Biographical Files, Da-De

 Alumni, Faculty/Staff  No Responses »
May 302012
 

Biographical Files Collection, Da-De

©2012 Norwich University Archives

Graphics from an 1846 Norwich diploma About the Biographical Files Collection

This collection consists of biographical files documenting alumni, faculty, staff and other affiliates of Norwich University. This finding aid lists files documenting individuals with last names beginning with letters, Da-De (see content listing below). More information about this collection can be found in the full Biographical Files Collection finding aid.

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Biographical Files, Di-Dw

 Alumni, Faculty/Staff  No Responses »
May 302012
 

Biographical Files Collection, Di-Dw

©2012 Norwich University Archives

Graphics from an 1846 Norwich diploma About the Biographical Files Collection

This collection consists of biographical files documenting alumni, faculty, staff and other affiliates of Norwich University. This finding aid lists files documenting individuals with last names beginning with letters, Di-Dw (see content listing below). More information about this collection can be found in the full Biographical Files Collection finding aid.

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Daniels, Joseph

 Alumni, Class of 1946, WWII  No Responses »
Feb 112011
 

Joseph Daniels Alumni File, 1946, 2010 (1 File)

©2011 Norwich University Archives

About the collection

This file is part of a record series of biographical files of alumni, faculty and staff created and/or accrued by various individuals including alumni affairs and development staff members, archives staff and former university historian, William Arba Ellis. Joseph Daniels was a member of the Norwich University class of 1946. He served in the Pacific theater during World War II and was a radio operator in a B-24. This file contains more information about Joseph Daniels’ military service in the form of a survey he completed about his WWII experiences in 2010. This survey was conducted by the Sullivan Museum and History Center in preparation for their The Role of Remembrance: Norwich University and WWII exhibit, which ran from October 2010 to January 2011. Also included in the file are Daniels’ enlistment and discharge records.

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Davis, Allan P., 1901-1955

 Alumni, Class of 1923, WWII  No Responses »
Dec 232009
 

Allan Park Davis Papers, 1942-1946 (2 Files)

©2009 Norwich University Archives

Allan Park Davis, class of 1923, in 1942 About Allan P. Davis

Originally from Brattleboro, VT, Allan P. Davis graduated with the Norwich University class of 1923. He was active in both football and track. Colonel Davis later spent three years overseas during World War II. Following the war he lived in West Rutland, VT, and worked as a training officer at the Veterans Administration Hospital in White River Junction, VT. He was married to Lena Shangraw and the couple had one daughter, Nancy Davis Phelan. The control file included with the collection contains additional information on Allan P. Davis.

About the Collection

The collection includes six photographs, 1942-1943; these include images of the following: Allan Davis in 1942 before he went overseas, a World War II scrap drive (two images), a World War II paper drive, a World War II victory garden, and Nancy Davis in her Girl Scout uniform. Also included are several paper items including V-mail sent by Allan Davis to his daughter Nancy at Easter, 1943, and a 1946 Norwich University commencement program and ticket. The latter program was signed in pencil by commencement speaker Dwight D. Eisenhower.

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The following subjects are represented in this collection. If you are researching these topics, try using these terms in the library catalog:

  • Davis, Allan P., — 1901-1955 — Archives.
  • Eisenhower, Dwight D. — (Dwight David), — 1890-1969.
  • World War, 1939-1945.
  • World War, 1939-1945 — War work — Photographs.

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Davis, Frederic W., 1892-1973

 Alumni, Class of 1915  No Responses »
Jan 292010
 

Frederic W. Davis Scrapbook, 1911-1915 (1 Volume)

©2010 Norwich University Archives

Frederic W. Davis, class of 1915 (left), dressed for play About Frederic W. Davis

Frederic Davis (1892-1973) was from Shelburne, MA. He attended Norwich University but did not graduate with his class. While at Norwich, he was a member of the Commons Club. The control file included with the collection contains additional biographical information on Frederic W. Davis.

About the Collection

The collection consists of Frederic Davis’s Norwich University scrapbook or “memory book.” This scrapbook contains only autographs of classmates and information about athletics, trips, events, and personal favorites, which Davis recorded on pre-printed pages.

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Davis, W. W. H. (William Watts Hart), 1820-1910

 Alumni, Class of 1842  No Responses »
Dec 232009
 

William Watts Hart Davis Collection, 1841-1912 (3 Files)

©2009 Norwich University Archives

William Watts Hart Davis, class of 1842 About William W. H. Davis

William W. H. Davis of Pennsylvania entered Norwich University in 1840 and graduated in 1842. Upon leaving Norwich, Davis served as professor and superintendent of the Virginia Military, Scientific and Literary Academy in Portsmouth, 1842-1844. He later served in both the Mexican War and the Civil War. William Davis practiced law in his native state and was an active publisher and writer. He married Anna Carpenter in 1856 and the couple had eight children. The control file included with the collection contains additional information on William W. H. Davis.

About the Collection

The collection includes a photocopy and typed transcription of the journal of William W. H. Davis while at Norwich University, 1 June-4 July 1841. He writes of the daily routine of a cadet, including fare offered and studies undertaken. The journal also contains many notes, perhaps from lectures attended, which Davis found interesting. There is also an account of his expenses while at the Virginia Military, Scientific and Literary Academy in Portsmouth, September 1842-February 1843. The original journal belongs to and was copied in 1978 courtesy of the Shelburne Museum, Shelburne, VT. Also included in the collection is Davis’s (and his descendants’) correspondence with William Arba Ellis, 1897-1912, who was compiling biographical information on Norwich alumni for his multi-volume history of the university. The collection also includes The Alpha and Omega of the Revolution, an address delivered to the Pennsylvania Society of Sons of the Revolution by General W. W. H. Davis in 1902. This copy was presented to Mrs. Alden Partridge with the compliments of the author.

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The following subjects are represented in this collection. If you are researching these topics, try using these terms in the library catalog:

  • Davis, W. W. H. — (William Watts Hart), — 1820-1910.
  • Norwich University — History — 19th century.
  • Military education — Vermont.
  • Military education — Virginia — Portsmouth.

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Day, John, 1921-2004

 Alumni, Class of 1944  No Responses »
Oct 052012
 

John W. Day Photographs, ca.1940-1947 (1 File)

©2012 Norwich University Archives

About John W. Day

John W. Day, originally from Orange, NJ, was a member of the Norwich University class of 1944. He attended Norwich prior to entering the U.S. Army as a 2nd Lieutenant at the outbreak of World War II. During the war, John Day served in Germany with the 14th Armored Division as a reconnaissance platoon leader during the Ardennes counter-offensive. After the war, he became a civil engineer, building industrial plants in Argentina, Mexico, Venezuela and the southeast United States. He was a skilled equestrian and polo player. He married Emily Kidder and the couple had two daughters. The control file included with the collection contains additional biographical information on John W. Day.

About the Collection

The collection consists primarily of black and white photographs taken during John Day’s time as a student at Norwich University or shortly thereafter. Topics of interest include football, polo, cavalry and equestrian events and drills.

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You can also browse for finding aids to the papers of other alumni and members of John Day’s class by using the Alumni and Class of 1944 categories.

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Depew, Chauncey M., 1834-1928

 Other Collections  No Responses »
Mar 042010
 

Chauncey Mitchell Depew Speech, 1899 (1 Item)

©2010 Norwich University Archives

About Chauncey Mitchell Depew

Chauncey Depew was a lawyer, businessman and public official born in Peekskill, NY. He was the first U.S. ambassador to Japan in 1866 and became president of the New York Central Railroad in 1885. Depew served in the U.S. Senate from 1899 to 1911. His skills as an orator and wit were much in demand. The control file included with the collection contains additional biographical information on Chauncey Mitchell Depew.

About the Collection

The collection consists of a manuscript copy of the address (13 pp.) made by Chauncey Depew at the laying of the cornerstone of Dewey hall on 13 October 1899. Also included is biographical information, an article on the occasion of the laying of the Dewey hall cornerstone in 1899, and an obituary of Depew. There is a printed version of the address sent to the Associated Press for release on 14 October 1899.

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Development

 Development  No Responses »
Apr 232010
 

Development Records, 1899-2003 (4 Boxes)

©2010 Norwich University Archives

About Development

The office of development is managed by the vice president of development and alumni relations with the assistance of the assistant vice president of development. The Record, Norwich University’s alumni publication is managed by an editor under the director of foundation and corporate giving.

About the Collection

The collection documents fund-raising activities from 1899-2001. Also included are records pertaining to The Record, Norwich University’s alumni publication, from 1994-2003. The Record was first published in 1908 and a complete set of all past issues may be found in the Archives.  A content listing of files within the collection can be found below.

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Dewey, George, 1837-1917

 Alumni, Class of 1854, Spanish-American  No Responses »
Jan 272010
 

Collection on George Dewey, 1898-1999 (1 Box)

©2010 Norwich University Archives

George Dewey, class of 1854 About George Dewey

The life of Admiral George Dewey has been extensively covered in published journals and monographs. He was born in Montpelier, VT, on 26 December 1837, the youngest son of Julius Yemans Dewey (1801-1877) and Mary Perrin Dewey (1799-1843). He attended Norwich University from 1851 to 1854 but did not graduate, instead transferring to the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, MD. He graduated from the Naval Academy in 1858. Dewey’s part in the Battle of Manila Bay, 1 May 1898, is also well-known and well-documented in more authoritative sources. Following this spectacular naval triumph, George Dewey became the first admiral of the U.S. Navy on 3 March 1899. He married Mildred McLean Hazen (1850-1931). The control file included with the collection, as well as the collection itself, contains much additional information on the life and career of George Dewey.

About the Collection

The collection, which remains open to new materials, contains papers, correspondence and bound manuscripts as well as publications pertaining to the life and career of George Dewey. This includes 1898 clippings about the Battle of Manila Bay, 1899 articles about Dewey in The Vermonter, correspondence between Dewey and the author of The History of Norwich University, 1819-1911, William Arba Ellis, and a scrapbook of images from the Spanish-American War Era, 1898-1901. Some correspondence as well as a journal and account book of Dewey’s wife, Mildred McLean Hazen, is also included in the collection. A detailed content listing can be found below.

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The following subjects are represented in this collection. If you are researching these topics, try using these terms in the library catalog:

  • Dewey, George, — 1837-1917.
  • Dewey, Mildred McLean Hazen, — 1850-1931.
  • Spanish-American War, 1898 — Naval operations.
  • Manila Bay, Battle of, Philippines, 1898.

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