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Volumes I-1 through III-5 out of Richmond headquarters. Mmissing I-3,4; II-1, 6; III-I.

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 folder contains: - Letter to Mary Ackerly from Missouri Historical Society ordering copy of Our Kin Jan. 30, 1936 - Letter to Mrs. G Harris Field from Lula Parker re: fliers and book promotion and sales Feb. 1, 1936 -Letter to Mrs. G. Harris Field from mother Feb. 10, 1936 12 below zero in Lexington - Letter to Mary Ackerly Field from Dudley P. Fagerstrom (The California Society of the Sons of the American Revolution) Feb. 15, 1936 asking for information about Bells of Virginia - Letter to Mary Ackerly Field from State Library of Arizona ordering copy of Our Kin Feb.17,1936 - Letter to Mrs. G. H. Field from mother family talk Mar. 3, 1936 - Invoice for Our Kin Missouri Historical Society paid Mar. 9, 1936 - Warrant/payment State Library of Arizona paid Mar. 10, 1936 Our Kin - Letter Mar. 16, 1936 to Mary Ackerly Fields from Mrs. Blanche Fry Shafer, Cincinnati, Ohio asking for information about ancestors William & Polly Murray, anxious to join DAR (note in Mary's handwriting $15 for DAR filing + $1.25 an hour for research) - Letter to Mary Ackerly Field from Mrs. Blanche Fry Shafer, Cincinnati, Ohio Apr. 2, 1936 inquiring about response to previous letter - Letter to Mary D. Ackerly from Elsie Ellwood Wanden asking for background on early Houston/Huston in Rockbridge County [handwritten notes in Mary's writing: $5.00 to be paid in advance for 4 hours of research + $1.25 per hour overtime) - Letter to Mrs. G. Harris Field from her mother family talk Apr. 30, 1936 - Letter to M. Ackerly Field from Mrs. Blanche Fry Shafer two typed pages on John Murray of Mecklenburg Co. vs. John Murray (copy of will enclosed). Also asks for work on Fry family… Can't pay much - Letter to Mrs. G. H. Field from her mother family matters May 20, 1936 (Had Lucy take turpentine for back problems…) - Letter to Mary Ackerly Field from Mrs. Blanche Fry Shafer of Cincinnati Ohio (payment for research & filling out DAR Daughters of the American Revolution application papers) + more about John Murray and John Fry lineage June 8, 1936 - Copy of letter of June 11, 1936 from Virginia State Library Richmond to Mrs. Blanche Shafer regarding background on John Murray—Mechlenburg County or Botetourt County - Letter to Mary Ackerly Field from Mrs. Blanche Fry Shafer of Cincinnati Ohio still no Photostat of John Murray's Revolutionary service - Letter to Mary Ackerly Field from Mrs. Blanche Fry Shafer of Cincinnati Ohio including two pages of genealogy July 3, 1936 - Letter to Mrs. G. Harris Field from her mother July 31, 1936 terrible heat in Lexington family matters - Letter to Mary Ackerly Field from Mrs. Blanche Fry Shafer requesting additional research on ancestors Aug. 1, 1936 - Letter to Mrs. George Harris Field from Lt. Commander Arthur A. Gilbert, Chicago, IL about genealogical adventures Aug. 13, 1936 - Letter to Mary D. Ackerly Oct. 26, 1936 from Mrs. M.A. (Frances) Bouton of Schenectady NY wishes to engage her for work on Wm. Moore of Harrison County, KY in Revolution - Letter to M. Ackerly Field from Mrs. Blanche Fry Shafer two typed pages on John Murray of Mecklenburg Co. vs. John Murray (copy of will enclosed). Also asks for work on Fry family… Can't pay much - Letter to Mrs. G. H. Field from her mother family matters May 20, 1936 (Had Lucy take turpentine for back problems…) - Letter to Mary Ackerly Field from Mrs. Blanche Fry Shafer of Cincinnati Ohio (payment for research & filling out DAR Daughters of the American Revolution application papers) + more about John Murray and John Fry lineage June 8, 1936 - Copy of letter of June 11, 1936 from Virginia State Library Richmond to Mrs. Blanche Shafer regarding background on John Murray—Mechlenburg County or Botetourt County - Letter to Mary Ackerly Field from Mrs. Blanche Fry Shafer of Cincinnati Ohio still no Photostat of John Murray's Revolutionary service - Letter to Mary Ackerly Field from Mrs. Blanche Fry Shafer of Cincinnati Ohio including two pages of genealogy July 3, 1936 - Letter to Mrs. G. Harris Field from her mother July 31, 1936 terrible heat in Lexington family matters - Letter to Mary Ackerly Field from Mrs. Blanche Fry Shafer requesting additional research on ancestors Aug. 1, 1936 - Letter to Mrs. George Harris Field from Lt. Commander Arthur A. Gilbert, Chicago, IL about genealogical adventures Aug. 13, 1936 - Letter to Mary D. Ackerly Oct. 26, 1936 from Mrs. M.A. (Frances) Bouton of Schenectady NY wishes to engage her for work on Wm. Moore of Harrison County, KY in Revolution - Letter to Mary D. Ackerly Oct. 26, 1936 from Mrs. M.A. (Frances) Bouton of Schenectady NY wishes to engage her for work on Wm. Moore of Harrison County, KY in Revolution - Letter to Mary D. Ackerly Nov. 19, 1936 from Dorothy Berryman Shrewder of Ashland, KS seeking her assistance on genealogy of Hamiltons and Fords and inquiring about her fees - Three Letters to Mrs. G. Harris Field from her mother family matters Nov. 27, 1936; Dec. 7, 193? (4/6); Jan. 20, 1937 - Letter to Mary Denham from James Willard Calloway June 14, 1937 Salem, Oregon inquiring about help with genealogy of Calloway family - Letters to Mrs. G. Harris Field ("Dear Mary & Lucy") from mother Aug. 9 and Aug. 30, 1937 family matters - Letter to Mary Ackerly from Idros (Mrs. Orville G) Roberts of San Bernardino, CA Aug. 30, 1937 seeking information about Turpin ancestors - Letter to Mary Fields from Harwood M. Penn (author and family charter of Penn Family) from Santa Ana, CA re: various branches of Penn family Mar. 25, 1938 - Letter to Mrs. George (Lula) Parker from H.D. Wells of J.P. Bell Co. in reference to Our Kin plus mention of a History of Bedford County she has written - Letter to Mrs. G. Harris Field (Mary) from Cousin Lula (Parker) re: local chat and accounts of Our Kin publication - Valentine card sent by mother to Mrs. G. Harris Field (Mary) Feb. 13, 1939 - Letter to Mary Denham Ackerly Field from The Institute of American Genealogy in Chicago, IL Mar. 2, 1939 awarding her a Certificate of Merit in Genealogy Including library card and seals - Letter to Lula Parker to Mrs. G. Harris Field May 3, 1939 dismissing value of Certificate of Merit.

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: - Copy of "Demit" Jan. 25, 1939 authorizing Mrs. Ephrian Clark Murray (nee Lillian Norwood Lebby) to transfer from Mary Custis Lee Chapter of the UDC United Daughters of the Confederacy in Lexington VA to the Stonewall Jackson Chapter in Charlotte NC (She is the daughter of Capt. Henry L. Lebby, Blockade Runner, South Carolina - Letter to Mrs. Glover from Elizabeth Kilbourne regarding meeting of Board of Directors of the Lexington Branch of the Needlework Guild of America (undated, but obviously 1939)—references "intaking day" at 412 V.M.I. Parade, a tea, and card parties to raise money for shoes for the needy. There is a mini-brochure on The History of The Needlework Guild of America (founded 1885; incorporated 1896) [Ida Boyer No.3, 1938] and 3 "Help Clothe the Needy" membership forms [1936 Homeless Boy Membership Blanks] - Short undated note with typed name of author Frederic J. Haskin – Washington DC – regarding proper form for pledge of allegiance to U.S. flag – hand written ink from Ruth Brock "thought you might like for your chapter" - Postcard from Katherine Gwinn postmarked 1939 Rich Creek VA to Mrs. B.B. Glover regarding a Mrs. Tharfe - Attention V.M.I. Men from Alumni Souvenir Program Committee May 30, 1939 includes language stating "Two or more pages [in a Souvenir Centennial booklet] will be devoted to the Daughters of the Confederacy (who recently gave three scholarships to VMI) UDC United Daughters of the Confederacy - Welcome V.M.I. alumni to Hotel Patrick Henry V.M.I. vs. V.P.I. "The Military-Football Classic of the South" Roanoke, VA Thanksgiving, Nov. 30, 1939 - North Carolina Division United Daughters of the Confederacy UDC card presenting Mrs. James Edward Woodard of Wilson, NC as Second Vice-President General during election of Nov. 1939 - Letter to UDC United Daughters of the Confederacy Chapter Presidents Mar. 23, 1939 concerning scholarship fund to be established for V.M.I. upon the celebration of its centennial - from Maria Starke - Letter dated Mar. 20, 1939 to Mrs. B.B. Glover concerning sales of sets of The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government by Jefferson Davis at $4.00 per set with order blanks from Jefferson Davis Book Committee - Letter from Bernice Howard Garrett of Wytheville, VA to Mrs. B.B. Glover Aug. 6, 1939 returning Constitution and By Laws of Mary Custis Lee Chapter United Daughters of the Confederacy UDC which were borrowed to use as a guide for framing documents of the Wythe Grey Chapter - Letter from Leila Nance Moffatt to Harrington Waddell Apr. 10, 1939 "Again the Mary Custis Lee Chapter wishes to offer prizes for historical work in the local schools. We are offering in the grammar school a prize of $5.00 for the best essay on John Letcher, war governor of Virginia. For the high school the prize is the same, $5.00 for the best essay on reconstruction in the South after the war… Please call attention to an additional high school prize, $15.00, offered by the Richmond Chapter for the best essay on the influence of the lives of Lee, Jackson and Maury on America after the War between the States - Request to War Department Washington D.C. June 21, 1939 for records of "Isaac H. Steele, Confederate Soldier enlisted in Rockbridge County, VA" - Request to War Department Washington D.C. June 21, 1939 for records of "Lewis P. Semones, Company C 24th Regiment - Program 32nd Annual Breakfast United Daughters of the Confederacy UDC Kansas City Hotel Muehlebach Jan. 21, 1939 - Letter from War Department regarding records of Captain Evans Hiley Whitley of Campbellton, GA of Company E, 35th Regiment Georgia Infantry Feb. 10, 1939 - Letter from C.E. Kilbourne, Superintendent Virginia Military Institute VMI to Mrs. B.B. Glover thanking her for UDC United Daughters of the Confederacy participation in making New Market Day a success May 16, 1939 - Postcard to Mrs. Glover dated May 2, 1939 from UDC South Carolina regarding availability of United Daughters of the Confederacy college scholarship - Letter and enclosure from C.E. Kilbourne, Superintendent Virginia Military Institute VMI to Mrs. B.B. Glover explaining restricted seating in Jackson Hall during New Market Day ceremonies May 10, 1939 - Form letter from Clara B. Linkenhoker, Director Southern Literature for Home and Foreign Libraries of Virginia Division United Daughters of the Confederacy Mar. 27, 2939 "A silver loving cup will be awarded chapter in Virginia Division placing largest number of books in libraries bearing UDC plates" - Letter to Mrs. Glover from Virginia Division of United Daughters of the Confederacy UDC about missing signatures on paperwork re: Wm. Carter Bewley, John H. Whitmore, and others [likely refers to Confederate records] Aug. 24, 1939 - Form letter and advertisement attachment from Virginia History Committee, Baltimore, MD Feb 15, 1939 for Avery Craven's Virginia, The Old Dominion - Letter from Mrs. R. Sydney Cox, President Virginia Division United Daughters of the Confederacy UDC to Mrs. Glover re: participation in New Market Day ceremonies at Virginia Military Institute VMI Apr. 14, 1939 - Request for number of New Market day attendees from C.E. Kilbourne, Superintendent Virginia Military Institute VMI to Mrs. B.B. Glover May 1, 1939 - Handwritten "speech" on the meaning of Thanksgiving "W.E. Glover "given before the Howe Economics Club, Lexington High School 1939 - Form letter from Virginia Division UDC United Daughters of the Confederacy Jefferson Davis Monument Committee re: funds for monument no date [but in 1939 folder] - Letter to Mrs. Evelyn Link, Treasurer UDC United Daughters of the Confederacy from M.W. Swope unable to pay dues because of illness Feb. 2, 1939 - Form letter to Mrs. Glover from Mildred (Wm. P.) Tatum, Chairman 2nd District VA Division UDC United Daughters of the Confederacy re: convention in Richmond in October 1939 - Form letter dated Mar. 27, 1939 from C.E. Kilbourne, Superintendent Virginia Military Institute to Mrs. B.B. Glover regarding May 15th ceremonies marking VMI's Centennial and the 75th Anniversary of the Battle of New Market - Letter dated Apr. 18, 1939 from C.E. Kilbourne, Superintendent Virginia Military Institute to Mrs. B.B. Glover thanking her for offer of assistance at May 15th ceremonies - Letter from Superintendent C.E. Kilbourne's secretary at Virginia Military Institute VMI to Mrs. B.B. Glover regarding number of UDC United Daughters of the Confederacy projected attendees at May 15th ceremonies May 6, 1939 - Letters to Mrs. B.B. Gloun [sic] then "Glover" Jan. 31, 1939; Feb. 8, 1939; Feb. 17, 1939 enclosing information about New Orleans from the New Orleans Association of Commerce and ultimately indicating that a 16 mm. film would be available for a United Daughters of the Confederacy UDC program on Mar. 16, 1939 - Letter to Mrs. Glover from Mildred (Wm. P.) Tatum, Chairman 2nd District VA Division UDC United Daughters of the Confederacy Mar. 6, 1939 about attending a meeting of Mary Custis Lee Chapter - Tuition receipt from Lexington School Board Ann Smith Auditorium Mar. 16, 1939 $5.00 - Letter to Mrs. Glover from Mary R. Ellis of Kansas City, MO regarding a copy of Cavalcade of Southern States Jan. 31, 1939 - Form letter from C.E. Kilbourne, Superintendent Virginia Military Institute, to United Daughters of the Confederacy UDC Chapter Presidents explaining restrictions on size of audience able to be accommodated in Jackson Memorial Hall during May 15th ceremonies Apr. 19, 1939 - Letter from Mrs. Malcolm Peak of Lynchburg to Mrs. Glover requesting special accommodations at VMI ceremonies because of illness May 10, 1939 ("I am wondering if there is a member of your chapter who will care to entertain me while I am there")

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.