Matthew S. Davis papers

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Matthew S. Davis papers

1859-1905

https://idn.duke.edu/ark:/87924/r47081q7g

Personal and business papers, including references to student life at Roanoke Male Academy, Hamilton, N.C.; Louisburg Female College; and Trinity College, Randolph County, N.C. (later Duke University).

17 items.

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6964533

Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Trinity College (Randolph County, N.C.)

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Roanoke Male Academy (Hamilton, N.C.)

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Louisburg College

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Duke University

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Davis, Matthew Smart, 1830-1906

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Matthew Smart Davis was born in Warren County, N.C., in 1830. He was graduated from the University of North Carolina in 1855 and married Sarah Louis Hill in 1856. He was principal of the Louisburg Male Academy, 1856-1881, and, for a number of years prior to 1880, he was also Franklin County superintendent to schools. From 1880 to 1896, he was chiefly involved in farming and serving as Franklin County treasurer. In 1896, he reorganized the Louisburg Female Academy (later Louisburg College) and se...