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Davidson College -- Students

 Subject
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Found in 216 Collections and/or Records:

Robert Sylvanus Arrowood Speeches

 Collection
Identifier: DC0005s
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of Arrowood's Respondent's address and his Inaugural Address as president of the Philanthropic Society in 1876.

Dates: 1876
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

Samuel Fowle Telfair Speech

 Collection
Identifier: DC0088s
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of Telfair's "Respondent's Address" given before the Philanthropic Society in 1883.

Dates: 1883
Found in: Manuscript Collections

Samuel Reece Neel Notebook

 Collection
Identifier: DC0182s
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of Neel's student notebook which later became his diary. The notebooks contains notes from D.H. Hill's mathematics class, an account of textbooks purchased by Price, a list of his classmates and their class standings, a diary of his Civil War experience, 1861-1865, a diary of his teaching at Cool Springs Academy, 1866-1868, and a diary of his teaching at Bethel Academy, 1869. The school diary portions include lists of students and expense accounts.

Dates: 1859 - 1869
Found in: Manuscript Collections

Samuel Smith Burton Speech

 Collection
Identifier: DC0017s
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of Burton's Inaugural Address as president of the Philanthropic Society in 1873.

Dates: 1873
Found in: Manuscript Collections

Thomas Adams Wilson Papers

 Collection
Identifier: DC0135s
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of classwork and speeches written by Wilson. The speeches include his Inaugural Address as president of the Philanthropic Society in 1848 and his graduation address.

Dates: 1847 - 1850
Found in: Manuscript Collections

Thomas Dabney Johnston Speech

 Collection
Identifier: DC0047s
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of Johnston's Inaugural Address as president of the Philanthropic Society in 1896.

Dates: 1896
Found in: Manuscript Collections

Thomas H. Alexander Letter

 Collection
Identifier: DC0108s
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of a letter written in 1842 to James Morrow. The letter discusses Morrow's decision to leave Davidson College and describes conditions at Davidson.

Dates: 1842
Found in: Manuscript Collections

Thomas H. Hamilton Letters

 Collection
Identifier: DC0116s
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of letters written by Hamilton to his brother. The letters describe student life at Davidson College in the 1830s.

Dates: 1835 - 1839
Found in: Manuscript Collections

Thomas Johnston Allison Speech

 Collection
Identifier: DC0002s
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of a speech, "Front View of the Campus" written while Allison was a student at Davidson. Further material on Allison can be found on microfilm in the Southern Historical Collection, University of North Carolina, Accession M-2855.

Dates: undated
Found in: Manuscript Collections

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