Templeman, Eleanor Lee Reading, 1906-
Variant namesEleanor Lee Reading Templeman was a local historian, author, preservationist and photographer. From 1947 until her death, Mrs. Templeman served the Society of the Lees of Virginia as Secretary, Genealogist and Historian. She wrote four books and numerous journal articles, primarily on the Lee family and also local history. Mrs. Templeman was a driving force behind legislation to preserve Sully Plantation (1958) and the creation of Leesylvania State Park (1978). Throughout her life Mrs. Templeman collected clippings and notes on subjects related to the Lee family as well as items of local interest.
From the description of Eleanor Lee Reading Templeman local history collection, 1950s-1960s. (George Mason University). WorldCat record id: 680775731
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| creatorOf | Views of Baird, Lassen, Redding, and the Reading Adobe [graphic], ca. 1920-ca. 1931 | Bancroft Library | |
| creatorOf | Society of the Lees of Virginia. Collection : of the Society of the Lees of Virginia, 1771-1989. | Alexandria Library. Local History / Special Collections (Alexandria, Va.) | |
| creatorOf | Templeman, Eleanor Lee Reading, 1906-. [Wheel ditch with old waterwheel on the Sacramento River, Redding, Calif.] [graphic]. | UC Berkeley Libraries | |
| creatorOf | Templeman, Eleanor Lee Reading, 1906-. Genealogical information about the Reading family and related families, [ca. 1944]. | UC Berkeley Libraries | |
| creatorOf | Reading, Fanny Washington. Reading family papers, 1841-1868. | UC Berkeley Libraries | |
| creatorOf | Templeman, Eleanor Lee Reading, 1906-. Eleanor Lee Reading Templeman local history collection, 1950s-1960s. | George Mason University, Fenwick Library |
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| associatedWith | Reading family. | family |
| associatedWith | Reading, Pierson Barton. | person |
| associatedWith | Society of the Lees of Virginia. | corporateBody |
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| Shasta County (Calif.) | |||
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| Virginia, Northern |
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Birth 1906
