{"id":4193,"date":"2026-08-05T20:40:55","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T20:40:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/specialcollections\/finding-aids\/coll126\/"},"modified":"2026-08-05T20:40:55","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T20:40:55","slug":"coll126","status":"publish","type":"finding_aid","link":"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/specialcollections\/finding-aids\/coll126\/","title":{"rendered":"F. Belle Devilbiss journal of school lessons"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"overview\">Overview<\/h2><figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Title:<\/strong><\/td><td>F. Belle Devilbiss journal of school lessons   <\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Call Number:<\/strong><\/td><td>Coll126<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Creator:<\/strong><\/td><td>Devilbiss F. Belle<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Dates:<\/strong><\/td><td>1882-1954<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Size:<\/strong><\/td><td>1 box (.25 linear feet)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Abstract:<\/strong><\/td><td>Comprises a handwritten journal containing information in several subject areas including arithmetic, history, geography, and singing. Front page includes handwritten name: &#8220;F. Belle Devilbiss #327 E. Preston St. Balt.&#8221; About eighty pages of notes dated from September to December 1882. A few pages (pages 85 and 87) contain handwritten financial information dated 1954. Majority of pages are blank. Bookseller&#8217;s information states that F. Belle Devilbiss was a Baltimore, Maryland teacher in Baltimore City Schools and that the notes are course outlines and lesson plans.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Language:<\/strong><\/td><td>English<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Citation:<\/strong><\/td><td>F. Belle Devilbiss journal of school lessons, Collection 126, Special Collections, University of Maryland, Baltimore County (Baltimore, MD).<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"biography\">Administrative\/Biographical Note<\/h2><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">F. Belle Devilbiss was a Baltimore city school teacher, who at least taught in the mid-to-late nineteenth century. Devilbiss taught a variety of subjects, including arithmetic, history, geography, drawing, and singing. This ledger also includes a selection of quotations and letter copies, as well as handwritten financial information from 1954. This financial information includes that of other members of the Devilbiss Family.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"scope\">Scope &#038; Content<\/h2><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Organized into 1 bound journal. Sections include: history, quotation, geography, handwritten financial information (dated 1954), drawing, singing, algebra, business notes, Latin, and botany. Sections are often separated by blank pages.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"provenance\">Provenance Information<\/h2><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This collection was purchased by the Friends of the Library (UMBC) from M. Benjamin Katz Fine Books\/Manuscripts.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"access\">Access &#038; Use<\/h2><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No restrictions.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Reproductions allowed for research purposes. Copyright maintained by the creator.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"subjects\">Subject Headings<\/h2><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Baltimore (Md.)<\/li><li>Baltimore (Md.) Education<\/li><li>Baltimore (Md.) History 19th century Biography<\/li><li>Baltimore (Md.) History 19th century<\/li><li>Borland, William J.<\/li><li>Devilbiss, Grover B.<\/li><li>Wetzel, Leola Devilbiss<\/li><\/ul>","protected":false},"template":"","meta":{"ep_exclude_from_search":false},"class_list":["post-4193","finding_aid","type-finding_aid","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/specialcollections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/finding_aid\/4193","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/specialcollections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/finding_aid"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/specialcollections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/finding_aid"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/specialcollections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4193"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}