Diaries
Subject
Subject Source: Fast
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
Bell Family Collection
Collection
Identifier: DC015
Scope and Contents
The collection is organized into the following series: 1) Samuel Bell- Biographical; 2) Samuel Bell- Family; 3) Samuel Bell - Diary; 4) Samuel Bell- Genealogy; 5) Marcia Smith Bell Papers; 6) Photographs; and 7) Memorabilia. The biographical information includes materials about Samuel Henry Bell and his family. There is a small diary/notebook containing notes and thoughts about World War I. There is much information about the Bell family history and genealogy. There is a small amout of...
Dates:
1873 - 1957
Found in:
Manuscript Collections
Frank Arthur Barnes Collection
Collection
Identifier: DC027
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of two diaries and a ledger. The diaries date from January 1895 to December 1898 and from January to August 1899. The 1895-1898 diary describes his studies at Davidson College, social events in Davidson, his move to California, and his search for a teaching position. The diary contains references to books he was reading and to his involvement with Christian Education programs. The 1899 diary covers his teaching in Azusa, California and a trip from California to...
Dates:
1894 - 1902
Found in:
Manuscript Collections
Henry Louis Smith Collection
Collection
Identifier: DC046
Scope and Contents
The collection is organized into Biographical Material (1947-1951), Correspondence (1910-1949), Literary Material (1881-1938 and undated), Grade Books (1888-1901), Printed Material (1886-1904, 1991), Photographs (1882-1897 and undated), and Memorabilia. The Biographical Material consists of newspaper and magazine articles about Smith. The correspondence includes general correspondence with family and coworkers (1910-1949), letters relating to Davidson College (1918-1949), letters to and from...
Dates:
1881 - 1949
Found in:
Manuscript Collections
Robert Zenas Johnston Family Collection
Collection
Identifier: DC022
Scope and Contents
The bulk of the collection concerns Robert Zenas Johnston (1834-1908) and includes school notebooks from Davidson College and Columbia Theological Seminary, student essays, correspondence, his sermons (1859-1907) and speeches, and a photocopy of his diary (1886-1908) as well as a small amount of financial and printed materials. There is also material on the estates of Rufus Johnston and Robert Caldwell, family correspondence, a copy of a scrapbook for James Davidson Johnston, (1915-1944),...
Dates:
1854 - 1963
Found in:
Manuscript Collections
William E. Ardrey Collection
Collection
Identifier: DC001
Scope and Contents
The collection is organized into the following series: Biographical Information, Speeches ,Diaries, Petitions, Account Records, B. F. Morrow's Records. The Biographical Information includes copies of obituaries and newspaper articles, a family history and a photograph. The speeches are on James K. Polk and his political campaign. The account book contains records of estates administered by Ardrey. The record book of B.F. Morrow's Company lists individual soldiers' pay and quartermaster...
Dates:
1861 - 1907
Found in:
Manuscript Collections