Davidson College -- Students
Subject
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Found in 200 Collections and/or Records:
William Kenneth Forsyth Speech
Collection
Identifier: DC0028s
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of Forsyth's Inaugural Address as president of the Philanthropic Society in 1892.
Dates:
1892
Found in:
Manuscript Collections
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William Kenneth Forsyth Speech
William McDonald Letter
Collection
Identifier: DC0118s
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of a letter written by McDonald to Col. Morrison describing the college and a debate between the literary societies.
Dates:
1856
Found in:
Manuscript Collections
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William McDonald Letter
William Preston Bynum Collection
Collection
Identifier: DC0177s
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of notes taken by Bynum on lectures delivered by Professor P. J. Sparrow on Greek and Latin in 1838 and two tuition receipts. The 1838 receipt is signed by Robert Hall Morrison and the 1839 receipt is signed by Thomas.H. Robinson.
Dates:
1838 - 1839
William R. Trotter Collection
Collection
Identifier: DC0138s
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of the draft of an essay: "Mr. Chips Meets Marshall McLuhan," a play "November Requiem," and the manuscript for a novel "Prunes" that satirizes college life.
Dates:
1970 and undated
Found in:
Manuscript Collections
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William R. Trotter Collection
William Richard Grey Papers
Collection
Identifier: DC0196s
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of legal and financial materials, notebooks, and printed material. The legal and financial materials include a reference letter, contracts for mineral rights, and receipts. The notebooks are Grey's grade books for his Latin classes. The printed material is a copy of Grey's dissertation, "The Treatment of Philosophy and Philosophers by the Greek Comic Poets."
Dates:
1896 - 1917
Found in:
Manuscript Collections
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William Richard Grey Papers
William Scott Fleming. Papers
Collection
Identifier: DC077
Scope and Contents
The collection contains twelve notebooks of class notes from both Davidson and Johns Hopkins, subjects including: Greek Literature, Cicero, Greek Syntax, Greek Philosophy, History of Philosophy, and Latin. A thirteenth notebook appears to have been written during his time in Alabama, as the only date mentioned in it is 1910.
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1875 - 1910
Found in:
Manuscript Collections
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William Scott Fleming. Papers
William Styron Collection
Collection
Identifier: DC012
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of an autographed copy of a speech given at Davidson College (1986), correspondence (1958-1986), literary materials (1942), Robert Phillips correspondence & reminiscences (1981-2009) and printed material (1943-1990). The correspondence includes photocopies of letters sent by Styron as well as original letters to Dr. Chalmers Davidson. The literary materials are essays written while Styron was a student at Davidson College. The Phillips file contains three letters...
Dates:
1942 - 2009
Found in:
Manuscript Collections
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William Styron Collection
William Victor Goldberg Speech
Collection
Identifier: DC0034s
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of a speech given before the Philanthropic Society, "The Fall of the Bastille."
Dates:
1888
Found in:
Manuscript Collections
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William Victor Goldberg Speech
William W. Abbot Papers
Collection
Identifier: DC0259s
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of letters written by Abbot to his parents while at Davidson, correspondence between Davidson College and the Abbot family, letters written by Abbot's parents, and grade reports. Included in the Davidson College correspondence are two letters from Davidson president Walter Lingle.
Dates:
1939 - 1946
Found in:
Manuscript Collections
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William W. Abbot Papers
William Wallace Robinson Letters
Collection
Identifier: DC0123s
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of letters written by Robinson. The letters from 1857-1860 discuss family and college life while the letters from 1861-1864 describe Robinson's activities during the Civil War.
Dates:
1857 - 1864