Walter S. Davis Papers 1866-1891 1866-1943

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Walter S. Davis Papers 1866-1891 1866-1943

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Walter S. Davis was a Washington State Senator (1912-1928) and a professor of history and political science at the College of Puget Sound (now University of Puget Sound), in Tacoma, Washington, from 1907-1943. The collection contains mainly CPS-related correspondence, papers, notebooks, lecture notes, and also genealogical information.

3.5 linear feet; 3 boxes; 2 bound volumes

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University of Puget Sound Archives

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University of Puget Sound

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Over the time period covered, the University was variously known as Puget Sound University (1888-1903), College of Puget Sound (1914-1960), and University of Puget Sound (1903-1914 and 1960-present). From the description of University of Puget Sound History Photograph Collection, 1888-1973. (University of Puget Sound Library). WorldCat record id: 746576314 From the guide to the University of Puget Sound History Photograph Collection, 1888-1973, (University of Puget Sound Arc...

Davis family

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Davis, Walter S.

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Walter Scott Davis was born in Indiana on 29 December 1866. He graduated from DePauw University in 1889 and earned a master’s degree at Cornell University in 1892. Davis studied at the University of Leipzig in 1892, the University of Chicago 1893-1896, Harvard University summer 1903, and the University of Wisconsin summer 1905. Between 1897 and 1907 Scott taught high school in Richmond, Indiana, during which time he was secretary of the Wayne County Historical Society. In 1907 Davis...