Records, 1898-1991.

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Records, 1898-1991.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122555667

These records contain the working papers of the home including applications for admission divided by those who did not enter and residents; Board of Trustees meeting minutes; business records (charter, buildings, inspection reports, licenses); correspondence about applications, financial support, controversies written or received by residents, presidents, managers, and superintendents Janet B. Burhans, Mary Custis Lee, Eloise B. Lipscomb, Elizabeth (Mrs. A.J.) Montague, Janet Montague Nunnally, Alice A. Pyle, Byrd Warwick Taylor, and Sally Tompkins; financial records of investments, statements of bank accounts, donated commodities, budget, audits, operating expense reports, reports on examinations; general records such as newspaper clippings, obituaries, pamphlets, a history, wills, deeds; infirmary day and night order books, memos to nursing staff, and calendars of activities; photographs and albums of the home and personal photographs of the residents; blueprint plans for roof repair; and a visitors' register book.

15 cubic ft.

Library of Virginia

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SNAC Resource ID: 6761931

Library of Virginia

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Montague, Elizabeth L.H.

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Taylor, Byrd Warwick.

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Home for Needy Confederate Women (Richmond, Va.)

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The Home for Needy Confederate Women, incorporated in 1898, formally opened in October 1900 under a charter granted by the Virginia state legislature. The home opened with ten residents who had to prove they were "a needy widow, sister, or daughter of a Confederate soldier who saw active service" during the Civil War. In 1977, the General Assembly restored the words "and lineal descendants" to the charter. The home continued to operate with donations, city and state funds, and money and property...

Lee, Mary Custis, 1835-1918

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Nunnally, Janet Montague,

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Tompkins, Sally K.

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Pyle, Alice A.,

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Burhans, Janet B.

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Lipscomb, Eloise B.

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