Correspondence, minutes, reports, and other material relating to the North Carolina chapter of the American Institute of Architects and to the National AIA. The bulk of this material, dating from the 1960s, concerns the activities and meetings of the North Carolina chapter.

Correspondence, reports, minutes, and other material mainly relating to meetings of the Southern Conference of the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards. Much of this material concerns committee work dealing with various problems such as the education and public image of architects. A small amount of material concerning the Gulf States Regional Conference of the NCARB is also included.

Correspondence and other material chiefly concerning the North Carolina Architectural Foundation's efforts to raise funds to promote architecture in North Carolina. Arrangement is chronological.

Correspondence, notes, reports, and other material concerning Davis's activities as a member of the North Carolina Board of Architecture. The bulk of this material concerns the examination and registration of architects in North Carolina.

The job book lists each architectural project alphabetically, giving its geographic location and the original filing location of the drawings. A "Commissions List," included at the end of the job book, lists each project alphabetically, giving building type and geographic location.

Drawings, job files, and specifications representing approximately 550 architectural projects designed by Davis, most of which were designed between 1950 and 1970. Almost all were commissioned by North Carolina clients, although a few requests came from clients in West Virginia, Virginia, South Carolina, and several other states. The most complete records for these projects, usually including drawings, specifications, job files, and sometimes audio-visual material (See Series IV), exist for schools, churches, and public buildings.

The drawings often include plot plans, elevations, floor plans, and details, and occasionally mechanical drawings such as electrical, plumbing, and structural plans. Listed on the drawing is the job number and often the job title, name of client, geographic location, and date. Job numbers were assigned during processing. Some drawings were not received with the papers, and their location is unknown. The job files and specifications consist of correspondence, notes, reports, brochures, and other material concerning 120 of Davis's projects.

An index, compiled during processing, is the key to locating information on Davis's projects. It provides the job number (assigned during processing), job title, geographic location of most projects, and physical location of job files, specifications, drawings, and audio-visual materials.

Correspondence, notes, desk calendars, appointment books, and other material dealing with the daily operations of Davis's architectural firm. These records mainly concern dealings with business associates, clients, and employees. Arrangement is alphabetical by file title.

Chiefly pictures and a few slides taken between 1949 and 1980. The bulk of these images, taken between 1950 and 1965, relate to Davis's architectural projects. Other subjects include Archie Royal Davis, Gerald R. Ford, John Ingram, and architects and members of the Southern Conference of the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards. Several pictures relate to Davis's activities on the Planning and Zoning Commission of Durham, between 1957 and 1975. Negatives are included for some projects, but have not been matched to their respective positive prints.

Arrangement: Alphabetical. Records of several public buildings and schools designed by Davis between 1967 and 1975. Included on these microfilm reels are drawings, specifications, and pictures. These reels were received with the papers.