Background
Dekalb, Frances Douglas was born on November 19, 1870 in E. Cornwall, Connecticut, United States. Daughter of Alanson Delos and Betsy Ellen (Miller) Douglas.
Dekalb, Frances Douglas was born on November 19, 1870 in E. Cornwall, Connecticut, United States. Daughter of Alanson Delos and Betsy Ellen (Miller) Douglas.
Educated Derby, Connecticut. Honorary Doctor of Letters from University of Arizona, 1933.
Studied racial types and languages of Pueblo Indians, New Mexico, utilizing material in lectures and fiction. Transcribed hitherto undeciphered diary of Padre Junipero Serra, the fundamental document of California history. Introduced Blasco Ibanez and Concha Espina to English readers.
Charter member Spanish-American Athenaeum, Washington.
Honorary member American Association University Women (1935), Southern University Women's Association, Sigma Delta Pi Fraternity. Corresponding member Real Academia Hispano Americana de Ciencias y Artes de Cadiz, Hispanic Society America (1934).
Real Academia Sevillana de Buenas Letras. Member National League American Penwomen, Delta Kappa Gamma.
Member American Association University Women (1935), Southern University Women's Association, Sigma Delta Pi Fraternity. Member Real Academia Hispano Americana de Ciencias y Artes de Cadiz, Hispanic Society America (1934). Real Academia Sevillana de Buenas Letras.
Member National League American Penwomen, Delta Kappa Gamma.
Married Courtenay DeKalb, June 25, 1913.