Daughters of the American Revolution Records
Scope and Contents
Chapter records include constitution (n.d.); bylaws (1939 and n.d.); minutes (1896-2017); correspondence (1930s-2009); financial records, including treasurers' reports (1928-1975); membership records (1896-1976); yearbooks and directories (1912-2017); chapter regents' records (1896-1977); scrapbooks (1915-2017); memorabilia (1961-1991); newsletters (2007-2017) and chapter history (probably 1946). The collection also includes church, cemetery and Bible records from Alabama, particularly Macon and Lee Counties, Georgia, Tennessee, South Carolina, Virginia, Ohio, and New York.
Dates
- 1896 - 2017
Conditions Governing Access
Open for research.
Biographical / Historical
The Light Horse Harry Lee Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, located in Auburn, Alabama, was founded in 1896 by Mrs. P. H. Mell, the wife of a chemistry professor at Alabama Polytechnic Institute (now Auburn University).
Extent
11.25 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This finding aid is organized by accessions. Each accession represents an addition to the collection. Each accession also represents a transfer of physical and legal custody of archival materials from the donor(s) to Auburn University Special Collections and Archives.
- Title
- Guide to the Daughters of the American Revolution Records
- Subtitle
- Record Group 21
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- JH
- Date
- February 2, 1971
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Auburn University Special Collections and Archives Repository
Auburn University
Ralph Brown Draughon Library
231 Mell Street
Auburn Alabama 36849
334-844-1732
archives@auburn.edu
