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Machine-readable finding aid derived from MS Word, created by Cathy Carlson Reynolds, 19 August 2011 Description is in English 2013-11-21 Converted to schema conforming EAD by dtd2schema.vh.xsl. A Guide to the George S. Davis Papers, 1925-[1970] A Collection in Special Collections, Kegley Library 1999.2 Cathy Carlson Reynolds

Special Collections, Kegley Library, Wytheville Community College 2011 Cathy Carlson Reynolds Special Collections, Kegley Library, Wytheville Community College Descriptive Summary Special Collections, Kegley Library George S. Davis Papers 1925-[1970] 1999.2 2 folders. English Administrative Information Access Restrictions

Collection is open to research.

Use Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Preferred Citation

George S. Davis Papers, Mss. Collection 1999.2, Kegley Library, Wytheville Community College, Wytheville, VA

Acquisition Information

Marjorie S. Stone donated the Papers in April 1999.

Biographical Information

George Sprinkle Davis, son of George Washington Davis, was born on 12 June 1870. He married Grace Repass, daughter of J. Winton Repass and Cordelia Halbrook Repass. They had three daughters, Mrs. Donald H. Selvage, Maxine Davis, and Kathleen Davis, and one son, G. Fred Davis. The Davis' lived in Atkins and Groseclose in Smyth County.

George S. Davis served as a trustee for Pleasant Hill Lutheran Church, located in Groseclose, Virginia. Davis died on 18 February 1962 and Grace Repass Davis died 22 October 1970. Both are buried in the Mountain View Cemetery, Rural Retreat, Virginia.

Scope and Content

Series I, Church Records (1936-1928, undated), contains correspondence relating to property of Pleasant Hill Lutheran Church in the Kimberlin parish. Also included are a parochial report of Pleasant Hill Lutheran Church for 1938 and an undated constitution of Grace Lutheran Church. Notes on 1938 expenses of Pleasant Hill Church and a letter to George S. Davis from W. M. Coley about Hawkins Chapel also are included.

Series II, Miscellaneous Records (1925-[1970], contains newspaper obituaries regarding the Davis family as well as a 1926 contract and application for a teaching position in Smyth County, Virginia.

 Adjunct Descriptive Data Bibliography Kluttz, Roger S.Beside the still waters: the story of German settlements and the Lutheran Church in Wythe County, Virginia. Wytheville, Va.: Roger S. Kluttz, 1998. Related Material

Pleasant Hill Lutheran Church Records, Mss. Collection 2003.3, Kegley Library, Wytheville Community College.

Contents List Series I. Church Records. 1936-1938, undated. 1 folder, 6 items. Letter. L. Preston Collins, Marion, Virginia to George S. Davis, Atkins, Virginia. 10 August 1936. 1:1 1 p.; typed.

Re: transactions between Pleasant Hill Lutheran Church and the Virginia Department of Transportation.

Letter. L. Preston Collins, Marion, Virginia to George S. Davis, J. F. Musser, and H. G. Wilson, Groseclose, Virginia. 28 August 1936. 1:2 1 p.; typescript.

Re: petition of Pleasant Hill Lutheran Church that the "court authorize you to execute the deed to the Commonwealth of Virginia."

Letter. W. M. Coley, Rural Retreat, Virginia to Grace Repass Davis, Atkins, Virginia. 17 May 1938. 1:3 1 p.; typescript.

Re: his memories of Hawkins Chapel Lutheran Church.

Notes on Expenses of Pleasant Hill Lutheran Church. 1938. 1:4 1 p.; handwritten.

Includes figures for parsonage, repairs on church, insurance, phone, coal, and supplies.

Parochial Report of Pleasant Hill Lutheran Church. 1938. 1:5 6 p.

Parochial report sent to Pleasant Hill Lutheran congregation by Harry E. Pugh, Statistician, Lutheran Synod of Virginia, United Lutheran Church in America. The report gives basic information such as baptized membership, confirmed membership, Sunday school statistics, and valuation of church property.

Constitution of Grace Lutheran Church, Rural Retreat, Virginia. Undated. 1:6 13 p. Series II. Miscellaneous. 1925-[1970], undated. 1 folder, 9 items.

Folder includes Virginia teaching certificate for Maxine Davis dated 3 September 1926 and contract between Maxine Davis and School Board of Smyth County dated 15 September 1925. Obituaries include: C. O. Miller, 1946; Charles E. Ward, 4 July 1955; Harloe C. Tarter, 10 July 1955; Laura Tarter, 6 October 1958; Walter Fletcher Vaught, 26 August 1959; George Sprinkle Davis, 18 February 1962; and Grace Repass Davis, [October 1970].