Most owners of printing companies print what they are paid by publishers to print. But, think of how much fun it would be to be able to just print what you wanted, when you wanted. Of course, you'd want to make a profit, but to really be able to design and print a really fine book with that being the real goal....
Davidson's connection to Veteran's Day comes in two ways. First, it was President Woodrow Wilson (Class of 1877) who signed the proclamation establishing November 11, 1919 as the first Armistice Day. The date celebrates the signing of the treaty ending World War I. Davidson College's involvement in the war was limited but had long-term effects.
It's November and the trees on campus are still full of glorious color - reds and golds flashing against blue (and sometimes) gray skies. But this week, we're talking about a different kind of color in support of the Alumni Redefining Davidson: A Celebration of Diversity weekend events.
No, we don't actually have any ghosts in the library...
The recent publication of Letters to my Father (Louisiana State Press, 2009) reminds us of Styron's connections to Davidson. The book, edited by James L. W. West, includes letters written between 1943 and 1953. Styron was a student in 1942-1943 and received an honorary degree from the college in 1986. The College Archives has a small manuscript collection that includes some of his student work and letters written later in life.
One of the most interesting, valuable, and mysterious holdings in the Smith Rare Book Room is a first edition of the 35 volume Encyclopedie; ou Dictionnaire raisonne des sciences des arts et des metiers, published between 1751 and 1788 in Paris by Denis Diderot, writer and philosopher of the Enlightenment.
As an archivist, I can't resist that title and I hope others will find it appealing as well-- as it is the title of a lecture by David Cecelski being co-sponsored by the History Department and College Archives (Monday, September 28th at 4:30pm in Hance Auditorium.) The full title is Love in the Archives: the Search for Abraham Galloway--Slave, Abolitionist, Union Spy - and both the story of Galloway and the research journey to uncover his life are fascinating.
If you enjoy the History Detective type programs, you'll enjoy this talk. And if you'd like to see original documents from Davidson College from the 1860s and 1870s, we'll have some on display.
A recent donation brought in materials from students in the classes of 1872 and 1886. Along with the usual speeches and college publications was one very unusual item.
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