Records, 1950-1968.

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Records, 1950-1968.

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The collection contains subject files pertinent to the activities of the office. The files contain correspondence, reports, memoranda, news clippings. Significant files include those on integration, faculty vows, foreign study, Richardson scholars, Speaker Ban Law, and athletics.

26 cubic feet.

Davidson College, Davidson College Library

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Davidson College, Davidson College Library

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Davidson College

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Davidson College. Patterson Court.

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Davidson College. President (Martin, D.G.: 1958-1968)

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A graduate of Davidson College, class of 1932, Grier Martin served as Davidson College treasurer under President Cunningham. He became president of Davidson in 1958. During his administration, the college's permanent endowment greatly increased and several construction projects were completed or near completion including the E.H. Little Dormitory, Patterson Fraternity Court, Dana Science Building, and Richardson Dormitory. Martin also witnessed growth in student enrollment and faculty size, a ne...

Martin, David Grier, 1910-1974

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D. Grier Martin was the 13th president of Davidson College. Born in Covington, Ga., in 1910, he graduated from Davidson College in 1932 and attended Emory University from 1932-1933. In 1933 he returned to Davidson to become alumni secretary and publicity director. He left Davidson in 1936 to accept a position as department manager of the Campbell Coal Co. in Atlanta, Ga. From 1940-1951 he was a partner and sales manager for Grey Hosiery Mills in Bristol, Va. During that time he also attended Har...