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Davey Family papers

Special Collections and Archives

Davey Family papers

Special Collections and Archives

Davey Family papers

Davey Family papers

Physical Loction: This material is housed on-site in Special Collections and Archives.


Scope and Contents: The collection contains materials relating to various Davey family members, including photographs and correspondence. With the exception of several periodicals, most of the items are arranged alphabetically by the persons name under broad subject categories.


Box 16 and Oversized Boxes
Folder---Contents

  1. Periodical: "Saturday Evening Post": January 12, 1935
    Physical Location: Filed in Oversized Box 1.
  2. Periodical: "Time"/ Henry Ford Cover: January 14, 1935
  3. Periodical: "Newsweek"/ Martin Davey Jr.: November 8, 1948
  4. Personal Effect: Berenice Chrisman/ Buchtel College Newspaper: 1907
  5. Personal Effect: Berenice Chrisman/ News Clips: April 6, 1955
  6. Personal Effect: Berenice Chrisman/ Bank Book: undated
  7. Personal Effect: Berenice Chrisman/ Correspondence: various dates
  8. Personal Effect: Berenice Chrisman/ Maps and Pamphlets: various dates
  9. Personal Effect: Evangeline Davey/ Promotion Certificate/ Sunday School: 1923
    Physical Location: Filed in Oversized Box 1.
  10. Personal Effect: Evangeline Davey/ Teaching Certificate: 1922
    Physical Location: Filed in Oversized Box 1.
  11. Personal Effect: Evangeline Davey/ High School Teaching Certificate: 1924
    Physical Location: Filed in Oversized Box 1.
  12. Personal Effect: Paul Davey/ Davey Compressor Company: undated
  13. Personal Effect: Paul Davey/ Correspondence: various dates

13A. Personal Effect [ownership unknown]: Album containing specimens of leaves, undated [Gift of Anne Coyne, May 2001]
13B. Personal Effect: The Democratic Book, 1936
Scope and Content: Yearbook for the national Democratic party. Embossed copy with "Martin L. Davey" imprinted on cover. A limited edition work including an original signature of Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
Physical Location: Filed in Oversized Box 2.

  1. Photograph: Bertha Alta Reeves Davey and Her Family: undated
    Physical Location: Filed in Oversized Box 1.
  2. Photograph: Bertha Alta Reeves Davey Portrait: undated (early)
  3. Photograph: John Davey and his Garden: undated
    Physical Location: Filed in Oversized Box 1.
  4. Photograph: John Davey and his Garden: undated
  5. Photograph: John Davey Portrait: undated (early)
  6. Photograph:John Davey Portrait: undated
  7. Photograph: John Davey and Children (Belle, Wellington, and Martin): undated
  8. Photograph: Three Davey Children: undated
  9. Photograph: Two Davey Children: undated
  10. Photograph: John and Bertha Davey Home: undated
  11. Photograph: John and Bertha Davey Family Portrait in Front of Home: circa 1903
  12. Photograph: John and Bertha Davey Family Portrait in Front of Home: undated
  13. Photograph: Martin L. Davey/ Grade School: undated
  14. Photograph: Martin L. Davey/ Theodore Roosevelt High School: 1900
    Physical Location: Filed in Oversized Box 1.
  15. Photograph: Martin L. Davey/ Gates Mills: 1903
  16. Photograph: Martin L. Davey/ Oberlin College: 1907
  17. Photograph: Martin L. Davey and Berenice Chrisman: undated
  18. Photograph: Martin and Berenice Davey and Children: undated
  19. Photographs and Postcards: H. Painter to Al Young: circa 1913

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