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Davis, William Couch

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1887-

Found in 11 Collections and/or Records:

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

Design for a 200 ft. through span Pratt truss, 1909

 Item
Scope and Contents From the Record Group:

This record group contains papers and projects created by students as part of their coursework, such as honors theses and capstone papers.

Dates: 1909

Document of Davis's Appointment to 2nd Lieutenant of Engineers in National Army, 1918

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 0000005764], Oversize: data_value_missing_c834082524660557d0fd8bc1ca5658f1
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

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: 1918

Document of Davis's Appointment to Corporal of 318th Infantry, 1917

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 0000005763], Oversize: data_value_missing_80156854b385df82dbbe9cb1f914eb5e
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

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: 1917

Honorable Discharge Paper for W.C. Davis, Jr., 1918

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 0000005762], Oversize: data_value_missing_80f04de556e642a3c36775f65502f755
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

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: Issued: 1918

West Point Public School Diploma, 1914

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 0000005765], Oversize: data_value_missing_3d7ed6f0f37d67d10167ac1553520abb
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

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: 1914

William Davis's Diaries, 1919 - 1926

 File — Box 1: [Barcode: 0000004907]
Scope and Contents

The 1919 diary has notes from 1920 and 1921. The 1922 diary is mostly written from Nashville, Tn. The 1924 is written in Cuba when Davis was on his honeymoon. The 1925 and 1926 are written in Virginia and Florida.

Dates: 1919 - 1926

William Davis's Diaries, 1927 - 1928

 File — Box 1: [Barcode: 0000004907]
Scope and Contents

The 1927 diary was written in Florida and Savannah. The 1928 was written in Savannah.

Dates: 1927 - 1928

William Davis's Diaries, 1929 - 1932

 File — Box 1: [Barcode: 0000004907]
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

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: 1929 - 1932

William Davis's Diaries, 1933 - 1935

 File — Box 1: [Barcode: 0000004907]
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

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: 1933 - 1935

William Davis's Diaries, 1939 - 1940

 File — Box 2: [Barcode: 0000004857]
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

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: 1939 - 1940

Additional filters:

Type
Archival Object 10
Collection 1
 
Subject
Virginia -- West Point 4
Cuba 2
Diaries 2
Florida 2
Georgia -- Savannah 2