Bertie Westbook (Mrs. Charles Kennedy) Hickey was born in Meridian, daughter of B. M. Westbrook. She came to Jackson around 1920 where she organized the first Woman's Civic Club in the city. Mrs. Hickey was president of the Mississippi Division, United Daughters of the Confederacy, and of the Frances Ewing Gordon Chapter, King's Daughters and Sons, and was active in other civic and religious groups

The collection includes correspondence, speeches, and papers concerning various organizations of which Mrs. Hickey was a member. The papers are arranged as follows:

• Box 1
  • Correspondence, n.d., December 4, 1924-November 18, 1946.

• Box 2
  • Correspondence, February 15, 1947-December 1, 1953; engagement calendar, 1949; speeches, n.d., 1932-1948.

• Box 3
  • United Daughters of the Confederacy, n.d., 1931-1951; Jefferson Davis Shrine, n.d., 1944-1952.

• Box 4
  • Miscellaneous papers: Galloway Memorial Women's Bible Class; Women's Civic Club; United Confederate Veterans; photographs; newspaper clippings.

• Box 5
  • Invitations and cards; miscellaneous organization programs.

• Box 6
  • Vol. 1. Frances Ewing Gordon Chapter, King's Daughters.

Also included is a wrapped volume:

• Vol. 2:
  • King's Daughters scrapbook.