Miscellaneous items, 1931/1963

Containers:
Box 10, Folder 1
Language:
English.
Scope and content:

This folder contains:- Articles by Division Historians United Daughters of the Confederacy UDC o Early History of University of Missouri (prepared with assistance of Mrs. L. J. Dye) pages 1-2 o Early History of University of North Carolina (prepared by Mrs. J.A. Yarbrough) pages 2-3 o University of South Carolina from its Founding to Reconstruction (prepared by Mrs. J.R. [Martha Bray] Carson) pages 3-4 o Early History of University of Tennessee (by Miss Annie Cody) pages 4-5 o Early History of Baylor University [Texas] (by Mrs. Sam Browne) page 5 o Early History of the University of Virginia (by Mrs. B.F. Cary) pages 5-7 [includes description of Civil War activities, including the formation of companies called "The Sons of Liberty" and "The Southern Guard" {with R.E. Lee, Jr. as its Corporal}] o Mary Sharp College [Tennessee] (by Miss Annie Cody) page 7 - Bulletin of the Historical Department of the United Daughters of the Confederacy UDC List of Prizes 1931 - Historical Essay Contest co-sponsored by United Daughters of the Confederacy and Sons of Confederate Veterans Subject 1962-1963 "Women of the Confederacy" - United Daughters of the Confederacy Education Circular 1963 UDC Awards and student loans - Undated flyer on Jefferson Davis Casement Fort Monroe, Virginia - Virginia Division United Daughters of the Confederacy Committee on Education 1962 Scholarships - Virginia Division United Daughters of the Confederacy Committee on Education Scholarships 1963 [two copies] - Year Book of the Turner Ashby Chapter 17 United Daughters of the Confederacy 162 1944-1945 Harrisonburg, VA - West Virginia Division United Daughters of the Confederacy has the honor to present Mrs. William Eston Randolph Byrne (Amanda Austin Byrne) as a candidate for the Office of President General at the General Convention November 1931 - Virginia Division United Daughters of the Confederacy Second District Conference Covington, VA Apr. 25, 1959 - Virginia Division United Daughters of the Confederacy Committee on Education Scholarships 1957 - Virginia Division United Daughters of the Confederacy Committee on Education Scholarships 1935 - Virginia Division United Daughters of the Confederacy Committee on Education Scholarships 1933 - Letter from Mrs. Archer Overbay announcing 1962-63 Historical Essay contest co-sponsored by United Daughters of the Confederacy and Sons of Confederate Veterans for High School Students - Form letter dated Nov 15, 1952 Birmingham. AL referring to Biloxi Convention and changes to United Daughters of the Confederacy - Form letter from Mrs. Fred L. Bower, Sr. President – Virginia Division United Daughters of the Confederacy addressed to "Dear Virginia Daughters" and containing general UDC news as of Mar. 1, 1963 - Publicity folder for A Diary with Reminiscences of the War and Refugee Life in the Shenandoah Valley 1860-1865 Mrs. Cornelia McDonald annotated and supplemented by Hunter McDonald 1934 - Notes concerning 65th Annual Convention Virginia Division United Daughters of the Confederacy Roanoke, VA Oct 4, 1960 - Blank envelope postmarked Apr. 7, 1962 labelled "Board May 16" - Blank envelope with handwritten note "Those attending the Virginia Division Convention meeting at the Chamerlin Hotel-Old Point Comfort-Virginia - Film booking form and catalogue inserts Virginia Department of Conservation and Economic Development Division of Public Relations and Advertising Apr 1960 - Officers of Virginia Division UDC United Daughters of the Confederacy for 1939-1940 - Elected Officers of the Virginia Division United Daughters of the Confederacy Oct 1962 to Oct 1963 - Historians Yearbook 1961-1962 United Daughters of the Confederacy Historical Department 1962 - Form letter (undated but from contents likely 1935) from Bessie Ferguson Cary, Historian Virginia Division United Daughters of the Confederacy UDC summarizing initiatives and activities - Form letter from dated Jan. 1, 1943 from Mrs. J.L. (Clair Woodruff), Bugg President Virginia Division United Daughters of the Confederacy UDC concerning 1943 initiatives.

Access and use

Location of collection:
Special Collections and Archives
James G. Leyburn Library
Washington and Lee University
204 W. Washington Street
Lexington, VA 24450
Contact for questions and access:
POC: SCA Staff
Phone: (540) 458-8649
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