Frank W. Davis, Sr., Papers

1876-1955, undated
Manuscript Collection #1133
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Creator(s)
Davis, Frank W.
Physical description
0.83 Cubic Feet, 131 items
Preferred Citation
Frank W. Davis, Sr. Papers (#1133), East Carolina Manuscript Collection, J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA.
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ECU Manuscript Collection
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August 17, 2007, (unprocessed) 131 items, 0.83 cubic feet; Papers (1876-1955, undated) of a leading Rocky Mount, Edgecombe County, North Carolina African American businessman pertaining to his family, business, charitable, fraternal & church activities; also papers of his daughters, Onelia Altus Davis & Alice Bertie Davis, especially their education in the public schools, & at Shaw University, Raleigh, NC; and including manuscripts, photographic prints, negatives, scrapbooks, printed materials, & oversized materials. See preliminary inventory attached. Donor: Mrs. Josie B. Davis

Source of acquisition

Gift of Mrs. Josie B. Davis

Processing information

Encoded by Jonathan Dembo, September 17, 2008

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Literary rights to specific documents are retained by the authors or their descendants in accordance with U.S. copyright law.

Key terms
Personal Names
Bryant, Henry--Estate
Davis, Alice Bertie
Davis, Frank W.
Davis, Onelia Altus
Corporate Names
Shaw University
Topical
African American businesspeople--North Carolina--Rocky Mount
African American freemasons--North Carolina--Edgecombe County
Scrapbooks--North Carolina--Raleigh
Container list
Box 1 Folder a "A Reply to 'The Negro Has No Flag of His Own' [Poem]" by Israel Harris, New Bern, NC (undated) Flyer. 1 item. 1 p
Box 1 Folder b Address to 6th Convention (undated) Holograph. 1 item. 7 p. Note: A. F. & A.M. Masons?
Box 1 Folder d Business [Trucking Company] Licenses & files (1925-1935) 2 items. 7 p
Box 1 Folder e Davis, Frank W., Sr. File. (1942) 3 items. 3 p. Note: includes newspaper article clipping, photographic print & letter to editor by his daughters, re: St. James Baptist Church mortgage burning
Box 1 Folder f "Fifty Years Ago [Lyrics] [ca. 1913]. Broadside. 1 item. 1 p. Note: Lyrics to song for 50th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation
Box 1 Folder g Guardianship Reports for James R. Barnes, Leon Barnes, William Ross, & Bernice Webb (1929-1930) 8 items. 49 p. Note: Financial accounts & statements
Box 1 Folder h Letters received (1896, 1918, 1923) 5 items. 7 p
Box 1 Folder i Lodge No. 64, A. F. & A. M. [Ancient Free & Accepted Masons] if Edgecombe County, North Carolina (1905-1930) 3 items. 8 p
Box 1 Folder j Photographic prints (ca. 1903-1910, 1945, undated) Black & White. 14 items. 14 p
Box 1 Folder k Clippings (ca. 1945-1948) 2 items. 2 p. Note: Loose items removed from Scrapbook 1
Box 1 Folder l First African American Baptist Church of Philadelphia [Philadelphia, PA] Program (1941) Mimeographed. 1 item. 2 p. Note: Loose item removed from Scrapbook 1
Box 1 Folder m Miscellaneous programs & invitations (1913-1955, undated) Mimeographed & Printed. 10 items. 16 p. Note: Loose item removed from Scrapbook 1
Box 1 Folder n Photographic prints (1945-1950) Black & White. 34 items. 34 p. Note: Loose item removed from Scrapbook 1
Box 1 Folder o Photographic negatives (ca. 1940-1949) 4 items. 4 p. Note: Loose item removed from Scrapbook 1
Box 1 Folder p St. James Baptist Church, Rocky Mount, NC. Programs (1947-1952) 8 items. 14 p. Note: Loose item removed from Scrapbook 1
Box 1 Folder q Shaw University. Miscellaneous file (ca. 1928-1936, undated) 5 items. 10 p. Printed materials. Note: Loose item removed from Scrapbook 2. Davis' daughter Onelia Altus Davis attended Shaw University, 1928-1932
Box 1 Folder r Programs, clippings, memorabilia (ca. 1930-1933, undated) 6 items. 6 p. Note: Loose item removed from Scrapbook 3
Box 1 Folder s Facts About Church Music (Philadelphia, PA & New York, NY: Hall-Mack Co., © 1904) Pamphlet. 1 item. 10 p
Box 1 Folder t Grand Master's Address Session - 1899 [J. J. Worlds] [Proceedings of the Thirtieth Annual Communication of the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge A. F. & A. M., For the State of North Carolina, n.p., n.p. 1899] [Goldsboro, NC: Nash Brothers Book and Job Printers © 1899] Pamphlet. 1 items. 8 p
Box 1 Folder u North Carolina Bank and Trust Co. (n.p., [1930] Pamphlet. 1 item. 4 p
Box 1 Folder v Primary Arithmetic, by Charles Davies, LL.D., New York, Chicago & New Orleans: A. S. Barnes & Company © 1876) Book. Hard bound. 1 item. 56 p. Note: Autographed "March 11, 1877 Vergil Davis, Halifax, N.C."
Box 1 Folder w Proceedings of the Twenty-Eighth Annual Communication of the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge A. F. & A. M., For the State of North Carolina, Held at Wilson, N.C., Dec. 14, 15, 16 and 17, A. D. 1897, A. l. 5897. (Goldsboro, NC: Nash Brothers Book and Job Printers © 1897) Book. Soft cover. 1 item. 70 p
Box 1 Folder x Proceedings of the Twenty-Fifth Annual Communication of the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge A. F. & A. M., For the State of North Carolina, Held at New Bern, N.C., Dec. 11, 12 and 13, A. D. 1894, A. l. 5894. (Goldsboro, NC: Nash Brothers Book and Job Printers © 1894) Book. Soft cover. 1 item. 68 p
Box 1 Folder y Proceedings of the Twenty-Fourth Annual Communication of the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge A. F. & A. M., For the State of North Carolina, Held at Elizabeth City, N.C., Dec. 12, 13 and 14, A. D. 1893, A. l. 5893. (Goldsboro, NC: Nash Brothers Book and Job Printers © 1893) Book. Soft cover. 1 item. 57 p
Box 1 Folder z Proceedings of the Twenty-Ninth Annual Communication of the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge A. F. & A. M., For the State of North Carolina, Held at Oxford, N.C., Dec. 13, 14 and 15, A. D. 1898, A. l. 5898. (Goldsboro, NC: Nash Brothers Book and Job Printers © 1898) Book. Soft cover. 1 items. 65 p
Box 1 Folder za Proceedings of the Twenty-Sixth Annual Communication of the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge A. F. & A. M., For the State of North Carolina, Held at Edenton, N.C., Dec. 8, 9 and 10, A. D. 1896, A. l. 5896. (Goldsboro, NC: Nash Brothers Book and Job Printers © 1896) 1 item. 59 p
Box 2 Folder a Scrapbook No. 1 of photographic prints, clippings, cards, etc. (1926-1948, undated) 1 vol. 19 p. 126 attached items. Note: Compiled by Onelia Altus Davis during and after she attended Shaw University, Raleigh, NC
Box 2 Folder b Scrapbook No. 2 of photographic prints, clippings, cards, etc. (1930-1932, undated) 1 vol. 21 p. 24 attached items. Note: Compiled by Onelia Altus Davis during and after she attended Shaw University, Raleigh, NC
Box 2 Folder c Scrapbook No. 3 of photographic prints, clippings, cards, etc. (1928-1933, undated) 1 vol. 42 p. 381 attached items. Note: Compiled by Onelia Altus Davis during and after she attended Shaw University, Raleigh, NC
Folder os1 Item 1 Booker T. Washington High School, Rocky Mount, NC Diploma: Altus Onelia Davis (1928). Printed form. 1 item. 1 p
Folder os1 Item 2 Booker T. Washington High School, Rocky Mount, NC Diploma: Josephine Delaine Davis (1934). Printed form. 1 item. 1 p
Folder os1 Item 3 Lincoln High School High School Certificate of Attendance: Onelia A. Davis (1926) Printed form. 1 item. 1 p
Folder os1 Item 4 Rocky Mount Graded School Diploma: Alice Bertie Davis certificate of graduation from Lincoln School (1926) Printed form. 1 item. 1 p. Note: fragile, brittle. Needs conservation
Folder os1 Item 5 Rocky Mount Graded School Diploma: Gertrude Mack Davis certificate of graduation from Lincoln School (1918) Printed form. 1 item. 1 p. Note: fragile, brittle. Needs conservation
Folder os1 Item 6 Rocky Mount Grammar School Certificate of Promotion: Onelia A. Davis (1924) Printed form. 1 item. 1 p
Folder os1 Item 7 Shaw University, Raleigh, NC Bachelor of Science Diploma: Alice Bertie Davis (1930). Printed form. Latin Language. 1 item. 1 p
Folder os1 Item 8 Shaw University, Raleigh, NC Bachelor of Science Diploma: Onelia Altus Davis (1932). Printed form. Latin Language. 1 item. 1 p
Folder os1 Item 9 Southern Baptist Convention, Sunday School Board, Nashville, TN (1928) Course in Sunday School Diploma Administration: Mrs. Annie Davis for completion of Building A Standard Sunday School; with letter of conveyance. Printed form & typescript. 2 items. 2 p
Folder os1 Item 10 Southern Baptist Convention, Sunday School Board, Nashville, TN (1928) Course in Sunday School Diploma Administration: Onelia Davis for completion of Building A Standard Sunday School; with letter of conveyance. Printed form & typescript. 2 items. 2 p