United Daughters of the Confederacy, Lizzie Rutherford Chapter
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of 4 boxes of materials. Three contain scrapbooks of news clippings relating to the UDC and its activities, and the fourth one contains oversized reprints, photocopies and typescripts of Confederate documents.
Dates
- Creation: 1928 - 1985
Biographical / Historical
The Columbus, Georgia chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy was established on May 6, 1896 as Chapter 60 of the UDC with 10 charter members, including Mrs. John C. Brown as president. The members voted on April 26, 1898 to change its name to the Lizzie Rutherford Chapter in honor of Lizzie Rutherford Ellis, who in 1866 had proposed setting aside a day of memory of the Confederate dead. This idea inspired the annual observation of Confederate Memorial Day. Miss Anna Caroline Benning was elected president of the newly named chapter, which had grown to 47 members.
Extent
4 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Columbus State University Archives and Special Collections Repository
4225 University Ave
Columbus Georgia 31907 United States