by Jan Blodgett | Mar 2, 2018 | Davidson History, Top Left Box
Search for: DAVIDSON HISTORY Courting a Davidson Lady, Part 2 (These letters are part of the Louise Withers Sloan Papers in the Davidson College Archives.) A year later, two years later, William is still sending his news and love via letters. The letters continue...
by Jan Blodgett | Feb 21, 2018 | Davidson History
Search for: DAVIDSON HISTORY Courting a Davidson Lady: Part 1 These letters are part of the Louise Withers Sloan Papers in the Davidson College Archives. Valentines has come and gone. Candy hearts are giving way to colored eggs. Love can spring up and then fade away....
by Jan Blodgett | Nov 16, 2017 | Davidson History
Search for: DAVIDSON HISTORY Varied and Plentiful – Thanksgiving Davidson Style (This column originally appeared in Around the D (libraries.davidson.edu/aroundthed/), the Davidson College Archives and Special Collections blog in 2011. With thanks to the Archives and...
by Jan Blodgett | Oct 25, 2017 | Davidson History
Search for: DAVIDSON HISTORY An Election Legend in Davidson’s History In the November 1, 1928 issue of the Davidsonian, intrepid student reporters entertained their readers with an election account from earlier in the town and college’s history. The short...
by Jan Blodgett | Oct 15, 2017 | Davidson History
Search for: DAVIDSON HISTORY By the Book – Part 1 There are posters about town announcing the annual book club tea. The origins of this tea date back to the late 19th century with the founding of the Booklover’s Club. Composed mostly of faculty wives and...
