Search

This folder contains: genealogy for DAR application for B.W. Fry Shafer – c/o Mary Ackerly - 1828 legal statement of settlement of estate of William Lovell (two pages handwritten) - Invitation to VMI commencement proceedings 1925 - Miscellaneous souvenirs and newspaper clippings Mary Ackerly - Mary Ackerly resignation as Chairwoman of Confederate Memorial Association fund May 25, 1933 LOCATION: AC 108 RHA Ackerly Papers (Box 5) FOLDER 4 - Reports of Commissioner of Revenue of Rockbridge County 1929, 1930, 1931

This folder contains the following miscellaneous publications:- Land deed Aug. 29, 1939 Mary D.A. Field (widow) to Algernon A. S. Davy returned for revision per letter from W. A. Metzer (Attorney at Law, Leesburg) to William Ackerly (Attorney at Law, Lexington) - Contract by and between Mary Denham Ackerly and Lula E. (Jeter) Parker regarding publication of Our Kin – Dec. 26, 1929 - Letter from Mary Ackerly to brother William Ackerly about dissolving Our Kin partnership with Lula Parker Feb. 15, 1940 - "True Copy" of Last Will and Testament of G. Harris Field leaving everything to Mary Ackerly - News clipping concerning William Ackerly organizing company of infantry for the National Guard in Lexington (source & date unknown) - News clipping Ralph Turpin Jr. receives law degree from Seton Hall (source & date unknown) - Christmas photo notecard (person & location unidentified – presumably Mary Ackerly) - 2x The 1932 Cotillion Club of VMI Virginia Military Institute invitations to Final Dances – Mrs. J. P. Ackerly, Sr. & Miss Marie Davidson and J.P. Ackerly, Jr & Miss Lucy Ackerly - Calendar 1935 Jefferson Street Gulf Service Station (7 N. Jefferson Street) E. G. Ackerly, Owner & Mgr. - Letter to Miss Mary Denham Ackerly from the Times-World Corporation, Roanoke re: purchasing copy of Our - News clipping of editorial from the Waynesboro News-Virginian regarding 18th Judicial Circuit amalgamation with scribbled note "For Will" - Front page of The Fauquier Democrat Apr. 6, 1961 with article "Farm Deeded by Washington in Sale News" :: "Fieldmont, a 320-acre farm near Halfway, part of a tract for which George Washington signed a deed in 1789, has been sold by Mrs. G. Harris Field to John E. Malone of Arlington" - Biographical Sketches and Pictures of Company B, Confederate Veterans of Nashville, TN, 1902 (1974 reprint) - Fiftieth Reunion Booklet Class of 1912 Washington & Lee University May 4 – 5, 1962 - Photo Christmas card with picture of house (no ID, no date) Ackerly house? - Letter to Miss Lucy Ackerly from William S. Moffett, Jr. condolences on death of Judge William Ackerly Aug. 14,1968 LOCATION: AC 109 RHA Ackerly Papers (Box 6) FOLDER MISC PUBS "B" - Front page of The Fauqiuer Democrat Warrenton May 3, 1933 regarding donation of copy of Our Kin to Warrenton Library.

This folder contains: - Letter to Mary Ackerly July 1, 1930 from J.P. Bell Company printing details regarding Our Kin, acceptance of invitation to White reunion LOCATION: AC 108 RHA Ackerly Papers (Box 5) FOLDER 15 - Letter to Mary Ackerly July 1, 1930 from Mertin S. Harrison (The Bedford Democrat, Bedford, VA) liked Our Kin, request to find accommodations in private home for son, Claude, Jr. who will be attending Washington & Lee LOCATION: AC 108 RHA Ackerly Papers (Box 5) FOLDER 15 - Letter to Mary Ackerly July 1, 1930 from R.R. Penn (Superintendent of Virginia State [Prison] Farm) praising Our Kin LOCATION: AC 108 RHA Ackerly Papers (Box 5) FOLDER 15 - Letter to Mary Ackerly July 2, 1930 from Mrs. R. G. Turpin, Big Island, VA praising Our Kin LOCATION: AC 108 RHA Ackerly Papers (Box 5) FOLDER 15 - Letter to Mary Ackerly July 2, 1930 from Lula Thompson , Goodes, VA Our Kin masterpiece LOCATION: AC 108 RHA Ackerly Papers (Box 5) FOLDER 15 - Letter to Mary Ackerly July 3, 1930 from Farris Campbell of New York copies of Our Kin plus "I hope that you will greatly enjoy your vacation" LOCATION: AC 108 RHA Ackerly Papers (Box 5) FOLDER 15 - Letter to Mary Ackerly July 6, 1930 from T.F. Turpin, Chihuahua, Mexico Our Kin LOCATION: AC 108 RHA Ackerly Papers (Box 5) FOLDER 15 - Letter to Mary Ackerly July 5, 1930 from C.D. White, Goodes, VA praising Our Kin LOCATION: AC 108 RHA Ackerly Papers (Box 5) FOLDER 15 - Card to Mary Ackerly July 6, 1930 from Mabel H. [Hatcher?] Clifton Forge, VA family illnesses, likes Our Kin LOCATION: AC 108 RHA Ackerly Papers (Box 5) FOLDER 15 - Card to Mary Ackerly July 7, 1930 from Bart Watson, Big Island, VA re: Our Kin LOCATION: AC 108 RHA Ackerly Papers (Box 5) FOLDER 15 - Letter to Mary Ackerly July 7, 1930 from F.H. Ollofy, St. Louis, Missouri; Our Kin splendid; writes about Gwatkin family in Missouri LOCATION: AC 108 RHA Ackerly Papers (Box 5) FOLDER 15 - Letter to Mary Ackerly July 9, 1930 Wilder's Bookshop, Boston, MA payment for Our Kin and order additional copy for Genealogical Society of Utah - Card to Mary Ackerly July 9, 1930 from W.J. Penn of Goode, VA deserves unlimited credit for Our Kin LOCATION: AC 108 RHA Ackerly Papers (Box 5) FOLDER 15 - Letter to Mary Ackerly July 9, 1930 from Mary Patillo of Big Island, VA praise for Our Kin; proud to call her cousin LOCATION: AC 108 RHA Ackerly Papers (Box 5) FOLDER 15 - Draft of letter by Mary Ackerly to Wilder's Bookshop notifying of price increase and no discount for Our Kin [July 10, 1930 draft] LOCATION: AC 108 RHA Ackerly Papers (Box 5) FOLDER 15 - Letter to Mary Ackerly from J.P. Bell Company July 11, 1930 business details and pricing re: Our Kin LOCATION: AC 108 RHA Ackerly Papers (Box 5) FOLDER 15 - Letter to Mary Ackerly from Mrs. Jesse T. Davidson [Lula Jeter Parker] July 12, 1930 family and book news LOCATION: AC 108 RHA Ackerly Papers (Box 5) FOLDER 15 - Letter to Mary Ackerly from R.C. Pannill of Martinsville, VA praising Our Kin; "I don't wonder that you broke down. I can't help wishing that your vacation came earlier in the summer before you became so worn out" LOCATION: AC 108 RHA Ackerly Papers (Box 5) FOLDER 15 - Letter to Lucy Ackerly from Registrar at State Teachers College, Farmville, VA [now Longwood University] listing credits at the college and stating that additional credits were needed for graduation [Apparently Lucy was 38 years old at the time] LOCATION: AC 108 RHA Ackerly Papers (Box 5) FOLDER 15 - Letter to Mary Ackerly from Goodspeed's Book Shop in Boston, MA re: pricing of Our Kin July, 21, 1930 LOCATION: AC 108 RHA Ackerly Papers (Box 5) FOLDER 15 - Letter to Mary Ackerly ("Dear Sir") from Indiana State Library purchasing Our Kin July 22, 1930 LOCATION: AC 108 RHA Ackerly Papers (Box 5) FOLDER 15 - Draft letter (July 23, 1930) from Mary Ackerly to Goodspeed's Book Shop re: pricing for Our Kin LOCATION: AC 108 RHA Ackerly Papers (Box 5) FOLDER 15 - Letter to Mary Ackerly from Archibald Bennett of Salt Lake City, Utah July 23, 1930 ("third great-grandfather being Robert Bell [born in Bedford County]) LOCATION: AC 108 RHA Ackerly Papers (Box 5) FOLDER 15 - Letter to Mary Ackerly from J.P. Bell Company Aug. 4, 1930 about producing additional copies of Our Kin - Letter to Mary Ackerly from J.P. Bell Company Aug. 6, 1930 acknowledging receipt of $300, thanking her for invitation to White Annual Reunion, and suggesting she invite Roy Ackerly of Northport, Long Island, NY ("an attorney and evidently a member of a branch of your family") LOCATION: AC 108 RHA Ackerly Papers (Box 5) FOLDER 15 - Letter to Mary Ackerly from Archibald Bennett of Salt Lake City, Utah Aug. 9, 1930 [she calls him "foxy" in scribbled side note] about price of Our Kin LOCATION: AC 108 RHA Ackerly Papers (Box 5) FOLDER 15 - Letter to Mary Ackerly from J.P. Bell Company Aug. 12, 1930 about getting Mrs. Duval Adams to do a review of Our Kin; sorry that only 3 books have sold LOCATION: AC 108 RHA Ackerly Papers (Box 5) FOLDER 15 - Letter to Mary Ackerly from J.M. Andrews of J.P. Bell Company "sorry that condition of health will not permit" being at White family reunion Aug. 12, 1930 LOCATION: AC 108 RHA Ackerly Papers (Box 5) FOLDER 15 - Letter to Mary Ackerly from W.A. (Bill) Thomson of Hattiesburg, Miss. [Hattiesburg Coca-Cola Bottling Company] about Our Kin; asks if there is any data on the Thomson group Sept. 13, 1930 LOCATION: AC 108 RHA Ackerly Papers (Box 5) FOLDER 15 - Letter to Mary Ackerly from J.P. Bell Company regarding "reasonable extension" of credit Sept. 16, 1930 LOCATION: AC 108 RHA Ackerly Papers (Box 5) FOLDER 15 - Letter to Mary Ackerly from H.D. Wells of J.P. Bell Company Oct. 3, 1930; had been in hospital, but improving LOCATION: AC 108 RHA Ackerly Papers (Box 5) FOLDER 15 - Letter to Mary Ackerly Oct. 6, 1930 from Dr. William R. Clements ("Cousin Ralph") regarding trip to Bermuda, purchase of 8 cylinder 1931 Buick coupe; says that Lucy Ackerly was a charming companion at reunion. Asks after Mary's nerves. LOCATION: AC 108 RHA Ackerly Papers (Box 5) FOLDER 15 - Letter to Mary Ackerly from John Randolph Bolling (secretary to Edith Bolling [Mrs. Woodrow] Wilson) Oct. 18, 1930: [apparently in response to a letter from Mary Ackerly dated Oct. 4, 1930] – "My sister and I spent August in Maine; then came back here for two weeks, and the middle of September went to Des Moines, Iowa, for a visit of two weeks to Mrs. Edwin T. Meredith (you may recall that her husband—who died about two years ago—was in Mr. Wilson's Cabinet as Secretary of Agriculture). She has a beautiful home, and a tiny house on a farm—about twenty minutes ride from Des Moines—where we spent many happy, restful days." LOCATION: AC 108 RHA Ackerly Papers (Box 5) FOLDER 15 - Letter to Mary Ackerly Oct. 15, 1930 from Dr. William R. Clements ("Cousin Ralph") housing cleaning; sketch of Coat of Arms referenced as enclosed [not in envelope and not attached] LOCATION: AC 108 RHA Ackerly Papers (Box 5) FOLDER 15 - Letter to Mary Ackerly from W. B. Calloway Oct. 15, 1930 saying he does not find a connection with his ancestors in Our Kin - Letter to Mary Ackerly from J.P. Bell Company Aug. 6, 1930 acknowledging receipt of $300, thanking her for invitation to White Annual Reunion, and suggesting she invite Roy Ackerly of Northport, Long Island, NY ("an attorney and evidently a member of a branch of your family") LOCATION: AC 108 RHA Ackerly Papers (Box 5) FOLDER 15 - Letter to Mary Ackerly from Archibald Bennett of Salt Lake City, Utah Aug. 9, 1930 [she calls him "foxy" in scribbled side note] about price of Our Kin LOCATION: AC 108 RHA Ackerly Papers (Box 5) FOLDER 15 - Letter to Mary Ackerly from J.P. Bell Company Aug. 12, 1930 about getting Mrs. Duval Adams to do a review of Our Kin; sorry that only 3 books have sold LOCATION: AC 108 RHA Ackerly Papers (Box 5) FOLDER 15 - Letter to Mary Ackerly from J.M. Andrews of J.P. Bell Company "sorry that condition of health will not permit" being at White family reunion Aug. 12, 1930 LOCATION: AC 108 RHA Ackerly Papers (Box 5) FOLDER 15 - Letter to Mary Ackerly from W.A. (Bill) Thomson of Hattiesburg, Miss. [Hattiesburg Coca-Cola Bottling Company] about Our Kin; asks if there is any data on the Thomson group Sept. 13, 1930 LOCATION: AC 108 RHA Ackerly Papers (Box 5) FOLDER 15 - Letter to Mary Ackerly from J.P. Bell Company regarding "reasonable extension" of credit Sept. 16, 1930 LOCATION: AC 108 RHA Ackerly Papers (Box 5) FOLDER 15 - Letter to Mary Ackerly from H.D. Wells of J.P. Bell Company Oct. 3, 1930; had been in hospital, but improving LOCATION: AC 108 RHA Ackerly Papers (Box 5) FOLDER 15 - Letter to Mary Ackerly Oct. 6, 1930 from Dr. William R. Clements ("Cousin Ralph") regarding trip to Bermuda, purchase of 8 cylinder 1931 Buick coupe; says that Lucy Ackerly was a charming companion at reunion. Asks after Mary's nerves. LOCATION: AC 108 RHA Ackerly Papers (Box 5) FOLDER 15 - Letter to Mary Ackerly from John Randolph Bolling (secretary to Edith Bolling [Mrs. Woodrow] Wilson) Oct. 18, 1930: [apparently in response to a letter from Mary Ackerly dated Oct. 4, 1930] – "My sister and I spent August in Maine; then came back here for two weeks, and the middle of September went to Des Moines, Iowa, for a visit of two weeks to Mrs. Edwin T. Meredith (you may recall that her husband—who died about two years ago—was in Mr. Wilson's Cabinet as Secretary of Agriculture). She has a beautiful home, and a tiny house on a farm—about twenty minutes ride from Des Moines—where we spent many happy, restful days." LOCATION: AC 108 RHA Ackerly Papers (Box 5) FOLDER 15 - Letter to Mary Ackerly Oct. 15, 1930 from Dr. William R. Clements ("Cousin Ralph") housing cleaning; sketch of Coat of Arms referenced as enclosed [not in envelope and not attached] LOCATION: AC 108 RHA Ackerly Papers (Box 5) FOLDER 15 - Letter to Mary Ackerly from W. B. Calloway Oct. 15, 1930 saying he does not find a connection with his ancestors in Our Kin LOCATION: AC 108 RHA Ackerly Papers (Box 5) FOLDER 15 - Letter to Mary Ackerly from James Lewis Hook (Early American Books) about a "Washington document," stamps, and Southern Literary Messengers – which Mary apparently was attempting to sell; he also suggests she forward a "description of the coins and I will tell you their value" LOCATION: AC 108 RHA Ackerly Papers (Box 5) FOLDER 15 - Letter to Mary Ackerly from Dr. William R. Clements ("Cousin Ralph") three pages of comments about recent reunion Oct. 23, 1930 LOCATION: AC 108 RHA Ackerly Papers (Box 5) FOLDER 15 - Letter to Mary Ackerly from Mrs. George Parker discussing sales of Our Kin Nov. 13, 1930 LOCATION: AC 108 RHA Ackerly Papers (Box 5) FOLDER 15 - Letter to Mary Ackerly from Dr. William Clements ("Cousin Ralph") about his wife (Bertha's) nerves; mentions Mary's trip to Bermuda Nov. 17, 1930 LOCATION: AC 108 RHA Ackerly Papers (Box 5) FOLDER 15 - Letter to Mary Ackerly from Dr. William Clements ("Cousin Ralph") Nov. 18, 1930 chatting about Hatcher family crest, his wife Bertha's ills, and holiday plans LOCATION: AC 108 RHA Ackerly Papers (Box 5) FOLDER 15 - Letter to Mary Ackerly from Dr. William Clements ("Cousin Ralph") Nov. 20, 1930 forwarding material on maternal and paternal Clements ancestry which he hopes Mary will pursue LOCATION: AC 108 RHA Ackerly Papers (Box 5) FOLDER 15 - Letter to Mary Ackerly from R.H. Peck of The Daily Georgian (Atlanta) forwarding published review of Our Kin which apparently had been sent to him Nov. 26, 1930 LOCATION: AC 108 RHA Ackerly Papers (Box 5) FOLDER 15 - Letter to Mary Ackerly from Lula (Mrs. George Parker) genealogical talk re: David and Moon lines; then money talk mentioned "hard times for the holidays" Dec. 5, 1930 LOCATION: AC 108 RHA Ackerly Papers (Box 5) FOLDER 15 - Letter to Mary Ackerly from Lula (Mrs. George Parker) Dec. 9, 1930 about money owed by J.P. Bell for sales of Our Kin LOCATION: AC 108 RHA Ackerly Papers (Box 5) FOLDER 15 - Letter to Mary Ackerly from J.P. Bell Company enclosing check, invoice, and reporting on sales of Our Kin Dec. 11, 1930 LOCATION: AC 108 RHA Ackerly Papers (Box 5) FOLDER 15 - Letter to Mary Ackerly from J.P. Bell Company Dec. 13, 1930 thanking her for payment and stating that the remainder due could wait until January - Letter to Mary Ackerly from Lula Parker Dec 15, 1930 about final disposition of Our Kin money LOCATION: AC 108 RHA Ackerly Papers (Box 5) FOLDER 15 - Letter to Mary Ackerly from Lula Parker Jan. 2, 1931 enclosing letter from Nannie Francisco Porter of Richmond about Susannah Ragland / Susannah Ellis / Charles Davis.

This folder contains:- Letter to Mary Ackerly from J. P. Bell acknowledging receipt of check settling account on Our Kin Jan. 6, 1931 - Letter to Mary Ackerly from Lula Parker winding up loose ends on financing of Our Kin Jan. 7, 1931 - Letter to Mary Ackerly from John Randolph Bolling (secretary to Edith Bolling [Mrs. Woodrow] Wilson) Jan. 8, 1931 "A severe attack of pink eye in both eyes, starting on November 15th, and still continuing, has prevented an earlier acknowledgment of your nice letter of November 20th…. My eyes are getting better, but the oculist warns I must use them very little—and very carefully—for several weeks to come… I appreciated your card at Christmas, and hope that you had a jolly Holiday season. My sister had all the family to Christmas dinner—an annual custom now—and it was nice to be together…" - Letter to Mary Ackerly from C.S. Hook, Atlantic City, NJ Jan. 24, 1931 appears to be offers for old books she has to sell; references letter from her of Oct. 4, 1930 - Letter to Mary Ackerly from William MacFarlane Jones enclosing application forms to join The Sons of the American Revolution—Virginia Chapter. Lists among members "the late Attorney General Wm. A. Anderson and the present Congressman Harry St. George Tucker" Jan. 27, 1931 - Letter to Mary Ackerly from Lula Parker mentioning that Mary is sick in bed with the flu and stating that Lula is planning a survey of "manor houses" in Bedford Feb. 5, 1931 - Letter to Mary Ackerly from J.P. Bell Feb. 11, 1931 attaching a letter from General Magazine Corporation of Boston, MA requesting an "editorial copy" of Our Kin - Letter to Mary Ackerly from Lula Parker Mar. 16, 1931 reporting on her activities - Letter to Mary Ackerly from John Randolph Bolling (secretary to Edith Bolling [Mrs. Woodrow] Wilson) Letter to Mary Ackerly from John Randolph Bolling (secretary to Edith Bolling [Mrs. Woodrow] Wilson) Mar. 27, 1931 referencing a Colonel Robert Bolling, but also "We are having glorious Spring days here, and I am enjoying long walks. Hope you are well and that all goes happily with you." - Letter to Mary Ackerly from John Randolph Bolling (secretary to Edith Bolling [Mrs. Woodrow] Wilson) Apr. 9, 1931 thanking her for helping to research Colonel Robert Bolling, but also "My sister and I spent a most happy Easter with some friends in New Jersey who have a lovely home only half an hour from New York. Last Friday (Good Friday) we heard a wonderful presentation of 'Parsifal' at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York, and last Saturday saw Walter Hampden in an interesting play, the Admirable Crichton. The only drawback was that, coming down on the train last Monday, I took a heavy cold, and am now in that 'snuffling' stage which is most disagreeable…. You certainly had a hard time of it, with your illness, and will have to take things easy until you are quite well again. Getting out and digging in the ground will be the best thing in the world for you; it is 72 here today, and I am just back from a fine walk." - Letter from Cornelia Burks Dillard to Mary Ackerly June 3, 1931 requesting return of photo of Martin Burks ("not the Judge") - Letter of recommendation regarding Mary Ackerly's teaching credentials from Harrington Waddell, Principal of Lexington High School June 10, 1931 - Letter to Mary Ackerly from W. Harris, Jr. Kansas City, Missouri June 27, 1931 five pages long-hand asking about Thorp, Casson, and Bruce lines. States he has massive amounts of material on Calloway. Very complimentary of Our Kin - Letter from "Mrs. John Ackerly to Lucy—in pencil—Aug. 20, 1931 mentions canning (64 quarts of peaches; 30 quarts of tomatoes). "Heard there is typhoid about 'on Buffalo." - Letter to Mary Ackerly from W. Harris, Jr. Kansas City, Missouri Sept. 9, 1931 acknowledging letter of Sept. 8, 1931 discussing Calloways and asking about Thorp descendants in Bedford and Campbell County - Letter to Mary Ackerly from "Cousin Ralph" Oct. 13, 1931 reporting on Smokey Mt, NC convalescence from operation - Letter to Mary Ackerly from Lula Parker Dec. 4, 1931 "Now tell me about 'Uncle Harris [Fields]… Has he said 'come with me' yet? Lula warns not to go live in a big house on a big farm unless he gives you a big allowance… Also enclosed some calculations on the back of paper from First National Bank of Lexington - Letter to Mary Ackerly from Homer B. Ledford of Manchester, KY Jan. 2, 1932 asking about early lines of White family & Bollings before 1807 - Letter to Mary Ackerly from C.K. Hill of Harriman Tennessee Mar. 16, 1932 inquiring about 18th century Holladay family - Christmas Postcard to Mary Ackerly Dec. 12, 1931 from Mrs. A.E. Hart of Los Angeles, CA great praise for Our Kin - Letter to Mary Ackerly from Lula Parker June 23, 1932 three pages of genealogical talk plus separate sheet of notes from Goochland County records - Letter to Mary Ackerly from Lula Parker July 9, 1932 genealogical loose ends then activity in Bedford and family matters - Letter to Mary Ackerly from Mrs. Ernest C. Arnold of Oklahoma City Sept. 24, 1932 re: genealogy of Hatchers - Letter to Mary Ackerly from R. R. White of Manchester, KY Sept. 30, 1932 reporting on his research about White family - Letter to Mary Ackerly from Institute of American Genealogy in Chicago thanking her for copy of Our Kin - Letter to Mary Ackerly from Mrs. H. B. Earthman of Decatur, GA Nov. 10, 1932 asking for information about two Bolling lines - Letter to Mary Ackerly from Louis N. Savage of Rockport, IND Nov. 11, 1932 asking for information on early history of Savage/Bolling family since his niece wishes to join the DAR - Letter to Mary Ackerly from Jane Gladney of Stamps, AK Nov. 14, 1932 regarding Lynchfield Burks genealogy - Letter to Mary Ackerly ("My Dear Cousin Mary") from Benjamin Sledd Dec. 26, 1932 congratulating her on her marriage to George Harris Field.

This folder contains: - Letter to Mary Ackerly Mar 12, 1931 from Mrs. Chs Schaadt of Virginia Division UDC United Daughters of the Confederacy (apparently with regard to request for grave marker forms (address listed as County Court House, Lexington, VA); she asks the question "Is that the R.R. station"? - Letter from W. Horace Lackey to Dora (Mrs. H.L.) Mitchell (as local UDC Secretary) informing her that Mrs. Lackey cannot accept Presidency of Mary Custis Lee Chapter UDC United Daughters of the Confederacy to which she was recently elected: "She has been in the Hospital for the past ten days and is not yet able to answer for herself" Apr. 22, 1931 - Handwritten copy of accounting form dated Apr. 5, 1932 for UDC United Daughters of the Confederacy su - 3 cancelled checks related to grave markers Mar. 9, Apr. 6, and Apr. 13 1931 and a receipt for deposits to Confederate Memorial Assn acct at The Peoples National Bank of Lexington Apr. 28, 1931 - Shipping receipt for grave markers Mar. 24, 1931 Louisville & Nashville RR Co. - Memo concerning "Markers Tablets for Confederate Graves" from Virginia Division of UDC United Daughters of the Confederacy (references "Act approved Feb 26, 1929" "Secretary of War, Major General B. F. Cheatham" and "Hon. P. H. Drewry") - Unsigned draft inquiry about Confederate Grave Marker forms Oct. 18, 1929 - Undated note on need to fill out UDC United Daughters of the Confederacy grave marker forms "even when Government blanks and markers are used" (references 1932) - Notarized letter dated June 15, 1932 from Adjutant Generals Office, War Department, Washington: C.H. Bridges, Major General, to A. Shields, Rockbridge County Clerk's Office "The records show that James W. Engleman. Private. Company E, 46 Battalion Virginia Cavalry, Confederate States Army, enlisted Sept. 15, 1863, in Bath County. The master roll of that company for September and October 1864, last on file, shows him absent, sick in hospital, and no later record has been found." - Postcard to Mrs. D. E. Strain responding to apparent application for pension "for Miss Sutherland" – "when there is a vacancy I will endeavor to get her name of the list" – Mrs. Chas E. (P.C.) Bolling, Chairman Relief Committee VA Division UDC United Daughters of the Confederacy Sept. 2, 1933 - Status inquiry postcard to Mrs. D. E. Strain from Mattie Sutherland Nov. 28, 1933 - Thank you note to Mary Custis Lee Chapter UDC United Daughters of the Confederacy dated Apr. 3, 1933 for expression of sympathy regarding bereavement - Letter to Daughters of Confederacy Charlottesville, VA from Miss Mattie Sutherland Mar 6, 1932 "Please send me an application blank to fill out for a pension for a Confederate soldier's unmarried sister (marked answered 4/12/33) - Letter to Mrs. D.E. Strain from Mattie Sutherland apparently enclosing completed pension form Apr. 20, 1933 "My oldest brother A. W. Sutherland joined the 10th VA Cavalry Company F … He served faithfully and with honor the whole period of the Confederate War… I had 2 other brothers A.V. and J.H. Sutherland who served the full period of the War Between the States. I do not know the regiment or the company in which they enlisted" - Form letter concerning the availability of "a motion picture, entitled 'The Conquered Banner," which depicts the origin and development of the Confederate Flags" from Mrs. Chas Schaadt, President, Elliott Grays Chapter UDC United Daughters of the Confederacy Richmond Dec. 6, 1933 LOCATION: AC 112 RHA Ackerly Papers (Box 9) Folder 4 - Letter from Brigadier General James F. McKinley, Adjutant General's Office War Department Washington Feb. 24, 1933 to Mrs. Harry Quisenberry, Lexington, VA "The records show that John C. Shields, 1 Lieutenant, Capt. R.M. Anderson's Company, Virginia Light Artillery (1st Company Richmond Howitzer's Virginia Artillery), Confederate States Army, was appointed April 21, 1861 and promoted to Captain May 10, 1861…. He was appointed Lieutenant Colonel, Provisional Army Confederate States, to take rank June 20, 1862, from the State of Virginia, and appointed Colonel to take rank November 13, 1862, when he was transferred to the Adjutant General's Department, but the last appointment was not confirmed and he reverted to his former grade of Lieutenant Colonel." - Letter from Brigadier General James F. McKinley, Adjutant General's Office War Department Washington May 13, 1933 to Mrs. Harry Quisenberry, Lexington, VA "The records on file in this office show that Andrew A. Sutherland, 1st Sergeant, Company F, 10th Regiment Virginia Cavalry, Confederate States Army, enlisted May 13, 1862, at Richmond, Virginia… He was surrendered by General Robert E. Lee, C.S.A., and paroled at Appomattox Court House, Virginia, April 9, 1865" - Postcard of Memorial Day, Confederate Cemetery, Johnson's Island, Ohio (June 1934) - Two summaries of activities of Mary Custis Lee Chapter of UDC United Daughters of the Confederacy for 1934 including statements that "Jackson Memorial Hospital is full to overflowing and we anticipate building another wing this summer… A total of 1319 persons were treated during the past year of which 234 were charity patients" and "Jackson Memorial Hospital is still in a flourishing condition. So much so that we are adding another wing. We admitted 1430 patients." There is also a reference to "Lee-Jackson-Maury Day" - Letter to Mrs. D.E. Strain from Mattie Sutherland Mar 5, 1934, indicating that she had received a pension check for $8.75 dated Jan 15, 1934" but had not gotten anything since that time" - Postcard Jan. 4, 1934 to Mrs. D.E. Strain from Mrs. Chas E. Bolling indicating she was adding the name of Miss Mattie Sutherland of Fairfield, VA to the Pension Roll - Postcard Dec. 7, 1934 to Mrs. D.E. Strain from Mrs. Chas E. Bolling indicating there "are 40 names on the waiting list now and no possibility of getting all on the pension roll for at least a year or it may be longer… quite a large number from 77 to 81" - Letter to Mrs. D.E. Strain from John T. Goolrick offering a wreath for Stonewall Jackson's grave on Confederate Memorial Day composed of "flowers gathered from the spot where he fell wounded at Chancellorsville" May 14, 1934 - Letter from T. Sutton Jett to Mts. E. D. Strain apparently enclosing prints of pictures taken on Memorial Day (no pictures are attached or in the file) June 4, 1934 - Thank you letter to Mrs. E. D. Strain for courtesy extended to National Park Service on visit to Lexington for Confederate Memorial Day wreath laying at tomb of Stonewall Jackson from John T. Goolrick, Historical Assistant, Fredericksburg, VA June 8, 1934.

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.

This folder contains:- Undated minutes written longhand referencing meeting of the Mary Custis Lee Chapter UDC United Daughters of the Confederacy and the Rockbridge Greys Children of the Confederacy.

This box contains assorted booklets and one folder of miscellaneous items. The booklets are as follows: - Minutes of the Eighth Annual Meeting of the United Daughters of the Confederacy held in Wilmington, N.C. Nov 13-16, 1901 - Minutes of the Seventeenth Annual Convention of the Virginia Division United Daughters held in Harrisonburg, VA October 8th-11th, 1912 - Minutes of the Eighteenth Annual Convention of the Virginia Division United Daughters of the Confederacy held in Richmond, VA Sept 30-Oct 3, 1913 - Minutes of the Twentieth Annual Convention of the Virginia Division United Daughters of the Confederacy assembled in Danville, VA Sept. 21, 22, 23, 24 1915 - Minutes of the Twenty-Second Annual Convention of the Virginia Division United Daughters of the Confederacy held in Roanoke, Virginia Oct 9-12, 1917 - Minutes of the Twenty-fifth Annual Convention of the Virginia Division United Daughters of the Confederacy held in Petersburg, VA Sept 29-Oct. 1, 1920 - Minutes of the Forty-second Annual Convention of the Virginia Division United Daughters of the Confederacy held in Danville, VA Oct 5-8, 1937 – two copies - Minutes of the Forty-third Annual Convention of the Virginia Division United Daughters of the Confederacy held in Alexandria, VA Oct 4-7, 1938 - Minutes of the Sixtieth Annual Convention United Daughters of the Confederacy Virginia Division held at Roanoke, VA Oct 4-6, 1955 - Report of the President General United Daughters of the Confederacy 1912 - Minutes of the Eighth Annual Meeting of the United Daughters of the Confederacy held in Wilmington, N.C. Nov 13-16, 1901 - Minutes of the Seventeenth Annual Convention of the Virginia Division United Daughters held in Harrisonburg, VA October 8th-11th, 1912 - Minutes of the Eighteenth Annual Convention of the Virginia Division United Daughters of the Confederacy held in Richmond, VA Sept 30-Oct 3, 1913 - Minutes of the Twentieth Annual Convention of the Virginia Division United Daughters of the Confederacy assembled in Danville, VA Sept. 21, 22, 23, 24 1915 - Minutes of the Twenty-Second Annual Convention of the Virginia Division United Daughters of the Confederacy held in Roanoke, Virginia Oct 9-12, 1917 - Minutes of the Twenty-fifth Annual Convention of the Virginia Division United Daughters of the Confederacy held in Petersburg, VA Sept 29-Oct. 1, 1920 - Minutes of the Forty-second Annual Convention of the Virginia Division United Daughters of the Confederacy held in Danville, VA Oct 5-8, 1937 – two copies - Minutes of the Forty-third Annual Convention of the Virginia Division United Daughters of the Confederacy held in Alexandria, VA Oct 4-7, 1938 - Minutes of the Sixtieth Annual Convention United Daughters of the Confederacy Virginia Division held at Roanoke, VA Oct 4-6, 1955 - Report of the President General United Daughters of the Confederacy 1912 - Bulletin Medical College of Virginia Dedication Issue Jefferson Davis Memorial Chapel Richmond Virginia (Presented to the Medical College of Virginia by the United Daughters of the Confederacy (1960) Volume LVIII Winter 1961 Number 2 - General Convention Call United Daughters of the Confederacy UDC 69th Annual General Convention, Richmond, VA Nov. 10-15, 1962 including Proposed Amendment to Bylaws and discussion of amendments - United Daughters of the Confederacy UDC Program 69th General Convention Hotel John Marshall Richmond, VA Nov. 10-16, 1962 two copies - United Daughters of the Confederacy UDC Historian General's Yearbook 1962 - Forty Years with the Virginia Division United Daughters of the Confederacy by Mrs. Cabell Smith [Essie Wade Butler Smith] UDC undated but pages 14-19 mention Lee Chapel custodian, battle flags, and plaque to Traveler on side of Lee's House - 67th Annual Convention Virginia Division United Daughters of the Confederacy Chamberlin Hotel Fort Monroe, Virginia Oct. 2,3,4, 1962 - "Stonewall" Jackson Memorial 63rd Annual Convention Virginia Division United Daughters of the Confederacy Natural Bridge Hotel Oct. 7,8,9, 1958 - United Daughters of the Confederacy Monticello Hotel Norfolk, VA [Confederate Monument, Norfolk erected 1898] 64th Annual Convention Virginia Division Pickett-Buchanan / Hope-Maury Hostess Chapters Oct. 6,7,8, 1959 - 66th Annual Convention Virginia Division United Daughters of the Confederacy Hotel Jefferson, Richmond, Virginia Lee Chapter No. 123 Hostess Oct. 3,4,5 1961 two copies with memorabilia; one has notes for a speech on Lee-Jackson Day in Lexington - Program United Daughters of the Confederacy UDC 45th Annual Convention Tulsa, OK Nov. 15-18, 1938 Mayo Hotel - Virginia Division United Daughters of the Confederacy UDC Second District Conference Robert E. Lee Hotel, Lexington, VA Apr. 10, 1962 - Children of the Confederacy Virginia Division Year Book 1937-1938.