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Speeches, addresses, etc. -- American -- 19th century

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Non-College LC

Found in 107 Collections and/or Records:

Louis Edgar Boston Speech

 Collection
Identifier: DC0010s
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of Boston's Inaugural Address as president of the Philanthropic Society in 1892.

Dates: 1892
Found in: Manuscript Collections

Malcolm McNair McKay Speeches

 Collection
Identifier: DC0059s
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of two speeches: McKay's Inaugural Address as president of the Philanthropic Society in 1874 and a Representation Oration,"The Power of Truth" given in 1873.

Dates: 1873 - 1874
Found in: Manuscript Collections

Miles Costin Martin Speeches

 Collection
Identifier: DC0066s
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of Martin's Inaugural Address as president of the Philanthropic Society in 1888 and his Respondent's Address delivered as part of the College's semi-centennial celebrations.

Dates: 1887 - 1888
Found in: Manuscript Collections

Patrick Redd Law Speeches

 Collection
Identifier: DC0049s
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of a speech, "Be a Man" given as a representative of the Philanthropic Society (1873) and Law's Inaugural Address as president of the Society in 1874.

Dates: 1873 - 1874
Found in: Manuscript Collections

Peter Marshall Brown Speech

 Collection
Identifier: DC0013s
Scope and Contents

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

Dates: 1879
Found in: Manuscript Collections

Philanthropic Society. Records, 1837-2004

 Sub-Group
Identifier: RG12-02
Scope and Contents The collection contains constitutions, minutes, president's manuals, treasurer's records, membership books, class and roll books, committee reports and minutes, credit books, officer reports and notebooks, papers, addresses, and library records. There are five versions of the constitution, ranging in date from 1837 to 1914. The 1837 constitution is written in the same book as the minutes from 1837, and this book is housed with the minutes. The minutes are from 1837-1928, 1933-1935, and...
Dates: 1837
Found in: College Archives

Richard Ellis Sherrill Collection

 Collection
Identifier: DC0077s
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1837 - 1852
Found in: Manuscript Collections

Robert Eugene Little Speech

 Collection
Identifier: DC0052s
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of Little's inaugural address as president of the Philanthropic Society in 1873.

Dates: 1873
Found in: Manuscript Collections

Robert Gordon Sparrow Collection

 Collection
Identifier: DC0084s
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of six issues of the newspaper and a speech on Charles Egbert Craddock given April 29, 1887. The newspapers are housed with oversize materials. Issues include 11 May 1883 (no. 16), 8 June 1883 (no.20), 21 June 1883 (no. 22), 29 June 1883 (no23), 18 January 1884, and 1 February 1884 (no 27). The paper began as the Weekly Enterprise, by January 1884 it was known as the Davidson College Enterprise.

Dates: 1887
Found in: Manuscript Collections

Robert Leslie Wharton Speech

 Collection
Identifier: DC0098s
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of Wharton's Inaugural Address as president of the Philanthropic Society in 1892.

Dates: 1892
Found in: Manuscript Collections

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