United Daughters of the Confederacy
Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:
Ann Norvell Otey Scott Papers
Dickinson, Sally Bruce, 1940
File includes photocopies of newspaper obituaries of her death on December 10,1940. Photocopy of a newspaper article, "U.D.C. Holds Exercises at Sayler Creek Battlefield" at which Ms. Dickinson was a speaker. Photocopy of a page concerning Miss Dickinson's book, "Confederate Leaders."
General History Related Ephemera, 1893 - 1935
This folder contains various printed ephemera relating to US history, US presidents, and a few farmers almanacs.
History - U.D.C. (United Daughters of the Confederacy)
This file consists of an undated manuscript entitled "Historic Lexington," which inlcudes photos of Lexington's confederate monuments and historic markers. Also includes captioning with basic historical information on the sites depicted in the photographs.
Jonathan William Harpine Letter to Unknown Newspaper Editor
Lee Memorial Fund, Booklets, 1921
A printed booklet with illustratyions about Robert E. Lee and his legacy for donors to the Lee Memorial Fund, a fundraising project for the proposed renovation and/or enlargement of the Lee Chapel at Washington and Lee University. The plan had initial footing, but was ultimately vetoed by the university on the advice of the local chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy who opposed the plan.
United Daughters of the Confederacy Collection
Consists of miscellaneous correspondence related to the Lee Memorial Fund at Washington and Lee University in 1921. Includes newspaper clippings and pamphlets concerning the Confederacy, the United Daughters of the Confederacy, and primarily, the passing of a resolution naming Lincoln's birthday as a national holiday. Also includes correspondence with Douglas Southall Freeman and others.