Collection: Willis & Eleanor Shell Collection, 1952/1977 - ARVAS Search Results

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"Five Ballads Sung at the Premier Performance of the Candidates: or The Humours of a Virginia Election," Phi Beta Kappa Hall, Williamsburg, VA, 1949 Box 1, Folder 7, Object 9

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"Folded Angel" Christmas Card from Carlyle & Dave Clinger to Eleanor and Willis, 1969 Box 2, Folder 2, Object 18

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"Genus & Species: Varietal Adjectives for Botanical Genera," Alphabetic Arrangement VII The Offhand Press, Swarthmore, PA, 1960 Box 1, Folder 5, Object 6

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"Half or More of an Alphabet from Proverbs of Hell" by William Blake, Alphabetic Arrangement VI The Offhand Press, Swarthmore, PA, 1960 Box 1, Folder 5, Object 5

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Happy Groundhog Day card from Robert Porterfield, Barter Theatre Abingdon, VA, 1957 Box 1, Folder 9, Object 1

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Happy New Year Letter from Dorothy [no last name], 1957 Box 2, Folder 1, Object 5

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Happy New Year to Willis and Eleanor from Nora & Charles Smith, 1968 Box 2, Folder 2, Object 5

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"Herring for Grandfather," by Brodie Herndon, Christmas Card Attic Press, 1960 Box 1, Folder 7, Object 7

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Illustration by Eleanor R. Shell, note by Margaret Roberts Thomas indicates likely of Eleanor and Willis Shell in her childhood kitchen Box 1, Folder 2, Object 3

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Illustration of a house, location unknown Box 1, Folder 9, Object 4

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