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Mary Elizabeth Humphreys papers

2 folders (0.02 linear feet)

(1910 – 2012)

bulk 1910

Edward H. Nabb Center for Delmarva History and Culture, Salisbury, University, Salisbury, Maryland

Identifier 2013.100
Creator(s) Humphreys, Mary Elizabeth
Acquisition

Donated by Jason Illari.

Materials were found at Poplar Hill Mansion. 
Language(s) English
Use Records are open for research. Copyright, including literary rights, belongs to the author(s) or their legal heirs. Permission to publish or reproduce must be obtained from the Nabb Research Center which extends beyond "fair use."
Preferred Citation "Item, collection title and identifier, box # and folder # (if applicable), Edward H. Nabb Research Center for Delmarva History and Culture, Salisbury University, Salisbury, Maryland."
Attribution Finding aid written by L. Van Veen, May 2014.
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Abstract

The papers of Mary Elizabeth Humphreys documents her conviction for childhood education through a series of commentaries written in the early part of the 20th Century. Also included are the research materials used by Jason Illari and Dameon Gibbs who published Miss Humphrey's commentaries into a book titled, "The World Around Them: Commentaries of an Early 20th Century School Teacher," in 2012.

Biographical History

Miss Mary Elizabeth (Betty) Humphreys (1881-1975), born in Salisbury, was the daughter of the late Dr. Eugene and Josephine Tarr Humphreys. She was a member of St. Peter's Episcopal Church and for many years had been active in the Red Cross. She made her home at 115 Broad Street. She was a woman who always had and maintained throughout her life a passion for childhood education. 

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Subject Terms

  • Topical Terms
    • Humphreys Family
  • Personal Names
    • Humphreys, Mary Elizabeth (1881-1975)

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