Clarence Beverly Davison Family papers
Scope and Contents
The papers primarily consist of scrapbooks that document the student lives of Clarence Beverly Davison Sr. and Clarence Beverly Davison, Jr. in Sheffield Scientific School at Yale University and the military career of Clarence Beverly Davison Jr. The scrapbooks contain clippings, correspondence, memorabilia, objects, and ephemera. The collection also includes the unpublished "Beverly: A Narrative Biography" by Peter G. Knox, Jr. and a small amount of family correspondence.
Dates
- 1856-1978
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
The materials are open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright status for collection materials is unknown, though much of the material in this collection is likely in the public domain. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Mrs. Peter G. Knox and Peter G. Knox, Jr., 1986.
Arrangement
Arranged by record type.
Extent
3 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Catalog Record
A record for this collection is available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog
Persistent URL
Abstract
The papers primarily consist of scrapbooks that document the student lives of Clarence Beverly Davison, Sr. (Class of 1890) and Clarence Beverly Davison, Jr.(Class of 1918) in Sheffield Scientific School at Yale University and the military career of Clarence Beverly Davison, Jr. The scrapbooks contain clippings, correspondence, memorabilia, objects, and ephemera. The collection also includes the unpublished "Beverly: A Narrative Biography" by Peter G. Knox, Jr. and a small amount of family correspondence.
Biographical / Historical
Clarence Beverly Davison (1869-1938) graduated from Sheffield Scientific School in 1890 and lived the greater part of his life in New York City as a partner in the firm of Davison and Murphy, coffee importers. Clarence Beverly Davison (1896-1974) graduated from Sheffield Scientific School with the class of 1918. He trained with the Yale Batteries (Connecticut National Guard, 10th Field Artillery) in Tobyhanna, Pennsylvania and fought in World War I with Battery C, 301st Field Artillery, American Expeditionary Forces.
- Title
- Guide to the Clarence Beverly Davison Family Papers
- Status
- Under Revision
- Author
- compiled by Staff of Manuscripts and Archives
- Date
- March 2001
- Description rules
- Finding Aid Created In Accordance With Manuscripts And Archives Processing Manual
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Part of the Manuscripts and Archives Repository
Yale University Library
P.O. Box 208240
New Haven CT 06520-8240 US
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beinecke.library@yale.edu
Location
Sterling Memorial Library
Room 147
120 High Street
New Haven, CT 06511