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C. Beverly Davison papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 3658

Scope and content

Business and family papers of Clarence Beverly Davison, Millbrook, Dutchess County, New York. Business papers include materials relating to the Petroleum Investment Company, investments, securities, and tax records. Also, business records of the Millbrook Pheasant Farm, 1929-1954 and three silent films on the subject of pheasant hunting. Family papers include wills; genealogical materials; photograph negative albums; address book; land maps; photographs; diaries; and material concerning Davison's World War I regiment (American Expeditionary Force). Also includes Peter Knox's research material and manuscript BEVERLY: A NARRATIVE BIOGRAPHY, 134 pages.

Dates

  • 1919-1978.

Creator

Biographical / Historical

C. Beverly Davison was an oil investor, a pheasant raiser, and the originator of paid shooting preserves in the United States. He was the owner of Millbrook Pheasant Farm, Millbrook, New York.

Extent

44 cubic feet. (44 cubic feet.)

Language of Materials

English

Description rules
Appm
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script

Repository Details

Part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Repository

Contact:
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