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Theatre Passe Muraille Archives (University of Guelph). A Compulsory Option / by Sharon Pollock ; directed by William Davis, 1977 - Reviews and Articles.

Title: A Compulsory Option / by Sharon Pollock ; directed by William Davis, 1977 - Reviews and Articles. 1977.

ArchivalResource: 1 file.

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Livingstone, William G. The Nancy Reynolds and William Davis family.

Title: The Nancy Reynolds and William Davis family.

ArchivalResource: 37 p.

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British Library. [Organ pieces, mostly anonymous, transcribed by William Davis on a double stave of 6 lines.

Title: [Organ pieces, mostly anonymous, transcribed by William Davis on a double stave of 6 lines. 16--]

ArchivalResource: Ms. score ([48] leaves)

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McCall, Ezra. McCall, Ezra, papers, 1814-1827.

Title: McCall, Ezra, papers, 1814-1827.

Papers document the land dispute between Ezra McCall and Robert Dunbar. Included is an 1827 plat drawn by Claiborne County, Mississippi surveyor William Davis.

ArchivalResource: 8 items.

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Davis, William A. Papers of William Davis, 1969-1984.

Title: Papers of William Davis, 1969-1984.

Series I, Journals (1975-1994), contains the accumulated personal notes, correspondence, photographs and newspaper and magazine clippings from 1975-1994. Included are annual rainfall charts, bird lists, travel information, and general impressions and ideas developed in the course of these two decades. Series II, Birding (1971-1994), contains bird lists and general notes, clippings and references that reflect his personal interests. Series III, Research (1971-1994), contains notes, clippings and photographs of birds of the United States. The series includes information about the behavior and habitat of both Passeriformes and Non-Passeriformes. Series IV, Publications (1969-1994), contains extensive notes and records on Arizona birds. Much of this information is derived from personal research was shared with the Tucson Audubon Society. Field notes, published in the society's newsletter, The Vermillion Flycatcher is one source cited. Birds in Western Colorado by Dr. Davis, published in 1969 is included, as is the first (1979), second (1984) and third (1990) editions of Birds of Southeastern Arizona, coauthored by Stephen M. Russell. Series V, Tucson Audubon Society, contains the agendas, committee reports, and minutes of the Board of Directors meetings of the society (1983-1985).

ArchivalResource: 2 linear ft.

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Records of merchants engaged in foreign trade, 1772-1920 (inclusive).

Title: Records of merchants engaged in foreign trade, 1772-1920 (inclusive).

Records, chiefly account books and letter books, of the following merchants: Jacob and William Wildes of Arundel, Me., 1772-1815; Thomas and William Davis of Plymouth, Mass., 1782-1805; Richard S. Smith of Philadelphia, Pa., 1792-1811; a Hanseatic merchant of Bergen, Norway, 1795; Elias Smith of Montreal, Canada, 1799-1800; George A. Cushing of Havana, Cuba and Boston, Mass., 1799-1802; A.P. Gibson and Company of New York City, 1816-1818; Arthur Hall of Bath, Me., 1821-1829; John Fox of Portland, Me. and the brig Fountain, 1823-1825; George W. Claflin, location unspecified, 1835; W.W. Woodbury of Portland, Me., 1847-1853; John McCracken of New York City, 1852-1881; E. Perkins and Son of Kennebunkport, Me., 1854-1872; Gideon Nye, Jr. of Macao and Canton, China, 1858-1898; William J. Blydenburgh of New York City and Shanghai, China, 1864-1876; Charles W. Dabney and Sons of Fayal (Azores), 1864-1898; and Hudson Bay Company, Martens Falls Post, Canada, 1865-1920. Also included is a photostat copy of the letter book of Houqua of Canton, China, 1841-1843; microfilm of despatches from the United States consul in Manila, Philippines to Washington, 1864; and a report on imports of cotton goods at the port of New York, 1909-1910.

ArchivalResource: ca. 6 linear ft. (31 v., 13 boxes, 1 envelope)

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Davis family Bible record, 1780-1885.

Title: Davis family Bible record, 1780-1885.

Record is a typed transcript. Includes Bible record (2 leaves), cemetery record (1 leaf), and note (1 leaf). Bible of William Davis. Areas covered are Brunswick, Isle of Wight, New Kent, Powhatan, and Russell Counties, Virginia. Other surnames mentioned: Goodwin, Groce, Hodsden, Jones, and Wills.

ArchivalResource: 5 leaves.

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William Davis papers, circa 1910, 1930.

Title: William Davis papers, circa 1910, 1930.

The papers consist of a 1930 letter from the law offices of Gilbert L. Dupré in Opelousas, La., to Davis lamenting that Huey P. Long "is a great scoundrel, a dishonest one, and yet he has succeeded." It further criticizes Long's behavior in the U.S. Senate. A copy print of Davis' portrait from sometime around 1910 is also included.

ArchivalResource: 1 letter.1 photographic print.

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Smith, Stanley, 1869-1941. Stanley Smith papers, 1781-1936.

Title: Stanley Smith papers, 1781-1936.

Personal correspondence, 1918-1936.

ArchivalResource: 3 boxes.

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Davis, Abijah, 1763-1817. Abijah Davis oration, 1799-1882.

Title: Abijah Davis oration, 1799-1882.

The collection includes an eulogy entitled Oration on the Death of George Washington, which is said to have been delivered by Abijah Davis in the Presbyterian church at Cold Spring, Cape May County, New Jersey. This pro-revolution oration is sewn into a notebook, which also contains a partial transcript of the oration and brief biographical background for Davis. The collection also includes a copy of a letter from George Washington to Lieutenant Colonel White, October 8, 1781.

ArchivalResource: 1 v.

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United States. Dept. of the Treasury. Massachusetts. Tenth Collection District. Papers, 1814-1817.

Title: Papers, 1814-1817.

Collection of documents concerning the tariffs paid by owners of a chaise/sulky/coacher; on sole leather made by Amos Bond; on paper made for Moses Grant; on household furniture [gold/silver watches]; on candles made by William Raymond for John Skinner; and brandy imported into Plymouth by William Davis in the Brig Thomas. Includes a description the lots of land owned by George Kuhn Jr. and Benjamin Whipple; lists of estate/taxable property/invoices for land and buildings; and bonds.

ArchivalResource: 46 DS ; 7-36 cm.

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Davis, Mary Ann Cashup. Papers, 1877.

Title: Papers, 1877.

Copy of a letter written to William A. Davis dated July, 1877, by Mary Ann Cashup Davis, recounting the family's retreat to Walla Walla following an Indian attack near the family farm.

ArchivalResource: .1 linear ft.

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Davis, William. Will : Isle of Wight County, Virginia, 1796 September 5.

Title: Will : Isle of Wight County, Virginia, 1796 September 5.

William Davis of Newport Parish, Isle of Wight County, bequeaths to his wife Caty and children Catherine Matilda, Holland, John, Mary, Sarah, and William all of his slaves, land, and possessions. He names his son-in-law Thomas Whitfield, and friends Copeland Parker and Joseph Cutchin as executors. The will was dated 9 July 1796 and recorded 5 September 1796.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (3 p.): typescript.

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Spooner, Alden. Lawyer's account book, 1796-1829.

Title: Lawyer's account book, 1796-1829.

Contains entries regarding accounts describing a wide variety of legal services and fees performed for individuals and especially for several towns (Dartmouth, Taunton, New Bedford, and Mashpee). These services include probating wills, drawing wills, prosecutions, depositions, warrants, writs, and bankruptcy.

ArchivalResource: 1 v. (28 p.) ; 20 x 16 cm.

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Spooner, Nathaniel, 1758-1826. Letters, 1789-1804.

Title: Letters, 1789-1804.

Letters from shipmaster Nathaniel Spooner to William and John Davis, merchants of Plymouth and Boston and owners of the schooner Governor Carver for whom Spooner sailed, written from ports around the world. The letters concern his arrivals in various ports, the current market for goods, including prices, and his future sailing and trading plans.

ArchivalResource: 1 narrow box.

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Davis, William. Notebook of medical studies [manuscript], 1832-1834.

Title: Notebook of medical studies [manuscript], 1832-1834.

Student notebook, 1832-1834, includes notes and examination questions on the lectures from the materia medica class of John Patten Emmet for the fall session of 1832, and from Dr. Jackson's class in the spring of 1833; also includes recipes for pills, syrups, and other remedies in the back; also at the end is a reading list and a poem written by T. Pringle while at the Cape of Good Hope in 1824, copied in 1834; pages 143-196 and 217-291 are blank. Dr. Emmet's lectures are numbered: I, Pharmacy; II, Specific Gravity; III Mechanical operation of Pharmacy; IV, Vegetable preparation/expressed juices; V, Syrups; VI, Classifications of Medicine; VII, Narcotics; VIII, Emetrics; IX, Emmengogues; X, Diuretics & diaphoretics; XI, Expectorants. Dr. Jackson's course includes a visit to an almhouse, with notes and observations.

ArchivalResource: 1 volume (305 pages).

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Davis, William,. Letter, 1820.

Title: Letter, 1820.

Handwritten and signed letter dated 11 April 1820 and addressed to Ziba Ware of Wells, Vermont. Davis probably moved to New York from Wells. Davis urges Ware to come for a visit. He also writes of "vary harde times for money this two years past thare is nown to be hade hear."

ArchivalResource: 1 item (3 pages).

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Davis, William. Papers, [ca. 1910]

Title: Papers, [ca. 1910]

Consists of a biographical sketch and notebook concerning the Metis and Davis' personal affairs. Collection includes translations of portions of the notebooks by George Will and Emily Olson, and research notes by Dana Wright.

ArchivalResource: .25 ft., 1 microfilm roll ; 35 mm.

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Vol. CCXCVII (ff. 387). 1722-1799.includes:ff. 1-118 passim James Noke: Receipts and letters to T. Medley: 1711-1726. ff. 1-31 Penelope Samber: Suit v. Noke,: 1722, 1723. ff. 1-31, 139-145, 150-162 James Noke: Suits v. Samber and Darby: 1722-1727..., 1722-1799

Title: Vol. CCXCVII (ff. 387). 1722- 1799.includes:ff. 1- 118 passim James Noke: Receipts and letters to T. Medley: 1711-1726. ff. 1-31 Penelope Samber: Suit v. Noke,: 1722, 1723. ff. 1-31, 139-145, 150-162 James Noke: Suits v. Samber and Darby: 1722-1727... 1722-1799

ArchivalResource: 1 item

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Davis, William. Personal narrative, 1779.

Title: Personal narrative, 1779.

Includes account, 1779, by William Davis, describing his experience with the Virginia militia during the American Revolution, his refusal to serve because he was Quaker, and his subsequent imprisonment, court-martial, and whipping, with reference to captured British soldiers held in the Barracks near Charlottesville, Va.

ArchivalResource: 1 item.

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Records of merchants engaged in foreign trade, 1772-1920 (inclusive) [microform].

Title: Records of merchants engaged in foreign trade, 1772-1920 (inclusive) [microform].

Records, chiefly account books and letter books, of the following merchants: Jacob and William Wildes of Arundel, Me., 1772-1815; Thomas and William Davis of Plymouth, Mass., 1782-1805; Richard S. Smith of Philadelphia, Pa., 1792-1811; a Hanseatic merchant of Bergen, Norway, 1795; Elias Smith of Montreal, Canada, 1799-1800; George A. Cushing of Havana, Cuba and Boston, Mass., 1799-1802; A.P. Gibson and Company of New York City, 1816-1818; Arthur Hall of Bath, Me., 1821-1829; John Fox of Portland, Me. and the brig Fountain, 1823-1825; George W. Claflin, location unspecified, 1835; W.W. Woodbury of Portland, Me., 1847-1853; John McCracken of New York City, 1852-1881; E. Perkins and Son of Kennebunkport, Me., 1854-1872; Gideon Nye, Jr. of Macao and Canton, China, 1858-1898; William J. Blydenburgh of New York City and Shanghai, China, 1864-1876; Charles W. Dabney and Sons of Fayal (Azores), 1864-1898; and Hudson Bay Company, Martens Falls Post, Canada, 1865-1920. Also included is a photostat copy of the letter book of Houqua of Canton, China, 1841-1843; microfilm of despatches from the United States consul in Manila, Philippines to Washington, 1864; and a report on imports of cotton goods at the port of New York, 1909-1910.

ArchivalResource: ca. 6 linear ft. (31 v., 13 boxes, 1 envelope)Copies: 2 microfilm reels.

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Franke, William F. Family research : D.

Title: Family research : D.

This folder contains genealogical research materials on a variety of families and individuals whose last names begin with D.

ArchivalResource: 1 folder.

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Johnson, Mark Steven, 1966-. Grumpy old men : [screenplay] / written by Mark Steven Johnson ; revisions by William Davis & William Osborne.

Title: Grumpy old men : [screenplay] / written by Mark Steven Johnson ; revisions by William Davis & William Osborne. 1993.

ArchivalResource: 100 leaves ; 28 cm.

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Davis, William. Personal narrative [manuscript], 1779.

Title: Personal narrative [manuscript], 1779.

Includes account, 1779, by William Davis, describing his experience with the Virginia militia during the American Revolution, his refusal to serve because he was Quaker, and his subsequent imprisonment, court-martial, and whipping, with reference to captured British soldiers held in the Barracks near Charlottesville, Va.

ArchivalResource: 1 item.

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Papers, 1799-1817.

Title: Papers, 1799-1817.

Record book of [Thomas Homan] for insuring the siring of horses, 1806-1808; earmark promissory notes, deeds, quit claims, mortgages, and receipts, 1799-1817. The documents are related to John, William, Thomas, Benjamin, Samuel, Joseph, Gilbert, and Isaac Homan of the Town of Brookhaven and Isaac and William Davis, william Phillips, Joseph Ruland, and Robert Hawkins.

ArchivalResource: c.35 items.

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Davis, William. Athletics, football project / William Davis ; interviewed by Dan O'Brien.

Title: Athletics, football project / William Davis ; interviewed by Dan O'Brien. 1991.

ArchivalResource: 23 leaves ; 28 cm.

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Jones, Leslie. YSU Veterans project / Leslie Jones ; interviewed by William Davis.

Title: YSU Veterans project / Leslie Jones ; interviewed by William Davis. 1990.

ArchivalResource: 53 leaves ; 28 cm.

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Onions, C. T. (Charles Talbut), 1873-1965. Papers [manuscript].

Title: Papers [manuscript]. 1870-1965.

The bulk of the collection contains Onions' working papers and related correspondence for "Advanced English syntax", "Shakespeare glossary", and "Shorter Oxford English dictionary", and working copies of the 8th and 9th editions of Sweet's "An Anglo Saxon reader in prose and verse" with galley proofs and related correspondence. There are typed notes, and correspondence relating to the "Middle English dictionary" and "Webster dictionary" (1954), annotated copies of the "The pearl" (1906) by Charles Osgood and the manuscript of "Words and phrases" by William Davis. Finally, included in Onions' papers are notes on French composition; photocopies of letters from such writers as Ruyard Kipling; Dorothy Sayers, G. B. Shaw, John Galsworthy and Austin Chamberlain, copies of the Onion's published works, and a number of miscellaneous dictionaries.

ArchivalResource: 3.9 m.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/225719504 View