The collection consists of McGregor's Inaugural Address as president of the Philanthropic Society in 1878.

The collection consists of McIver's speech "Scotland's Hero" which won the Orator's Medal in 1887.

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.

The collection consists of a letter describing Mahood's first day as a student at Davidson College.

The collection consists of a manuscript letter written in 1853 from Fairley to H. Bruner Griffin discussing their friendship and Fairley's entering Davidson College. In addition, there is a typescript of the letter with an added note on Fairley by his son W.M. Fairley.

The collection consists of Eagleton's Inaugural Address as president of the Philanthropic Society in 1884.

The collection consists of a Representative Speech, "General Wolfe at Quebec" given in 1887.

This collection consists of Robinson's Inaugural Address as president of a literary society in 1899.

The collection consists of a prize essay, "Agnosticism in Religion," presented in 1882.

The collection consists of Gaither's Inaugural Address as president of the Philanthropic Society in 1872.

This collection consists of Hoffman's Inaugural Address as president of the Philanthropic Society in 1899.

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

The collection consists of Siler's Inaugural Address as president of the Philanthropic Society for the fourth term, 1886-1887.

The collection consists of Sloop's Inaugural Address as president of the Philanthropic Society in 1897.

The collection consists of 2 speeches: McGilvary's Inaugural Address as president of the Philanthropic Society in 1884 and an oration on Jewish Persecution.

This collection consists of Hamilton's Eumenean Valedictory address given at the Davidson College commencement in 1917.

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.

The collection consists of a Philanthropic Society Representative's speech, "Public Spirit" given in 1876 and Harrell's Inaugural Address as president of the society in 1877.

The collection consists of correspondence (1903-1920) and literary materials (1903-1912). The correspondence includes letters from family and Miss Cornelia Shaw as well as letters written by McDowell. The letters mostly discuss Davidson College history, including the Civil War period. The literary materials are copies of articles written by McDowell on Davidson College.

The collection consists of Hall's Inaugural Address as president of the Philanthropic Scoiety in 1886.

The collection consists of Hill's Inaugural Address as president of the Philanthropic Society in 1888.

The collection consists of a debate speech, "Which contributes more to a man's happiness, Wealth or Literary Attainments," given in 1856.

The collection consists of correspondence and school work. The letters are from family and friends in Lenoir, North Carolina to Harper while he was a student at Davidson College. The school work includes 2 essays and 2 grade reports. There is also a typescript of Harper's diary for 1855-1856 in his Alumni file. It was copied from records in the manuscript collections at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.