Lottie Louise Hines papers, 1849-1948

Access and use

Location of collection:
Library of Virginia
The Library of Virginia
800 East Broad Street
Richmond, VA 23219
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POC: Archives Reference Services
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Preferred citation:

Lottie Louise Hines papers, 1849-1948. Accession 53442. Personal papers collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Summary

Extent:
4 cubic feet (6 boxes and 2 scrapbooks)
Creator:
Lottie Louise Hines
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Lottie Louise Hines papers, 1849-1948. Accession 53442. Personal papers collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Background

Scope and content:

Papers, 1849-1948, of Lottie Louise Williamson Hines (1875-1940) of Petersburg, Virginia, consisting of applications, articles, correspondence, genealogical charts and notes, postcards, scrapbooks, and other papers documenting Hines' family research for membership in genealogical societies; as well as papers concerning the Colonel John Banister Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution.

Lottie Louise Hines papers contain correspondence with Blanche Adams Chapman (1895-1954); Minnie G. Cook (1964-1957); T. S. Williamson (1865-1945) and others regarding genealogical research; applications for membership in genealogical organizations; genealogical notes and charts on the Allen, Coker, Green, Hines, Traylor, Watts, Williamson, and Wood families; and genealogical information and papers concerning Anne Louise Hines (1897-1924). Also includes papers regarding Camp Lee (Prince George County, Virginia) and World War I; as well as articles on life after death, evolution and religion, and other topics.

Colonel John Banister Chapter (DAR) papers contain correspondence regarding the chapter; financial statement for 1947-1948; genealogical research regarding members; historical research on Petersburg, Virginia, and surrounding counties; correspondence with and plaque from the United States Constitution Sesquicentennial Commission, 1937-1939; letters, 1849, of Harriet Mertens Johnson (1815-1852) of Petersburg to her brother and sister; and books.

Biographical / historical:

Lottie Louise Williamson was born in Nottoway County, Virginia, to Albert Williamson (1825-1892) and Mary Frances Watts Williamson (1842-1895). She married William Washington Hines (1869-1942), a merchant in in the oil business, in Washington D.C. on 14 May 1896, and they had one daughter. The Hines lived in Petersburg, Virginia, and Lottie Louise Hines became active in the community. She was the founding regent of the Colonel John Banister Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution. Hines was a member of the Petersburg chapter of the Equal Suffrage League and served as president of the Women's Democratic Club of Petersburg. She was one of seven women delegates out of 30 delegates to the 1933 Virginia convention to repeal the 18th amendment (Prohibition). Hines was the first director of the Petersburg Community Gardens, and served as president of the Virginia Cancer Foundation. Lottie Louise Williamson Hines died 14 April 1940 in Petersburg and was buried in Blandford Cemetery.

Acquisition information:
Gift of the Lottie Louise Hines Trust and Colonel John Banister Chapter (NSDAR), Petersburg, Virginia.
Processing information:

Some materials are unavailable due to conservation needs. These items currrently are not part of the descriptive finding aid.

Arrangement:

This collection is arranged

  • Series I: Lottie Louise Hines papers
  • Series II: Colonel John Banister Chapers (DAR) papers