United Daughters of the Confederacy Williamsburg (Va.) records, 1890/1998

Access and use

Location of collection:
College of William and Mary
Special Collections Research Center
Earl Gregg Swem Library
College of William and Mary
400 Landrum Drive
PO 8795
Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795
Contact for questions and access:
Phone: (757) 221-3090
Fax: (757) 221-5440
Restrictions:

Collection is open to all researchers. Before publishing quotations or excerpts from any materials, permission must be obtained from the Manuscripts and Rare Books Librarian, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.

Preferred citation:

United Daughters of the Confederacy Williamsburg, VA. records, Special Collections Research Center, William & Mary Libraries.

Summary

Extent:
7.00 Linear Feet
Creator:
United Daughters of the Confederacy, Williamsburg Chapter
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

United Daughters of the Confederacy Williamsburg, VA. records, Special Collections Research Center, William & Mary Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

Scrapbook material from the Williamsburg Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy (UDC) consisting of newspaper clippings on the Civil War, veterans still living, battle reenactments, correspondence, yearbooks, programs, and other. Also included are papers concerning Confederate monuments in Williamsburg, as well as dealing with the Cross of Honor. One copy of "A History of the United Daughters of the Confederacy" is included.

Acquisition information:
The materials in this collection were donated in batches by Grace Tuggle (acting President), Mrs. Hart (acting President), Bonnie S. Shelton, and Mrs. Charles M. Hunter between 1992 and 2004. Accession numbers: 1992.04, 2000.51, 2003.18, 2003.38, 2004.18 and 2005.30.
Processing information:

Processed by Amanda Perkins in 1993.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard