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     MANUSCRIPTS and ARCHIVAL MATERIAL

United Daughters of the Confederacy, 1914-1950

 File — Box: 4 [X030899292], Folder: 2

Scope and Contents

Correspondence and printed materials related to the United Daughters of the Confederacy including meeting minutes from the 1917 22nd Annual Convention. There is correspondence of Celestia Essie Wade Butler Smith, and Arlene Walker Harrold about the politics of the Georgia Division of the United Daughters of the Confederacy and their officers.

There are also personal accounts about the Civil War such as, "Southern Women in the War Between the States", written by Mrs. A. J. Ellis, and others.

Of interest is a brief mention of Governor of Virginia, Lindsay Almond, and the closing of the schools due to desegregation in 1959.

There is also a photograph of Mrs. James Alexander.

Dates

  • Creation: 1914-1950

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research use.

Extent

0.04 Cubic Feet (One folder in legal document box. Box 4.)

Language of Materials

English

Repository Details

Part of the Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library Repository

Contact:
Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
P.O. Box 400110
University of Virginia
Charlottesville Virginia 22904-4110 United States