United Daughters of the Confederacy, Mildred Lee Chapter No. 98 Records
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Scope and Content Note
The UDC Mildred Lee Chapter No. 98 records consist of minutes, membership applications, treasurer's books, printed materials, memorabilia, and scrapbooks which pertain to all of the chapter's activities including: the bestowal of the UDC Crosses of Honor and Military Service; the historical essays that served as program topics for meetings of the chapter and which cover a wide variety of Civil War subjects; the documentation of individual member credentials which include occasionally signed statements from Confederate veterans verifying the service record cited on the form; and charitable donations to area institutions.
Dates
- 1897-1990
Creator
Language of Materials
Materials are in English.
Access Information
Please call (479) 575-8444 or email specoll@uark.edu at least two weeks in advance of your arrival to ensure availability of the materials.
Use Information
No Use Restrictions Apply.
No Interlibrary Loan.
Standard Federal Copyright Laws Apply (U.S. Title 17).
Biographical Note
The Mildred Lee Chapter No. 98 of the United Daughters of the Confederacy was organized in Fayetteville, Arkansas on October 16, 1897 by Miss Fannie Scott with twenty charter members. A benevolent, historical, patriotic and service organization, the UDC admits adult women who are lineal or collateral descendants of men and women who served honorably in the Army, Navy, or Civil Service of the Confederate States of America. The Mildred Lee chapter has erected at least three monuments in Washington County to commemorate Civil War veterans and events in addition to regularly contributing to local libraries, veteran's hospitals, and national UDC projects. Crosses of Honor have been bestowed on 145 former Confederate soldiers by the chapter, and Crosses of Military Service have been awarded to Confederate descendants who served in later wars. The Mildred Lee chapter also hosted the annual convention of the UDC Arkansas Division in 1909, 1924, and 1975.
Extent
5.58 Linear Feet (7 boxes)
Arrangement of the Papers
The materials have been arranged in five series.
- Minutes, 1897-1983 (Boxes 1 and 2)
- General Business Papers, 1898-1985 (Box 2)
- Membership Applications, 1897-1986 (Box 3)
- Treasurer's Records, 1897-1980 (Box 4)
- Scrapbooks and Scrapbook Materials, 1898-1990 (Boxes 5-7)
Acquisition Information
The United Daughters of the Confederacy, Mildred Lee Chapter No. 98 Records were donated to Special Collections by Louise P. Reagan on August 23, 1990.
Processing Information
Processed by Kim Allen Scott; completed in March 1994. Box 7, Item 11 incorporated by Katrina Windon in October 2018.
- Title
- United Daughters of the Confederacy, Mildred Lee Chapter No. 98 Records
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Kim Allen Scott
- Date
- March 1994
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Department Repository
University of Arkansas Libraries
365 N. McIlroy Avenue
Fayetteville AR 72701 United States
(479) 575-8444
specoll@uark.edu