By Sarah Osorio
Collection Overview
Title: Lena Woolford Confederate Scrapbook, 1868-1922, undated
ID: 001/01/MSS 0000-083
Creator: Woolford, Lena Rigby (1882-1967)
Extent: 2.0 Boxes
Arrangement: Arranged by record type. Loose materials have been separated into a folder in original order.
Date Acquired: 11/24/2014
Languages: English [eng]
Scope and Contents of the Materials
One early 20th century scrapbook primarily containing newspaper clippings from The Sun (Baltimore) related to the Confederacy during and after the Civil War, including articles on Robert E. Lee, Stonewall Jackson, and Jefferson Davis. The scrapbook was begun by Lena Woolford of Princess Anne, Maryland on approximately Saturday, August 17, 1907, and centers around the geographic locations of Virginia and Maryland. Woolford's scrapbook contains handwritten pages under the pasted clippings dating between 1868 and 1869 that suggest the book was at one time a ledger account book. Handwritten pages also include poems and songs commemorating Dixie, the South.
Biographical Note
Lena Rigby Woolford was born on July 15, 1882 in Maryland. She served during World War I as a yeoman in the United States Navy and continued to work for the government in subsequent decades. Woolford died on December 7, 1967 in Newport News, Virginia and was buried at Princess Anne Episcopal Cemetery in Princess Anne, Maryland.
Administrative Information
Access Restrictions:
This collection is open to all researchers.
Use Restrictions:
The status of copyright for these materials is governed by Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U. S. C.). Copyright restrictions may apply.
Acquisition Source:
Unknown
Preferred Citation:
Lena Woolford Confederate Scrapbook, MSS 0000-083, Sargeant Memorial Collection, Norfolk Public Library, Norfolk, Virginia.
Processing Information:
Processed August 2, 2017.
Box and Folder Listing
- Box 1: Scrapbook, 1907-1911
- Box 2: Loose Materials from Scrapbook, 1902-1922, undated
- Folder 1: Loose Materials, 1902-1922, undated