Finding Aids to Special Collections in the VMFA Archives | Records of the Home for Needy Confederate Women , SC-23

Conditions Governing Use

The collection is subject to all copyright laws. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by copyright, beyond that allowed by fair use, requires the researcher to obtain permission of copyright holders.

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is minimally processed. Requests to perform research must be submitted to the VMFA Archives at least one business day in advance.

Custodial History

The collection was donated in August 2017 by Mason Montague Bavin, goddaughter and executor of the estate of Janet Roy Nunnally Burhans, who was the last President of the Home for Needy Confederate Women. The Home had been founded by her grandmother, Elizabeth Lyne Hoskins Montague. Burhans was the third President of the organization, serving after her mother, Janet Montague Nunnally, and her grandmother.

Preferred Citation

Records of the Home for Needy Confederate Women (SC-23). VMFA Archives, Richmond, Virginia.

Processing Information

In general, during processing, all publications are removed and added to the VMFA Library's holdings and original newspaper clippings are photocopied, with identifiers transferred, and then destroyed. Original folder titles are retained, when provided.

Historical Note

The monumental limestone building on the west boundary of the present Virginia Museum of Fine Arts' grounds was built in 1932 as a residence for destitute female relatives of Confederate veterans. In operation for over fifty years, the home was closed by its board in 1989. Assuming ownership of the building, the Commonwealth of Virginia designated it as a memorial to the women of the South and transferred its care to VMFA. Today, renovated and renamed the Stan and Dorothy Pauley Center, it houses museum offices and meeting rooms as well as the headquarters of the Virginia Association of Museums.

Funded through private donations and state support, the Home for Confederate Women was designed by architect Merrill Lee, who was inspired by the neoclassical lines and motifs of the White House. Its soaring ionic portico faces Sheppard Street.

Source: History of the VMFA Grounds

Container List

SC-23-01

Series 1: Correspondence

1924-1997, undatedEnglish

Scope and Contents

This series is comprised of correspondence, including letters regarding solicitations, donations, visits, interest in the Home's welfare, and updates on efforts of members of the Board.

mixed materials SC-23 Box 1 Folder 1 Item: SC23.01.0.001 SC23.01.0.001
General Correspondence
1924-1983, undatedEnglish
mixed materials SC-23 Box 1 Folder 2 Item: SC23.01.0.002 SC23.01.0.002
General Correspondence
1984-1985English
mixed materials SC-23 Box 1 Folder 3 Item: SC23.01.0.003 SC23.01.0.003
General Correspondence
1986-1997English
mixed materials SC-23 Box 1 Folder 4 Item: SC23.01.0.004 SC23.01.0.004
Correspondence re: Closing of Home
1985-1990English
mixed materials SC-23 Box 1 Folder 5 Item: SC23.01.0.005 SC23.01.0.005
Correspondence re: Landmark Status
1983-1986English
mixed materials SC-23 Box 1 Folder 6 Item: SC23.01.0.006 SC23.01.0.006
Legal Matters – Lila Lee Riddell
1989English
mixed materials SC-23 Box 1 Folder 7 Item: SC23.01.0.007 SC23.01.0.007
Legal Matters – Mabel Taylor
1986-1987English
mixed materials SC-23 Box 1 Folder 8 Item: SC23.01.0.008 SC23.01.0.008
Correspondence re: Press
1979-1989, undatedEnglish

SC-23-02

Series 2: Administrative Files

1898-1997, undatedEnglish

Scope and Contents

This series is comprised of meeting minutes, policies, history of the Home, estate files, registers, dealings with state agencies, and the closing of the Home in 1989 and relocation of the residents.

mixed materials SC-23 Box 1 Folder 9 Item: SC23.02.0.001 SC23.02.0.001
Board of Managers Charter, By-Laws and Acts of General Assembly
1898-1989English
mixed materials SC-23 Box 1 Folder 10 Item: SC23.02.0.002 SC23.02.0.002
Board of Managers Correspondence, Memos, and Notes
1982-1997English
mixed materials SC-23 Box 1 Folder 11 Item: SC23.02.0.003 SC23.02.0.003
Correspondence and Agreements re: Transfer of Home to State
1988English
mixed materials SC-23 Box 1 Folder 12 Item: SC23.02.0.004 SC23.02.0.004
Correspondence and Agreements re: Transfer of Home to State
1989-1990English
mixed materials SC-23 Box 1 Folder 13 Item: SC23.02.0.005 SC23.02.0.005
Correspondence re: Transfer of Residents from Home
1987-1992English
mixed materials SC-23 Box 1 Folder 14 Item: SC23.02.0.006 SC23.02.0.006
Correspondence with the House of Delegates
1977-1988English
mixed materials SC-23 Box 1 Folder 15 Item: SC23.02.0.007 SC23.02.0.007
Correspondence with Office of the Governor
1989English
mixed materials SC-23 Box 1 Folder 16 Item: SC23.02.0.008 SC23.02.0.008
Correspondence with the State Senate
1988-1993English
mixed materials SC-23 Box 1 Folder 17 Item: SC23.02.0.009 SC23.02.0.009
Correspondence and Application w/ VA Landmark Commission
1983-1985English
mixed materials SC-23 Box 1 Folder 18 Item: SC23.02.0.010 SC23.02.0.010
Correspondence with VMFA
1981-1987English
mixed materials SC-23 Box 1 Folder 19 Item: SC23.02.0.011 SC23.02.0.011
Correspondence with VMFA
1988-1999English
mixed materials SC-23 Box 1 Folder 20 Item: SC23.02.0.012 SC23.02.0.012
Department for the Aging
1989-1992English
mixed materials SC-23 Box 1 Folder 21 Item: SC23.02.0.013 SC23.02.0.013
Department of Housing and Community Development
1984-1985English
mixed materials SC-23 Box 1 Folder 22 Item: SC23.02.0.014 SC23.02.0.014
Department of Social Services
1985-1986English
mixed materials SC-23 Box 1 Folder 23 Item: SC23.02.0.015 SC23.02.0.015
Department of Welfare
1978-1981English
mixed materials SC-23 Box 1 Folder 24 Item: SC23.02.0.016 SC23.02.0.016
Facilities Management
1984-1989English
mixed materials SC-23 Box 1 Folder 25 Item: SC23.02.0.017 SC23.02.0.017
Furniture and Dec. Arts Collection and Disposition of Inventory
1933-1980, undatedEnglish
mixed materials SC-23 Box 1 Folder 26 Item: SC23.02.0.018 SC23.02.0.018
Furniture and Dec. Arts Collection and Disposition of Inventory
1985-1990, undatedEnglish
mixed materials SC-23 Box 1 Folder 27 Item: SC23.02.0.019 SC23.02.0.019
Insurance
1983-1989English
mixed materials SC-23 Box 1 Folder 28 Item: SC23.02.0.020 SC23.02.0.020
Policies and Personnel Matters
1985-1989English
mixed materials SC-23 Box 1 Folder 29 Item: SC23.02.0.021 SC23.02.0.021
Relocation Committee
1989English
mixed materials SC-23 Box 1 Folder 30 Item: SC23.02.0.022 SC23.02.0.022
State Corporation Commission
undatedEnglish

SC-23-03

Series 3: Resident and Application Files

1914-1998English

Scope and Contents

This series is comprised of files regarding residents and/or applicants to the Home. Typical files include the application, correspondence, and papers pertaining to her assets, as well as basic information, Confederate lineage, next of kin, and medical files.

mixed materials SC-23 Box 1 Folder 31 Item: SC23.03.0.001 SC23.03.0.001
Correspondence re: Admittance to Home
1952-1989English
mixed materials SC-23 Box 1 Folder 32 Item: SC23.03.0.002 SC23.03.0.002
Health Reports from Brandermill
1990-1993, undatedEnglish
mixed materials SC-23 Box 1 Folder 33 Item: SC23.03.0.003 SC23.03.0.003
Residents' Files A-M
1914-1991English
mixed materials SC-23 Box 1 Folder 34 Item: SC23.03.0.004 SC23.03.0.004
Residents' Files N-Z
1922-1998English

SC-23-04

Series 4: Financial Records

1908-1993English

Scope and Contents

This series is comprised of financial files including audit reports, annual and quarterly reports from financial institutions involved with the Home's endowment fund and investments, files pertaining to stocks/bonds, Board resolutions regarding purchases and sales, ledgers, bills, receipts, statements, and reports to state agencies. Taken together, these records reveal the Home's frequently fragile financial situation.

mixed materials SC-23 Box 1 Folder 35 Item: SC23.04.0.001 SC23.04.0.001
AM Pullen and Co, CPAs – Reports
1977-1982English
mixed materials SC-23 Box 1 Folder 36 Item: SC23.04.0.002 SC23.04.0.002
AM Pullen and Co., CPAs - Correspondence
1978-1984English
mixed materials SC-23 Box 1 Folder 37 Item: SC23.04.0.003 SC23.04.0.003
Correspondence re: Costs, Budget, and State Appropriation
1979-1988English
mixed materials SC-23 Box 1 Folder 38 Item: SC23.04.0.004 SC23.04.0.004
Correspondence re: Costs, Budget, and State Appropriation
1989-1993English
mixed materials SC-23 Box 1 Folder 39 Item: SC23.04.0.005 SC23.04.0.005
Correspondence with Jessie Ball Dupont Fund
1977-1982, undatedEnglish
mixed materials SC-23 Box 1 Folder 40 Item: SC23.04.0.006 SC23.04.0.006
Correspondence with Jessie Ball Dupont Fund
1983-1989English
mixed materials SC-23 Box 1 Folder 41 Item: SC23.04.0.007 SC23.04.0.007
Jessie Ball Dupont Grant Application
1985English
mixed materials SC-23 Box 1 Folder 42 Item: SC23.04.0.008 SC23.04.0.008
Correspondence re: Residents' Assets
1979-1993English
mixed materials SC-23 Box 2 Folder 1 Item: SC23.04.0.009 SC23.04.0.009
Capitoline Investment Services, Inc. Annual Reviews
1974-1977English
mixed materials SC-23 Box 2 Folder 2 Item: SC23.04.0.010 SC23.04.0.010
Capitoline Investment Services, Inc. Quarterly Reviews
1978-1979English
mixed materials SC-23 Box 2 Folder 3 Item: SC23.04.0.011 SC23.04.0.011
Capitoline Investment Services, Inc. Quarterly Reviews
1979-1980English
mixed materials SC-23 Box 2 Folder 4 Item: SC23.04.0.012 SC23.04.0.012
Capitoline Investment Services, Inc. Quarterly Reviews
1980-1981English
mixed materials SC-23 Box 2 Folder 5 Item: SC23.04.0.013 SC23.04.0.013
Capitoline Investment Services, Inc. Quarterly Reviews
1981-1983English
mixed materials SC-23 Box 2 Folder 6 Item: SC23.04.0.014 SC23.04.0.014
Oran Jarrell Promissory Note
1985English
mixed materials SC-23 Box 2 Folder 7 Item: SC23.04.0.015 SC23.04.0.015
Dominion Bank / Dominion Virginia Trust - Correspondence
1982-1991English
mixed materials SC-23 Box 2 Folder 8 Item: SC23.04.0.016 SC23.04.0.016
Dominion Bank / Dominion Virginia Trust – Quarterly Statements
1983-1984English
mixed materials SC-23 Box 2 Folder 9 Item: SC23.04.0.017 SC23.04.0.017
Dominion Bank / Dominion Virginia Trust – Quarterly Statements
1984-1985English
mixed materials SC-23 Box 2 Folder 10 Item: SC23.04.0.018 SC23.04.0.018
Dominion Bank / Dominion Virginia Trust – Quarterly Statements
1986-1988English
mixed materials SC-23 Box 2 Folder 11 Item: SC23.04.0.019 SC23.04.0.019
Dominion Bank / Dominion Virginia Trust – Quarterly Statements
1988-1989English
mixed materials SC-23 Box 2 Folder 12 Item: SC23.04.0.020 SC23.04.0.020
E.A. Barber and Co., CPAs
1908-1911English
mixed materials SC-23 Box 2 Folder 13 Item: SC23.04.0.021 SC23.04.0.021
Sabatini Winn, CPAs
1987-1991English
mixed materials SC-23 Box 2 Folder 14 Item: SC23.04.0.022 SC23.04.0.022
State-Planters Bank of Commerce and Trusts Annual Report
1966-1967English
mixed materials SC-23 Box 2 Folder 15 Item: SC23.04.0.023 SC23.04.0.023
United Virginia Bank – Investment Account
1977-1979English

SC-23-05

Series 5: Property Files

1924-1989, undatedEnglish

Scope and Contents

This series documents the various real estate holdings of the Home, including the buildings housing the Home itself as well as those acquired through residents of the Home. Series 3 also includes information relating to properties turned over to the Home by residents upon admittance.

mixed materials SC-23 Box 2 Folder 16 Item: SC23.05.0.001 SC23.05.0.001
Facilities Management
1924-1989English
mixed materials SC-23 Box 2 Folder 17 Item: SC23.05.0.002 SC23.05.0.002
William Henry Harris, III, Architects – Bid and Invoices
1985-1987English
mixed materials SC-23 Box 2 Folder 18 Item: SC23.05.0.003 SC23.05.0.003
William Henry Harris, III, Architects – Contract and Correspondence
1985-1988English
mixed materials SC-23 Box 2 Folder 19 Item: SC23.05.0.004 SC23.05.0.004
William Henry Harris, III, Architects – Drawings and Blueprints
undatedEnglish

SC-23-06

Series 6: Other Records

1910-2007, undatedEnglish

Scope and Contents

This series is comprised of various other materials such as newspaper articles, photographs, publications, and other ephemera.

mixed materials SC-23 Box 2 Folder 20 Item: SC23.06.0.001 SC23.06.0.001
Miscellaneous Other
undatedEnglish
mixed materials SC-23 Box 2 Folder 21 Item: SC23.06.0.002 SC23.06.0.002
Miscellaneous Photographs
undatedEnglish
mixed materials SC-23 Box 2 Folder 22 Item: SC23.06.0.003 SC23.06.0.003
Miscellaneous Publications
1924-1978, undatedEnglish
mixed materials SC-23 Box 2 Folder 23 Item: SC23.06.0.004 SC23.06.0.004
Newspaper articles
1910-1946, undatedEnglish
mixed materials SC-23 Box 2 Folder 24 Item: SC23.06.0.005 SC23.06.0.005
Newspaper articles
1948-1995English
mixed materials SC-23 Box 2 Folder 25 Item: SC23.06.0.006 SC23.06.0.006
Pamphlet, "In Memory of the Heroes in Gray"
1929English
mixed materials SC-23 Box 2 Folder 26 Item: SC23.06.0.007 SC23.06.0.007
Pamphlet by Mrs. Janet Roy Nunnally Burhans, "My Magic Kingdom"
2007English