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United Daughters of the Confederacy, General Jenkins Chapter, Scrapbooks of Records

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 3144

Overview

Record scrapbooks kept by Daisy Neptune, historian of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, General Jenkins chapter of Parkersburg. The five scrapbooks consists of material concerning the chapter's history and the lives of local Confederate veterans and their families. Included are the service records of individual soldiers, chapter applications containing much genealogical data, obituaries and death notices of veterans and family members, and news clippings of organization activities. Also included are applications for UDC "crosses of honor" and grave markers. One volume contains personal narratives by chapter members containing biographical sketches and family reminiscences of war-time experiences of both soldiers and civilians. Although primarily concerning the Parkersburg area, the volumes hold information dealing with all of West Virginia.

Dates

  • Creation: 1899-1972

Creator

Language of Materials

English

Conditions Governing Access

No special access restriction applies.

Conditions Governing Use

Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the Permissions and Copyright page on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.

Extent

1.25 Linear Feet (1 ft. 3 in. (3 document cases, 5 in. each))

Physical Location

West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / Fax: 304-293-3981 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/

Title
United Daughters of the Confederacy, General Jenkins Chapter, Scrapbooks of Records, 1899-1972
Author
Staff of the West Virginia & Regional History Center
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Code for undetermined script
Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Part of the West Virginia and Regional History Center Repository

Contact:
1549 University Ave.
P.O. Box 6069
Morgantown WV 26506-6069 US
304-293-3536