Stover Camp UDC Collection, 1898/2021

Access and use

Location of collection:
Shenandoah County Library
Shenandoah County Library
514 Stoney Creek Blvd.
Edinburg VA, 22824
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Zachary Hottel
Phone: (540) 984-8200
Restrictions:

This collection is open to researchers without restrictions. Researchers must register and agree to all copyright laws and archives policies before using the collection. Please contact the Shenandoah County Library before visiting to use this collection.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item] Stover Camp UDC Collection, 1898-2021, Truban Archives, Shenandoah County Library, Edinburg, Virginia, USA.

Summary

Extent:
.4 Linear Feet Contained within one 1/2 size legal flip top archival box. Occupies approximately 90% of the box.
Creator:
Stickley, Gloria Ann (Smith), 1940-2021
Abstract:
This collection contains records, photographs, and newspaper clippings produced by and related to the Stover Camp, United Daughters of the Confederacy, located in Strasburg, Virginia.
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item] Stover Camp UDC Collection, 1898-2021, Truban Archives, Shenandoah County Library, Edinburg, Virginia, USA.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection contains 19 folders of materials. Materials are a mixture of official organization records, yearbooks that document organizational activities, documents related to division and national UDC activities, and photographs showing organizational activities. It primarily documents the Stover Camp's activities during the latter part of the 20th century.

Biographical / historical:

The Stover Camp Chapter, United Daughters of the Confederacy (UDC) was founded in 1898 to memorialize the Confederate States of America and soldiers that fought for the Confederacy during the Civil War. It was involved in numerous memorial and historic preservation activities during the 20th century with a focus on maintaining a Confederate-centric historic narrative.

Acquisition information:
Donated to the Truban Archives by Gloria Stickley, a past president and member of the UDC Chapter, in 2019.
Processing information:

Materials were received without original order. Some were within notebooks or scrapbooks, others loose. All materials were removed from notebooks and scrap books for preservation purposes but processed together if received in this form. Materials were foldered. All newspaper clippings were copied with originals disposed of.

Arrangement:

Materials are arranged chronologically based on dates present in the materials. Undated items are at the end of the collection.

Collection numbering starts with Folder 1.5 since this collection shares a box with another collection.

Physical location:
Shenandoah County Library, Truban Archives
Physical facet:
Photographs, documents, and newspaper clippings contained within nineteen (19) legal-size archival folders.