The collection holds Davis's College of Puget Sound (CPS) diploma and his 32d degree Masonic certificate, and notes on the UPS Trustees meetings (1916-?), a short paper (4-5 pages) on the history of CPS from 1898 to 1930 in several versions, and a number of notebooks devoted to notes on the history of CPS. In addition there is a copy of his Cornell University master's thesis and a number of his student lecture notebooks while there. Also contains a letter to him from Ezra Meeker (Jan. 12, 1923), and his retirement memory book holding many congratulatory letters from former students, friends and community people throughout the area. In addition there is a bound copy of a genealogy of the Davis family entitled "Our Pioneer Ancestors".
Collection is open to researchers by appointment.
Walter Scott Davis was born in Indiana on 29 December 1866. He graduated from DePauw University in 1889 and earned a master’s degree at Cornell University in 1892. Davis studied at the University of Leipzig in 1892, the University of Chicago 1893-1896, Harvard University summer 1903, and the University of Wisconsin summer 1905. Between 1897 and 1907 Scott taught high school in Richmond, Indiana, during which time he was secretary of the Wayne County Historical Society. In 1907 Davis joined the faculty of the University of Puget Sound and taught history and political science. He was head of the history department of the college from 1907 to 1943. He served as a senator in the Washington State legislature and was known thereafter as Senator Davis. Davis was considered to be the historian of the college and authored a history of the college that appeared in the 1921 Tamanawas. Professor Davis retired in 1943 and died at age 76 on 19 June 1943.
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Collection is arranged by format.
The Papers series contains written materials, including class notes, certificates and awards, biographical information, and personal correspondence.
The Publications series contains works published by Davis as well as published material he collected.
The Research Notes series contains Davis' notes for the book,