This folder contains: - Copy of “Demit” Jan. 25, 1939 authorizing Mrs. Ephrian Clark Murray (nee Lillian Norwood Lebby) to transfer from Mary Custis Lee Chapter of the UDC United Daughters of the Confederacy in Lexington VA to the Stonewall Jackson Chapter in Charlotte NC (She is the daughter of Capt. Henry L. Lebby, Blockade Runner, South Carolina - Letter to Mrs. Glover from Elizabeth Kilbourne regarding meeting of Board of Directors of the Lexington Branch of the Needlework Guild of America (undated, but obviously 1939)—references “intaking day” at 412 V.M.I. Parade, a tea, and card parties to raise money for shoes for the needy. There is a mini-brochure on The History of The Needlework Guild of America (founded 1885; incorporated 1896) [Ida Boyer No.3, 1938] and 3 “Help Clothe the Needy” membership forms [1936 Homeless Boy Membership Blanks] - Short undated note with typed name of author Frederic J. Haskin – Washington DC – regarding proper form for pledge of allegiance to U.S. flag – hand written ink from Ruth Brock “thought you might like for your chapter” - Postcard from Katherine Gwinn postmarked 1939 Rich Creek VA to Mrs. B.B. Glover regarding a Mrs. Tharfe - Attention V.M.I. Men from Alumni Souvenir Program Committee May 30, 1939 includes language stating “Two or more pages [in a Souvenir Centennial booklet] will be devoted to the Daughters of the Confederacy (who recently gave three scholarships to VMI) UDC United Daughters of the Confederacy - Welcome V.M.I. alumni to Hotel Patrick Henry V.M.I. vs. V.P.I. “The Military-Football Classic of the South” Roanoke, VA Thanksgiving, Nov. 30, 1939 - North Carolina Division United Daughters of the Confederacy UDC card presenting Mrs. James Edward Woodard of Wilson, NC as Second Vice-President General during election of Nov. 1939 - Letter to UDC United Daughters of the Confederacy Chapter Presidents Mar. 23, 1939 concerning scholarship fund to be established for V.M.I. upon the celebration of its centennial - from Maria Starke - Letter dated Mar. 20, 1939 to Mrs. B.B. Glover concerning sales of sets of The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government by Jefferson Davis at $4.00 per set with order blanks from Jefferson Davis Book Committee - Letter from Bernice Howard Garrett of Wytheville, VA to Mrs. B.B. Glover Aug. 6, 1939 returning Constitution and By Laws of Mary Custis Lee Chapter United Daughters of the Confederacy UDC which were borrowed to use as a guide for framing documents of the Wythe Grey Chapter - Letter from Leila Nance Moffatt to Harrington Waddell Apr. 10, 1939 “Again the Mary Custis Lee Chapter wishes to offer prizes for historical work in the local schools. We are offering in the grammar school a prize of $5.00 for the best essay on John Letcher, war governor of Virginia. For the high school the prize is the same, $5.00 for the best essay on reconstruction in the South after the war… Please call attention to an additional high school prize, $15.00, offered by the Richmond Chapter for the best essay on the influence of the lives of Lee, Jackson and Maury on America after the War between the States - Request to War Department Washington D.C. June 21, 1939 for records of “Isaac H. Steele, Confederate Soldier enlisted in Rockbridge County, VA” - Request to War Department Washington D.C. June 21, 1939 for records of “Lewis P. Semones, Company C 24th Regiment - Program 32nd Annual Breakfast United Daughters of the Confederacy UDC Kansas City Hotel Muehlebach Jan. 21, 1939 - Letter from War Department regarding records of Captain Evans Hiley Whitley of Campbellton, GA of Company E, 35th Regiment Georgia Infantry Feb. 10, 1939 - Letter from C.E. Kilbourne, Superintendent Virginia Military Institute VMI to Mrs. B.B. Glover thanking her for UDC United Daughters of the Confederacy participation in making New Market Day a success May 16, 1939 - Postcard to Mrs. Glover dated May 2, 1939 from UDC South Carolina regarding availability of United Daughters of the Confederacy college scholarship - Letter and enclosure from C.E. Kilbourne, Superintendent Virginia Military Institute VMI to Mrs. B.B. Glover explaining restricted seating in Jackson Hall during New Market Day ceremonies May 10, 1939 - Form letter from Clara B. Linkenhoker, Director Southern Literature for Home and Foreign Libraries of Virginia Division United Daughters of the Confederacy Mar. 27, 2939 “A silver loving cup will be awarded chapter in Virginia Division placing largest number of books in libraries bearing UDC plates” - Letter to Mrs. Glover from Virginia Division of United Daughters of the Confederacy UDC about missing signatures on paperwork re: Wm. Carter Bewley, John H. Whitmore, and others [likely refers to Confederate records] Aug. 24, 1939 - Form letter and advertisement attachment from Virginia History Committee, Baltimore, MD Feb 15, 1939 for Avery Craven’s Virginia, The Old Dominion - Letter from Mrs. R. Sydney Cox, President Virginia Division United Daughters of the Confederacy UDC to Mrs. Glover re: participation in New Market Day ceremonies at Virginia Military Institute VMI Apr. 14, 1939 - Request for number of New Market day attendees from C.E. Kilbourne, Superintendent Virginia Military Institute VMI to Mrs. B.B. Glover May 1, 1939 - Handwritten “speech” on the meaning of Thanksgiving “W.E. Glover “given before the Howe Economics Club, Lexington High School 1939 - Form letter from Virginia Division UDC United Daughters of the Confederacy Jefferson Davis Monument Committee re: funds for monument no date [but in 1939 folder] - Letter to Mrs. Evelyn Link, Treasurer UDC United Daughters of the Confederacy from M.W. Swope unable to pay dues because of illness Feb. 2, 1939 - Form letter to Mrs. Glover from Mildred (Wm. P.) Tatum, Chairman 2nd District VA Division UDC United Daughters of the Confederacy re: convention in Richmond in October 1939 - Form letter dated Mar. 27, 1939 from C.E. Kilbourne, Superintendent Virginia Military Institute to Mrs. B.B. Glover regarding May 15th ceremonies marking VMI’s Centennial and the 75th Anniversary of the Battle of New Market - Letter dated Apr. 18, 1939 from C.E. Kilbourne, Superintendent Virginia Military Institute to Mrs. B.B. Glover thanking her for offer of assistance at May 15th ceremonies - Letter from Superintendent C.E. Kilbourne’s secretary at Virginia Military Institute VMI to Mrs. B.B. Glover regarding number of UDC United Daughters of the Confederacy projected attendees at May 15th ceremonies May 6, 1939 - Letters to Mrs. B.B. Gloun [sic] then “Glover” Jan. 31, 1939; Feb. 8, 1939; Feb. 17, 1939 enclosing information about New Orleans from the New Orleans Association of Commerce and ultimately indicating that a 16 mm. film would be available for a United Daughters of the Confederacy UDC program on Mar. 16, 1939 - Letter to Mrs. Glover from Mildred (Wm. P.) Tatum, Chairman 2nd District VA Division UDC United Daughters of the Confederacy Mar. 6, 1939 about attending a meeting of Mary Custis Lee Chapter - Tuition receipt from Lexington School Board Ann Smith Auditorium Mar. 16, 1939 $5.00 - Letter to Mrs. Glover from Mary R. Ellis of Kansas City, MO regarding a copy of Cavalcade of Southern States Jan. 31, 1939 - Form letter from C.E. Kilbourne, Superintendent Virginia Military Institute, to United Daughters of the Confederacy UDC Chapter Presidents explaining restrictions on size of audience able to be accommodated in Jackson Memorial Hall during May 15th ceremonies Apr. 19, 1939 - Letter from Mrs. Malcolm Peak of Lynchburg to Mrs. Glover requesting special accommodations at VMI ceremonies because of illness May 10, 1939 (“I am wondering if there is a member of your chapter who will care to entertain me while I am there”)