Records [manuscript], 1800-1890.

  1. Resources
  2. View Resource

ArchivalResource

Records [manuscript], 1800-1890.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/647876487

Include eighteen manuscript boxes containing early records of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association, Mount Vernon, Va. Include material created by and for the use of the Mount Vernon Ladies Association of the Union, including correspondence related to its creation in 1856.

13 reels microfilm; positive; 35 mm.2 reels microfilm 16 mm.

University of Virginia. Library

Information

SNAC Resource ID: 7923573

University of Virginia. Library

Related Entities

There are 1 Entities related to this resource.

Mount Vernon Ladies' Association of the Union

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6zq4x5p (corporateBody)

The Mount Vernon Ladies' Association of the Union was founded in 1853 by Ann Pamela Cunningham. The purpose of the Association was to purchase Mount Vernon, the home of George Washington, in order to restore the property and open the grounds to visitors and admirers who desired to see Washington's house and tomb. Ann Pamela Cunningham became interested in the preservation of Mount Vernon when her mother, traveling down the Potomac River in 1853, saw the house in its neglected and dilapidated sta...