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Helen R. Hoopes poem

 Collection — Folder: 1
Call Number: RH MS P409

Overview

Contains an untitled poem written by Helen Rhoda Hoopes to Cassandra Ritter, dated December 16, 1936.

Dates

  • Creation: December 16, 1936

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

No access restrictions.

Conditions Governing Use

Spencer Library staff may determine use restrictions dependent on the physical condition of manuscript materials.

Biography of Helen R. Hoopes (1878-1973)

Helen Rhoda Hoopes received a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Kansas (KU) in 1913. While an undergraduate student, Hoopes became the first woman to edit the University Daily Kansan, though her name never appeared as editor.

Hoopes went on to receive a master's degree in English from KU in 1914. Later that year, she became a faculty member at KU and taught Rhetoric and, beginning in 1925, English until her retirement in 1947. During her time at KU, Hoopes helped establish the Gamma Phi Beta sorority chapter; KU Quill Club; Pi Lambda Theta; and Theta Sigma Phi, a women's journalism society.

Hoopes edited Contemporary Kansas Poetry in 1927 and her work has been featured in Kansas Magazine, The Harp, Jayhawk, The Troubadour, American Poetry Magazine, Bozart, Lyric West, Contemporary Verse, Youth’s Companion, The Wichita Eagle, Christian Century, University Review, and in the Kansas City Star.

Extent

1 folder

Language of Materials

English

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift, John Ritter, 1981.

Related Materials

Personal papers of Helen R. Hoopes, PP 26, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas.

Physical Description

RH MS P409

Source

Title
Guide to the Helen R. Hoopes Collection
Subtitle
Helen R. Hoopes poem
Author
Finding aid prepared by cmp, 2021. Finding aid encoded by cmp, 2021.
Date
2021-08
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
Finding aid written in English.
Finding aid permalink
http://hdl.handle.net/10407/8771331119
Preferred citation
Helen R. Hoopes poem, RH MS P409, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas

Repository Details

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

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