Archie K. Davis papers, 1927-1986 [manuscript].

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Archie K. Davis papers, 1927-1986 [manuscript].

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/26243280

The collection includes correspondence, writings, and research materials collected by Davis; business-related papers; public service papers; and other materials. Most of the collection documents Davis's interest in Civil War history. Included are correspondence, writings, and research materials about a variety of historical subjects, ranging from Davis's Moravian background to his research on Henry King Burgwyn and his interest in the Battle of Gettysburg, and including his friendship with Julia Preston, granddaughter of Stonewall Jackson. The business-related material contains some information about Davis's career with Wachovia Bank and Trust Company, but it chiefly documents his tenures as president of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States and the American Bankers Association. The public service papers contain information about Davis's two terms in the North Carolina Senate, 1958-1962, and his activities following his retirement in 1974. The Addition of June 2002 consists of 20 reels of silent, black-and-white, color, acetate, or diacetate 16-mm films, among other items. Films mostly document Archie K. Davis's 1927 trip around the world on the ship Franconia with his parents when he was 16. Other films were shot in the 1940s and are primarily of Davis's family and friends. Also included are a biographical note on Davis, items concerning Thomas G. Jones and Walter Burgwyn Jones, information concerning his term with the North Carolina Society, and a diary of American Bankers Association activities.

About 6,700 items (12.5 linear ft.).

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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SNAC Resource ID: 7158146

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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Wachovia Bank and Trust Company

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Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America.

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The Chamber of Commerce of the United States traces its origins to an April 22, 1912, conference of commercial and trade organizations called by President William Howard Taft. The idea was to create an organization that could represent the interests of the business community in Washington. The Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America held its first annual meeting on January 21, 1913. During the First World War the Chamber organized more than 400 War Service Co...

Confederate States of America. Army. North Carolina Infantry Regiment, 26th

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American Bankers Association.

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Davis family.

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Preston, Julia Jackson Christian.

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Burgwyn, Henry King, 1841-1863

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Confederate states of America. Army

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The Savannah Ordnance Depot, Savannah, Georgia, was organized as a field depot during the Civil War. In April 1864, it became the Savannah Arsenal under the supervision of the Chief of Ordnance. From the description of Savannah Ordnance Depot employment roll, 1864. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 38477938 The Confederate States of America Army may have created the position of Purchasing Commissary of Subsistence to oversee the distribution of food and other supplies to the Co...

Davis, Archie K.

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Archie K. Davis wrote "The Boy Colonel of the Confederacy" (1987) and was chair of the board of Wachovia Bank and Trust Company; president of the American Bankers Association, 1966; and president of the United States Chamber of Commerce. From the description of Archie K. Davis papers, 1927-1986 [manuscript]. WorldCat record id: 26243280 Archie K. Davis, North Carolina banker, was born 22 January 1911, in Winston-Salem. A graduate of the University of North Carol...