Alabama Authors

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  • WEAVER, ANNIE VAUGHAN, 1905-1982

    Biography: Sculptor, illustrator. Born-May 2, 1905, Selma, Ala. Parents–William M. and Edith Vaughan Weaver. Married– Ralph Hubbard Norton. Lived on a plantation, drew pictures of local life, including dialect and customs of African-Americans. Died February 2, 1982. Source: Avondale Library. Publication(s): Boochy’s Wings. New York; Frederick A. Stokes, Company, 1931. Frawg. Philadelphia; J. B. Lippincott, 1930. Pappy…

  • WEAVER, HERBERT, 1905-1985

    Biography: Historian; college professor. Born, July 28, 1905, in Brewton, Ala. Parents– Levi P. and Anna (Holladay) Weaver. Married– Blanche Henry Clark, March 5, 1944. Education– Birmingham Southern College, A.B., 1926; Vanderbilt University, M.A., 1935, Ph.D., 1941. Taught in Alabama secondary schools, 1926-1935; Georgia Teachers College (now Georgia Southern College), Statesboro, 1940-1942 and 1946-1949; professor…

  • WEAVER, DAVID C. 1942-2006

    Biography: University professor. Born– December 27, 1942, in Dudley, England. Parents– Harold and Alice Weaver. Married– Jan Smith. Children– Three. Education– University of Manchester, B.A., 1964; University of Florida, M.A., 1967, Ph.D., 1972; Georgia Institute of Technology, M.A., 1980. Taught at University of Manchester, 1967-1968; University of Leicester, 1968-1969; West Georgia College, 1970-1977; University of…

  • HELMBOLD, F. WILBUR, 1917-1989

    Biography: Librarian, Baptist clergyman, writer. Born– May 13, 1917,  Fowlersville, Pa. Parents– Andrew K. and Emma L. (Heldebrand) Helmbold.  Married– Neola E. Wood, June 10, 1942. Children– Four. Education–Samford University, A.B., 1919; Duke University, M.A., 1954. Newspaper reporter for Wilkes-Barre Record (Pa.), 1934-1936; printer for Dallas Post (Pa.);  and owned a printing business, 1936-1942. Served…

  • DURHAM, FRANCES GILDART RUFFIN, 1889-1972

    Biography: Newspaper correspondent; educator.  Born–February 27, 1889.  Mobile. Parents– Francis G. and M. E. (Henry) Ruffin. Education– St. Joseph’s College, Emmitsburg, Md., B.A. Married– Joseph F. Durham. Employed as teacher; public relations officer for Mobile Schools;  Mobile correspondent for the Birmingham News and Age Herald. Member and president of Alabama Writers Conclave; chairman of the…

  • HORN, ALFIE CASEY, 1912-2007

    Biography: Accountant; bridge master. Born– February 12, 1912, Louisville. Parents– Alto and Sarah Augusta (Helms) Horn. Married– Irene Myrtle Toergerson, July 16, 1949. Children– One. Education– Berry College, 1934-1935; University of Alabama, B.S., 1939. Farm worker, 1939-1940; employee of Alabama State Employment Service, 1940; accountant for army post exchanges in Alexandria, La., 1941-1942; Army Air…

  • CASEY, RON, 1951-2000

    Reporter; newspaper editor.  Born  August 21, 1951, Midfield.  Parents– J.B. and Ruby Lois Casey. Married–Margie Brooke, 1979.  Children–two.  University of Alabama, BA, 1973.  Writer for The Birmingham News 1973-2000; editorial page editor, 1998-2000.  1991–awarded Pulitzer Prize. 1992–Finalist for the National Headliners Award from the Press Club of Atlantic City.  1994–nominated for a second Pulitzer and for a…

  • SLAYDEN, THELMA THOMSON, 1907-1977

    Biography: Executive in women’s groups, writer. Born– Oct. 7, 1907, in Ashland, Ala. Parents– Thomas and Annie (Roberts) Thompson. Married– Walter Scott Slayden on June 3, 1934. Education– attended Georgia State College for Women, University of Georgia, Emory University, Columbia University, and the University of Marburg, Germany. Member executive board of Y. M. C. A.;…

  • THOMSON, BAILEY, 1949-2003

    Biography; Journalist; educator.  Born–February 4, 1949, Aliceville.  Parents– William and Attie Bell Thomson.  Married Kristi Garrison. Children–one.  University of Alabama, B.A.,. 1972; M.A., 1974; Ph. D., 1995.  Reporter for several newspapers:  Tuscaloosa News, Huntsville Times, Shreveport (LA) Times, Orlando Sentinel, 1974-1992; associate editor, Mobile Press-Register, 1992-95.  Professor of Journalism, University of Alabama, 1996-2003.  Advocate of…

  • OWSLEY, FRANK LAWRENCE, JR., 1928-

    Biography: University professor. Born– June 13, 1928, Nashville, Tenn. Parents– Frank L. and Hariett (Chappell) Owsley. Married– 1952. Children– Two. Education– Vanderbilt University, B.A., 1949; M.A., 1951; University of Alabama, Ph.D., 1955. Taught at George Washington University, 1956; U.S. Naval Academy, 1957-1960; Auburn University, 1960-1995; visiting professor at the University of Nebraska, 1967-1968. Awarded the…

  • LUIS, EARLENE WOODS, 1929-1978

    Biography: Teacher, author. Born– October 21, 1929, Walker County, Ala. Parents– Paul A. and Odell (Robinson) Woods. Married– Reinaldo Luis, June 24, 1950. Children– Four. Education– Kings College, Bristol, TN, 1948-1950; B.S., University of Alabama, 1952. Employed as a teacher, Sunland Training Center, Gainesville, Fla., 1955-1958; social worker, Hillsboro County, Fla., 1960; elementary school teacher, 1960-1969;…

  • COLLINS, MARVA DELOISE NETTLES, 1936-2015.

    Biography: Teacher; educational innovator. Born– August 31, 1936, Monroeville. Parents– Alex L. and Bessis Maye (Knight) Nettles. Married– Clarence Collins, September 2, 1961. Children– Three. Education– Clark College in Atlanta, B.A., 1957; attended Chicago Teachers College and Columbia College, 1965-1967. Taught at Monroeville, 1957-1959; taught in the Chicago Public Schools, 1960-1975. Founded the Westside Prep…

  • BRILES, EVE IDA BARAK, 1948-

    Biography: Research scientist; administrator. Born– January 28, 1948, New York City. Parents– Henry and Lotte (Seligmann) Barak. Married– David Elwood Briles; married–Eugene Abraham Davidson, 1990. Education– Brown University, A.B., 1968; Rockefeller University, Ph.D., 1974; post-doctoral work at the University of Alabama in Birmingham, 1978-1982. Researcher at UAB, 1979-1982; Research associate at the University of Texas System…

  • TYLER, ROBERT ENOC, 1869-1939

    Biography: Clergyman; teacher. Born– December 29, 1869, near Birmingham, Ala. Parents– Richard Lawson and Mary Ann (Patton) Tyler. Married– Beulah Cook Edmondson, December 24, 1895. Children– Four. Education– Old Pleasant Hill Academy; Southern University, Ph.D., 1893. Taught at Wylam, Jefferson County, Ala. Joined the North Alabama Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church South, 1898. Pastor…

  • CLAYTON, LAWRENCE ANTHONY, 1942-

    Biography: Historian; University professor. Born– October 5, 1942, Summit, N.J. Grew up in Lima, Peru. Education– Duke University, B.A., 1964; Tulane University, M.A., 1969, Ph.D., 1972. Taught history and served as director of the Latin American Studies Program at the University of Alabama, 1972-2013. Chair, Department of History, 2000-2008.Member of the Conference of Latin American Historians…

  • HEARN, CHARLES AUBREY, 1907-1991

    Biography: Editor of denominational materials; broker of church bonds. Born– April 6, 1907, Albertville.  Parents– Charles L. and Della Jane Hubbard Hearn.  Married– Florence Conner, September 1, 1933.  Children–six.  Education– Howard College, A.B., 1926; Vanderbilt Law School, LL.B., 1932 (passed the Tennessee Bar but never practiced law); M.A.in English, 1933.  Editorial staff, Baptist School Board, 1930-1966; vice…

  • MEEKS, LILLIAN FORT, 1903-1986

    Biography: Teacher; poet.  Born– September 17, 1903, Dallas County, Ala. Married– John H. Meeks. Education– Mississippi State University. Employed as English teacher for thirty-one years. Died May 29, 1986. Source: SCRIPSIT. Publication(s): New Soil. S.l.; Anderson Printery, 1935. Pendrifts. (3 vols. entitled; Lute Songs, Metamorphis, and Lighted Candles). S.l.; Delta Branch, National League of American Pen…

  • ANDELSON, ROBERT VERNON, 1931-2003

    Biography: University Professor. Born– February 19, 1931, Los Angeles, Calif. Parents– Abraham and Ada (Markson) Andelson. Married– Geraldine Rippetoe, July 1, 1954. Married Bonnie Von Orange Johnson, June 7, 1964. Education– attended Los Angeles City College; University of Chicago, A.B., 1952; University of Southern California, A.M., 1954, Ph.D., 1960. Ordained minister in the Congregational Church, 1959.  Executive…

  • BARRAX, GERALD WILLIAM, 1933-

    Biography: Poet; teacher of creative writing. Born– June 21, 1933, Attalla; moved to Pittsburgh,Pa as a child.  Parents–Aaron and Dorthera (Hedrick) Barrax. Married–Geneva Catherine Lucy, 1954.  Children–three.  Married Joan Dellimore. Children–two.  Education– Duquesne University, B.A., 1963; University of Pittsburgh, M.A., 1969; attended the University of North Carolina. U.S. Air Force, 1953-57.  U.S. Post Office, Pittsburgh, Pa., clerk…

  • STRIBLING, THOMAS SIGISMUND, 1881-1965

    Biography: Educator, attorney, writer. Born– Mar. 4, 1881 in Clifton, Tenn. Parents– Christopher Columbus and Amelia Annie (Waits) Stribling. Married– Louella Anna W. Kloss on Aug. 6, 1930. Education– attended Normal School, Florence, Ala.; B.A. 1903; University of Alabama, LL.B., 1905.  Editor, Clifton News, 1900-02; Taught at Tuscaloosa, AL, High school, 1903-04;  practiced law in Florence, 1906-07; employed by…

  • FOSTER, LOVELACE SAVIDGE, 1847-1913

    Baptist minister, editor. Born– December 18, 1847, Tuscaloosa County. Parents– Arthur and Elizabeth Amelia Foster. Married– Fannie Merrick, May 22, 1870. Married– Kate (Gidden) Raines, 1880. Children–two.  Education– University of Alabama [withdrew 1864]; Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Greenville, South Carolina, 1868-1870 and 1873-1875. Ordained to the Baptist ministry in Starkville, MS, 1871. Served churches in…

  • CLINE, LINDA, 1941-

    Biography: Writer. Born– February 11, 1941, New York City, N.Y. Parents– Eleanor Fellers. Married– C. Terry Cline, October 23, 1959. Children– Four. Education– Public Schools of Thomasville, Georgia. President and owner of Land Alive of America, Thomasville, Ga. Editor of Land Alive, 1969-1970. Co-author of “Switchwitch; a Children’s Musical Drama,” first produced at the Mobile…

  • LEEK, CHARLES FRANKLIN, 1892-1971

    Biography: Clergyman. Born– November 5, 1892, Baltimore, Md. Parents– Benjamin Franklin and Margaret (Hoffman) Leek. Married–Mary Evelyn Andrew, June 29, 1911 (died 1913).  Children–one. Married– Zola Younge Hubbard, July 6, 1919. Children– Two. Education– University of Richmond, B.A., 1922; Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Th.M., 1925. Ordained to the Baptist ministry, 1915; pastor at Hollywood, Greenpond,…

  • KITCHENS, WILLIAM F., 1911-1996

    Biography: Teacher, vocational counselor, poet. Born– June 10, 1911, Pontotoc County, Miss. Parents– Zephaniah B. and Sarah Francis (Staggs) Kitchens. Married– Iva Louise Stringfellow, June 15, 1930. Children– One. Education– Athens College; Birmingham Southern College, A.B., 1947; University of Alabama, M.A., 1956. Employed, Pullman Standard Manufacturing Co., 1941-1943; U.S. Army, 1943-1945; Vocational programs of the…

  • FRANKLIN, DENSON NAULS, 1914-2002

    Clergyman. Born– April 7, 1914, Goodwater. Parents– Robert N. and Margie Conaway Franklin. Married–Lottie Mae Pruet.  Children–one. Education– Birmingham Southern College, A.B.; Union Theological Seminary. Licensed to preach by the United Methodist Church, 1930. Served at various Methodist churches, including First Methodist, Gadsden, 1957-70; First Methodist, Birmingham, 1970-80; Canterbury Methodist, Birmingham, 1980-92.  Member of Rotary and…

  • COBB, BUELL E., JR., 1944-

    Biography: College instructor; telephone company employee. Born– June 25, 1944, Cullman. Parents– Buell E. and Kathryn (McDaniel) Cobb. Married– Mary Wilson Elliot, August, 1968. Education– University of Montevallo, B.A., 1966; graduate study in English, Auburn University. Taught at West Georgia College. Conducts shaped-note workshops all over the country. Articles appeared in the Virginia Quarterly Review and…

  • CROSS, RANDY KEITH, 1950-

    Biography: Literary scholar; college professor, writer. Born– August 2, 1950, Florence. Parents– Johnny C. and Anna Marie (Cooper) Cross. Education– University of North Alabama, B.S., 1973; M.A., 1976; University of Mississippi, Ph.D., 1982. Taught; Lawrence County, Tenn.; Florence City Schools, University of Mississippi, and John C. Calhoun State Community College, Decatur Campus. Wrote articles for…

  • KING, SPENCER BIDWELL, 1904-1977

    Biography: Historian, teacher, editor. Born– Feb. 19, 1904, Birmingham, Ala. Parents– Spencer Bidwell and Lizzie (Dodson) King. Married– Caroline Janet Paul, Dec. 26, 1934. Children– Three. Education– Mercer University, A.B., 1929; George Peabody College, M.A., 1936; University of North Carolina, Ph.D., 1950; additional study at Emory University, Vanderbilt University, and University of Michigan. Taught at Mars…

  • FENDLEY, ERIN LIVINGSTON, 1904-1987

    Music teacher. Born– September 4, 1904, Selma. Parents– John David and Annie Lee (Burke) Livingston. Married– Edward P. Fendley, June 12, 1924. Children– Two. Education– Athens College, 1920-1922; Detroit Institute of Musical Arts, 1922-1924. Taught in the public schools of Live Oak and Leesburg, Fla.; Grove Hill and Demopolis, Ala. Member of the Alabama Music…

  • HOLT, THAD, 1898-1984

    Biography: Advertising and sales executive; management consultant . Born– September 23, 1898, Sumterville. Parents– LeRoy and Elizabeth Cunningham (Burwell) Holt. Married– Sarah Ames Oliver, February 4, 1928. Children– Two. Education– Colorado College, A.B., 1920. Worked in advertising, 1920; associated with Famous Features Syndicate, New York, 1921; advertising and sales manager, Wofford Oil Company, 1921-1927; director, Alabama…

  • HARRISON, JOANN, 1929-2015

    Biography: Teacher; college professor.  Born– May 24, 1929, Decatur. Parents– Thomas Kirkland and Alline (Poteet) Harrison. Education– Florence State University, A.B., 1950; George Peabody College, M.A., 1955, Ed.S., 1958. Taught Spanish, Latin, and English at Cullman High School, 1950-1951; Decatur High School, 1951-1960; University of Alabama in Huntsville 1961-81. Member, Modern Language Association, National Council of…

  • BROOKS, CHARLES GORDON, 1920-2011

    Biography: Editorial cartoonist. Born– November 22, 1920, Andalusia. Parents– Gordie and Emily Elizabeth (Smith) Brooks. Married– Virginia Matson, 1943. Children– Two. Education– Studied at Birmingham Southern College, 1940-1941 and Chicago Academy of Fine Arts, 1941-1942. Served in the 3053rd Engineer Combat Battalion, WWII; took part in the D-Day landing and the Battle of the Bulge. Editorial cartoonist…

  • STRICKLAND, STEPHEN PARKS, 1933-2015

    Biography: Foundation executive, consultant. Born– Nov. 25, 1933 in Birmingham. Parents– Kelly Parks and Alice Winn (Peeples) Strickland. Married– Tamara Gunsard, June 15, 1962. Education– Emory University, B.A.; Johns Hopkins University, M.A., 1966; Ph.D., 1971. Teacher, Lycee des Garcons, Mulhouse, France, 1956-57; teacher in Alabama, 1957-58.  Congressional staff assistant 1959-1965; congressional staff fellow, American Political Science Association, 1965-1966; staff…

  • STRICKLAND, EDWIN ANSEL, 1939-

    Biography: Attorney. Born– Apr. 4, 1939. Parents–Clarence L. and Theodesia Strickland.  Education– University of Alabama, B.S., 1961,  LL.B., 1964. Admitted to bar 1964; served U.S. Army, 1964-1967; practiced law in Birmingham, 1967-1976; after 1975 was county attorney for Jefferson. Member Birmingham and Alabama Bar Associations, Alabama Defense Lawyers Association, and American Society of Hospital Attorneys.…

  • ROBERTS, FRANCES CABANISS, 1916-2000

    Biography: University professor. Born– December 19, 1916, Gainesville. Parents– Richard H. and Mary (Watson) Roberts. Education– Livingston State Teacher’s College, B.S., 1937; University of Alabama, M.A., 1940; Ph.D., 1956 (first woman to receive a Ph.D. in history from UA)  Vanderbilt University, 1949-1950. Taught in the Huntsville public schools, 1937-1952; a founding faculty member at the University of…

  • WILLIAMSON, EDWARD CHARLES, 1916-1997

    Biography: Historian. Born– April 26, 1916, in Philadelphia, Pa. Married– Ruthie. Children– Two. Education– University of Florida, A.B., 1939; A.M., 1946; University of Pennsylvania, Ph.D., 1954. Served in U.S. Army, 1941-1945 and 1950-1952; attained rank of Colonel. Chief Editor, U.S. Air Force Historical Division, 1954-1957. Taught at University of Florida, 1948-1954; Auburn University, 1957-1983.  Assistant…

  • TURNER, THOMAS COLEMAN, 1927-2012

    Biography: Businessman; author.  Born– January 28, 1927, Oxford, Ala. Parents– Eugene Lauderdale and Frances (Coleman) Turner. Married– Caroline Dale Carter, March 14, 1953. Children– Three. Education– Princeton University, B.A., 1949; Auburn University, graduate school, 1949-1950. Employed by the U.S. Government as information and editorial supervisor unclassified material, 1951-1952. Lab technician, Turner Dairies, Oxford and Anniston,…

  • TUCKER, EARL LEE, 1904-1964

    Biography: Journalist, humorist,  legislator. Born– July 25, 1904 in Thomasville, Ala. Parents– Austico Busbee and Lula Mae (Hall) Tucker. Education– attended Alabama Polytechnic Institute. Managing editor Thomasville Echo, later called Thomasville Times, 1926-1959. Wrote a column, “Rambling Roses and Flying Bricks,” that was published in some 40 newspapers and magazines, 1934-1964. Alabama state legislator, 1930-34,…

  • COCKRELL, MARIAN BROWN, 1909-1999

    Biography: Writer. Born– March 15, 1909, Birmingham. Parents– George Summers and Lucy May (Bradford) Brown. Married– Francis Marion Cockrell, November 3, 1931. Children– One. Education– Attended Sophie Newcomb College, 1926-1929; Metropolitan Art School in New York City, 1929-1930. Wrote short stories, novels, screenplays, television scripts.  Died December 9, 1999. Source: Contemporary Authors online. Publication(s): Lillian Harley.…

  • CHASTAIN, ELIJAH DENTON, 1925-1989

    Biography: University professor; economics consultant. Born– September 26, 1925, Pickens, S.C. Parents– Elijah D. and Ida (Hendricks) Chastain. Married– Marian B. Faulker, August 25, 1956. Children– Two. Education– Clemson University, B.S., 1947; Cornell University, M.S., 1948; Purdue University, Ph.D., 1956. U.S. Army, Captain, WWII.  Taught at Virginia Polytechnic Institute, 1949-1956; research assistant at Purdue University,…

  • ERVIN, VIOLET GROSS, 1895-1991

    Music teacher. Born– August 14, 1895, LaFollette, Tenn. Parents– Cornelius and Callie (Turner) Gross. Married– Robert Hugh Ervin. Education– Tennessee College for Women, B.A., 1916; Chicago Musical College, Troy State University, M.S., 1958; attended George Peabody College. Taught at Tennessee College for Women; taught private music lessons in Troy, after 1941. Received the Phi Mu…

  • CARROLL, SARA NEWTON, 1926-

    Biography: Born– July 7, 1926, Dothan. Parents– William Franklin and Sara English (Owens) Newton. Married– Kells C. Carroll, June 12, 1947. Children– Two. Education– Attended the University of Alabama; Troy State University, B.A., 1970. Honors– Alabama Library Association Alabama Authors Award for Best Nonfiction Book of the Year, 1975. Lives in Ozark. Source: The Search…

  • BUTTS, THOMAS LANE, 1930-

    Biography: United Methodist Clergyman. Born April 15, 1930, Bermuda, Conecuh County. Parents– Thomas L. and Pauline Butts. Married– Hilda A. Tidwell. Education– Troy State University, B.A., 1951; Emory University, B.D.; Northwestern University, Theology School, M.A. in Pastoral Psychology; Garrett-Evangelical Seminary, graduated 1957. Served churches in Panama City, Fla.; Canoe, Mobile, Foley, and Brewton, Ala.; superintendent of the…

  • COLLEY, JAMES OSCAR, 1875-1958

    Biography: Baptist clergyman; superintendent of children’s home. Born April 3, 1875, Coosa County.  Parents– Jesse Allen Colley and Frances Akin Colley.  Married Berta Hitchcock, May 9, 1907. Children– Six. Education– Howard College; Southern Baptist Seminary. Served as pastor of several Baptist churches including ones at Enterprise. Superintendent of Alabama Baptist Children’s Home at Troy, 1922-1942.  Named…

  • WORTSMAN, EUGENE, 1921-1983

    Biography: Journalist; public relations executive. Born– January 21, 1921, in Birmingham, Ala. Parents– Joseph M. and Lillian (Ash) Wortsman. Married– Catherine Ann Parise, November 25, 1960. Children– Two. Education– University of Alabama, 1939-1942. Reporter, Birmingham Post Herald, 1946-1956; Washington correspondent, Post Herald, Rocky Mountain News, 1964-1966; director, Washington office, Daniel J. Edelman and Associates, 1966-1967;…

  • McCONNELL, ANDREW M., 1873-1950

    Biography: Entrepreneur; lecturer; magazine editor; founder of a cult of human electricty as a universal cure.  Born– Blount County, Ala., April 1873. Parents– William T. and Araminta  Matilda Adams McConnell. Married–  Marion D. Daniel.  Children–one. Education– Blount College, Blountsville; Southern University, Greensboro. Purchased and edited magazine Alkahest; inaugurated Alkahest Lyceum system for promoting and booking educational entertainment; founded McConnell…

  • LONG, LILLIAN CAMPBELL PROUT, 1904-2004

    Biography: Social Worker, educator; newspaper columnist. Born– April 25, 1904, Demopolis, Ala. Parents– William Sylvester and Lillian Vayne (Campbell) Prout. Married– Dr. John Reed Long, October 21, 1933. Children– Two. Education– Alabama College, A.B., 1926 with additional study, 1928. Employed by Department of Pensions and Securities, Marengo County, 1928-1930; child welfare supervisor, 1930-1934; taught school,…

  • LOGUE, PAULINE McLEOD, 1905-2000

    Biography: Teacher. Born– September 24, 1905, Bay Minette, Ala. Parents– Dr. J.C. and Virginia (Hand) McLeod. Married– Hanchey E. Logue, August 20, 1929. Children– Four. Education– Agnes Scott College, A.B., 1927. Taught at Luverne, Ala., 1927-1929. Mr. Logue was 4-H director for Alabama and they lived in Greensboro and Auburn.  Died September 13, 2000. Source:…

  • KENNEDY, JO MYRLE COLBURN, 1927-2009

    Biography: Teacher, lecturer. Born September 8, 1927,  Greensboro, Ala. Married– Robert J. Kennedy, Selma, Ala. Children– Four. Education– Alabama College at Montevallo; University of Alabama, B.S. in secondary education, 1949; George Wallace Community College. Teacher in Selma schools; private piano teacher; organist at several Protestant churches and at the Jewish Temple in Selma; lectured on the…

  • GUZMAN, JESSIE PARKHURST, 1898-1996

    Biography: Professor, college administrator.  Born– December 1, 1898, in Savannah, Ga. Parents– David Cook and Ella (Roberts) Parkhurst. Married–Ignacio L. Guzman, June 25, 1940. Education– Howard University, A.B., 1919; Columbia University, M.A., 1924; University of Chicago, 1935-1936; American University, 1955-1957.  Taught in public schools, Greensboro, N.C.; Dillard University and New Orleans College, 1922-1923; Alabama State Teachers…