Davidson (N.C.) -- History
Found in 131 Collections and/or Records:
Kirkpatrick Family Papers
Lacy Family Papers
Lucy Phillips Russell Reminiscences
The collection consists of a handwritten account of life in Davidson in the 1870s and copies of newspaper articles "A Girl of the Seventies" written by Russell. No date is given for the newspaper articles, the handwritten account was probably done in 1920 at the request of Cornelia Shaw as she researched her history of the College.
Mary Hamilton Stephens Memoirs
The collection consists of Stephen's memoirs, "Living Through the Changes of the 20th Century
Mary Richards Papers
The collection consists of notes on the town of Davidson, North Carolina during the first decade of the twentieth century. The notes include information about moving to Davidson, descriptions of the town and college.
Mary Scofield Clifford Reminiscences
The collection consists of letters written by Clifford to Cornelia Shaw describing her memories of Davidson College. She describes a visit by Stonewall Jackson and her experiences being tutored by the Davidson faculty. See also DC0190s - the Scofield Family Collection, 1883-1962 and undated.
McKendree Robbins Long Letter
The collection consists of a letter written by Long to his family describing college life in 1906.
Mrs. Goudyloch Erwin Dyer Reminiscences
The collection consists of a typescript of a program presented to the Davidson Historical Society. The program was entitled,"Growing Up In Davidson and the typescript includes photographs of Davidson
Paul Whitlock Cobb Reminiscences
The collection consists of a letter describing college life in the years after World War II.
President. John Rennie Blake Records, 1870-1884
The correspondence consists primarily of Blake's letters to the Board of Trustees concerning relations between the college and the Presbyteries. It also includes Blake's letter of resignation in 1884. The notebooks contains descriptions of Davidson College during the Civil War and research notes on energy, the Holtz machine, and astronomy.