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Davidson College (N.C.) -- History

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 153 Collections and/or Records:

Interview with Erving McClain, 2001 March 30

 Item — Multiple Containers
Identifier: OHI-0087
Scope and Contents

Erving McClain, a Davidson-born and raised inhabitant, shares many details about her elementary and high school years in Ada Jenkins and Torrence-Lytle. She talks about her further studies, her work as a nurse, and her family. Moreover, McCain mentions her involvement with the community through different committees and her efforts to keep the Ada Jenkins Center open as a school. She also talks about the social environment on Main Street, its businesses, and people.

Dates: 2001 March 30

Interview with Eugene "Gene" Graham, 2012 October 17

 Item — Box 2 (OHI Transcripts): Series RG19-08-01; Series RG19-08-02
Identifier: OHI-0173
Scope and Contents From the Series:

This series contains oral history interviews with Davidson College staff focusing on their educational and work experiences.

Dates: 2012 October 17

Interview with Evelyn Carr, 2002 September 04

 Item — Multiple Containers
Identifier: OHI-0091
Scope and Contents Evelyn Carr is a lifetime Davidson resident and a pillar of the community. Born in 1931, Ms. Carr and her family originally lived in Brady’s Alley—an area that was formerly located behind Main Street. In 1946 Ms. Carr married Orlandis Carr, and after a brief stint living in Charlotte, the couple moved back to Davidson and built a house on Griffith Street where they raised ten children. Ms. Carr has always been an active member of the Davidson community and has been an advocate for affordable...
Dates: 2002 September 04

Interview with Fairman P. Cumming '58, 2008 April 25

 Item — Cd box 1: Series RG19-01-01; Series RG19-01-03; Series RG19-05-01; Series RG19-05-02; Series RG19-05-03; Series RG19-05-04; Series RG20-04-03, Optical Disc sleeve: CD 70
Identifier: OHI-0028
Scope and Contents From the Series:

This series contains interviews with Davidson College students and alumni/ae. These interviews document various aspects of Davidson College's history and culture. Some of the alumni/ae listed in this series also worked for Davidson College in various capacities. While this series primarily focuses on student and alumni/ae interviewees, similar interviews can also be found in the other oral history series and sub-groups.

Dates: 2008 April 25

Interview with Frances Alexander, 2012 October 24

 Item — Box 2 (OHI Transcripts): Series RG19-08-01; Series RG19-08-02
Identifier: OHI-0344
Scope and Contents From the Series:

This series contains oral history interviews with Davidson College staff focusing on their educational and work experiences.

Dates: 2012 October 24

Interview with Frank C. Caldwell '42, 2007 September 15

 Item — Cd box 1: Series RG19-01-01; Series RG19-01-03; Series RG19-05-01; Series RG19-05-02; Series RG19-05-03; Series RG19-05-04; Series RG20-04-03, Optical Disc sleeve: CD 71
Identifier: OHI-0029
Scope and Contents From the Series:

This series contains interviews with Davidson College students and alumni/ae. These interviews document various aspects of Davidson College's history and culture. Some of the alumni/ae listed in this series also worked for Davidson College in various capacities. While this series primarily focuses on student and alumni/ae interviewees, similar interviews can also be found in the other oral history series and sub-groups.

Dates: 2007 September 15

Interview with Fred Deese, 1987 March

 Item — Multiple Containers
Identifier: OHI-0067
Scope and Contents

Edited series of interviews of Fred Deese done by William Brown and others. Some of the interviews were conducted while walking around campus.

Dates: 1987 March

Interview with Fuji Lozada, 2020 October 28

 Item
Identifier: OHI-0366
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Group:

This oral history collection explores the untold stories of Asians and Asian Americans at Davidson College. The interviews were conducted in 2020 by Ashley Ip ’22 and Yashita Kandhari ’22. Dr. Sarah Waheed supported Ashley and Yashita’s work as their faculty advisor. The project was funded by the Stories (Yet) To Be Told grant initiative.

Dates: 2020 October 28

Interview with Gardner Roller Ligo '73, 2020 October 13

 Item
Identifier: OHI-0271
Scope and Contents Oral history interview with Gardner Roller Ligo. Gardner Roller Ligo was an exchange student from Mary Baldwin College (now Mary Baldwin University) during the 1971-1972 school year. During this interview, she discussed her academic and social experiences, the atmosphere on the Davidson College campus, and the friendships that she made. Through a number of telling stories, she recounted the discrimination and challenges that she and her fellow female students faced, as well as the rewarding...
Dates: 2020 October 13

Interview with George Pindar '75, 2021 July 29

 Item
Identifier: OHI-0351
Scope and Contents

avidson, dorm life, and his experiences after Davidson. This interview was conducted as part of the Stories yet to be Told grant.

Dates: 2021 July 29

Interview with Gladys Knox, 2012

 Item — Box 2 (OHI Transcripts): Series RG19-08-01; Series RG19-08-02
Identifier: OHI-0162
Scope and Contents From the Series:

This series contains oral history interviews with Davidson College staff focusing on their educational and work experiences.

Dates: 2012

Interview with H. Perrin Anderson '56, 2006 April 28

 Item — Multiple Containers
Identifier: OHI-0012
Scope and Contents From the Series:

This series contains interviews with Davidson College students and alumni/ae. These interviews document various aspects of Davidson College's history and culture. Some of the alumni/ae listed in this series also worked for Davidson College in various capacities. While this series primarily focuses on student and alumni/ae interviewees, similar interviews can also be found in the other oral history series and sub-groups.

Dates: 2006 April 28

Interview with Henry Withers, 2012 October 23

 Item — Box 2 (OHI Transcripts): Series RG19-08-01; Series RG19-08-02
Identifier: OHI-0174
Scope and Contents From the Series:

This series contains oral history interviews with Davidson College staff focusing on their educational and work experiences.

Dates: 2012 October 23

Interview with Hillard Jetton, 2012 October 03

 Item — Box 2 (OHI Transcripts): Series RG19-08-01; Series RG19-08-02
Identifier: OHI-0163
Scope and Contents From the Series:

This series contains oral history interviews with Davidson College staff focusing on their educational and work experiences.

Dates: 2012 October 03

Interview with Hollis "Hobby" Cobb '56, 2006 April 28

 Item — Multiple Containers
Identifier: OHI-0011
Scope and Contents From the Series:

This series contains interviews with Davidson College students and alumni/ae. These interviews document various aspects of Davidson College's history and culture. Some of the alumni/ae listed in this series also worked for Davidson College in various capacities. While this series primarily focuses on student and alumni/ae interviewees, similar interviews can also be found in the other oral history series and sub-groups.

Dates: 2006 April 28

Interview with Jalin Jackson '19, 2019 May 03

 Item
Identifier: OHI-0295
Scope and Contents

This oral history interview is part of the Queer, Black, Intersectional Davidson Project. The interview was conducted by Lily Burdick '19 in 2018.

Dates: 2019 May 03

Interview with James B. Woods '18, 1986 November

 Item — Audiocassette box 9: Series RG19-01-01; Series RG19-01-02; Series RG20-04-03, Cassette case: Audio 212
Identifier: OHI-0052
Scope and Contents

Dr. Woods worked at Davidson for many years in the Biology department and the Student Health Center. The recording contains several versions of a news story on Dr. Wood's retirement followed by interview with Dr. Woods

Dates: 1986 November

Interview with James "Jim" Pepper '65, 2021 March 12

 Item
Identifier: OHI-0283
Scope and Contents This interview was conducted virtually by Grace Payne and Sophia Nissler, senior students at Davidson College. James (Jim) Pepper grew up in Asheville, North Carolina before attending Davidson College, graduating in 1965, and going on to work as a financier and HIV/AIDS activist in New York City. The interview covered topics such as Pepper’s identity as a gay man and how this influenced his life both as a Davidson student and beyond. The interview was conducted as part of an Associated...
Dates: 2021 March 12

Interview with James Jones '82, 2022 March 04

 Item
Identifier: OHI-0354
Scope and Contents

Oral history interview with James Jones, Davidson College class of 1982. Jones discusses growing up in the American South, his journey to Davidson, the support of families from the westside of Davidson, his experiences as a Sociology major, student organizations, and involvement as an alum. This interview was conducted as part of the Stories yet to be Told grant.

Dates: 2022 March 04

Interview with James M. Jung '49, 2020

 Item
Identifier: OHI-0376
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Group:

This oral history collection explores the untold stories of Asians and Asian Americans at Davidson College. The interviews were conducted in 2020 by Ashley Ip ’22 and Yashita Kandhari ’22. Dr. Sarah Waheed supported Ashley and Yashita’s work as their faculty advisor. The project was funded by the Stories (Yet) To Be Told grant initiative.

Dates: 2020

Interview with James Parks '71, 2021 June 28

 Item
Identifier: OHI-0350
Scope and Contents Oral history interview with James Parks, Davidson College class of 1971. James Parks shares his experience as one of the first few Black students attending Davidson College. Parks, a social activist, retired from his journalistic career in 2011. Parks recalls protests on campus, relationships with townspeople, encounters in the classroom. He describes his involvement in the Presbyterian Church and his three trips back to campus as an alum. This interview was done as part of the Stories yet...
Dates: 2021 June 28

Interview with James Patrick "Pat" Hudson '77, 2021 June 14

 Item
Identifier: OHI-0348
Scope and Contents Oral history interview with Pat Hudson, Davidson College class of 1977. Pat Hudson shares his experience attending Davidson as an African American student in the first co-ed freshman class. Hudson grew up in South Carolina as the Jim Crow Era ended. He describes attending both segregated and predominantly white but integrated schools. While at Davidson College, Hudson lived on campus for all four years and worked as a hall advisor for the Residential Life Office. He describes the BSC,...
Dates: 2021 June 14

Interview with Jan Blodgett, 2024 June 07

 Item
Identifier: OHI-0383
Scope and Contents This interview was conducted by archivist Jessica Cottle-Hart as part of the History of E.H. Little Library Oral History Project, a project meant to document the work of staff who made the library a celebrated space on the Davidson College campus in recognition of its 50th anniversary. Dr. Jan Blodgett worked as the Davidson College Archivist and Records Management Coordinator between 1994 and 2017. In this interview, Blodgett discusses the influence her experiences with the Girl Scouts had...
Dates: 2024 June 07

Interview with Jane Campbell '87 and Heather McKee '87, 2021 March 13

 Item
Identifier: OHI-0280
Scope and Contents

Jane Campbell and Heather McKee graduated from Davidson College in 1987. They were both on the women’s golf team in 1986. The interview was conducted by Courtney Clawson and Lucy Walton. Interviewers were in Davidson, NC. Campbell and McKee discussed their experiences of classes, being student athletes and members of ROTC, and dating. The interview was conducted as part of an Associated Colleges of the South (ACS) grant-funded course led by Dr. Rose Stremlau.

Dates: 2021 March 13

Interview with Jason Hillen '88, 2022 February 25

 Item
Identifier: OHI-0352
Scope and Contents

Oral history interview with Jason Hillen, Davidson College class of 1988. Hillen shares his experience attending Davidson College. He talks about being a student-athlete, having a job while on campus, and continuing to support the basketball team as an alum. Hillen discusses finding community among Black folks while feeling isolated on campus. He refers to campus figures such as Gerald Carr and Reverend Brenda Tapia. This interview was done as part of the Stories yet to be Told grant.

Dates: 2022 February 25