Dellena Jelks Papers

Collection

Identifier: MU-PP-0056

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The Dellena Jelks Collection contains her correspondence, diaries, photographs, and Bibles.

Dates

Creation: 1921-1994

Creator

Jelks, Dellena, 1911-1994 (Person)
Jelks, Hendley Francis, 1890-1980 (Person)
Jelks (Family)

Rights Statement

To quote in print, or otherwise reproduce in whole or in part in any publication, including on the World Wide Web, any material from this collection, the researcher must obtain permission from (1) the owner of the physical property and (2) the holder of the copyright. Persons wishing to quote from this collection should consult the reference archivist to determine copyright holders for information in this collection. Reproduction of any item must contain the complete citation to the original.

Biographical / Historical

Dellena Jelks was born to Reverend and Mrs. Hendley Francis Jelks in 1911. She attended Tift College in Forsyth, Georgia, in 1933. She also attended Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. She taught school throughout the state of Georgia. Jelks was a member of First Baptist Church of Venice, Florida, and taught school for 27 years in Venice. Dellena Jelks died in 1994.

Extent

7.5 Linear Feet (5 medium boxes and 1 large archival box) : Paper materials, publications, photographs, diaries, scrapbook, ephemera, notebooks, ledgers, and 3-ring binders