All of the papers relate to Neve's missionary work in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia, beginning in 1888 at St. Paul's Church, Ivy (Albemarle County) and Emmanuel Church, Greenwood (Greene County) and his founding of the Order of the Thousandfold there in 1920, dedicated to accomplishment through prayer. The collection contains religious editorials and poetry (1919- 1948), some in issues of Episcopal publications including "Our Mountain Work in the Diocese of Virginia" (edited by Neve), "The Virginia Churchman," and "The Southern Churchman, " and some published separately, including the booklet "Challenge for Christ and other Poems." Autobiographical works include two 1930 typescripts (with handwritten corrections) entitled "An Early Account of Mountain Work," a 46-page booklet published in 1920 entitled "Church of the Living Waters" and typescript and handwritten copies of "An Autobiography" dictated to his daughter in 1940. Writings about the Order of the Thousandfold include pamphlets, a notebook in Neve's hand about the origin and purpose of the order, and a scrapbook of clippings from various publications. Nineteen diaries (1917-1947) are included, as well as two guestbooks (1918, 1938) from the thirtieth and fiftieth anniversary celebrations of Neve's work at St. Paul's, Ivy, and a few photographs, including some of Neve and some of Lady Astor. The 300 items of correspondence (1909-1948) contain an interesting group of letters from Lady Astor, a Virginia native who had attended Neve's church with her family during summer visits at their Albemarle county estate. These chiefly describe her domestic life in England, with a few comments on religion and politics. Photocopies sent by the University of Reading, England, of Neve's letters to Lady Astor are also included. Other correspondents include bishops Walter Russell Bowie, William Cabell Brown, Henry W. Hobson, Edmund Arbuthnott Knox, Noble Cilley Powell, Beverley Dandridge Tucker, and Henry St. George Tucker. Missionary correspondents include Anne P. Bridgman from Damascus, C.L. Oliver from Australia, Emily L. Ridgely from China, M. Lawrence Ryan from Damascus, Loreto Serapion from Cuba, E. Stieljes from the Netherlands, J.G. Williams from Brussels, and John Yasofi from Brazil. The collection also includes letters from Irene Langhorne Gibson, Lady Astor's sister, and Jessie Ball duPont, letters from Neve to Dewey Loving, and a few items of Rev. Dennis Whittle's correspondence while serving as Archdeacon of the Blue Ridge after Neve.
