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Davidson College -- Students

 Subject
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Found in 216 Collections and/or Records:

William Francis Stevenson Speech

 Collection
Identifier: DC0086s
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of Stevenson's Inaugural Address as president of the Philanthropic Society in 1884.

Dates: 1884

William Franklin Carter Speech

 Collection
Identifier: DC0202s
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of a speech, "The Dignity and Power of Man." The speech was probably presented while Carter was a student at Davidson.

Dates: undated

William Henry Verner Letter

 Collection
Identifier: DC0130s
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of a letter written by Davidson College President Kirkpatrick asking safe passage for Verner, who was returning home to join the army.

Dates: 1864

William Hoge Baker Speech

 Collection
Identifier: DC0006s
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of Baker's Inaugural Address as president of the Philanthropic Society in 1887.

Dates: 1887

William Hubbard Cozart Speech

 Collection
Identifier: DC0022s
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of Cozart's Inaugural Address as president of the Philanthropic Society in 1879.

Dates: 1879

William Johnson Letter

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Identifier: DC0336s
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of a letter Johnson wrote on March 13, 1840 to Samuel Kerr, class of 1843.

Dates: 1840

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

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

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

William Richard Grey Papers

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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

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

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

William Victor Goldberg Speech

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Identifier: DC0034s
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of a speech given before the Philanthropic Society, "The Fall of the Bastille."

Dates: 1888

William W. Abbot Papers

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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

William Wallace Robinson Letters

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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