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Religious Life at Davidson

 Subject
Subject Source: Fast

Found in 11 Collections and/or Records:

Chaplain's Office. Records , 1952

 Series
Identifier: RG06-06-01
Scope and Contents The collection contains two series. One for the Chaplain's Office (RG 6/6.1) and one for the Lilly Program for the Theological Exploration of Vocation (RG 6/6.2). The Chaplain's office records include chapel logs from 1952-1955, admnistrative files on programs sponsored by the Chaplains' office, printed material relating to programs, weekly calendars amd minutes of the Ecumenical Council, minutes of the Chapel Committee and files on Religion at Davidson. The files on Religion at Davidson...
Dates: 1952

President. Committees. Task Force on the Quality of Student Life, 1989 - 1990

 Series
Identifier: RG02-28-006
Scope and Contents

The files contain the fianl report of the committee and all the subcommittees listed above.

Dates: 1989 - 1990

President. Dr. Samuel Reid Spencer. Records

 Sub-Group
Identifier: RG02-15
Scope and Contents Please note that Presidential records are closed fifty years prior to the current year.The files from President Spencer's office consist primarily of correspondence and reports. These files cover all aspects of his administration including information on coeducation, minority students, self-selection for fraternities, the college's relationship with the Presbyterian Church, integration, student unrest and the Vietnam War, the changing role of athletics, College Bowl competitions,...
Dates: Majority of material found within 1968-1983, 2010
Found in: College Archives

Vice President for Academic Affairs. Dean of Faculty. Administrative Files, bulk: 1944 - 2017

 Series
Identifier: RG03-01-01
Scope and Contents The files begin during C.K. Brown's administration and continue through Robert Williams. They contain reports, correspondence, minutes, and memoranda relating to all aspects of the Dean's office. Topics include athletics, chapel, alumni, policies relating to faculty appointments, sabbaticals, and tenure, foundations and grants, summer school, exchange programs, church relations, and grading policies. In the C.K. Brown files correspondence relating to the cut system or absence policies can...
Dates: Majority of material found within 1944 - 2017

Vice President for Academic Affairs (VPAA). Commission on Davidson College's Church Relatedness Box 4, 1969

 Sub-Series
Identifier: RG03-01-02-017
Scope and Contents

The files contain minutes and the final report of the Commission as well as a list of recommendations.

Dates: 1969

Vice President for Academic Affairs (VPAA). Council on Campus and Religious Life Box 27, bulk: 1976 - 2016

 Sub-Series
Identifier: RG03-01-02-036
Scope and Contents The File 1992-1994 contains copies of Will Terry's speeches on "What's Davidson Doing in the Religion Business?" and "Strategies for Campus Ministry." The minutes from 1977 to 1995 contain a variety of references to just about every subject on the college campus including the golf course, domitories and the student government. The folder marked "Report - Self-Selection on Patterson Court, April 1978" contains a description of the proposed implementation of self-selection as adopted by the...
Dates: Majority of material found within 1976 - 2016

Vice President for Academic Affairs (VPAA). Faculty Committee on Religious Exercises Box 33, 1951

 Sub-Series
Identifier: RG03-01-02-048
Scope and Contents

The files contain the results of the poll and the final report of the committee.

Dates: 1951

Vice President for Academic Affairs (VPAA). Pre-Ministerial Committee, Box 44, bulk: 1973 - 2000

 Sub-Series
Identifier: RG03-01-02-076
Scope and Contents The file contains a list of the committee members from 1973-1975. It also contains copies of the brochure, Preparing for the Ministry" which answers questions such as "What courses should you take at Davidson?", "What extracurricular opportunities are helpful?", "What seminary or graduate school in religion should you attend?", and "Who are the members of the pre-ministerial committee?" The file also contains a copy of the Pre-Ministerial Committee annual reports from 1974 to 1978 and...
Dates: Majority of material found within 1973 - 2000

Vice President for Academic Affairs (VPAA). Religious Life Committee Box 28, 2017

 Sub-Series
Identifier: RG03-01-02-037
Scope and Contents

The file contains the committee's report from 1966 and 1974 memo outlining religious programming for the 1974-75 academic year.

Dates: 2017

Vice President for Academic Affairs (VPAA). Religious Policy and Program Committee, Box 48, 1969 - 1976

 Sub-Series
Identifier: RG03-01-02-081
Scope and Contents

The file contains a listing of the committee members from 1969-1975 and annual reports for 1973-74, 1974-75, and 1975-76.

Dates: 1969 - 1976