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Size | 0.5 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 400 items) |
Abstract | Shepard Bryan was a lawyer and judge, of Atlanta, Ga., and graduate of the University of North Carolina, 1891. The papers are chiefly letters, 1909-1945, from William Watkins Davies (1868-1945), also a lawyer (in Georgia and later, Kentucky) and University of North Carolina graduate, to Shepard Bryan. Beginning in 1941 there are also carbon copies of Bryan's letters to Davies. The correspondence is concerned with reminiscences of the University of North Carolina, life in Chapel Hill, N.C., and Hillsborough, N.C., anecdotes from the past, and news and memories of friends; current affairs, including comments on national and international events, political figures and trends, opinions, analyses, and predictions; books being swapped and read and discussed; and personal news of family, health, gardens, birds, travel, including Davies's trip around the world in 1928-1929, and other trips. Included in the correspondence are letters dealing with Davies's efforts to get his manuscript, "Southborough," published; plans for the 50th reunion of the Class of 1891 at Chapel Hill; and many letters written during World War II about the war's progress, armchair strategy, and predictions. In addition to the letters of Davies and Bryan, there are scattered letters of: Robert W. Bingham, Arthur Lucas, Josephus Daniels, John M. Morehead, and Armand L. DeRosset. One folder contains articles and speeches by Davies. |
Creator | Bryan, Shepard, 1871-1970. |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
Processed by: SHC Staff
Encoded by: Noah Huffman, December 2007
Updated by: Kate Stratton and Jodi Berkowitz, January 2009
This collection was rehoused and a summary created with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
This finding aid was created with support from NC ECHO.
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Shepard Bryan (1871-1970), native of New Bern, N.C., was a graduate of the University of North Carolina and a lawyer and judge in Atlanta, Ga.
William Watkins Davies (1868-1945), a native of Hillsborough, N.C., was a graduate of the University of North Carolina and practiced law in Atlanta with Shepard Bryan. Davies served in the Spanish-American War as captain of the 3rd Georgia Volunteers. He later practiced law in Louisville, Ky., and was a Red Cross Captain in World War I. Davies retired to New Canaan, Conn., and New London, N.H.
Back to TopThe papers are chiefly letters, 1909-1945, from William Watkins Davies (1868-1945) to Shepard Bryan. Beginning in 1941 there are also carbon copies of Bryan's letters to Davies. The correspondence is concerned with reminiscences of the University of North Carolina, life in Chapel Hill and Hillsborough, N.C., anecdotes from the past, and news and memories of friends; current affairs, including comments on national and international events, political figures and trends, opinions, analyses, and predictions; books being swapped and read and discussed; and personal news of family, health, gardens, birds, travel, including Davies's trip around the world in 1928-1929, and other trips. Included in the correspondence are letters dealing with Davies's efforts to get his manuscript, "Southborough," published; plans for the 50th reunion of the Class of 1891 at Chapel Hill; and many letters written during World War II about the war's progress, armchair strategy, and predictions. In addition to the letters of Davies and Bryan, there are scattered letters of Robert W. Bingham, Arthur Lucas, Josephus Daniels, John M. Morehead, and Armand L. DeRosset. One folder contains articles and speeches by Davies.
Back to TopFolder 1a |
Original finding aid |
Folder 1 |
1884, 1909-1929 |
Folder 2 |
1932-1935 |
Folder 3 |
1936-1939 |
Folder 4-5
Folder 4Folder 5 |
1940 |
Folder 6-7
Folder 6Folder 7 |
1941 |
Folder 8-10
Folder 8Folder 9Folder 10 |
1942 |
Folder 11 |
1943 |
Folder 12 |
1944 |
Folder 13 |
Undated letters |
Folder 14 |
Articles and speeches |
Folder 15 |
Fragments |