STUDENT LETTERS

McCombs, James Parks, 1836-1902 (1859)
Letters, 1854-1885

MANUSCRIPT NUMBER: DC0117s

VOLUME: 1 folder

BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE:
James Parks McCombs was a member of the Davidson College class of 1859. He studied medicine in New York and was a surgeon in the Confederate Army. After the war, he practiced medicine in Charlotte, North Carolina.

SCOPE AND CONTENT:
The collection consists of letters written by McCombs to his brother about family matters and college life. The majority of the letters date from 1854 to 1856. There are four letters from the period 1870 to 1885. Several letters in 1855 discuss the student unrest at Davidson over student suspensions and the donation by Maxwell Chambers.

Letter May 22, 1855
Letter July 11, 1855

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