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Guide to the Davidson Family papers
USDSC_2018_001; USDSC_2018_002  
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Box 1, Folder 1

[Ethel and Frederick Davidson biographies. Compiled by Mary Wagner], 2018 June

Box 1, Folder 2

Frederick Davidson (Joan), 1908-1968

Scope and Content Note

[Materials include photographs of Fred and other soldiers dating from the 1920s to the 1950s. These include photographs taken while in the Army in Panama and Korea. Includes letters between Arthur Davidson, Ethel's father, and Ethel, letters written to Bernice, and other family members, as well as a childhood photograph of Frederick. Also includes a 1960 letter from William Wharton, Jr. about working at Comboni College Khartoum in Khartoum, Sudan. A friend of Frederick, this is a rather extensive letter documenting Sudan and the College.]
Box 1, Folder 3

Frederick Davidson, 1942-1944

Scope and Content Note

[Includes correspondence from Joan and Frederick to Bernice and family documenting life in England, air raids, and life with their new child, Dale.]
Box 1, Folder 4

Correspondence (Citizenship-Mrs. Davidson) (Personal), 1903, 1935-1968, 2004

Scope and Content Note

[Primarily consists of army and citizenship records for Frederick.]
Box 1, Folder 5

[Letters from Fred and Joan], 1941-1944

Scope and Content Note

[Includes correspondence from Joan and Frederick to Bernice and family.]
Box 1, Folder 6

Joan Davidson, 1922-1978

Scope and Content Note

[Includes photographs of the Hale and Davidson families, photographs taken at Frederick's funeral, and Joan's death and funeral records.]
Box 1, Folder 7

Joan Hale Davidson, 1944 May, 1971

Scope and Content Note

[Includes letter from Joan to Bernice and photograph of Joan.]
Box 1, Folder 8

Arthur Davidson, 1945-1946

Scope and Content Note

[Includes correspondence between Ethel and Arthur as well as family photographs.]
Box 1, Folder 9-11

[Ethel Davidson], 1917-1951

Scope and Content Note

[Includes photographs of family, friends, and fellow nurses, correspondence and records pertaining to Ethel’s time as a nurse during World War I, Ethel's Army Discharge papers, and requests for pension. Also includes Ethel's army bracelet, and collected poetry.]
Box 2, Item 1

Cocktail Fork, undated

Box 2, Item 2

Photograph Album, circa 1917-1919

Box 2, Item 3

Scrapbook, 1917-1919

Box 2, Item 4

Charcoal portrait of Frederick Davidson, undated

Box 2, Item 5

Ethel Davidson Registered Nurse Certificate, 1906 March 12

Box 2, Item 6

Photograph Album, 1920s

Scope and Content Note

[Photograph album belonging to friend of Frederick Davidson from Davidson's first enlistment in the Army. The album includes photographs of soldiers during their free time and aerial photographs of the US Capitol building, Mt. Vernon and Grant's Tomb. Accompanied by a description and history of the album from donor Mary Davidson Wagner.]
Box 3, Item 1

Wood paneling piece, Benedictine Monastery, Worchester England, Carved into the wood is the date AD 1261

Scope and Content Note

[Paneling from the Friars chamber, brought from Worcester, England by Thomas Hale when he came to the United States in 1947. Accompanied by a description and history of the album from donor Mary Davidson Wagner.]
Box 3, Item 2

Plaque for Percy Elgin Davidson. Shaped like a ship wheel and reads "He Died for Freedom and Honor", undated

Box 4, Item 1

Metal box which contained Frederick's Army records, undated

Scope and Content Note

[Accompanied by a biography of Frederick Davidson from Mary Davidson Wagner.]
Box 4, Item 2

Mary Kathleen Hale Certificate of Citizenship, 1919 July 25

Box 4, Item 3-4

Frederick Davidson Army Records, 1937-1970

Scope and Content Note

[Includes Joan and Frederick's Marriage Certificate and Joan's Passport.]
Detailed Description of the Collection
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