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Box 2

 Container

Contains 3 Results:

William Davis's Diaries, 1939 - 1940

 File — Box: 2
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

Mary Davis's Diaries, 1925 - 1929

 File — Box: 2
Scope and Contents

Mary started writing her first diary in 1925 on her honeymoon in Cuba after she got married to William.

Dates: 1925 - 1929

Mary Davis's Trip Diaries, 1935 - 1959

 File — Box: 2
Scope and Contents

  • 1935 - Mexico
  • 1939 - Canada (canoeing and fishing trip)
  • 1940 - Gila National Forest, New Mexico
  • 1949 - Yucatan
  • 1951 - Guatemala
  • 1959 - 2 diaries of European trip

Dates: 1935 - 1959