{"id":4399,"date":"2026-08-17T21:08:59","date_gmt":"2026-08-17T21:08:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/specialcollections\/finding-aids\/coll126\/"},"modified":"2026-09-03T15:11:26","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T15:11:26","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":"
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Overview<\/h1>\n
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Title:<\/td>\nF. Belle Devilbiss journal of school lessons <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Call Number:<\/td>\nColl126<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Creator:<\/td>\nDevilbiss, F. Belle<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dates:<\/td>\n1882-1954<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Size:<\/td>\n1 box (.25 linear feet)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Language:<\/td>\nEnglish<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Abstract:<\/td>\nComprises a handwritten journal containing information in several subject areas including arithmetic, history, geography, and singing. Front page includes handwritten name: “F. Belle Devilbiss #327 E. Preston St. Balt.” 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’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>\n<\/tr>\n
Citation:<\/td>\nF. Belle Devilbiss journal of school lessons, Collection 126, Special Collections, University of Maryland, Baltimore County (Baltimore, MD).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n
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Administrative\/Biographical Note<\/h1>\n

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>\n

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Scope & Content<\/h1>\n

Arrangement<\/h2>\n

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>\n

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Provenance Information<\/h1>\n

Provenance and Acquisition Information<\/h2>\n

This collection was purchased by the Friends of the Library (UMBC) from M. Benjamin Katz Fine Books\/Manuscripts.<\/p>\n

Processing Note<\/h2>\n\n

Descriptive Rules Used<\/h2>\n

Describing Archives: a Content Standard (DACS)<\/p>\n

Archives Processing Manual: Description (2015)<\/a><\/p>\n

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Access & Use<\/h1>\n

Finding Aids<\/h2>\n

Finding Aid: \/specialcollections\/finding-aids\/coll126\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Access Conditions<\/h2>\n

No restrictions.<\/p>\n

Conditions Governing Reproductions and Use<\/h2>\n

Reproductions allowed for research purposes. Copyright maintained by the creator.<\/p>\n

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Subject Headings<\/h1>\n

Creators<\/h2>\n

Devilbiss, F. Belle<\/p>\n

Subjects<\/h2>\n

Baltimore (Md.)<\/p>\n

Baltimore (Md.) — Education<\/p>\n

Baltimore (Md.) — History — 19th century — Biography<\/p>\n

Baltimore (Md.) — History — 19th century<\/p>\n

Borland, William J.<\/p>\n

Devilbiss, Grover B.<\/p>\n

Wetzel, Leola Devilbiss<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"template":"","meta":{"ep_exclude_from_search":false},"class_list":["post-4399","finding_aid","type-finding_aid","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/specialcollections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/finding_aid\/4399","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=4399"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}