Most of us experience the campus and town at ground level. What we see and how far can depend on how tall we are. Aerial photographs in the archives can make us taller – and let us see our world from a different perspective.
For the Record
October 19, 2009 By Leave a Comment
October is National Archives Month with the theme of “Celebrating the American Record.” North Carolina recognizes October 19-25 as Archives Week “Celebrating the North Carolina Record”, complete with a proclamation from the governor. In honor of the month and week, this week’s blog is asking for some information that has been off the college record for some decades. I need someone to fess up to a prank.
Kennedy, Berlin and Faculty Houses
September 7, 2009 By Leave a Comment
On July 25th, 1961, John Kennedy, addressed the American public about the Berlin crisis and included a statement that in the near future they would get information on steps to take to protect their families “in case of attack.” In the wake of that speech, a series of Civil Defense programs were launched that, in time, reached our small college town.
Faculty Homes before McConnell
August 31, 2009 By 1 Comment
Many Davidson residents know that the McConnell neighborhood was initiated to provide housing for Davidson faculty and staff. Although never designed to be exclusively college families, the intention, following a long-standing tradition at the college, was to create new homes at prices that would allow college employees to live in Davidson.
Watts Dormitory: The Other Fire
May 27, 2009 By 3 Comments
Most people already know the story of the original Chambers Building burning to the ground on November 28, 1921. However, many do not know that less then two years after Chambers was destroyed, another building also fell prey to fire:Watts Dormitory.
Dining at Davidson College
May 20, 2009 By 1 Comment
Dining at Davidson College has not always been as easy as going down to
Vail Commons for Sunday brunch or grabbing a sandwich in the Alvarez
Student Union Café.
The Carolina Inn: A View of Change
March 18, 2009 By 6 Comments
The Carolina Inn is currently the home for the Center Interdisciplinary Studies . It is also one of four structures remaining from the early days of the town.
Library Transitions
February 25, 2009 By 2 Comments
The Davidson College Library has undergone several transitions as it has grown along with the College, and most of those transitions have involved students.
