PUBLIC "-//Thomas Balch Library//TEXT (US::ViLeTBL::viletbl00140:: Dorothy Rickard Collection 1984)//EN" "viletbl00140.xml" A Guide to the Dorothy Rickard Collection, 1984 Dorothy Rickard Collection SC 0069 Sarah E. Wycoff Thomas Balch Library © 2006 By Thomas Balch Library. All rights reserved.

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Machine-readable finding aid derived from MS Word, created by Stephanie Adams Hunter, 11 March 2011 Description is in English 2013-11-21 Converted to schema conforming EAD by dtd2schema.vh.xsl. A Guide to the Dorothy Rickard Collection, 1984 A Collection in theThomas Balch Library SC 0069 Sarah E. Wycoff

Thomas Balch Library 2006 Sarah E. Wycoff Thomas Balch Library Descriptive Summary Thomas Balch Library Dorothy Rickard Collection 1984 SC 0069 English This collection consists of the memoirs of Dorothy Rickard from the Depression, stories and poems about the American Civil War and daily logs of trips Rickard made. The collection also includes some of Rickard family history. Unknown Administrative Information Access Restrictions

Collection open for research.

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Dorothy Rickard Collection (SC0069), Thomas Balch Library, Leesburg, VA.

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2011.0036X

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Sarah E. Wycoff, 17 February 2011

Biographical Information

Dorothy Lee Keister (24 December 1924-living) is a native Virginian born to John David (24 May 1897-29 February 1964) and Lillian Ruth Neff Keister (November 30, 1902-25 December 1999). She was born in Bluemont, Virginia on the farm of her grandparents, John Michael (fl 1876-1930) and Daisy Mae Hawes Neff (fl 1880-1930) and raised in Loudoun County during the American Depression.

Growing up, she was involved in Girl Scouts and 4-H. After high school graduation, she married Jasper Rickard (ca. 1926-26 April 1981) and raised their family in Loudoun County.

Scope and Content

This collection consists of the memoirs of Dorothy Rickard from the Depression, stories and poems about the American Civil War and daily logs of trips Rickard made. The collection also includes some of Rickard family history.

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Adjunct Descriptive Data Bibliography Ancestry Library Edition, United States Census, United States Census and Voter Lists, http://www.ancestrylibrary.com (Accessed 18 February 2011). Dorothy Rickard Collection (SC0069), Thomas Balch Library, Leesburg, VA. Hickman, Kennedy. "American Civil War: Major General Ambrose Burnside" http://militaryhistory.about.com/od/americancivilwar/p/burnside.htm (Accessed 18 February 2011). McClellan, H.B. "The Life and Campaigns of Major-General J.E.B. Stuart" http://www.civilwarhome.com/stuartyouth.htm (Accessed 18 February 2011). Meserve, Stevan F. The Civil War in Loudoun County, Virginia: A History of Hard Times. Charleston, SC: History Press, 2008. Poland, Jr., Charles P. Loudoun County During the Civil War: A Study of a Border County in a Border State. Ann Arbor, Mich., University Microfilms, 1963. Town of Hamilton Town Council Meeting Minutes (M060), Thomas Balch Library, Leesburg, VA. Other Finding Aid

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Contents List Dorothy Rickard's Memoirs Dorothy Rickard's stories of the Civil War Poems of the Civil War Logs of the trips Ms. Rickard took