Davidson College (N.C.) -- Commencement ceremonies
Found in 21 Collections and/or Records:
Ann M. Mills Letter
The collection consists of a letter dated July 8, 1869. The letter, written to family members, describes her life and the Davidson College 1869 graduation.
Charles Augustus McGirt Speech
This collection consists of McGirt's Respondent's Speech for the 1919 Davidson Commencement.
Charles Carroll Alexander Speeches
The speeches include "The Fate of the Gifted" (1851) and his valedictory address (1853).
Evelyn Harris Hamilton Speech
This collection consists of Hamilton's Eumenean Valedictory address given at the Davidson College commencement in 1917.
Harlee Morrison Speech
This collection consists of Morrison's salutatory address for the Davidson College Commencement of 1916.
Henry Theodore Burke Speech
The collection consists of a manuscript copy and a typescript of Burke's valedictory speech.
Interview with Dabney Stuart '60, undated
This interview include information about Stuart's commencement address in 1960.
James Bayliss Smith Papers
This collection consists of letters written by Smith to family and friends while a student at Davidson, a letter from J. R. Blake offering a position as tutor at Davidson and the manuscript of Smith's valedictory address. In his student letters, Smith describes his religious conversion and college life. There are also typescripts of some of the letters.
James Ernest Thacker Speeches
This collection consists of Thacker's "Respondent's Address" given before the Philanthropic Society in 1888 and his Inaugural Address as president of the Society in 1890.
James Franklin Houston Papers
The collection consists of two essays: "Literary Attractions of the Bible" and "Philosophy of the Ages," receipts and a fund-raising appeal for the Philanthropic Society (1847-1848), attendance and grade reports (1846-1847), and Davidson College commencement programs for 1848 and 1849.
James Hampton Gibson Speech
The collection consists of a manuscript copy and a typescript of Gibson's commencement oration, "The Triumphs of American Genius."
John Henry Bryson Sermon
The collection consists a manuscript copy of J. H. Bryson's commencement sermon, "The Importance of Revealed Truth," given at Davidson College, June 25, 1876.
Joseph Thompson Papers
This collection consists of correspondence 1859-1861 and speeches. The correspondence includes letters written to Thompson from W. N. Dickey, Drury Lacy, and others. The speeches include a manuscript copy of an essay "Music" given in 1859 and a printed copy of Thompson's Valedictory Address given in 1860.
Josiah McLeod Seabrook Speech
The collection consists of Seabrook's Latin Salutatory address.
Paul Butterfield Freeland Scrapbook and Miscellaneous
Richard Ellis Sherrill Collection
The collection consists of Sherrill's Valedictory Address given in 1841 and a photocopy of his diary from September 1837 to January 1852. The diary begins on the first day of his second term at Davidson and covers his time at Davidson, his early career as a teacher, his time at Columbia Seminary, and the early years of his ministry. Much of the journal is personal reflections on the state of his faith but he also includes references to visits with friends, travel and church matters.
Risden Bennett Gaddy Notebook
The collection consists of Gaddy's college notebook. The first entry indicates the notebook is intended to be record of his college experiences. A second note dated 1859 indicates that only a few speeches were ever added to the notebook. The speeches are on Cheap Literature, the Acquisition of Cuba, and Gaddy's valedictory address.
Robert Octavious Patton Stewart Letters
This collection consists of Stewart's "Response to Valedictory" speech given at the Davidson Commencement of 1842 and a letter written to William M. Reid soliciting funds for a building for the Eumenean Society.
Thomas Adams Wilson Papers
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.
Thomas Reese English Papers
The collection consists of college compositions, and speeches, including English's valedictory address. The speeches and papers are on such topics as the Catholic Church, Bible history and happiness.
William Arnette Gamble Speech
The collection consists of Gamble's Senior Oration given at the Davidson College Commencement of 1923.