Helen R. Hoopes poem
Overview
Contains an untitled poem written by Helen Rhoda Hoopes to Cassandra Ritter, dated December 16, 1936.
Dates
- Creation: December 16, 1936
Creator
- Hoopes, Helen Rhoda, 1878-1973 (Person)
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.
Physical Description
RH MS P409
Source
- Ritter, John (Donor, Person)
- 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
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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