Ben Hibbs papers
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
- Hibbs, Ben, 1901-1975 (Person)
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
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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