Letters to Anna Benning of Columbus, 1896-1901

File — Box: 10, Folder: 4

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

This collection includes materials from the Oglethorpe Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution which is based in Columbus, Georgia. Materials also include state and national level reports and sister-chapter documents.

This collection is organized in the following series:

Series 1: Chapter Administration Records - This series chronicles the functions of the chapter and contains meeting minutes, correspondence, member lists, and reports from various meetings.

Series 2: Historical Materials - This series contains historical information collected by Chapter Members or activities in which they participated. This series also includes material and proceedings from the State and National DAR level.

Series 3: Scrapbooks - Early scrapbooks from 1911 to current. Scrapbooks contain newspaper clippings, photographs, pamphlets and memorabilia from that year’s activities. Scrapbooks were included in contests for the State and national level annual meetings.

Dates

Other: 1896-1901

Extent

From the Collection: 21 Cubic Feet : 8 Cubic foot boxes 2 half cubic foot boxes 6 Hollinger Boxes 1 Small Hollinger Box 2 Oversized boxes

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Processing Information

These letters were collected by the Oglethorpe Chapter. Anna Benning is the daughter of Henry Benning, a Confederate soldier and for whom the local military base is named. Letters and notes were sent by the Daughters of the American Revolution, the Illgess Family. Transcription of letter is included