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Ophelia Devore - Mitchell Papers, Emory University, Emory Libraries
Collection contains photos, scrapbooks, and correspondence.
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August 12, 1922, Edgefield, South Carolina
Death
February 28, 2014 (age 91), Manhattan, New York
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New York Univeristy (B.A. Mathematics)
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*some sources say April 6, 1845
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