Name/Title
Euphemia "Effie" Mary Goldsborough WillsonEntry/Object ID
ARC980Scope and Content
Photographs, other images, and objects related to Euphemia "Effie" Mary Goldsborough Willson. Items from this collection had already been inventoried. The donor's 5 inventories, each containing a list of items for that inventory, were titled "Images," "Items," "Personal Documents," "Bonds and Currency," and "War Documents." Full inventory with condition notes in Media.
Inside-Box 1 and Folder 1: Items (kept in order of donor's inventory):
ARC980-1: (#1) Piece of fabric from a Confederate flag. (F1)
ARC980-2: (#2) Two (2) small black, wooden flagstaffs. One flagstaff has brown, wooden finial and is broken in half. (Inside- Box 1)
ARC980-3: (#3) Hair from Gen. Stonewall Jackson's horse tied together with a piece of pink fabric. (Inventory notes that a little axe made from the flagstaff of Gen. Stonewall Jackson's grave and some grass are missing.) (F1)
ARC980-4: (#4) Drinking glass with label that reads: Used on the Getesburg [Gettysburg] battle fields for wounded and sick soldiers--by Mrs. C. P. Willson--who served as nurse at that battle-- [?] Willson was step mother of Mrs. T. M. MacCorl[?]. (Used by Euphemia Goldsborough while she was a nurse tending to wounded soldiers in Gettysburg, Md.) Nothing is known about the bullet inside the glass. (Inside Box 1)
ARC980-5: (#5) Small Confederate Battle flag and small Confederate Stars and Bars flag. (F1)
ARC980-6: (#6) Two books--one hospital book and one diary--kept by Euphemia Goldsborough in Gettysburg, Pa. Includes entries from soldiers for whom Euphemia cared. Entries date from 1863 to 1868. One book has miscellaneous papers in back cover. (Inside-Box 1)
ARC980-7: (#7) Envelope with "Samuel Watson" written along bottom and a decorative piece in the middle. (Samuel Watson was a Confederate soldier from Texas whom Euphemia Goldsborough nursed and who died at Camp Letterman hospital near Gettysburg, Pa.) (F1)
ARC980-8: (#8) Ledger book compiled by Euphemia Goldsborough in Richmond, Va., consisting of poetry and news items, all clipped from newspapers. Newspaper clippings pasted over writing (ledger previously used as a journal or something similar). (F1)
ARC980-9: (#9) Black plastic case with gold design. Inside is broken metal ring with "Effie" embossed on it (referring to Euphemia Goldsborough); button with ship scene; nail; and bullet. (Inside-Box 1)
ARC980-10: (#10) Wood and velvet pincushion with Hebrew letters written on wood. (Inside-Box 1)
ARC980-11: (#11) Cloth wallet advertising Detrick Fertilizer and Chemical Co., Baltimore Md., with 13 calling cards; two hand-made Easter greeting cut-outs; seven place cards made by Euphemia Goldsborough Willson with watercolor paintings; and advertisement card for Mountain View Cottage, Summit Point, W. Va. (The cottage was operated by the Willsons for boarders mostly arriving by train; known locally as "The Boarding House.") (Inside-Box 1)
ARC980-12: (#12) Small box with charred, unidentifiable object. Piece of wood and knob from writing desk owned by Euphemia Goldsborough Willson. (Inside-Box 1)
ARC980-13: (#13) Piece of sword blade. (Inside-Box 1)
ARC980-14: (#14) Two leather wallets. Written inside larger wallet is "P[?] executed J W ["C" or "G".] Written inside smaller wallet is "Martin Goldsborough." (Martin Goldsborough was Euphemia Goldsborough Willson's father.) (Inside-Box 1)
Inside-Box 1 and Folder 2: Images (kept in order of donor's inventory):
ARC980-15: (#1) Portraiture drawing of Euphemia ("Effie") Goldsborough. In hinged wooden case with velvet liner and metal and glass frame. (Inside-Box 1)
ARC980-16: (#2) Drawing by Euphemia Goldsborough of doorway at Fort Monroe in 1863, while she was there as prisoner, as seen from her cell. Three (3) photographs of Fort Monroe taken in the 20th century. (F2)
ARC980-17: (#3) Carte de visite of Euphemia Goldsborough (right) and Betty McCulloch (left) of Rockbridge County, Va., at the Ball and Tournament at the Natural Bridge, in September 1866. Photographer: D.C. Maxwell, Lynchburg, Va. (F2)
ARC980-18: (#4) Photograph (enlarged version of image #3) of Euphemia Goldsborough (right) and Betty McCulloch (left) of Rockbridge County, Va., at the Ball and Tournament at the Natural Bridge in September 1866. (Photograph courtesy of Mrs. Stuart W. Crim, Summit Point, W. Va.) (F2)
ARC980-19: (#5) Photograph of name plate, "L. Dorsey Presented by Capt. Brightman Nov. 1859," on writing desk. (Laura Dorsey was a cousin of Euphemia Goldsborough.) (F2)
ARC980-20: (#6) Print of Robert E. Lee by W. G. Jackman, New York. Blelock & Co., New York. (F2)
ARC980-21: (#7) Print of Stonewall Jackson. Copyright by Brown & Bigelow, St. Paul, 1907. (F2)
ARC980-22: (#8) Photograph of Anne (Ann) Goldsborough Willson, daughter of Charles Perry and Euphemia Goldsborough Willson. (Born February 6, 1881, and died June 13, 1968.) (F2)
ARC980-23: (#9) Early photograph of Holy Spirit Episcopal Church in Summit Point, W.Va. (F2)
ARC980-24: (#10) Carte de visite of Confederate Cabinet members: J. C. Breckinridge, A. H. Stephens, Mallory, Jeffn Davis, J. P. Benjamin, J. H. Reagan. Printed by E. & H. T. Anthony, New York. (F2)
ARC980-25: (#11) Photograph of document appointing Euphemia Goldsborough to a position in the Treasury Department, C.S.A., in Richmond, Va., November 28, 1864. (F2)
ARC980-26: (#12) Ambrotype of little White girl with necklace. In hinged wooden case with velvet liner and metal and glass frame. (Inside-Box 1)
ARC980-27: (#13) Daguerreotype of young White man (barely visible). In hinged wooden case with velvet linter and metal and glass frame. (Inside-Box 1)
ARC980-28: (#14) Ambrotype of older White woman in black dress. In hinged wooden case with velvet liner and metal frame. (Inside-Box 1)
ARC980-29: (#15) Coin-shaped daguerreotype of young White man. (Inside-Box 1)
ARC980-30: (#16) Daguerreotype of young White woman with earrings. In hinged wooden case with velvet liner and metal and glass frame. (Inside Box 1)
ARC980-31: (#17) Ambrotype of plump White lady with white collar. In hinged wooden case with velvet liner and metal and glass frame. (Inside-Box 1)
ARC980-32: (#18) Daguerreotype of young White man with watch chain. In metal and glass frame. (Inside-Box 1)
Folder 3: Personal Documents (kept in order of donor's inventory):
ARC980-33: (#1) Report card for Euphemia Goldsborough from boarding school in Tallahassee, Fl., dated April 26, 1850. Signed by Joanna (?) Clark.
ARC980-34: (#2) Handwritten letter from Euphemia Goldsborough Willson to Mrs. Garnett concerning the death of Mrs. Garnett's child, April 24, 1884. Includes typed transcription of letter.
ARC980-35: (#3) Note stating that Euphemia Goldsborough would be crowned Queen at the Ball and Tournament at the Natural Bridge, September 14, 1866.
ARC980-36: (#4) Wedding invitation for Anne Goldsborough Willson and Henry Clinton Frazier at the Church of the Holy Spirit in Summit Point, W. Va., on September 13, 1903. (Anne Goldsborough Willson was the daughter of Charles Perry and Euphemia Goldsborough Willson.)
ARC980-37: (#5) Broadside for the Ball and Tournament at the Natural Bridge held on September 14, 1866. Broadside is dated September 6, 1866.
ARC980-38: (#6) Notice of sale items, including livestock and agricultural implements, from Martin Goldsborough's business in Baltimore, Md. Printed by S. S. Mills & Co.
ARC980-39: (#7) Newspaper clipping of death notice of Charles Perry Willson (husband of Euphemia Goldsborough Willson). Fragment of handwritten letter from a hospital. Handwritten letter to Euphemia Goldsborough Willson from her friend, Lou, about a picnic, undated. Includes typed transcription of letter.
ARC980-40: (#8) Handwritten letter to Euphemia Goldsborough from unknown person, Cambridge, March 31, 1853. Handwritten letter from John Southgate, Norfolk, Va., to "Miss Dora," expressing his love, June 11, 1868.
Folder 4: Bonds and Currency (kept in order of donor's inventory):
ARC980-41: (#1) $2 Confederate States of America bill, no. 28808, June 2, 1862; $1 Virginia Treasury Note, no. 97862, July 21, 1862; $1 Confederate States of America bill, no. 21421, June 2, 1862; $1 Central Bank of Virginia note, no. 1949, July 4, 1862
ARC980-42: (#2) 50¢ Corporation of Tallahassee, State Bank of Florida voucher, no. 415, March 1, 1862; 10¢ Corporation of Tallahassee, State Bank of Florida voucher, March 1, 1862
ARC980-43: (#3) $1000 Confederate States of America loan, no. 150, March 2, 1863 with five (5) $40 Confederate States of America coupons; $100 Confederate States of America loan, no. 228, March 27, 1862 with five (5) $4 coupons; $100 Confederate States of America loan, no. 239, March 27, 1862 with six (6) $4 coupons (OVERSIZED. Location: SR2/FF2/D7/F2)
ARC980-44: (#4) $100 Confederate States of America bill, no. 58742, February 17, 1864
ARC980-45: (#5) $5 Confederate States of America bill, no. 25089, February 17, 1864
ARC980-46: (#6) $1 Confederate States of America bill, no. 7136, April ? 1864
ARC980-47: (#7) $100 Egerton & Brother, Baltimore, Md. lottery note
ARC980-48: (#8) $20 Confederate States of America bill, no. 46410, February 17, 1864
ARC980-49: (#9) $10 Confederate States of America bill, no. 143159, February 17, 1864
Folder 5: War Documents (kept in order of donor's inventory):
ARC980-50: (#1) Pass for Euphemia Goldsborough to report to College Confederate Hospital, Gettysburg, Pa., July 18, 1863.
ARC980-51: (#2) Pass for Euphemia Goldsborough to report to Camp Letterman, Gettysburg, Pa., July 21, 1863.
ARC980-52: (#3) Document appointing Euphemia Goldsborough to a position in the Treasury Department, C.S.A., in Richmond, Va., November 28, 1864.
ARC980-53: (#4) Pass for Euphemia Goldsborough from Provost Marshal's Office, Richmond, Va., January 2, 1865.
ARC980-54: (#5) Handwritten poem, "Mother, is the Battle Over." Includes typed transcription of poem.
ARC980-55: (#6) Handwritten poem, "Who will Care for Mother Now," with a list of the meanings of certain flora.
ARC980-56: (#7) Map of the Country Between Richmond and Petersburg, Drawn from Surveys made by Order of Maj Gen. J. F. Gilmer, Chief Engineer C.S.A. Printed by A. L. Penfield, New York. (OVERSIZED. Location: SR2/FF2/D7/F2)
ARC980-57: (#8) Photocopy of William Frazier's parole from the Army of the Shenandoah, C.S. Army, May 6, 1865. Photocopy of ticket from General Hospital in Lynchburg, Va., noting William Frazier's return to military duty, September 28, 1864.
ARC980-58: (#9) Handwritten obituary for Euphemia Goldsborough Willson. Seven pages.
ARC980-59: (#10) Handwritten narrative, "Looking Backward to the Days of 1863," detailing Euphemia Goldsborough's banishment from the North in 1863. Twenty-one pages. Signed by Mrs. R. P. McCormick (Mona W. Goldsborough McCormick, sister of Euphemia Goldsborough Willson).
ARC980-60: (#11) Handwritten poem by W. S. Hawkins, a prisoner of war, to a Southern girl who had been faithless to a dead comrade, March 2, 1867. Inside envelope addressed to Mrs. Stuart W. Crim, "Monte View," Summit Point, W. Va., postmarked February 12, 1967.Acquisition
Accession
700Source or Donor
Stagner, ElizabethAcquisition Method
GiftArchive Details
Archive Size/Extent
1 box, 12" L x 5 1/2" W x 4" H (labeled SR3/SU1/S3/B1/Inside-Box 1)
5 legal-sized folders