Helen Elisabeth Palmer Henley Robertson (November 26, 1903 – July 1976) was an American journalist. A 1961 Guggenheim Fellow, she worked in the staff at The Christian Science Monitor, including as a reporter, assistant to the American news editor, and farm editor.
Helen Palmer Henley | |
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| Born | Helen Elisabeth Palmer November 26, 1903 Norwood, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | July 1976 (aged 72) |
| Alma mater | Principia College |
| Occupations |
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| Employer | The Christian Science Monitor |
| Spouse |
Francis Kern Henley
(m. 1925; died 1928) |
| Awards | Guggenheim Fellowship (1961) |
Biography
editHelen Elisabeth Palmer[1] was born on November 26, 1903 in Norwood, Ohio.[2] She was the daughter of Nellie and lumber company manager Walter Carey Palmer.[1][3][4] She attended Evansville Central High School,[5] before obtaining her AA at Principia College in 1923.[2]
After working at Principia Publications as an assistant editor (1929-1932), she joined the staff team of The Christian Science Monitor in 1934.[2] After spending almost a decade as an advertising copywriter, she was promoted to assistant woman's editor in 1949 and assistant to the American news editor in 1949, before becoming a general news reporter in 1950.[2] In 1956, she returned to the newspaper's editorial staff as their farm editor.[2] She also taught at her alma mater Principia College as a summer writing lecturer from 1956 until 1958.[2] In 1961, she was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship for "a study of the family farm in the contemporary United States".[6][2] Henley, who by then had retired from The Christian Science Monitor and assumed the surname Robertson, she was a speaker at the 1971 luncheon of the National League of American Pen Women Cahokia Valley Branch.[7]
On June 15, 1925, she married Francis Kern Henley,[1] a corset shop manager in Saginaw, Michigan.[8] They were married until his death on August 31, 1928.[8] Henley herself died in July 1976.[9]
References
edit- ^ a b c "WEDDING INVITATIONS OUT". Journal Gazette. May 28, 1925. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c d e f g Reports of the President and the Treasurer. John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. 1961. p. 28.
- ^ "Death Notices". The Cincinnati Enquirer. March 14, 1932. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Year: 1910; Census Place: Columbus Ward 2, Lowndes, Mississippi; Roll: T624_750; Page: 16a; Enumeration District: 0038; FHL microfilm: 1374763
- ^ Ancestry.com. U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.
- ^ "Helen Henley". John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. Retrieved September 15, 2024.
- ^ "Cahokia Valley Honors Apprentices". Lebanon Advertiser. April 22, 1971. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "FRANCIS HENLEY DIES SUDDENLY". Herald and Review. September 3, 1928. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2014.