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This folder contains: papers relating to the settlement of the estate of Clifton E. White of Bedford County, Virginia In 1916, including inventories and checks (National Exchange Bank of Roanoke) - Two longhand multi-stanza poems - 15 empty envelopes, including foreign stamps and postmarks – most addressed to Mary Ackerly or Mrs. G. Harris Field - Christmas "card" from original Pen & Ink drawing by Lt. Cdr. Arthur A. Gilbert, 1607 Howard Street, Chicago LOCATION: AC 108 RHA Ackerly Papers (Box 5) FOLDER 3 - William Jennings Bryan campaign button attached to envelope dated 1900

This folder contains: Peaks of Otter Chapter, DAR Daughters of the American Revolution invitation to unveiling of tablet in memory of Bedford's Volunteer Company which fought in the Battle of Point Pleasant – Oct. 10, 1931 Bedford, VA - Notary Public Commission of Mary Ackerly Feb. 28, 1917 - Notes on 36th Annual Convention Virginia Division UDC United Daughters of the Confederacy, Lynchburg, VA Oct. 1931 - Newspaper clipping The Winchester Sun Dec. 29, 1933 references National Monument at Boonesboro/sale of antiques by Mrs. G. Harris Field/1797 coin of King George III - Mary Ackerly's Address Book - Bibliography likely related to 'Our Kin' – The genealogies of some of the early families who made history in the founding and development of Bedford County, Virginia / by Mary Denham Ackerly and Lula Eastman Jeter Parker [CALL NO. F232.B4 A17 1976] - Mary Ackerly Insurance Policy ($1,000) premiums paid - Cancelled check The First National Bank of Lexington June 1, 1932 Mary D. Ackerly "June expenses" to Mrs. John P. Ackerly, Sr. - Circulars re: 'Our Kin' – The genealogies of some of the early families who made history in the founding and development of Bedford County, Virginia / by Mary Denham Ackerly and Lula Eastman Jeter Parker.

This folder contains;- Letter from Thomas Jefferson Turpin VII (Chihuahua, Mexico) to Mary Ackerly - July 25, 1920 "Dear Kinswoman" re: genealogy of Turpin family and Our Kin ( related to Our Kin' – The genealogies of some of the early families who made history in the founding and development of Bedford County, Virginia / by Mary Denham Ackerly and Lula Eastman Jeter Parker [CALL NO. F232.B4 A17 1976]) - Letter from Mrs. E.H. White (of Goode, VA) to Mary Ackerly - Feb 13, 1923 family talk and Poindexter kin - Letter from "Cousin Georgia" Sneed of Lynchburg, VA to Mary Ackerly – July 14, 1923 concerning genealogy - Black bordered card Mar. 12, 1924 to Mary D. Ackerly from Edith Bolling Wilson in appreciation of sympathy expressed upon the death of Woodrow Wilson - Letter from Thomas Jefferson Turpin VII (Chihuahua, Mexico) to Mary Ackerly - July 25, 1920 "Dear Kinswoman" re: genealogy of Turpin family and Our Kin ( related to Our Kin' – The genealogies of some of the early families who made history in the founding and development of Bedford County, Virginia / by Mary Denham Ackerly and Lula Eastman Jeter Parker [CALL NO. F232.B4 A17 1976]) - Letter from Mrs. E.H. White (of Goode, VA) to Mary Ackerly - Feb 13, 1923 family talk and Poindexter kin - Letter from "Cousin Georgia" Sneed of Lynchburg, VA to Mary Ackerly – July 14, 1923 concerning genealogy - Black bordered card Mar. 12, 1924 to Mary D. Ackerly from Edith Bolling Wilson in appreciation of sympathy expressed upon the death of Woodrow Wilson - Letter from Mrs. C. L. DeMott ("Kate J.H.") of Lynchburg, VA to Mary Ackerly concerning genealogy of various Hatchers - Letter Mar. 18, 1924 from William G. Stanard (Virginia Historical Society) to Mary Ackerly re: genealogy of Poindexters and Calloways - Christmas Postcard Dec. 22, 1924 to "Mrs. G. Harris Field" (Mary Ackerly) from "your friend JPA" - Letter to Lucy Ackerly Nov. 11, 1926 re: chest of drawers from White family from P.S. Lankford, Vinton, VA - Letter to Lucy Ackerly Dec. 20, 1926 from C.D. White has ham for her; also Lucy's clock and a frame - Letter to Lucy Ackerly in Stonewall Jackson Hospital for appendix surgery from fellow teacher "B" - A parody on the Ford automobile is attached – "The Ford Psalm" - Letter May 18, 1927 to Mary Ackerly from Emma Lew (postmarked Lynchburg) about White family reunion - Letter (sympathy on death of father J.P. Ackerly, Sr.) to Mary Ackerly from M.L. Lincoln Aug. 5, 1927 - Letter (sympathy on death of father J.P. Ackerly, Sr.) to Mary Ackerly from Suzie K. Fields of the Plains - Letter (sympathy on death of father J.P. Ackerly, Sr.) to Mary Ackerly from B.J. Wood of Woodlawn Aug. 9, 1929 - Letter to Mary Ackerly Aug. 13, 1927 from "Your Uncle Harris" Field from The Plains, VA - Letter to Mary Ackerly Oct. 4 & 7, 1927 from Olive (Mrs. E. J. Collins, Jr.) Petersburg, VA sympathy – photo of children enclosed - Letter to Mary Ackerly Dec. 12, 1927 from Myrtle Young Thompson of Lexington, VA - Notecard to Mary Ackerly at Bluefield, VA from her mother Dec. 13, 1927 - Letter to Mary Ackerly Jan. 16, 1928 from Mrs. R. W. Patillo ("Mary") of Big Island, VA – talk of coat of arms - Letter to Mary Ackerly Feb. 7, 1928 from Mrs. R. W. Patillo ("Mary") of Big Island, VA - Letter to Mary Ackerly Feb. 17, 1928 from Mrs. R. W. Patillo ("Mary") of Big Island, VA - illnesses & deaths - Letter to Mary Ackerly Feb. 25, 1928 from John Randolph Bolling (brother of Edith Bolling Wilson and her secretary) "because of delicate health my father was never in the Civil War;" but he was "one of the guards around the scaffold at the time of the execution of John Brown" He also asks to see a "small daguerreotype" of his mother that Mary had - Letter to Mary Ackerly Mar. 11, 1928 from John Randolph Bolling (brother of Edith Bolling Wilson and her secretary) thanking her for genealogical material on the Bolling family and offering help - Letter to Mary Ackerly Mar. 11, 1928 from Edith Bolling Wilson (Mrs. Woodrow Wilson)- A PERSONAL NOTE – thanking Mary for sending the daguerreotype of her mother, asking if they might keep the original and return a copy, and promising to send a copy of a daguerreotype of her father ["as my brother is replying to your questions regarding the family data you ask for I am making this just a personal note."] - Letter Mar. 18, 1928 to Mary Ackerly from Mrs. R. W. Patillo ("Mary") of Big Island, VA family chattings - Letter of Mar. 21, 1928 to Mark Ackerly from Research Librarian Jessica Ferguson at Pennsylvania State Library and Museum regarding Paul Akerly's [sic] former place of residence - A handwritten PERSONAL NOTE Mar. 26, 1928 from Edith Bolling Wilson (Mrs. Woodrow Wilson) to Mary Ackerly thanking her for sharing original daguerreotype of her mother and stating "I am in bed myself with a bad attack of laryngilia" - Letter to Mary Ackerly from Ewing McLean of Indiana regarding Ewing family genealogy.

This folder contains:- Constitution and By-Laws of Mary Custis Lee Chapter UDC United Daughters of the Confederacy May 11, 1920 - Donation of $500 by the Rotary Club of Lexington to Jackson Memorial Hospital Nov 25, 1924 - "Amendments to the By-Laws to be proposed at the 32nd Annual Convention of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, Hot Springs, Arkansas November, 1295 [sic]" - Check Rockbridge National Bank of Lexington $370 June 25, 1925 - Newspaper clippings on living historian "Mother Richmond" visiting day care centers in envelope of SCV Sons of Confederate Veterans Richmond 1925 - Letter to Mrs. Annie Davis of Lexington UDC United Daughters of the Confederacy from Stonewall Jackson Camp UCV United Confederate Veterans Staunton thanking her for hospitality June 22, 1925 - Note from "Commissary Department, VMI Virginia Military Institute from Mary Custis Lee Chapter UDC United Daughters of the Confederacy $232.86 Supplies Used to Serve Lunch June 19, 1925 - Letter from the General Chairman of the Erskine Company of Staunton, VA to Mrs. Annie Davis thanking her "for the splendid reception your Chapter gave the Veterans in Lexington" June 27, 1925 - Note June 19, 1925 to W.J. Ashburne "to cost for extra help to cook and serve lunch" $120 - Western Union Telegram Dec. 14, 1926 from Henry Louis Smith to Miss Belle Larrick, Richmond, VA "The Lee Memorial Auditorium as describes [sic] in the plan we agreed on is a complete building, eighteen or twenty feet east of the mausoleum, with a first floor entrance on its chapel side but not connected with the chapel or mausoleum in any way. If at any time in the future the Trustees should decide to unite, or alter, or tear down one of both buildings they have the legal right to do so." Lee Chapel? - Letter to President of Mary Custis Lee Chapter UDC United Daughters of the Confederacy from Janet Randolph, President, Ladies Hollywood Memorial Association of Richmond donating two battle flags May 24, 1926 - Letter to Mrs. R.H. Witt, President Mary Custis Lee Chapter UDC United Daughters of the Confederacy May 5, 1926 from Stuart G. Gibboney, President Thomas Jefferson Memorial Foundation concerning "On to Monticello, VA and Philadelphia, 1776-1926" campaign - Confederate Veteran (Nashville, TN) "Subscription Prizes and Club Rates" (1926) - Announcement of spring meeting of District No. 2 UDC United Daughters of the Confederacy to be held at Waynesboro, VA May 13-14, 1926 - Letter from Oliver Orr of Macon, GA to Miss Belle Larrick, President of Mary Custis Lee Chapter UDC United Daughters of the Confederacy enclosing newspaper clipping extolling Gamaliel Bradford of Wellesley Hills, MA for contributions to the South, including Lee the American and Confederate Portraits May 31, 1927 - Thank you from Miss Isabelle Hutchinson of Manassas, VA to "Mrs. Burnell" Apr 13, 1928 regarding conferring the Southern Cross of Honor upon Rev. R.J. McBryde - Resolution by the Hospital Board [of Stonewall Jackson Memorial Hospital] on the Resignation of Mrs. [Reid] White Nov. 22. 1928 - Letter to "Miss Agnes" from Dora Witt Mitchell indicating she will not be able to serve as Secretary of the Mary Custis Lee chapter of the UDC United Daughters of the Confederacy despite having been elected to the position 1928 - Resolution of the Board of Jackson Memorial Hospital expressing its confidence in Miss Mattie Frank serving as Superintendent Jan. 20, 1928 - Two postcards from Mrs. Chas. Schaadt, Chairman [sic] of Confederate Grave Marker Committee to Mrs. J.A. Cook Oct. 22, 1929 and Nov. 20, 1929 - Letter from Mrs. A.C. Ford of Clifton Forge – Chairman [sic] of Committee on Relief to Mrs. Blaise – "In March 1928 the Buena Vista Chapter sent me an application for Relief for Misses Alice and Laura Bartnett of Midvale, Rockbridge Co., VA." - Postcard from H.H. Smith of Blackstone, VA (faded-typewritten) to Miss Belle Lamek (?) offering to send samples of pamphlets on Lee, Jackson, and Jefferson Davis for 25 cents.

This folder contains:- 6 typed letters from John Randolph Bolling (brother of Edith Bolling Wilson and her secretary) – very chatty – sharing information about genealogy of Bolling's, referencing errors with regard to Pocahontas, and talking about goings-on of the Bolling family—especially Edith Wilson's trips to the Democratic Convention and to the League of Nations – June 6, June 14, June 20, July 3, July 16, Nov. 24, 1928 - Letter Dec. 18, 1928 to Mary Ackerly from Lyon G. Tyler, editor of Tyler's Quarterly Historical and Genealogical Magazine at the "Lion's Den" on the James [sic] re: Turpin and Clayton families - Letter Feb. 26, 1929 to Mary Ackerly from Benjamin Sladd of Wake Forest College, NC re: Sladd, Douglas, and White family trees - Letter Mar. 14, 1929 to Mary Ackerly from Mrs. H.W. (Emma Lewis Robinson Scott) re: Robinson family genealogy - Notecard from Benjamin Sladd of Wake Forest College, NC to Mary Ackerly "Dear Cousin Mary" Mar. 24, 1929 concerning White family - Letter to Mary Ackerly Apr. 15, 1929 from "Cousin Georgia" of Lynchburg re: some points to include in Our Kin - Letter to Mary Ackerly May 3, 1929 from "Cousin Georgia" of Lynchburg re: genealogy - Letter to Mary Ackerly from Anna White of Bedford, VA May 13, 1929 about letters she is unable to find - Letter to Mary Ackerly from "Cousin Georgia" of Lynchburg May 19, 1929 correcting some erroneous information she had supplied - Letter to Mary Ackerly from J.T. Noell, Jr. of Lynchburg June 27, 1929 regarding getting "the White place" for a reunion - Letter to Mary Ackerly from George H. Alderson of Enon, W.VA. July 25, 1929 – Alderson, Davis – father served three years in Confederate Army Co.A 14th VA Cavalry - Letter to Mary Ackerly from Benjamin Sledd of University, VA July 27, 1929 – unable to attend White reunion; going through failure of "village Bank" owned largely by his brother-in-law – "a downright catastrophe to the business of our village" - Letter FROM Mary Ackerly Aug. 2, 1929 to Benjamin Sledd of University, VA Aug. 2, 1929 response to his of July 27 [mentions a Lexington bank failure where the local president was a "wealthy man and used his private fortune to make good the loss of the defaulting cashier" - Letter to Mary Ackerly from Evalina Alderson Hummel of MacDonald, VA giving details of Alderson family - Letter to Mary Ackerly from John Randolph Bolling (secretary to Edith Bolling [Mrs. Woodrow] Wilson)Sept. 15, 1929 suggesting that she use his piano solo "Song Without Words" for her book - Two prospectus flyers dated Oct. 1, 1929 announcing publication of 'Our Kin' – The genealogies of some of the early families who made history in the founding and development of Bedford County, Virginia / by Mary Denham Ackerly and Lula Eastman Jeter Parker [CALL NO. F232.B4 A17 1976] - Letter to Mary Ackerly from John Randolph Bolling (secretary to Edith Bolling [Mrs. Woodrow] Wilson) Oct. 10, 1929 re: Bolling genealogy + "I am simply swamped in work; a heavy correspondence for my sister, which keeps up steadily day in and day out, and in addition a big advertising campaign for a jewelry concern here. But I thrive on work, and so keep busy and happy…. Write me when you feel in the mood." - Letter to Mary Ackerly from Benjamin Sledd Oct. 12, 1929 about not being able to come to Lexington (includes genealogical information) - Letter to Mary Ackerly from J.P. Bell Co., Lynchburg, estimate for printing Our Kin Oct. 30, 1929 - Letter to Mrs. George Parker from J. Callaway Brown of Bedford, VA Nov. 5, 1929 re: Calloway family - Letter to Mary Ackerly from Mrs. George Parker of Bedford "Wednesday morning" [Nov. 6, 1929?] re: Calloway family - Letter to Mary Ackerly from John Randolph Bolling (secretary to Edith Bolling [Mrs. Woodrow] Wilson) sending $20 for two copies of Our Kin – "I expect Edith home about December 10th. The house is gradually being shaped up, painted, &c., so as to have things in ship-shape for her…. With warm personal regard [sic] - Letter to Mary Ackerly from J.E. Gwatkin of The Baptist Bible Institute of New Orleans, La, Nov. 3, 1929 "My dear Virginia Cousin" recalling childhood in Bedford enclosing a poem "The Pioneers of Bedford" LOCATION: AC 108 RHA Ackerly Papers (Box 5) FOLDER 12 - Letter to Mary Ackerly from Benjamin Sledd friendly chat Nov. 25, 1929.

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 from Harry Wright's secretary La Consolidada, S.A. manufacturing company in Mexico City Jan. 6, 1930 asking about obtaining a copy of Our Kin book - Letter to Mary Ackerly from John Randolph Bolling (secretary to Edith Bolling [Mrs. Woodrow] Wilson) sending sheet music and greetings… "My sister left yesterday to keep a week of engagements in New York…" Jan. 5, 1930

This folder contains:- Letter to Mary Ackerly May 3, 1930 from J.P. Bell Company Our Kin almost ready for binding - Letter to Mary Ackerly May 14, 1930 from J.P. Bell Company forwarding letter from Miss Florence Fell of Marion Virginia [neither attached nor enclosed] - Letter to Mary Ackerly May 16, 1930 from Wilder's Bookshop requesting discounted order for Our Kin (Mary Ackerly's handwritten notes on discounting are scribbled on the back of the letter) - Letter to Mary Ackerly May 20, 1930 from "Lula" (Mrs. George P. Parker, Bedford, VA) upset about delay in publication of Our Kin "We may have to appeal to your lawyer brother if they don't soon come across" - Letter to Mary Ackerly Apr. 1, 1930 from J. P. Bell Company problem with "plate of Miss Snead's" - Letter to Mary Ackerly June 4, 1930 from "Lula" (Mrs. George P. Parker, Bedford, VA) about death of Henry Wilson - Letter to Mary Ackerly June 16, 1930 from J.P. Bell Company Our Kin ready June 23 - Letter to Mary Ackerly June 23, 1930 from Jamie Starling of Hopkinsville, KY ordering a copy of Our Kin - Letter to Mary Ackerly June 23, 1930 from Goodspeed's Book Shop of Boston, MA requesting circular on Our Kin - Bills from J. P. Bell Company regarding publication of Our Kin - Letter to Mary Ackerly June 25, 1930 from "Cousin Geo" enthusing over Our Kin and apparently enclosing a proposed review to be published in the Lynchburg News Sunday edition with Mary's approval - Letter to Mary Ackerly June 26, 1930 from Miss Mabel Hatcher, Natural Bridge Station, VA - Letter to Mary Ackerly June 26, 1930 from Cornelia Dillard excited about Our Kin - Letter to Mary Ackerly June 26, 1930 from Ruth Callaway Pannill of Harrisonburg, VA mentions her mother who is in Europe with Gold Star Mothers who has placed wreathes on "Tomb of Unknown Soldier" in Paris - Letter to Mary Ackerly June 22, 1930 from J.B. Fishburn, VP of Times-World Corporation, Roanoke expressing interest in Our Kin - Letter to Mary Ackerly June 26, 1930 from Katherine Noell, Greensboro, NC enclosing balance to purchase Our Kin - Letter to Mark Ackerly June 27, 1930 from "Gene" The Chicago House Furnishing Company , Bluefield, VA raving about Our Kin - Card to "Cousin Mary" Ackerly praising Our Kin from Benjamin Sladd, Univ VA postmarked June 28, 1930 - Letter to Mary Ackerly June 29, 1930 from Cousin C.W. Reynolds congratulations on "wonderful work" Our Kin - Letter to Mary Ackerly June 29, 1930 from Berta Johnson, Roanoke, VA Our Kin "wonderful achievement" - Letter to Mary Ackerly June 29, 1930 from Lula J Parker 5 typed pages business details Our Kin - Letter to Mary Ackerly June 29, 1930 from Aunt Laura (Mrs. E.H. White, Goode, VA) family chat -Letter to Mary Ackerly June 30, 1930 from "Cousin Georgia" re: reviews of Our Kin in Lynchburg papers - Letter to Mary Ackerly June 30, 1930 from "Cousin Ralph" (Gibbstown, N.J.) family chat - Letter to Mary Ackerly June 30, 1930 from Jas W. Chambers re: Our Kin "never had pleasure of knowing my Virginia kindred" - Letter to Mary Ackerly June 30, 1930 from Cousin Georgia about reviews of Our Kin and problems with Lynchburg News.

This folder contains:- Letter from Mrs. H.A. Emma Ramsey Wilson of Rockbridge Baths July 23, 1930 to Mrs. Cook regarding a grave marker for a Captain Whitmore who apparently died at the Battle of McDowell… - Letter from M. Daisy Anderson Schaadt (Mrs. C. W.) Jan. 7, 1930 Virginia Division UDC United Daughters of the Confederacy (State Chairman Confederate Marker Committee) to Mrs. J. A. Cook of Lexington regarding forms - Letter from Commonwealth of Virginia Comptroller regarding State appropriation 1928 and 1929 for the Confederate Memorial Association of Lexington for care of graves of Confederate soldiers and sailors Feb. 28, 1930 to Mrs. J. S. Moffatt, Jr., President of Mary Custis Lee Chapter of UDC United Daughters of the Confederacy - Letter from Commonwealth of Virginia Comptroller regarding form to be filed to obtain 1930 State appropriation for the Confederate Memorial Association of Lexington to care for graves of Confederate soldiers and sailors Mar 18, 1930 to Mrs. J. A. Cook, Treasurer of Mary Custis Lee Chapter of UDC United Daughters of the Confederacy - Application for headstone for Benjamin S. Falls, Private Co. L 11th VA CSA who died on Apr 18, 1915 – Ackerly Graveyard, Lexington, VA - Letter from Commonwealth of Virginia Comptroller concerning forms for disbursement of 1930 appropriation to Mrs. Mary Ackerly as new chairman of Mary Custis Lee Chapter of UDC United Daughters of the Confederacy - Letter from Mrs. H.A. Wilson to Mrs. Cook regarding marker for Capt. Whitmore who is buried in the Bethesda cemetery - Receipt for $1.58 for Confederate Grave Marker forms Nov. 21, 1930 - Letter to Mary Ackerly from Mrs. Chas Schaadt regarding the need to spend funds or they will revert to the State and discussing grave markers - Letter from Mary Adams Gibson to Mary Ackerly Nov. 17, 1930 requesting an appropriate form for a marker for Hugh Adams; also notes that her son-in-law (Wm. R. Sterrett) would like a form for "his great uncle William Madison Sterrett." - Letter to Mary Ackerly from Mrs. David J. Whipple of Brownsburg, VA Nov. 20, 1930 requesting form for marker for her father's grave - Formation of new UDC United Daughters of the Confederacy chapter by former members of Mary Custis Lee Chapter (comment states that "Mrs. Jackson joined Turner Ashby Chapter of Harrisonburg, VA) - Notice from Confederate Grave Marker Virginia Division of UDC United Daughters of the Confederacy regarding adoption of standard form for grave markers Mar. 6, 1930 with form attached - Request for report about number of grave markers installed in Lexington in 1930 dated August 1930 - Request for information about Confederate Grave Markers installed pursuant to Virginia General Assembly enactment Dec. 2, 1930.