Records, 1940-1958.

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Records, 1940-1958.

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The vast majority of the files include correspondence with various persons or organizations on issues related to the administration of the college. There are files on each of the buildings constructed during his presidency; fund-raising and donors; landscape architect Charles F. Gillette, the College Entrance Examiniation Board and its use at Davidson College; the Aviation Corps Cadets and ROTC, fraternities and student organizations, faculty and faculty committees, athletics, international students, and the Presbyterian Church in the U.S.

8 file cabinet drawers.

Davidson College, Davidson College Library

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Davidson College, Davidson College Library

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Davidson College. Martin Science Building.

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Cunningham, John R. (John Rood), 1891-1980

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Dr. John Rood Cunningham was the 12th president of Davidson College. He was born in Williamsburg, Mo., on July 3, 1891. He attended Westminster Presbyterian College in Fulton, Mo., graduating in 1914. In 1917 he graduated from Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary and was ordained to the ministry of the Presbyterian church. He served as a pastor in four churches and as president of Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary (1930-1936.) In 1940, he was elected president of Davidson Coll...

Davidson College

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Davidson College Presbyterian Church

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Davidson College. President (Cunningham : 1941-1957)

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On November 19, 1940, the Board of Trustees met and elected John Rood Cunningham president of Davidson College. An ordained minister, he had been pastor of several large churches and president of Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary prior to taking office at Davidson. Despite the upheaval of the World War II years, the measurable material and educational accomplishments of President Cunningham are impressive. The permanent endowment expanded from one to five millian dollars;...