Collection, 1842-1992.

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Collection, 1842-1992.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/722090418

The collection is an artifical collection of material relating to Peter Stuart Ney. It includes original manuscripts in the hand of Peter Stuart Ney, copies of manuscripts, a mathematics textbook kept by one of Ney's students, Ney's flute, compass and field desk. The collection also contains copies of articles about Ney, scrapbooks, and photographs. Organized into the following series: Gifts; Correspondence; Manuscripts; Printed material; Recordings; Photographs; Oversize; and Books.

42 folders (2 boxes) plus oversize.

Davidson College, Davidson College Library

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Davidson College, Davidson College Library

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Davidson College. Seal.

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Ney, Peter Stuart, d. 1846

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Peter Stuart Ney was a school teacher in the Carolinas, settling in the Davidson region toward the end of his life. He designed the Davidson College seal. It is rumored that he was also Napoleon's Marshal Michel Ney of France, who had somehow escaped his execution and fled to America. From the description of Collection, 1842-1992. (American Museum of Natural History). WorldCat record id: 722090418 ...