Records, 1913-1922.

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Records, 1913-1922.

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The collection consists primarily of correspondence including both incoming and copies of outgoing letters. As president Martin corresponded with parents of students, students, and alumni. The correspondence with the parents and the students generally concerns academic preparation, discipline, and student activities. These letters also discuss conditions at the college during World War I and the Student's Army Training Corps. Correspondence with alumni frequently concerns references for jobs and graduate schools. In addition, there is extensive correspondence with college agents responsible for recruiting students and raising funds; with the presidents of other colleges, particularly Wake Forest, Hampden-Sidney, Trinity, William and Lee, and Hangchow Christian College, concerning such issues as hazing, debates, entrance requirements, and examinations; and with faculty about housing, hiring, and departmental needs. Specific departments mentioned in the collection include English, German, Theater, and Spanish. There are also letters from professional associations such as the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the Association of Colleges and Secondary schools, the Association of Southern Schools and Colleges, and the Southern Association of College Women and with various departments of the Presbyterian Church. There is also information concerning the establishing of a Phi Beta Kappa Chapter at Davidson, the activities of national and local chapters of the YMCA, and the founding of the Single Standard of Morals League of America by Edward B. Smith. Individuals represented in the collection include college personnel Cornelia Shaw, Walter Lingle, Mark Sentelle, and F.L. Jackson; former presidents John Bunyan Shearer and Henry Louis Smith; alumni and architect Robert F. Smallwood; Presbyterian Church officer Henry Hayes Sweets; and evangelist Billy Sunday.

330 folders (16 boxes)

Davidson College, Davidson College Library

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Davidson College, Davidson College Library

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Davidson College. Phi Beta Kappa.

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Davidson College. Theater Dept.

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American Association for the Advancement of Science

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Edmund W. Sinnott was president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science at the time of this correspondence. Walter G. Berl was an editor for the Association. From the description of Letters, 1948-1971, to Lewis Mumford. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155878457 ...

Presbyterian Church of the U.S.

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Wake Forest College

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Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools

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Davidson College. President (1912-1929 : Martin)

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William Joseph Martin, 1868-1943 was the tenth president of Davidson College. He was born in Columbia, Tennessee but his family moved to Davidson in 1870. His father, Col. William J. Martin was a professor of Natural Sciences at Davidson College and also served as acting president in 1887-1888. William Martin was graduated from Davidson in 1888 and earned an M.A. the following year. In 1890, he earned his M.D. degree from the University Virginia and in 1894 received a Ph. D. He retu...

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

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Martin, William J. (William Joseph), 1868-1943

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William Joseph Martin Jr., was born in Columbia, Tenn. in 1868, but during his youth his father accepted a position with Davidson College and they moved to Davidson. He was graduated from Davidson College in 1888 and earned an M.A. the following year. In 1890, he earned his M.D. degree from the University of Virginia and four years later he earned his Ph. D. In 1896, he returned to Davidson as Chambers Professor of Chemistry, a position which he held until 1912, when he became president of the c...

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