Davidson (N.C.) -- History
Found in 33 Collections and/or Records:
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.
Robert Hall Morrison Collection
Shaw, Cornelia Rebekah Shaw Literary Files
The collection consists of two bound volumes of the drafts of Shaw's history of Davidson College. One version includes typescripts of sources attached to pages within the text.
Student Work. Collection
Thomas Perrin Harrison Jr. Collection
The collection consists of correspondence and literary materials. The correspondence includes a letter from Louis T. Wilds, a Davidson College graduate of 1906 and former student of Thomas P. Harrison, Sr and letters of Harrison, Jr. to Mary Beaty. The literary material is an article by Harrison, Jr. about his childhood in Davidson.
William Alexander Smith Reminiscences
The collection consists of a handwritten account of Smith's recollections of his student days. The account was written for Miss Cornelia Shaw in 1920.