Daughters of the American Revolution, Mecklenburg Chapter, records
Scope and Contents
This collection is comprised of the records of the Mecklenburg Chapter DAR. Material includes membership applications; minutes of chapter and executive board meetings; histories of the chapter and the state organization; and a list of tombstone inscriptions in Charlotte's Settlers Cemetery. The Daughters of the American Revolution, Mecklenburg Chapter (Charlotte, N.C.)
Dates
- Creation: 1898 - 1993
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Some material may be copyrighted or restricted. It is the patron's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright or other case restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in the collections.
Historical Note
The first chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) in North Carolina, the Mecklenburg Chapter was organized in Charlotte on September 29, 1898. Mrs. Edward Dilworth Latta and Mrs. Stonewall (Mary Anna) Jackson were influential in the chapter's organization. Jackson was elected the first regent of the chapter. The chapter meets monthly and sponsors many community projects. In addition to patriotic activities, the Mecklenburg DAR is involved with charitable organizations such as the American Red Cross, Crossnore School, and the Hezekiah Alexander House. They also work with Native Americans, veterans, and local college scholarships. The chapter also assists in the placement of historic markers in the county. On the state level, the Mecklenburg Chapter has provided officers and hosted meetings.
Extent
2 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Records of the first DAR chapter in North Carolina, founded in 1898. Contains membership applications, including that of Mary Anna Morrison Jackson, widow of General Stonewall Jackson; minutes of chapter and executive board meetings; histories of the chapter and the state organization; and a list of tombstone inscriptions in Settlers Cemetery in uptown Charlotte.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged into the following four series:
Membership Applications, Minutes (1898-1993), Subject Files (1927-1993) and Scrapbooks (1955-1967).
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of the Daughters of the American Revolutions, Mecklenburg Chapter, 1982, 1994.
Subject
- Title
- Records of the Mecklenburg Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Manuscript Collections, J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections and University Archives, UNC Charlotte Repository
Atkins Library, UNC Charlotte
9201 University City Blvd
Charlotte NC 28223 United States
spec-coll@uncc.edu
