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University of Michigan Bentley Historical Library

James Edward Davis papers, 1929-2014 (majority within 1950-1975)

5 linear feet

James Edward Davis is a teacher who has worked within the Dearborn Public School District, Michigan since he graduated from the University of Michigan. He has been active politically, especially in regards to teacher's rights, and within Michigan churches. The collection contains series of personal biographical papers, family papers, as well as his collected materials from local churches and schools.

Materials include Davis family history, his father's reminiscences of life in Clinton, Michigan, and relating to the United Church of Christ of Clinton, and some personal and biographical papers; pamphlets and flyers relating to student political activities at the University of Michigan; collected materials about local Michigan churches, many of them in Dexter, Mich.; collected materials about Dearborn Public Schools system and schools in Michigan.

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Personal/Biographical

The Personal/Biographical series (0.8 linear feet) contains materials from James Davis's time as a student at the University of Michigan, as well as his time as a Dearborn Public School history teacher. A large portion of this series consists of correspondence from his family, friends, and coworkers. This series also contains a large amount of notes from many teaching conventions, personal research, and lesson plans from his early teaching career. The rest of this series consists of Davis's presentations from conferences and his published articles in magazines.

James Edward Davis papers, 1929-2014 (majority within 1950-1975)
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