Henry Campbell Davis (1879-1951) papers [addition], 1921-1947.

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Henry Campbell Davis (1879-1951) papers [addition], 1921-1947.

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Correspondence essays, and account book, including letters, 16 May 1921-26 Dec. 1947, re publications, libraries, education, and policies at USC; acquisition of materials for South Caroliniana Library, including USC catalogues and the volumes of James Woodrow (1828-1907); and renovations and rental of his house in Saluda, N.C. Letter, 16 May 1921, to Prof. A.H. Gasque, Florence, S.C., re fund raising efforts for Fairwood School, and requesting that "the white and colored committees in Florence ... raise a total of $600 ..." toward the effort; letter, 2 Feb. 1935, from Dean F.W. Bradley, re USC Faculty Honor Committee, with list of reports by departments. Letter, 8 Feb. 1936, to Librarian of Congress, re 16 page record of Catawba language documented in 1854 by Oscar Lieber; information re Davis' research about a visit by Edgar Allen Poe to Charleston, S.C., which was cited in newspaper article, "Poe's Stormy Voyage in 1827," published in News and Courier, 5 Jan. 1941. Correspondence re efforts to locate and donate various items to South Caroliniana Library, including letter, 26 Dec. 1945, to Dr. R.L. Meriwether, and 5 letters, 28 May-17 Nov. 1947, re Davis' efforts to locate copies of "The Courant: a Southern Literary Journal," published in Columbia, S.C., beginning in 1859, including address, 17 Nov. 1947 re his collection of this title. Genealogical information re the James Bolton Davis family line, includes letter, 23 July 1940; and pocket monthly account book, 1 Jan. 1921-1 Dec. 1922, for real estate in Saluda, N.C., and at 2818 Wheat St. in Columbia, S.C.

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