Browse Items (137 total)

  • Collection: A. J. Davis Family Collection (Ms2012-067)

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Handwritten list of places where A. J. Davis was assigned and when he lived there.

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Typed list of places where A. J. Davis was assigned and when he lived there.

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Handwritten list of places where A. J. Davis lived and when he lived there. It also includes limited information on his professional position.

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Black and white photograph of A. J. Davis, Ermine, and a dog. Taken in Norfolk, VA in 1930.

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Black and white photograph of A. J. Davis, wife Janet, and their three children. (Delamater, Robert, and Ermine)

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Very poor image of the will of Jonas Abraham Davis, A. J. Davis' father.

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Black and white photograph of A. J. Davis holding his grandson, D.D.

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Photograph of A. J. Davis wearing a Ghost Dance shirt belonging to Sitting Bull. The label of the picture places the photograph in Yankton, SD.

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Black and white photograph of A. J. Davis, wife Janet, and two young chilren presumed to be Elizabeth and Hubbard. Picture was taken in 1916 in Norfolk, VA.

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Sketch of A. J. Davis done by Kirby Davis, undated.

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Document containing an email with information about J. W. Davis, as well as a timeline of the Hatteras Weather Bureau Station.

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Photocopy of the will of A. J. Davis from 1930. Davis was located in Norfolk, VA at the time.

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A will written by A. J. Davis in 1897, when he was living in OH.

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Black and white photograph of the working and living quarters of A. J. Davis as of 1903. Unidentified people are in the yard and on the porch.

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Note containing information about A. J. Davis and wife Janet for future reference or as a means of identification.

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Photocopy of the cover of "A Brief Outline of Woods Hole Scenes and People from a Strictly Biased View," a journal by A. J. Davis. In very poor condition.

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Black and white photograph of A. J. Davis at age 18.

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Photos from a book showing the building A. J. Davis lived in when he worked at Hatteras and the village itself.

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Black and white photo of A. J. Davis and wife Janet, with 3 young adults, presumably their children. Undated.

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Black and white photographs of A. J. Davis at age 70. undated.

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Color photograph of the front of the Cape Hatteras Visitors Center.

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Letter written by A. J. Davis (while he was an observer in Hatteras, NC) acknowledging the receipt of a circular relating to changes of the titles of officials of the Hatters bureau. Davis also replies that he will struggle taking an oath, as thereā€¦

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Report written by A. J. Davis for the Chief of the Weather Bureau about an anemometer circuit.

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Report written by A. J. Davis for the Chief of Weather Bureau about a stranded schooner that he believed would become a wreck.

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Record of a sales agreement between a seller and the U.S. Weather Bureau, Department of Agriculture.

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Report for the Chief of the Weather Bureau describing an incident with a stranded vessel bound from New York.

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Short description and story about Custer's horse by A. J. Davis.

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Short newspaper article about the death of Custer's horse Comanche.

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Hand-drawn family tree of the Davis family, starting with Jonas Abraham Davis in England.

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Color photograph of the headstone of A. J. Davis.

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Color photograph of the headstone of Janet Macnider, wife of A. J. Davis.

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Color photograph of the headstone of Elizabeth Davis, mother of A. J. Davis.

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Page 1 of A. J. Davis' graduation speech at the University of Kentucky, Commercial College

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Color photograph of the A. J. Davis house at Cape Hatteras accompanied by a color photograph of a man and a woman, both unidentified. This copy has text edited onto the picture of the house that reads "Hatteras Weather Station Originally Built 1900"

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Color photograph of the cover of a scrap book made by A. J. Davis, originally held the Custer article and A. J. Davis' notification.

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Obituary for Charles J. Davis from the San Francisco Examiner newspaper.

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Same as above, but cropped closer to the obituary.

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Photograph of a framed silhouette of Jacob Davis.

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Painting of Jacob Davis, unknown date and artist. Seems to be oil paint, but it's hard to say.

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Photograph of the inside of a writing desk belonging to Janet A. Davis.

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Typed note describing the writing desk belonging to Janet A. Davis and how Janet was related to the recipient of the note.

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Photograph of the inner conpartment inside of a writing desk belonging to Janet A. Davis. The Writing Desk note is taped to the inside of the lid.

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Black and white photograph of Jessie Macnider and three unidentified friends, one female and two male. undated.

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Painting of Jonas Abraham Davis, unknown date and artist.

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Black and white photograph labeled "Rev. J. A. Davis." Taken in Franklin, PA when J. A. Davis was 52 years of age.

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Black and white photograph of J. A. Davis when he was 68 years of age. Taken in Mansfield, OH.

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Black and white photograph of J. A. Davis when he was 40 years of age.

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Black and white photograph of Joseph Wolff Davis.

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Black and white photograph of Joseph Wolff Davis as an adult.

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Drawing of a family tree of the Macnider to Davis line.
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