US-RPB-ms2012.003 Guide to the Sonia H. and Nathaniel A. Davis papers1879-1972 (bulk 1930-1965) Finding aid prepared by Robert Rosa. Brown University Library
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English 7.0 Linear feet (bulk 1930-1965) 1879-1972 Consists of correspondence, manuscripts, personal and administrative records, printed materials, photographs, ephemera, and a few artifacts belonging to or associated with Nathaniel A. Davis (1866-1945) and his wife Sonia H. Davis (1883-1972). Mr. Davis, of Jewish and Portuguese heritage, was writer, editor, educator, social activist, entrepreneur, world traveler, publisher, journalist and founder of Planetaryan, a humanitarian organization devoted to world peace. Mrs. Davis, of Jewish and Ukrainian heritage, was a business woman, milliner, writer, editor, amateur journalist and publisher. She was married briefly to H.P. Lovecraft with whom she collaborated on several literary projects. This collection, dating from 1879 to 1972-- the bulk of which ranges from 1930 to the early 1940s--is a good source of documentation for anyone interested in U.S. social, political and religious history, especially around the period of World War II. It is also a good source for those who are interested in American literature, especially in religious poetry and didactic literature. It is also a good secondary source of biographical information about Lovecraft due to Mrs. Davis' previous marriage to him; it does not include any primary source materials originating from Lovecraft himself, nor does it contain much by way of direct documentation about him except for a published memoir of him written by Mrs. Davis ( Books at Brown, vol. XI, nos. 1-2), a copy of which is included in this collection. Greene, Sonia H. (Sonia Haft), 1883-1972 Davis (Sonia H. and Nathaniel A.) papers Biographical note

Sonia H. Davis

Sonia Haft Davis, of Jewish ancestry, was born on March 16th, 1883 in Ichnya in the Ukraine. In 1892 she emigrated to the United States from England where she had lived since 1890. For several years she lived in New York, becoming a U.S. citizen in 1932 while in residence there. She eventually settled in Los Angeles, California in 1933, living there for the rest of her life.

At the age of 16, Mrs. Davis married Samuel Greene (whose original surname may have been Seckendorff). They had two children: a son who was born in 1900, but died shortly after his birth; and a daughter, Florence Carol, who was born on March 19, 1902. Greene died in 1916, thus ending their marriage of seventeen years. In 1921, she met H.P. Lovecraft at a Boston convention of the Amateur Journalists held shortly after the death of Lovecraft's mother. They eventually got married on March 3, 1924 at St. Paul's Cathedral in Manhattan and took up residence in New York. Their marriage ended two years later. In 1933, Mrs. Davis moved to California, where, in 1936, she married Nathaniel A. Davis, by then a resident in Los Angeles. Their marriage ended ten years later when Mr. Davis passed away.

In additional to being a single mother, Mrs. Davis' professional life included work as an executive in a women's wear department store. She was also an entrepreneur, milliner, writer, journalist, and publisher. She created and published a lavish, but short-lived magazine called The Rainbow which included writings by both Mrs. Davis and Lovecraft. The Rainbow only had two issues: October, 1921 and May, 1922. Her best-known story, "The Invisible Monster" (a.k.a., The Horror at Martin's Beach), was revised and edited by Lovecraft, and published in Weird Tales in November of 1923. She penned the story "Four O'Clock" (not revised by Lovecraft) which was first printed in Something About Cats and Other Pieces, a collection which also includes "The Invisible Monster" and her Lovecraft memoir "Lovecraft as I Knew Him". From May of 1924 to July of 1925 she was also President of the United Amateur Press Association (along with Lovecraft, who was one of the editors).

Sonia Davis died on December 26th, 1972.

Nathaniel A. Davis

Nathaniel Abraham Davis, of Portuguese and Jewish ancestry, was born in Brazil on October 30, 1866 where his father, Dr. Henry L. Davis owned and operated gold and diamond mines. As a child, Davis was sent to Bermuda to live with relatives where he began his early education and learned to speak both English and Hebrew.

Obituaries, correspondence and other materials indicate Davis graduated from the University of Coimbra in Portugal with an M.D.; did postgraduate work at Westminster Polytechnic in London; and earned his PhD from Yale. He was also a member of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons. After completing his education, he traveled extensively, exploring various countries around the world, including Australia, New Zealand, the Far East and the Canadian Arctic. He eventually settled in California, obtaining United States citizenship in 1919. After a previous marriage, Davis married Sonia Haft Greene Lovecraft in 1924.

In his early professional years Davis was a director of the Pacific Chamber of Commerce and of the Pacific Coast Lecture Club. He was also managing director of the San Francisco Foreign Trades Club and editor of the magazine Pacific Ports. He was trade correspondent of the New York Commercial and the Manchester Guardian. Davis taught economics at the Armstrong School in Berkeley, a branch of the University of California, and at the Western States University School of Law in Los Angeles. He was also a general manager for the Frank Waterhouse Company in San Francisco. He owned and edited the Pan Pacific Magazine, Scenic America, and the World Trade Weekly. He was a member of the Sojourner Truth Club and the World Race Research Historical Society, and an honorary member of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. He was also a member of the Haym Salomon Day Committee and executive chairperson of the American Committee to Aid Korean Refugees.

Davis founded the non-profit humanitarian organization, Planetaryan and its affiliate, American Defense Society of the United States. Both were designed to promote peace, justice, liberty, and understanding across ethnic, racial and religious lines, and to uphold the underlying principles of the Constitution of the United States. It is uncertain how successful they were, but the documentation from this collection suggest that both were short-lived -- members enrolled appear to be few in number and affiliated periodicals short in duration.

Davis wrote poetry and prose, as well as polemical tracts on a range of topics including anti-Semitism, racism, and world politics. He edited a number of periodicals, including California Welfare Journal and World Trade and published two periodicals affiliated with Planetaryan called One Nation, and The Torch, neither of which appear to have survived beyond the first issue.

Nathaniel Davis died in Los Angeles, April 6, 1945.

Sources:

Davis, Sonia H. "Howard Phillips Lovecraft as His Wife Remembers Him." Books at Brown. 11 (nos.1-2, Feb 1949) : 1-13.

Joshi, S. T. and David E. Schultz. An H.P. Lovecraft Encyclopedia. Westport, Ct.: Greenwood Press, 2001.

"Sonia Greene," last modified 2 March 2013 at 07:18, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonia_Greene

 Collection information

This collection dates from 1879 to 1972, with the bulk between the early 1930s to the mid-1940s. It contains correspondence, handwritten and typescript manuscripts, personal documents, ephemera, artifacts, and printed materials covering a wide range of social and political topics. It also includes the administrative records of what appears to have been the short-lived humanitarian organization, Planetaryan, which was founded by Mr. Davis, and in which Mrs. Davis was chief administrator.

The materials that comprise the collection were gathered and arranged by Sonia H. Davis in the years following her husband's death in 1945. In the process, Mrs. Davis annotated materials with autographs, notes and attached clippings.

Series 1. Sonia H. Davis, dating from 1922 to 1971, contains materials created by or associated with Mrs. Davis. It includes correspondence mostly sent to her, some of which are from Mr. Davis and a few other from family members. (It should be noted here, however, that none of these are from or addressed to H.P. Lovecraft). This series also includes her financial and medical records, citizenship certificate, business cards, and burial plans. Most importantly, it contains a substantive collection of her writings, predominantly in manuscript form, including her play, "Alcestis;" a few of her poems; a substantial collection of her essays and editorials, many of which reflect her concern for the welfare of children; and some of her autobiographical writings. The autobiographical writings include a history of Mrs. Davis' family from the time they lived in Russia to her life after Nathaniel Davis' death. One manuscript was purchased and was transferred to this collection from the Howard P. Lovecraft papers: "I do not quite remember how and exactly when I had met Jamed Ferdinand Morton..." (A56758). This manuscript was probably written about 1969, since Mrs. Davis mentions her eighty-fifth birthday. It contains only passing references to Howard P. Lovecraft. Also included in the autobiographical writings are scattered remembrances of Mr. Davis and a copy of her brief memoir of H.P. Lovecraft, "Howard Phillips Lovecraft as His Wife Remembers Him", which was published in Books at Brown (vol. XI, nos. 1-2).

Series 2. Nathaniel A. Davis, dating from 1918 to 1964, comprises materials created by or associated with Mr. Davis. It includes correspondence sent to him and many copies of letters composed by him. Personal documents include his photo identification card, citizenship and death certificates, and curriculum vitae. What makes this series particularly significant is its comprehensive collection of Mr. Davis' prodigious writings in both manuscript and published form. It includes his poetry, essays and plays, all covering a wide variety of political, religious and social topics. Also of special note in this series are a few colorfully illustrated broadsides of Davis' poetry, not to mention a rare monograph of a selection of his patriotic poetry, entitled Faith, Hope, Tradition and Heritage of America, which was published posthumously by Mrs. Davis. Lastly, this series incorporates a collection of Mr. Davis' notebooks, some organized by topic or genre, of his various writings - much of it didactic in nature, most of it affirming his patriotic or religious views.

Series 4. Printed Materials,dating from 1908 to 1972, is mainly an obscure collection of a few scattered items in print, including small press periodicals, bulletins, newsletters, local trade journals, and a few monographs. Some of these contain editorials and essays by Sonia and Nathaniel, and a few include assorted inscriptions, annotations and marginalia. Items of note in this series include the medical study The Barrett Harmonic System for Perfect Eyesight, which was composed by Mr. Davis under the pseudonym Wesley M. Barrett; an issue from Child Security, which includes an article by Mrs. Davis; and also an issue from The California Welfare Journal, which was edited by Mr. Davis and includes both a short editorial piece and an article by him.

Series 5. Photographs, dating from 1893 to 1968, consists of mostly undated portraits and snapshots of Sonia and Nathaniel, family, friends, and associates. Of note are the many formal studio portraits, as well as a small photograph album comprised of a potpourri of pictures of family gatherings, travel landscapes, and other items.

Series 6. Ephemera, dating from 1879 to 1971, includes such items as newspaper clippings, blank greetings cards, and a collection of various invitations, programs, and brochures. Of note are a few astrological charts drawn up for the Sonia and Nathaniel.

Series 7. Artifacts, dating from 1938 to 1949, is comprised of an eclectic array of objects, including a few illustrated hand-made greeting cards by Mr. Davis, as well as an abstract portrait of an unidentified person done in pencil by an unidentified artist. It also contains a small collection of printing paraphernalia--printing blocks, printing plates, and printing proofs--connected to Mr. Davis' publishing endeavors, including the broadside of his poem, "The Swallows of San Juan Capistrano," and the score to "Stars and Stripes for Me," which includes lyrics by Mr. Davis. The most striking aspect of this series is its colorful collection of scrapbooks consisting of various materials including invitations; brochures; book reviews; drawings; clippings from magazines and newspapers; and articles by the Davis' and others. Many, if not most of them, contain writings by Mr. Davis and reflect his religious and social convictions, as well as his patriotic fervor.

There are no restrictions on access, except that the collection can only be seen by prior appointment. Some materials may be stored off-site and cannot be produced on the same day on which they are requested.

Although Brown University has physical ownership of the collection and the materials contained therein, it does not claim literary rights. Researchers should note that compliance with copyright law is their responsibility. Researchers must determine the owners of the literary rights and obtain any necessary permissions from them.

Sonia H. and Nathaniel A. Davis Papers, Ms.2012.003, Brown University Library.

The collection is divided into 7 series. All the files within each series are topically arranged.

Series 1. Sonia H. Davis Series 2. Nathaniel A. Davis Series 3. Planetaryan Series 4. Printed materials Series 5. Photographs Series 6. Ephemera Series 7. Artifacts Administrative information

This collection was received as a gift from Sonia H. Davis, circa 1967. One folder of autobiographical writings, "I do not quite remember how and exactly when I had met James Ferdinand Morton..." (Box 9, Folder 2) was a purchase (A56758). It was transferred to this collection from the Howard P. Lovecraft papers.

 Names American Defense Society of the United States (Planetaryan). Davis, Nathaniel A., d. 1945 Planetaryan. Subjects American poetry--20th century. Authors, American--20th century Jews--United States--Biography Jews--United States--History--20th century Peace movements--United States--History Peace-building--Religious aspects Women authors--United States--Biography Types of Materials Broadsides (notices) Clippings (information artifacts) Drama Ephemera Essays Greeting cards Letters (Correspondence) Manifestoes Manuals (Instructional materials) Manuscripts Newspaper clippings Poetry Printing blocks printing plates Prints (Visual works) Short stories Writings (Document genre) RIAMCO Browsing Term Language and Literature Sonia H. Davis Series 1 1922-1971 Correspondence Series 1. Subseries 1938-1971 From S. H. Davis 1 1 1944-1970 From S. H. Davis 1 2 To S.H. Davis 1 3 1938-1947 To S.H. Davis 1 4 1950-1959 To S.H. Davis 1 5 1960-1965 To S.H. Davis 1 6 1966-1971 To S.H. Davis 1 7 To S.H. Davis, From Family Members 1 8 1961-1964, undated To S.H. Davis, From Belle. S. Mooney 1 9 1953-1965, undated To S.H. Davis, From N. A. Davis 1 10 1942-1944, undated To/From Others 1 11 1947, 1967 Personal Materials Series 1. Subseries 1922-1968 Burial Arrangements 1 12 1945-1964 Business Cards 1 12a undated Certificates, Awards, Pledges 1 13 1952-1965 Copyright documents 1 14 1944-1956, undated Financial Records 1 15 1922-1965 Last Will and Testament 1 16 1962 Medical Records 1 17 1950-1965 Naturalization and Citizenship 1 18 1961 Pension 1 19 1961, 1964 Philanthropic Activities 1 20 1949, 1962-1963 Press 1 20a 1960 Jul 8, 1968 Mar Professional Business Cards & Badges 1 21 undated Sephardic Jewish Community 1 22 1946-1962 Writings Series 1. Subseries 1952-1968 Alcestis (play) 1 22a circa 1961 Autobiographical Writings 9 1 1964 Aug 25, 1968 Oct 8, undated Autobiographical Writings: "I do not quite remember how and exactly when I had met James Ferdinand Morton..." 9 2 undated Autobiographical Writings: "In a small village, Itchno, which is on the outskirts of the town of Konotop..." 9 3 undated Autobiographical Writings: "In a small village, Itchno, which is on the outskirts of the town of Konotop..." 9 4 undated Autobiographical Writings: "In a small village on the outskirts of the town of Konotp (sic)..." 9 5 undated Autobiographical Writings: "In a small village on the outskirts of the town of Konotp (sic)..." 9 6 undated Autobiographical Writings: "Interesting as was the first part of my story..." 9 7 undated Autobiographical Writings: "When I held the very lucrative buyer and managership in N.Y.C...." 9 8 Biographical Writings on Nathaniel A. Davis 1 23 undated Editorials 1 24 1952-1959, undated European Glimpses 1 24a 1932 Howard Phillips Lovecraft as His Wife Remembers Him (in Books at Brown (vol. XI, nos. 1-2) 1 24b 1949 Feb Poems 1 25 undated Prose: A-D 1 26 undated Prose: E-H 1 27 undated Prose: I-L 1 28 undated Prose: M-R 1 29 undated Prose: S-Z 1 30 undated Prose: Editorials (Newspaper Clippings) 1 30a 1959 Jun 19, undated Prose: Fragments 1 31 undated Prose: Scattered Notes 1 32 undated Prose: Writings by Others 1 32a undated Nathaniel A. Davis Series 2 1918-1964 Correspondence Series 2. Subseries 1931-1948 From N.A. Davis 1 33 1931-1937 From N.A. Davis 1 34 1938-1940 From N.A. Davis 1 35 1941-1942 From N.A. Davis 1 36 1943-1944 From N.A. Davis 1 37 To N.A. Davis 1 38 1930-1939 Scope and Contents note

Folder includes letter from J. Edgar Hoover to N.A.D.

 To N.A. Davis 1 39 1940-1941 To N.A. Davis 1 40 1942-1948 To N.A. Davis 1 41 To and From Others 1 42 1931-1942, undated Personal Materials Series 2. Subseries 1918-1946 Biographical writings on N. A. Davis (including press & obituaries) 1 42a 1946 Apr 28, undated Business Card 1 42b Certificate of Naturalization 1 43 1944 Certificates, Miscellaneous 1 44 1931, 1940 Curricula Vita 1 45 1924 Death Certificate 1 46 1945 Apr 16 Photo Identification (Frank Waterhouse) 1 47 1918 Oct 3 Poetry Series 2. Subseries 1938-1964 A-B 1 48 undated C-E 1 49 undated F-G 1 50 undated H-I 1 51 undated J-L 1 52 undated M-N 1 53 undated O-R 1 54 undated S 2 1 undated T 2 2 undated U-Z 2 3 undated Faith, Hope, Tradition and Heritage of America (Monograph) 2 4 1949 Jan If God Should Die! (Broadsides) 7 1941 Our Soldiers Never Die/A Service Man's Prayer (Laminated Copies) 7 undated My Mother (Monograph) 2 5 1947 Poetry Notebooks - Americanism ... [et al.] 2 6 undated Poetry Notebooks - Book A 2 7 1938, 1942, undated Poetry Notebooks - Book B 2 8 undated Poetry Notebooks - Book C 2 9 undated Poetry Notebooks - Book D 2 10 undated Poetry Notebooks - Book E 2 11 undated Poetry Notebooks - Book F 2 12 undated Poetry Notebooks - Book H 2 13 Poetry Notebooks - California 2 14 undated Poetry Notebooks - Duplicate Poems 2 15 undated Poetry Notebooks - Recent Patriotic Poems and Material 2 16 undated Poetry Notebooks - Rhythm 2 17 1933 Poetry Notebooks - Sight and Visions Poems Written and Read Over the Radio 2 18 undated Poetry Notebooks - Sonia 2 19 1943, undated Poetry Notebooks - Till Then 2 20 undated Poetry Notebooks - Untitled (1 of 11) 2 21 undated Poetry Notebooks - Untitled (2 of 11) 2 22 undated Poetry Notebooks - Untitled (3 of 11) 2 23 undated Poetry Notebooks - Untitled (4 of 11) 2 24 undated Poetry Notebooks - Untitled (5 of 11) 2 25 undated Poetry Notebooks - Untitled (6 of 11) 2 26 undated Poetry Notebooks - Untitled (7 of 11) 2 27 undated Poetry Notebooks - Untitled (8 of 11) 2 28 undated Poetry Notebooks - Untitled (9 of 11) 2 29 undated Poetry Notebooks - Untitled (10 of 11) 2 30 undated Poetry Notebooks - Untitled (11 0f 11) 2 31 1938, 1942, undated Poets, Miscellaneous 2 32 1964, undated Scope and Contents note

May have been collected by either S. H. or N. A. Davis

 Stars and Stripes For Me, Contract (With Elliot Carpenter, Composer) 2 33 undated Scope and Contents note

Includes a copy of the score.

 Stars and Stripes For Me, Lyrics, Press, Program 2 34 1940, undated Scope and Contents note

With annotation by S.H. David about the song

 Stars and Stripes For Me, Scores 2 35 undated Swallows of San Juan Capistrano 2 36 1938-1939, 1942, 1957, undated Scope and Contents note

Includes copy of original broadside, annotations, and other accompanying materials.

 Swallows of San Juan Capistrano (Broadside) 7 1938 Swallows of San Juan Capistrano (Broadsides) 7 1938 To My Sweetheart (Broadside) 7 1938 Twenty One Nations, Lyrics and Score 2 37 undated Voices 2 38 undated Prose Series 2. Subseries 1932-1941 Political Essays - A-E 2 39 undated Political Essays - F-K 2 40 1938-1939, 1943, undated Political Essays - M-R 2 41 1937-1938, 1942, undated Political Essays - S 2 42 1941, undated Political Essays - T-Z 3 1 1940, 1942, undated Prose By Others 3 2 1932, undated Prose Fragments 3 3 undated Prose Notebooks - Almonds 3 4 undated Prose Notebooks - Americanism 3 5 undated Prose Notebooks - Color 3 6 undated Prose Notebooks - Delinquency Prevention Project 3 7 Prose Notebooks - Desert Shall Blossom at the Rose 3 8 undated Prose Notebooks - First Came the Jew 3 9 undated Prose Notebooks - Five Laws of Successful Salesmanship 3 10 Prose Notebooks - Fourteen Lectures on the Influence of Christ in Art upon Western Civilization 3 11 Prose Notebooks - Fundamental Everyday American Economics 3 12 Prose Notebooks - Genesis 3 13 undated Prose Notebooks - Germinal-Seed-Rain (1 of 3) 3 14 undated Prose Notebooks - Germinal-Seed-Rain (2 of 3) 3 15 undated Prose Notebooks - Germinal-Seed-Rain (3 of 3) 3 16 undated Prose Notebooks - The Girl He Left Behind Him 3 17 undated Prose Notebooks - Great Jews of All Times 3 18 undated Prose Notebooks - Harvest 3 19 1933 Prose Notebooks - The Jew 3 20 1936 Prose Notebooks - Let Us Say It 3 21 1940 Prose Notebooks - Liberty 3 22 1934 Prose Notebooks - Life 3 23 1933 Prose Notebooks - The Problem of Crime 3 27 undated Prose Notebooks - Memory and Other M.S. Material 3 24 undated Scope and Contents note

Includes illustrations, newspaper clippings, and other printed materials,

 Prose Notebooks - Payauthur: A Saga of the South Seas 3 25 1941 Prose Notebooks - Political [Writing] 3 26 undated Prose Notebooks - Research on Roger Williams 3 27a undated Prose Notebooks - The Survivors 3 28 undated Prose Notebooks - Then Came the Jew 3 29 1936 Prose Notebooks - Truth About the Jew (1 of 6) 3 30 undated Prose Notebooks - Truth About the Jew (2 of 6) 4 1 undated Prose Notebooks - Truth About the Jew (3 of 6) 4 2 Prose Notebooks - Truth About the Jew (4 of 6) 4 3 undated Prose Notebooks - Truth About the Jew (5 of 6) 4 4 undated Prose Notebooks - Truth About the Jew (6 of 6) 4 4a 1934 Prose Notebooks - Untitled (1 of 6) 4 5 undated Scope and Contents note

Collection of miscellaneous essays.

 Prose Notebooks - Untitled (2 of 6) 4 6 undated Scope and Contents note

Collection of miscellaneous essays.

 Prose Notebooks - Untitled (3 of 6) 4 7 undated Prose Notebooks - Untitled (4 of 6) 4 8 undated Scope and Contents note

Collection of miscellaneous essays, verse and creedal statements.

 Prose Notebooks - Untitled (5 of 6) 4 9 1941, 1943, undated Prose Notebooks - Untitled (6 of 6) 4 10 undated Scope and Contents note

Collection of miscellaneous essays.

 Prose Notebooks - Vision 4 11 1933 Prose Notebooks - Who Are the Jews 4 12 undated Religious Essays - A-E 4 13 1921, 1934, undated Religious Essays - F-L 4 14 undated Religious Essays - M-R 4 15 1937, 1941, Religious Essays - S-Z 4 16 Scattered Notes 4 17 undated Social Essays - A-L 4 18 undated Social Essays - M-Z 4 19 1937, 1939, 1943, undated Drama Series 2. Subseries 1938-1939 America Speaks 4 20 1939 Columbus Play 4 21 circa 1938 Miscellaneous Scripts 4 22 undated Thunder Before Dawn 4 23 undated Planetaryan Series 3 1922-1948 Administrative Materials - Constitution, Manifestos, Creeds 4 24 undated Administrative Materials - Forms, Form Letters, Stationary 4 25 undated Administrative Materials - Committees - American Committee to Aid Korean Refugees 4 26 1941, 1942, undated Administrative Materials - Committees - American Defense Society 4 27 undated Administrative Materials - Organizational Structure, Programs, Rituals, Activities 4 28 undated Administrative Materials - Petitions, Pledges 4 29 undated Articles and Editorials for Publication, Distribution (1 of 2) 4 30 1938, 1941, 1948, undated Articles and Editorials for Publication, Distribution (2 of 2) 4 31 1937, 1938, undated Notebooks - 1940 report 4 32 1940-1941 Notebooks - Ben and His Whistle 4 33 1927, undated Notebooks - Exchange Students 4 34 circa 1924 Notebooks - Flag Manual 4 35 1940, undated Notebooks - Form Letters 4 36 1930, 1931, undated Notebooks -The Great Appeal 4 37 undated Notebooks - Important Torch Copy 5 1 1922, 1938, Notebooks - Jews are People 5 2 1936 Notebooks - Let America Sing 5 3 1940 Notebooks - Look in Here First 5 4 undated Notebooks - The New Competition 5 5 undated Notebooks - Palestine Petition 5 6 undated Notebooks - Planetaryan Key Notes 5 7 undated Notebooks - Planetaryan Library of Human Science 5 8 undated Notebooks - Planetaryan Program 5 9 1934, 1937-1940, undated Notebooks - Planetaryan Song Book 5 10 undated Notebooks - Planetaryan Songs and Credos 5 11 undated Notebooks - Rise on Wings of Understanding 5 12 undated Notebooks - Understanding Our World 5 13 1931 Printed Materials Series 4 1908-1972 American Cinematographer 5 14 1928 Apr 'Bama Writer 5 15 1963 Oct Barrett, Wesley M. The Barrett Harmonic System for Perfect Eyesight Without Glasses. Part Seven. 5 16 1927 General note

It appears that N. A. Davis was the ghost writer of the work. See marginalia from Sonia H. Davis on cover of work. Also see letter from librarian to Sonia H. Davis in

 Beverly Hills Zionist 5 17 1961 Mar Bulletin of the Southern California Society for Mental Hygiene 5 18 1949 Apr California Welfare Journal 5 19 1938 Apr Scope and Contents note

Edited by N. A. Davis. Also includes editorial piece and article by N. A. Davis.

 The Chicago Jewish Forum: A National Quarterly Magazine 5 20 1951 Spring Child Security: Official Publication of Child Security, Inc. 5 21 1958 Spring, 1960 Autumn-Winter Scope and Contents note

Vol. 5, No. 3 includes article by S. H. Davis.

 The Communist Party of the United States of America: a Handbook 5 22 1956 The Co-Operative Paper 5 23 1964 Dec De Lorenzo, Leonardo. To the Nine Muses. 5 24 1957 Scope and Contents note

Inscribed by the author to S. H. Davis.

 Ellisonian Echoes from the Manse of the Muses 5 25 1964 Aug Examiner 5 26 1951 Jun 22 The Guide to Reading (edited by Lyman Abbott, Asa Dickinson and Others) 5 26a 1924 Let's Go 5 27 1928 May 2 Mercury: A Journal of Esoterism and the Higher Masonry 5 28 1925 Jun, 1925 Sep Messenger of Inspiration 5 28a 1964-1965 The Metrolight Flash 5 28b 1964-1965 Miscellaneous Small Press Publications 5 28c 1958, 1961, 1963-1965, undated Mizrachi Women's Cultural Guide 5 29 1949 Jan New Age Expositor 5 30 1962 New Horizons 5 31 1963 Apr Scope and Contents note

Letter from S. H. Davis on p. 3.

 Noah's Ark, Incorporated 5 31a 1912 Scope and Contents note

This represents a business venture that N.A. Davis was involved in.

 North Lawrence News 5 31b 1959 The Occult Digest 5 32 1927 Nov Our Daily Bread 5 33 1972 Apr Outdoor Life and Health Association 5 34 1940 Jul Paton, J. M. The Adopted Break Silence 5 35 1954 Planetaryan Materials - Fliers, brochures, invitation 5 36 1932 Mar 11, undated Planetaryan Materials - One Nation 5 37 1944 June Scope and Contents note

Multiple copies of first (and only published) issue, most annotated by S. H. Davis.

 Planetaryan Materials - Planetaryan Educational Weekly 5 38 1935 Planetaryan Materials - The Torch 5 38a Planetaryan Materials - Why Crawl? Learn to Fly. 5 38b n.d. Pointers for Thinkers and How to Employ the Idle 5 39 undated Reason (Quarterly) 5 39a 1922 Aug-Sep Rosh Hashanah Edition 5 40 1960 Oct Scenes and Episodes 5 40a 1957 Jan Seattle Amateur 5 40b 1964-1965 Scope and Contents note

With annotations by S.H. Davis regarding race.

 Sephardic Jewish Community and Brotherhood (Los Angeles, Calif.), Publications 5 41 1964, Sept., undated Smith, Flora Warren. A New Year Preachment 5 42 1908 Jan Soglasiye 5 43 1964 Oct Tifereth Israel Bulletin 5 44 1946 United Israel Bulletin 5 45 1948-1970 Scope and Contents note

Scattered issues

 Utopian News 5 45a 1934 Jul 9 The Voice of Deliverance 5 46 1970 Aug World Trade 5 47 1922 Mar 27 Photographs Series 5 1893-1968 Sonia H. Davis 5 48 1906-1972 Nathaniel A. Davis 5 49 1893-1938 Nathaniel A. Davis - Chinese Free Masons Group Portrait 8 1923 Feb 20 Family, Friends, Associates, Other Subjects 5 50 circa 1900-1970 Ephemera Series 6 1879-1971 Astrology Charts and Other Related Materials 5 51 1879, Jan 27, 1933 Oct 30, undated Greeting Cards (Blank) 5 52 1939, undated Invitations, Programs, Brochures, Fliers 5 53 1936-1971, undated Miscellaneous Ephemera 5 54 1932, 1942, 1954, 1961, 1964, undated Newspaper Clippings 5 55 1931, 1952, 1964, 1966, 1969, undated Artifacts Series 7 1938-1949 Flag (United Sates of America) 8 undated Greeting Cards, Handmade by N. A. Davis 5 56 1939, 1942 Mar 16 Medallion, Planetaryan 8 undated Monogram for N. A. Davis (Cloth) 8 undated Portrait (Pencil) 5 57 undated Scope and Contents note

Artist & subject unidentified

 Printing Blocks for The Swallows of San Juan Capistrano 8 1938 Printing Plates for Stars and Stripes For Me 8 undated Printing Proofs for I am a Planetaryan 5 58 undated Prints (Socrates Takes Hemlock and Christ on the Cross) 8 undated Scrapbook: A Book of Patriotic Songs (by N.A. Davis and Elliot Carpenter) 8 1949 Scrapbook: Color and Its Uses 6 1 undated Scrapbook: Color as a Factor in Life 6 2 undated Scrapbook: Nathaniel A. Davis 6 3 undated Scope and Contents note

Includes photos of N. A. Davis, business cards, membership cards, articles poetry written by N.A. Davis, and correspondence,

 Scrapbook: Personals - To and About NAD 6 4 undated Scattered pages from Miscellaneous Scrapbooks 6 5 undated