7 Ultimate Frisbee; 8/8.8 Water Polo; 8/8.9 Women's Tennis
Dates:
2008
Found in:
College Archives
Athletics - Compliance. Records
Sub-Group
Identifier: RG8-3
Scope and Contents
This collection contains a copy of the NCAA Rules and Regulations for Alumni, Boosters, and Friends of Davidson issued by the Athletic Department.
Dates:
2017
Found in:
College Archives
Athletics - Sports Information Office. Administrative and General Publicity
Sub-Group
Identifier: RG8-2
Scope and Contents
The administrative and general publicity records include materials created for athletic offices and posters. The coupon book is an example of the tickets given to Davidson students in the 1940s. The Wildcat Jet Set folder has promotion materials for a college-sponsored trip to West Virginia and New York. The 1977 publications include an invitation and an admissions style recruiting handout for athletes. The NCAA Division 1 Decision is a FAQ style document explaining the college's decision...
Dates:
2017
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
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 Armfield Papers
Collection
Identifier: DC073
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of correspondence and telegrams for commencement exercises (1934-1937). Also includes correspondence (1942-1950) primarily relating to the Wildcat Club and development activities, programs (1936-1992) and publications recognizing his achievements and two scrapbooks. The correspondence documents the athletic boosterism by alumni and the creation of the Wildcat Club. There are letters from the Alumni Office, the President's office and from Davidson coaches. The...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1936 - 1992
Found in:
Manuscript Collections
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