Published Histories: The
best place to begin is with the published histories of the
college. They can provide suggestions for topics and identify
original source materials.
- Beaty, Mary D. A History of Davidson College.
Briarpatch Press, 1988. 378.75 D25b D Room: D 081
B3691da
- Shaw, Cornelia R. Davidson College. Fleming H.
Revell Press, 1923. 378.75 D25s D Room: D 090 S53d
Davidsoniana Files: Housed in
the College Archives, the D-Files contain clippings, reports,
and general information about topics and organizations related
to the college. To use the D-files, come by the Archives office
and speak with the staff.
College Publications: College
publications can be divided into two general categories:
Administrative and Student. Most of the publications are
included in CHAL and copies can be found in the Davidsoniana
Room as well as the College Archives. The publications include:
- College Catalogs (1842- )
- Quips and Cranks (1895- )
- Bulletins (1902-1971)
- Davidson Monthly (1870-1871)
- Alumni Journal (1934-1967)
- Davidson Magazine (1886-1926)
- Davidson Update (1971-1989)
- Davidsonian (1914- )
- Davidson Journal (1987- )
- Scripts and Pranks (1936-1965)
- Campus Chronicle (1986- )
- Chameleon (1926-1930)
- Track of the Cat (1968-1981)
- Libertas (1996- )
- Rules and Regulations for Students (1927-1960)
- Wildcat Handbook (1896- )
- Davidson College Web Page - Student organization web pages
Archives: Within the College
Archives Department, there are several types of records:
Archives, Manuscript, Photographs, Audio-visual.
An online
database is available to for these records. Some of these materials
have been scanned and are available as online
collections.
- Archival Records - include files from the
President's Office, committee minutes and reports from the
Vice-President for Academic Affairs, records from academic
departments, records from the Vice-President for Business
and Finance and the Vice-President for Institutional
Advancement, reports and publications from the Admissions
Office, and records from the Student Government Association
and student organizations.
- Manuscripts - these collections relate to Davidson
alumni and local organizations.
- Photographs - The College Archives holds hundreds
of photographs documenting college activities. An index to
the collection is available in the archives office.
- Audio-visual - This contains cassette tape and
videotape recordings of campus activities and interviews.
Indexes to these collections are available in the archives
office.
- People: For many topics, it may be necessary to
interview people. The archives staff can help identify and
contact current and former faculty, staff, and students.
Bibliography on Davidson College History:
Beaty, Mary D. A History of Davidson College. Davidson, N.C.:
Briarpatch, 1988.
Beaty, Mary D. and Sarah Merritt. "Davidson College Time Line and
the Evolution of Chambers." Davidson Journal 1 (1987):
12-13.
Cromartie, Caroline King. The Physical Development of Davidson, North
Carolina: An Historical Analysis. Davidson College Honors Thesis,
1978.
Davidson, Chalmers Gaston. "Davidson Celebrates." Davidson
Journal 1 (1987): 2-7.
Davidson, Chalmers Gaston. Mid-Point for '28. Davidson, N.C.: Davidson
College, 1953.
Fischer, Karl W. The Mystics and Beta Theta Pi. Germantown, PA: Beta
Theta Pi, 1940.
Kelley, Robert Lincoln. Davidson College: A Diagnosis and a
Prescription. Lancaster, PA: Council of Church Boards of Education in
the U.S.A., 1926.
Lingle, Walter L. Memories of Davidson College. Richmond, VA: John
Knox, 1947.
Logan, Van Lear. "Growing Up in Davidson." Davidson
Journal 1 (1987): 20-23.
Ramsey, Robert Wilson. Milestones Backward Run: The Story of Beta
Theta Pi at Davidson,1858-1940. Davidson, NC: The Phi Alpha Chapter of
Beta Theta Pi, 1940.
Ratliff, Charles E. Economics at Davidson: A Sesquicentennial History.
Davidson, NC: Davidson College, 1987.
Scherer, John P. A Code of Civility: Antiwar Dissent at Davidson
College During the Vietnam Era. Davidson College Honors Thesis, 1989.
Shames, Steven A. A Good Faith Effort: Integration at Davidson
College. Davidson College Honors Thesis, 1996.
Shaw, Cornelia Rebekah. Davidson College. New York: Fleming H.
Revell, 1923.
Shaw, Cornelia Rebekah, comp. War Records of Davidson College,
1917-1918. Charlotte, NC: Presbyterian Standard, 1923.
Spencer, Samuel R. The First Year. Davidson, NC: Davidson College,
1969.
Shaw, Cornelia Rebekah. Davidson College. New York: Fleming H. Revell,
1923.
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