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Ben Hibbs papers

 Collection
Call Number: RH MS 191

Overview

Ben Hibbs was born in Fontana, Kansas in 1901. He graduated from the University of Kansas with a degree in journalism in 1923. He then edited several Kansas newspapers before becoming an editor at the Saturday Evening Post and then Reader's Digest. He was a friend of former President Dwight Eisenhower and edited his writings. Hibbs died in 1975 of leukemia. This collection of his papers contains correspondence, manuscripts, periodicals, writing samples, academic documents, and photographs.

Dates

  • Creation: 1918-1975

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

No access restrictions.

Conditions Governing Use

Literary rights are retained by the Hibbs family. Permission to publish, distribute, or display materials must be obtained by the researcher.

Extent

13 Linear Feet (20 boxes + 1 oversize box)

Language of Materials

English

Physical Location

RH MS 191

Physical Location

RH MS R241

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Purchase, Smokey Hill Booksellers, 1984.

Title
Guide to the Ben Hibbs Collection
Subtitle
Ben Hibbs papers
Author
Finding aid prepared by mt, 2008; revised by cl, 2010. Finding aid encoded by mt, 2008.
Date
2008
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
Finding aid written in <language encodinganalog="language">English.</language>
Finding aid permalink
http://hdl.handle.net/10407/3720136541
Preferred citation
Ben Hibbs papers, Kansas Collection, RH MS 191, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas

Repository Details

Part of the University of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research Library Repository

Contact:
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