The Davis / Davison / Davidson Family Pictorial & Biographical. A vintage, single edition newsletter-style publication from the 1980s by Family Publications. Primarily intended for young people and beginning genealogists who want to know a little bit more about their surname, and to foster pride in their roots. No family lineages or indepth research of various family lines are provided. Measures 8.5 x 11. Contains 16 pages printed on brown paper. Contains photographs, drawings, articles and stories about important people and places that bore the name. In addition, a special section is devoted to the historical roots of the surname itself explaining how it came to be. The Davis / Davison / Davidson Family edition features a cover story on Confederate States President Jefferson Davis. Other prominent bearers of the name who are profiled include: Union Army Scout J.W. Davidson; Sculptor Jo Davidson; African-American activist Angela Davis; Author Richard Harding Davis; Dramatist Hallie F. Davis; Actress Bette Davis; Louisiana Governor and country music singer Jimmie Davis; Entertainers Sammy Davis, Jr. and Joan Davis; Jazz Musicians Miles Davis and Bill Davison; Actor John Davidson; Nobel Prize Winning Physicist Clinton J. Davisson, and British Poet John Davidson. The Davis Sewing Machine Company, and the histories of the town of Davis, California, and Davis Straight named for English Navigator John Davis are also included.