Carl Davis Papers 1922-1942

Access and use

Location of collection:
Wytheville Community College
F.B. Kegley Library
Wytheville Community College
Smyth Hall, Room 103
1000 East Main Street
Wytheville, VA 24382
Contact for questions and access:
POC: William A. “Bill” Veselik
Phone: (276) 223-4876
POC: George Mattis
Phone: (276) 223-4744
Fax: (276) 223-4745

Summary

Language:
English

Background

Scope and content:

The Papers consist of two series. Series I, Correspondence (1924-1942, undated) includes letters between Carl Davis and clients interested in purchasing beagles and collies and farm agents and livestock marketers regarding market conditions and prices for sheep, lambs, cattle, and hogs. Also included are letters to Elizabeth Eversole regarding her poultry business.

Series II, Agricultural Records (1922-1942, undated) consists of financial statements, flyers, brochures, livestock market reports, and other records regarding livestock farming and poultry and dog breeding. Also included are several advertisements from department stores, drug stores, and farming companies.

Biographical / historical:

Carl Brown Davis, son of Smyth County farmer George W. Davis and Ella B. Sprinkle, was born 28 February 1888. His siblings included George S. Davis of Atkins, C. Emmett Davis of Rural Retreat, Ruth Davis, and Bessie Davis Long. He married Elizabeth Preston Eversole, daughter of dentist E. C. Eversole and Elizabeth Preston Eversole, sometime after 1920. They had a son Robert C. Davis.

Davis ran a farm and dog breeding business in Groseclose, Smyth County, Virginia. His wife Elizabeth Eversole Davis raised chickens to supplement their income.

Davis died 16 September 1960 and Elizabeth Davis died 30 November 1970. They are both buried in Mountain View Cemetery in Rural Retreat, Virginia.

Acquisition information:
Donated by Marjorie Stone, great niece of Carl Davis, in June 2007.
Physical description:
16 folders..