United Daughters of the Confederacy Records
Scope and Contents
Records include yearbooks (1911-2019); minutes (1896-2006); membership applications (1900-2006); scrapbooks (1903-2020) of chapter activities and Civil War-related features; state convention programs (1897-1983); Alabama Division yearbooks (1924-2017); pamphlets (1914-1985); financial records; newspaper clippings; photographs; correspondence; and miscellaneous General Division materials. The 2019-2020 scrapbook includes a few pages related to COVID-19, coronavirus, and includes a mask.
Dates
- 1896 - 2020
Conditions Governing Access
Open with permission of chapter president.
Biographical / Historical
The Admiral Raphael Semmes Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy (UDC) was organized in Auburn, Alabama on April 29, 1896. It is a member of the Alabama Division of the UDC and remains active to the present.
Extent
10.10 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.
Processing Information
Accession 5-1966 processed by JH;
Accession 1-23-1974 by DWA;
Accession 87-99 by Dwayne Cox;
Accessions 90-5 and 96-72 by Paul Martin;
Accession 90-55 by John Lee;
Accessions 97-073 and 98-003 by Tamara Tyler;
Accession 98-062 by Jason Smith;
Accession 99-033 by Greg Crawford;
Accession 04-014 by Dieter C. Ullrich;
Accessions 07-002, 07-019 and 08-005 by Deborah Belcher;
Accession 08-077 by Michale Kief Law;
Accessions 11-068 and 13-053 by David McRae;
Accessions 15-028, 16-009 and 16-045 by Jaimie Kicklighter;
Accession 17-009 by Brent Heilman;
Accession 17-076 by Elizabeth Bates;
Accessions 18-023, 19-009, and 20-030 by Lisa Glasscock.
Finding Aids entered into ArchivesSpace by Lisa Glasscock May 8, 2020.
- Alabama -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
- Associations, institutions, etc.
- Auburn (Ala.)
- COVID-19 (Disease)
- Confederate States of America -- History, Military
- United Daughters of the Confederacy. Alabama Division
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Societies, etc.
- Women -- Alabama
- Women -- Societies and clubs
- Title
- Guide to the United Daughters of the Confederacy Records
- Subtitle
- Record Group 0047
- Status
- Completed
- 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
