Herbert A. Davidson Papers 1940-1974

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Herbert A. Davidson Papers 1940-1974

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The Herbert A. Davidson Papers consist of scrapbooks, meeting minutes, financial records, and organizational records of an African American physician who was active in the community and interested in civil rights.

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Archival Services, University Libraries, The University of Akron

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Davidson, Herbert A. (Herbert Augustus), 1900-1974

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Herbert Augustus Davidson, an African American physician, dedicated his life to serving the people and the community. On January 22, 1900, he was born in Statesville, NC, to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Davidson. While Davidson was still a small boy, the family moved to Richmond, Va. It was in Richmond that Davidson received his public school education, graduating from Armstrong High School in 1919. Before entering Virginia Union University, he was employed as a railway postal clerk. Upon receiving his d...

Virginia Union University (Richmond, Va.)

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National Theological Institute with branches in Washington, D.C., and Richmond, Va., founded by the American Baptist Home Mission Society, split apart after 1865 with the Washington branch becoming Wayland Seminary; 1869 the Richmond branch was named Colver Institute; in 1876 school was incorporated by the Virginia General Assembly under the name Richmond Institute; in 1883 a college for women named Hartshorn Memorial College was founded by the ABHMS; with no women attending the Richmond Institu...