Inventory of the Davidson College Drawings, 1858

Collection Number 3643-z


Manuscripts Department, University Library of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Collection Information
Descriptive Summary
Administrative Information
Online Catalog Headings
Collection Overview
Contact Information:
Manuscripts Department
CB#3926, Wilson Library
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC 27514-8890
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Email: mss@email.unc.edu
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Descriptive Summary

Repository
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.
Creator
Davis, Alexander Jackson, 1803-1892.
Title
Davidson College Drawings, 1858.
Call Number
3643-z
Language of Materials
Materials in English
Extent
12 items.
Abstract
Photocopies. Drawings by Alexander Jackson Davis, architect of New York, N.Y., showing floor plans, elevations, and details for the Chambers Building at Davidson College, N.C., built through a legacy from Maxwell Chambers (died 1855) and named for him. The building was constructed in 1858-1859, first used in January 1860, destroyed by fire in 1921, and later reconstructed. During renovation of the reconstructed building the original drawings were lost.


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Administrative Information

Location of Originals
Location of originals unknown.
Processing Information
Processed by: SHC Staff
Encoded by: Noah Huffman, December 2007
Additional Descriptive Resources
A more complete finding aid for this collection is available at the Southern Historical Collection.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], in the Davidson College Drawings, #3643-z, Southern Historical Collection, The Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Copyright Notice
Copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
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Online Catalog Headings

These and related materials may be found under the following headings in online catalogs.

Architectural drawing--United States--19th century.
Architecture--United States--Designs and plans--Working drawings.
Chambers, Maxwell, d. 1855.
Davidson College--Buildings.
Davis, Alexander Jackson, 1803-1892.
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Collection Overview

Photocopies. Drawings by Alexander Jackson Davis, architect of New York, N.Y., showing floor plans, elevations, and details for the Chambers Building at Davidson College, N.C., built through a legacy from Maxwell Chambers (died 1855) and named for him. The building was constructed in 1858-1859, first used in January 1860, destroyed by fire in 1921, and later reconstructed. During renovation of the reconstructed building the original drawings were lost.