Research Guides: International Student History: Digital Projects and Digitized Resources

Digitized Materials from Davidson Archives & Special Collections

Digitized Materials

Digitized archival resources are listed below. Click on each title to view the materials.

College Catalogs
The annual Davidson College catalog contains the official academic record of a given academic year. The catalog contains a list of trustees, faculty, and frequently students by class rank, in addition to an explanation of the official courses of study, rules, and regulations of the college.
Quips & Cranks
Quips & Cranks is the Davidson College yearbook dating back to 1895.
Davidsonian - Student Newspaper
On March 18, 1914, the Davidson College student body voted on and approved the creation of a collegiate newspaper that would report on campus and local community events and issues. Most issues are digitized and available online. The publication includes numerous articles about the integration of Davidson College, reflections on Civil Rights protests, movements, and people, and discriminatory incidents.

Around the D - Archives & Special Collections Blog

Around the D contains several blog posts written by Archives & Special Collections staff, guest bloggers, and students that relate back to the history of international students on the Davidson College campus. Examples include:

"A. David Yonan, hero of the class of 1900"
"College statistics – 1916 -2016"
“Dean Rusk: Foundation of the Dean Rusk Program”
“Dean Rusk: Rusk and the Media”
"Dean Rusk: Dean Rusk's Ideology"
"Thereby Hangs a Tale: The Winding Path to Integration at Davidson"
Related information about the first African students on campus, from Congo.
“Reflections on 50+ Years of Integration”
Related information about the first African students on campus, from Congo