Collection [archives], 1940-1994.

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Collection [archives], 1940-1994.

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Biographical information concerns Dr. Spencer and his family. Correspondence includes letters by Dr. spencer as a student at Davidson, as president of the college, and as President Emeritus. Literary material includes speeches given as president of the college and a copy of his doctoral thesis, "Cornerstone of Defense: a History of the Selective Training and Service Act of 1940 from Inception to Enactment." Appointment books are from his years as president (1968-1983). Printed material includes information on the various boards on which he served and awards and honors he received; his relationship with Davidson College, including his term as Assistant to the President; the committees and commissions on which he served, including the goals committee, church relations commission, and athletics commission; his tenure as Dean of Students and Professor of History; and his election, inauguration, resignation and retirement as president. There are press releases from the college which discuss policies enacted during Dr. Spencer's presidency. There is also information about the Davidson R.O.T.C. program, and the controversial Linden Case. Printed material also includes information about Hollins College, Mary Baldwin College, the portrait of Dr. Spencer, and the Virginia Foundation for Independent Colleges. Photographs include portraits and informal pictures. Organized into the following series: Biographical material; Correspondence; Literary material; Appointment books; Printed material; and Photographs.

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Davidson College, Davidson College Library

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Davidson College, Davidson College Library

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Hollins College

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Hollins College, a women's liberal arts college, was founded as the coeducational Valley Union Seminary in Roanoke, North Carolina in 1842. In 1854, it became Virginia's first women's college changing its name to Hollins Institute three years later. It was renamed Hollins College in 1911 and Hollins University in 1998. Hollins University has offered graduate programs since 1958. All undergraduates are female while graduate programs accept males. Euzelian Society began in...

Mary Baldwin College

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Spencer, Samuel Reid

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Dr. Spencer was the 14th president of Davidson College from 1968-1983. He was born in Rock Hill, S.C., in 1919. He graduated from Davidson summa cum laude in 1940; served in the U.S. Army from 1940-1945, his duties including Assistant Professor of Military Science and Tactics at Davidson College (1941-1943). He attended U.C.L.A. and Harvard, receiving an MA and a PhD in history. He returned to Davidson, to serve as Assistant to the President (1951-1954), and Dean of Students and Professor of His...

Davidson College

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Virginia Foundation for Independent Colleges.

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