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Davis Family Diaries
Collection
Identifier: WLU-Coll-0293
Scope and Contents
This a a collection of diaries of William Couch Davis, Jr., and his wife, Mary Anderson Davis, including accounts of William's jobs in France (1917-19), Cuba, Savannah, and Norfolk. They include many details about the Davis family of West Point, Virginia. One of Mary's diaries covers their first married year (1924-25) in Cuba and others cover their trips (1935-1959) out west in Canada and to Central America and Europe.
Dates:
Inclusive 1917-1959; Majority of material found within Bulk 1917-1933
Essay, "Colored People in Buffalo District, 1890 - 1957"
Collection — Box: 1, Folder: 13
Identifier: WLU-Coll-0664
Content Description
This collection is comprised of an eight page typescript essay titled "Colored People in Buffalo District, 1890 - 1957" by Estelle V. Anderson. The essay was written in 1973 and details African American schools, churches, and families of the Buffalo District of southwest Rockbridge County, Va., one of six former magisterial districts which included such communities and locales as Collierstown, Bolivar Mills or Murat, North and South Buffalo, Black's Creek, and Kyger's Hill. The essay...
Dates:
Essay; Other: Majority of material found within Time frame of coverage of essay