Williams, Frances Leigh
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Birth Date
- 1909-03-20
Death Date
- 1978
Birth Place
- Richmond (Va.)
Field of Activity
(lcsh) History--United States
(lcsh) History--Virginia
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- found: Her They faced the future, II, c1982:t.p. (Frances Leigh Williams) introd. (deceased; Virginia biographer)
- found: Francis Leigh Williams papers finding aid, viewed October 7, 2021(Frances Leigh Williams; born March 20, 1909 in Richmond, Va. Attended Smith College for one year, then worked as reporter and columnist at Richmond News Leader. In 1935, began working as research assistant for Douglas Southall Freeman, with whom she worked on biographies of Robert E. Lee and George Washington. Became manager of the Sea Horse Hotel in Virginia Beach, Virginia in 1949. Continued to publish and speak on American history and Virginia history until her death in 1978) - https://archives.library.vcu.edu/repositories/5/resources/91
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Change Notes
- 1984-03-12: new
- 2021-10-29: revised
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