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M. Whitcomb Hess, a bibliographical checklist of fifty years

 Collection — Folder: 1
Call Number: RH MS P322

Overview

This bibliographical checklist covers the years 1924-1974 and was prepared by her daughter, likely in Columbus, Ohio in 1976.

Dates

  • Creation: 1976

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

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Conditions Governing Use

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Biography of Mary Whitcomb Hess

Mary Whitcomb Hess was a native of Indiana, and a long-time resident of Athens, Ohio. She earned her bachelor's degree at the University of Kansas (1926) and the master's degree at Ohio University. Her master's thesis in philosophy was published as The Name Is Living, a study of the life of Isaac Pennington, a Quaker mystic and the father-in-law of William Penn. A poet and author who published in scholarly journals and Catholic magazines, Whitcomb was first published in 1924.

Extent

1 folder (52 pages, Xerox.)

Language of Materials

English

Physical Location

RH MS P322

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift, Sister Lina Hess, S.N.D, October, 1977

Title
Guide to the Mary Carolina Hess Collection
Subtitle
M. Whitcomb Hess, a bibliographical checklist of fifty years
Author
lgg 1 December 1977; mg 2004
Date
2004
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
Finding aid writtenin<language> English.</language>
Finding aid permalink
http://hdl.handle.net/10407/5017064876
Preferred citation
Mary Carolina Hess Collection, Kansas Collection, RH MS P322, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas

Repository Details

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

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