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Eunice Williams Reed papers

Eunice Williams Reed papers

Descriptive Summary

Title: Eunice Williams Reed papers
Creator: Reed, Eunice Williams, 1876-
Inclusive Dates: 1883-1951
Language(s): English
Extent: 5.3 Linear Feet (6 document boxes; 2 oversized boxes)
Collection Number: ms140
Repository: Hargrett Library

Collection Description

Historical Note

Eunice Williams Reed was born in 1876 and died in the mid-twentieth century. She was well knokwn for being active in the Laura Rutherford Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy (UDC) and the Georgia Division of the UDC.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of papers of Eunice Williams Reed from 1883-1951. The papers pertain primarily to Reid's work with the Laura Rutherford Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy (UDC) and with the Georgia Division of the UDC. Includes correspondence, speeches relating to the UDC and the history of the Civil War, printed material, newspaper clippings, programs and scrapbooks. The collection also contains a scrapbook of newspaper clippings and letters (1918-1919) from Albon W. Reed while serving in France during World War I and two scrapbooks of newspaper clippings pertaining to World War II.

Organization and Arrangement

Arranged by record type.


Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Eunice Williams Reed papers, ms140, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Donated by Dorothy Reed Belcher in 1959.


Related Materials and Subjects

Subject Terms

Georgia -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Societies, etc.
Patriotic societies -- Georgia.
Reed, Albon W.
Scrapbooks
Soldiers -- Georgia.
Speeches (documents)
United Daughters of the Confederacy. Georgia Division
United Daughters of the Confederacy. Laura Rutherford Chapter No. 88 (Athens, Ga.)
Women -- Georgia -- Societies and clubs.
World War, 1914-1918 -- France.
World War, 1939-1945.

Series Descriptions and Folder Listing

 
boxfolder
11Personal Papers
 
12Letters, 1920-1929
 
13Letters, 1930
 
14Letters, 1931 January-February
 
15Letters, 1931 March-December, Undated
 
16Letters, 1932
 
17Letters, 1933
 
18Letters, 1934
 
19Letters, 1935 January-September
 
110Letters, 1935 October-December, Undated
 
111Letters, 1936
 
112Letters, 1937-1939, Undated
 
boxfolder
21Letters, 1940-1949
 
22Letters, 1950-1951
 
23Cards
 
24Miscellaneous
 
25Newspaper Clippings
 
26Pictures
 
27Printed Material
 
28Programs
 
boxfolder
31-7Speeches
 
boxfolder
41U.D.C. General
 
42U.D.C. Laura Rutherford Chapter
 
43U.D.C. Mildred Rutherford
 
44U.D.C. Printed Material
 
45U.D.C. Mrs. L.H. Raines Memorial
 
46U.D.C. Winnie Davis Hall
 
boxfolder
51-6U.D.C. General
 
57Speeches
 
oversized_boxitem
61Scrapbook World War II
 
62Scrapbook World War II
 
oversized_boxitem
71Scrapbook World War I
 
72Scrapbook World War I
 
boxfolder
81Photo of T.W. Reed as a young man
 
82Scrapbook Miscellaneous
 
83Scrapbook U.D.C.
 
84Scrapbook U.D.C.
 
85Scrapbook U.D.C.
 
86Scrapbook U.D.C.
 
87Scrapbook U.D.C.