Records, 1907-1912.

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Records, 1907-1912.

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The collection consists primarily of correspondence from the years 1911 and 1912, with only a few items from the 1907 to 1910. Some of the correspondence from the president's office is signed by Miss Cornelia Shaw, who acted as the president's assistant. Topics covered in these records include advertising for the college, athletics, fraternities, the code of honor system, hazing, apple orchards, the Davidson Cemetery, honorary degrees, faculty housing, the College's 75th anniversary, the Southern Educational Association, and Rhodes Scholarship Committee. The files also include considerable correspondence with parents of students and letters of recommendation for students. Faculty members represented in the collection include Walter L. Lingle and John Wilson MacConnell. There are also two reports written by Smith on Davidson College and his work as president.

63 folders (2 boxes)

Davidson College, Davidson College Library

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Davidson College, Davidson College Library

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Smith, Henry Louis, 1859-1951

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Henry Louis Smith, 1859-1951, was born in Greensboro, N.C. He graduated from Davidson College in 1881. He accepted a position of the faculty of Davidson College in 1886 and began graduate work at the University of Virginia. Smith taught physics and astronomy and was superintendent of grounds and buildings. While a professor, Smith performed the first X-ray experiment in the U.S. in 1896. Smith was president of Davidson College from 1901 to 1912 and president of Washington and Lee Un...

Davidson Cemetery (Davidson, N.C.)

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Davidson College

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Lingle, Walter L. (Walter Lee), 1868-1956

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Walter Lingle was the 11th president of Davidson College. A member of the Davidson class of 1892, he also attended Union Theological Seminary, graduating in 1896. He taught Hebrew and Greek at the seminary for two years before beginning a career in the ministry. Lingle served as pastor in Dalton, Ga.; Rock Hill, S.C.; and Atlanta, Ga. In 1913 he became a professor at Union Theological Seminary. From 1918 to 1921 he was president of the Presbyterian General Assembly's Training School. He resigned...

Davidson College. President (1901-1912 : Smith)

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Henry Louis Smith, 1859-1951, was a native of Greensboro, NC. He graduated from Davidson College in 1881 and the University of Virginia in 1891. He returned to Davidson as a professor of Physics in 1887 and was elected president of the College in 1901. Smith served as president until 1912. During his tenure he established an electric light plant; oversaw the construction of the Carnegie Library, the YMCA Hall, Martin Chemical Laboratory and three dormitories; and saw student enrollment grow from...