George B. Singletary Chapter U.D.C. Papers

1920-1953
Manuscript Collection #108
Creator(s)
George B. Singletary Chapter U.D.C.
Physical description
0.87 Cubic Feet, 531 items , consisting of correspondence, secretary's minutes, financial records, membership lists, scrapbooks, clippings, essays, reports, and miscellaneous.
Preferred Citation
George B. Singletary Chapter U.D.C. Papers (#108), East Carolina Manuscript Collection, J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA.
Repository
ECU Manuscript Collection
Access
No restrictions

Papers (1920-1953) including correspondence, membership lists, financial records, meetings, essay, newspapers, magazines, clippings, scrapbook, reports, Lee Jackson Day celebration, etc.


Biographical/historical information

The George B. Singletary Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy was organized 19 June 1899, in Greenville, N.C., by Mrs. T. J. Jarvis who served as its first president. Owing to the failure of several members to pay back dues, the charter was lost but a reorganization of the chapter restored the charter 1 April 1920. The Greenville chapter was named in honor of Colonel George B. Singletary, Commander of the 44th Regiment N.C. Troops. Colonel Singletary was killed in action 5 June 1862, about eight miles above Washington, N.C., in an engagement with federal forces.


Scope and arrangement

Correspondence in the collection is of a general nature and is primarily from the National Headquarters and the N.C. Division Headquarters of the United Daughters of the Confederacy. Of interest is a letter (September 1937) from a Confederate veteran who had been "adopted" by the Singletary Chapter. The letter concerns the veteran's involvement in the war and describes the capture of Fort Fisher (Wilmington).

The collection also includes minutes of the monthly meeting taken by the secretary in the years 1920-1953. Financial records for the chapter are available for the years 1928-1953. Essays and reports presented at the meeting deal with the Civil War and Southern heritage.

Extensive newspaper and magazine clippings included in the collection relate to the Old South and Southern tradition as well as activities of the United Daughters of the Confederacy.Two scrapbooks kept by the Singletary Chapter in the years 1942-1953 are of a similar nature as they deal also with the preservation of Southern traditions and U.D.C. activities, as well as give information on Confederate leaders and memorials to the Confederacy.

Miscellaneous material includes programs from Lee-Jackson Day celebrations; pamphlets, general bulletins, and programs from the state, national, and local organizations; as well as two souvenir booklets concerning Fort Fisher; and popular sheet music and lyrics of the Confederate States.


Administrative information
Custodial History

January 17, 1970, ca. 250 items; Papers (1920-1957), including secretary's books, correspondence, membership lists, financial records, scrapbooks, U.D.C. histories, biographical sketches, pamphlets, clippings, and miscellaneous.

March 24, 1971, ca. 125 items; Papers, including minutes, programs, leaflets, clippings, etc.

July 6, 1983, ca. 100 items; Papers, including clippings, programs, membership lists, and miscellaneous materials. Gift of Mrs. J. G. Lautares, Greenville, N.C.

Source of acquisition

Gift of Mrs. J. G. Lautares

Processing information

Processed by G. Newbold; M. Quintanilla, November 1986

Encoded by Apex Data Services

Copyright notice

Literary rights to specific documents are retained by the authors or their descendants in accordance with U.S. copyright law.


Key terms
Personal Names
Singletary, George B.
Corporate Names
United Daughters of the Confederacy. North Carolina Division
Topical
Memorial rites and ceremonies--Confederate States of America
Popular music--Confederate States of America
Places
Fort Fisher (N.C.)
Southern States--Social life and customs--1865-
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Veterans

Container list
Box 1 Minutes and Financial Records
Box 2 Correspondence, U.D.C. Papers, Historical Material
Box 3 Scrapbooks and Clippings
Box 4 Scrapbooks and Clippings
Box 5 Programs and Miscellaneous