C. Beverly Davison papers, 1919-1978.

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C. Beverly Davison papers, 1919-1978.

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Business and family papers of Clarence Beverly Davison, Millbrook, Dutchess County, New York. Business papers include materials relating to the Petroleum Investment Company, investments, securities, and tax records. Also, business records of the Millbrook Pheasant Farm, 1929-1954 and three silent films on the subject of pheasant hunting. Family papers include wills; genealogical materials; photograph negative albums; address book; land maps; photographs; diaries; and material concerning Davison's World War I regiment (American Expeditionary Force). Also includes Peter Knox's research material and manuscript BEVERLY: A NARRATIVE BIOGRAPHY, 134 pages.

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Cornell University Library

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Cornell University Library

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United States. Army. American Expeditionary Forces

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Historical Note American Expeditionary Force The American Expeditionary Force (AEF) was the U.S. military force in Europe during World War I. Although a division commanded by General John J. Pershing was sent to France in June 1917, most of the AEF was manned as a result of passage of the Selective Service Act (40 Stat. 76) by the U.S. Congress on 18 May 1917, creating the Selective Service System. The Act gave the president the p...

Petroleum Investment Company.

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Knox, Peter

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Millbrook Pheasant Farm.

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Davison, Clarence Beverly, Jr., 1896-1974.

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C. Beverly Davison was an oil investor, a pheasant raiser, and the originator of paid shooting preserves in the United States. He was the owner of Millbrook Pheasant Farm, Millbrook, New York. From the description of C. Beverly Davison papers, 1919-1978. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 74897579 ...