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Ralph Henry Carless Davis Collection

The R.H.C (Ralph Henry Carless) Davis collection was purchased from an English bookseller after the death of Davis' brother, Godfrey, who owned the collection. The collection focuses on medieval European history and contains nearly every book, which Professor Davis wrote.

R.H.C. Davis began his teaching career in 1947, the year he received his Master's degree. By 1970 he had become the head of the History Department at the University of Birmingham, where he remained until 1984.

In addition to the collection of books by R.H.C. Davis, the collection also includes offprints of articles he wrote for several different journals, biographical articles, and his obituary from the Proceedings of the British Academy, as well as some family correspondence.