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William Henry DeBell Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.
Related collection; Daingerfield Papers (Mss. 39.2 D14), Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.
Papers of William Henry DeBell, teacher in Staunton, Va. and Fairfax County, Va.; and deputy superintendent of schools in San Francisco, Calif., 1914-1931. Includes congratulatory letters and testimonials upon his retirement in 1931. Also includes correspondence, 1928-1930, of Mrs. William H. DeBell [Lucy Brockenborough Daingerfield DeBell] concerning the Colonial Dames of America; genealogical material on the Daingerfield family; and a newpaper clipping concerning the diary of John Harrower.
Contains: Correspondence and miscellaneous papers of Willaim H. DeBell, 1886-1931, 13 pieces Correspondence and miscellaneous papers of William H. DeBell, 1886-1931, 23 items Miscellaneous papers of William H. DeBell, including a certificate from the State Textbook Committee and a birthday card and envelope, 1886-1931, 3 pieces. Correspondence and miscellaneous papers of William H. DeBell, 1886-1931, 24 items Miscellaneous papers of William H. DeBell, including cards and envelopes, 1886-1931
Contains: Miscellaneous papers of William H. DeBell, 1881-1931, 2 items Correspondence and miscellaneous papers of William H. DeBell, 10 items Photographs of Abigail Adams Smith Mansion, 2 pieces Other papers, 7 pieces Photographs of William H. DeBell, 3 pieces Miscellaneous papers of William H. DeBell, 17 items Correspondence of Mrs. William H. DeBell concerning the Colonial Dames of America, 1928-1930, 16 pieces Obituary of William Allen Daingerfield by George Washington Parke Custis in The Alexandria Gazette, November, 1821, Typewritten copy, 1 piece Genealogical data on Daingerfield family. 1 piece Diary of John Harrower, tutor, by Mary Elizabeth Tayer in The Baltimore Sun, August 19, 1928. 1 piece