Use Restrictions

Permission to publish material from Eulalie Salley Letter must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.

Access Restrictions

Collection is open for research.

Preferred Citation

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Eulalie Salley Letter, Ms2013-079, Special Collections, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Acquisition Information

The Eulalie Salley Letter was acquired by Special Collections prior to 2006.

Processing Information

The processing, arrangement, and description of the Eulalie Salley Letter was completed in September 2013.

Biographical Note

Eulalie Salley lived in Aiken, South Carolina and was the wife of the mayor. She joined the South Carolina Equal Suffrage League (SCESL) and began to attend national events as well. By 1919, she was elected president of the SCESL. Although the 19th Amendment passed in the United States in 1920, South Carolina rejected the Amendment. Salley worked hard to get the law passed, and in 1969, she stood with Governor Robert McNair as he signed the law.

Sources Aiken History

Scope and Content

The collection contains a letter written by Eulalie Salley, of Aiken, South Carolina, to Frances Bear, of Roanoke, Virginia, on January 12,1974 about Salley's role in the suffrage movement. Eulalie Salley writes encouraging Frances Bear to join a women's organization in Roanoke. She gives advice on how a woman can get involved in politics and describes her role in getting the 19th Amendment ratified in South Carolina. The envelope has handwritten notes on it describing Eulalie Salley and what she did.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Bear, Frances
• Correspondence
• Local/Regional History and Appalachian South
• Women -- History