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This mailing tube contains - a charter for Disabled American Veterans of the World War Lexington Chapter No. 19 dated Feb. 1933: 12 names including – McCormick, Hutchinson, Johnson, Hutton, Odum, Brogan, Harris, Fix, Bryant, Kesler, Hayslett, Pollard -a diploma in "Recognition of Faithful Study of the Shorter Catechism" made out to Alfred Gardner Hutton, Jun. 12, 1938.

This folder contains the membership list including the grave marker committee, Cross of Service reports, and the rummage sale reports.

1922-1925 Partial List of Rockbridge Children of the Confederacy. Rockbridge Grays Chapter Children of the Confederacy 1935-1941. LOCATION: AC 106 RHA Ackerly Papers (Box 3) FOLDER 11

This book contains information on Stonewall Jackson Hospital and treasurer's reports.

This folder contains:- Two page historical sketch of Hollins College 1923, 1924, 1925 - Letters among W. W. Ackerly's wartime buddies concerning wartime news 1942 + With the Colors publication of Mar. 17, 1942 with picture of FDR on the cover referencing his 60th birthday - Letter Sept. 4, 1939 from William W. Ackerly, Esq. to Circuit Court Loudoun County asking for date of deed of trust from Mary D.A. Field (widow) to L. R. Bartenstein and "myself" covering sale of farm

This folder contains: - Broadside of Republican Convention to be held at Lexington Courthouse Mar. 30, 1895 - Receipt Mrs. C.B. Ackerly bought of E.A. Moore & Co. Studebaker wagon gear Aug. 25, 1899 - Note from Col R.A. Marr of VMI to "Appointing Power of the Postmaster of Lexington, VA" Apr. 8, 1902 recommending that John P. Ackerly be re-appointed as postmaster - Letter to the Lexington Postmaster from The McKinley Monumental Tree Committee in Oakland, CA Apr 8, 1902 stating that it planned to plant a special tree in Oak View Cemetery in Oakland in honor of the late President William McKinley and asking for soil from the Valley of Virginia to use in the planting: "On June 10 & 11, 1864, a battle was fought near your place in which young McKinley took part as a soldier. The Committee desires to obtain about one pound of earth or soil from that battlefield to be used in the ceremony of planting." - Memorandum of an agreement Apr 1, 1904 between C. B. Ackerly and Abraham Lavell concerning land taxes and the growing and harvesting of wheat - Flyer from Jno. P. Ackerly called "A Card" To the Republicans and Voters of Rockbridge County Oct. 20, 1908 urging support for Republican candidates - Republican National Committee Certificate of John Ackerly and receipt 1916 pers - Letter to mother (Mrs. John P. Ackerly) from Will Ackerly May 27, 1916 discussing life insurance and requesting that proceeds go to "Sis" and Lucy if she doesn't use them "because I know it is easier for boys than girls to make their way in the world." - Letter to John P. Ackerly from Congressman C. B. Slemp thanking him for his congratulatory message Nov. 11, 1916 - Mr. J.P. Ackerly in account with W. J. Thomas, Fresh & Cured Meats Dec. 1, 1926 - Letter to Mrs. David Strain, President of Mary Custis Lee UDC United Daughters of the Confederacy Chapter from Elizabeth Beverly White, Jackson Memorial Hospital Jan. 20, 1928 wishing to resign - Resolution of Hospital Board of Jackson Memorial Hospital on the resignation of Mrs. Reid White Jan. 31, 1928 LOCATION: AC 109 RHA Ackerly Papers (Box 6) Folder #5 - Resolution by the Republicans of Rockbridge County upon the death of President McKinley and condolences to Mrs. McKinley - Rolled photo Fort Meade, MD May 1942 "Capt W. W. Ackerly Commanding".

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:- 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:- Convention Call 43rd Annual Convention of UDC in Dallas, Texas November [1935?] - Invitation to attend dedication of "Confederate Memorial Hall" at George Peabody College for Teachers June 1, 1935 - Announcement of annual meeting of District 2 of UDC United Daughters of the Confederacy to be held at Covington, VA on May 21-22, 1935 - Letter from E.M. Still, Chairman of Second District of Virginia UDC United Daughters of the Confederacy to "My Dear Mrs. Strain" thanking her for being able to attend meeting of Mary Custis Lee Chapter Apr. 22, 1935 - Minutes of Second District Convention in Covington, VA May 21-22, 1935 "[The Goshen Chapter] sent a letter to their representative asking him to vote against the proposed plan for a John Brown Memorial Park at Harper's Ferry" "That the Pension Committee petition the Legislature to increase the Confederate Veterans pensions from $30 to $50 a month, and that all Confederate widows receive $10 a month." - Letter from Anne Pendleton Forest, President Virginia Division UDC United Daughters of the Confederacy, to Mrs. James Moffatt, Jr., President Mary Custis Lee Chapter, Nov 8, 1935 naming Lexington as annual UDC convention location for October 1936 - Letter from Ilse M. Smith to President Mary Custis Lee Chapter UDC United Daughters of the Confederacy enclosing two of her poems – The Shrines of Lexington, published in the Rockbridge County News, May 2, 1935, vol. 51, No. 27, p.7 and The Ways of Valor, published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch, May 7, 1933, Sect. III, p.7 - Election of delegates from Mary Custis Lee Chapter to 42nd Annual Convention of UDC United Daughters of the Confederacy in Hot Springs Arkansas, Nov 1935 - Letter from Anne Pendleton Forrest, President Virginia Division UDC United Daughters of the Confederacy to "Chapter President" regarding "convention blanks" Oct. 11, 1935 - Pencil-written list of names and addresses of some Mary Custis Lee Chapter members United Daughters of the Confederacy UDC [no date] - Announcement of annual UDC United Daughters of the Confederacy meeting to be held in Charlottesville on May 13, 1937 - List of Mary Custis Lee Chapter UDC United Daughters of the Confederacy expenses (no date, but references 1934, 1935) - Thank you letter to Mrs. J. S. Moffatt from Margaret Louise (Walker) Morgan of Roanoke Oct 10, 1936 thanking her for hosting of 1936 UDC United Daughters of the Confederacy Convention - Letter from Sallie Wade of Raphine, VA to Mrs. Strain dated May 9, 1935 requesting pension for daughter of Confederate Veteran Miss Marietta Wade "who observed her eightieth birthday on the 7th of May 1935" - Letter to "My Dear Mrs. Lackey" from Mrs. James Morgan, Registrar VA Division UDC United Daughters of the Confederacy regarding delegates and voting Sept 15, 1936 - Series of letters and notes dated April and May 1937 involving Washington & Lee University regarding subscription to and non-receipt of Southern Magazine - Letter from Mrs. M C. Beall of Birmingham, Alabama May 21, 1935 to Mrs. D.E. Strain, President Mary Custis Lee Chapter UDC United Daughters of the Confederacy "I am a widow, past middle life, a daughter of Captain Robert Cunningham, a civil war veteran of Alabama, and daughter-in-law of Captain Fred Beall of Miss., also a Civil War veteran….. I am asking each member of your Chapter to please lend me $1.00 to help me save my home that I have worked 25 years to make and am now about to lose, with no one to turn to for help….. Four years ago I slipped on a piece of orange peel on the sidewalk, breaking my hip, and am on crutches….."