Eleanor Hottel Balthis
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Dublin Core
Title
Eleanor Hottel Balthis
Subject
Balthis, Eleanor Hottel (1901-1976)
Teachers - Virginia - Strasburg
Description
Portrait of Eleonor Hottel Balthis, who never married and became a teacher.
Born in Strasburg, she was the oldest child of Robert Fleming (1876-1944) and Hattie May (Hottel) (1882-1922) Balthis.
Interestingly, her civil birth was recorded later, in 1946, when a bible from the 1870’s was produced with her birth recorded in it. Her Aunt Mary Grace Kneisley, by then in her eighties, affirmed the birth entry.
Her father worked as a telegraph operator. Eleonor had two younger brothers. She grew up on Queen Street in Strasburg and lived there for much of her life.
She went to Madison Teachers College where she earned a B.S. in History and Government and a Masters in Education. The 1930 census found her living in Hagerstown, Maryland, with two Kneisley women who were likely relatives. There, she worked as a “music supervisor” at a public school. The 1947 yearbook from Warren County High School included her as an instructor of Language Arts and Social Studies.
Sometime after that, she accepted a faculty position at Strasburg High School, where she was a well-known teacher of music and government for many years.
Born in Strasburg, she was the oldest child of Robert Fleming (1876-1944) and Hattie May (Hottel) (1882-1922) Balthis.
Interestingly, her civil birth was recorded later, in 1946, when a bible from the 1870’s was produced with her birth recorded in it. Her Aunt Mary Grace Kneisley, by then in her eighties, affirmed the birth entry.
Her father worked as a telegraph operator. Eleonor had two younger brothers. She grew up on Queen Street in Strasburg and lived there for much of her life.
She went to Madison Teachers College where she earned a B.S. in History and Government and a Masters in Education. The 1930 census found her living in Hagerstown, Maryland, with two Kneisley women who were likely relatives. There, she worked as a “music supervisor” at a public school. The 1947 yearbook from Warren County High School included her as an instructor of Language Arts and Social Studies.
Sometime after that, she accepted a faculty position at Strasburg High School, where she was a well-known teacher of music and government for many years.
Creator
Morrison Studio
Source
Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
Publisher
Shenandoah County Library
Date
c. 1930-1940
Contributor
Subject was identified by Allen Baker, who was her student from 1950-1953.
Additional biographical information was compiled from public records.
Rights
IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
Relation
Same subject as in Morrison Photo numbers 15010, 11621, and 11782.
Identifier
002875
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Glass Negative
Collection
Citation
Morrison Studio, “Eleanor Hottel Balthis,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed April 24, 2024, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/28521.
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