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Published by the Nebraska Press Association, Lincoln, NE
1940
Printed by State Journal Printing Co., Lincoln, NE
Thanks to Mr. Alan Beermann, Executive Director
of the
Nebraska Press Association and American Press Advertising
Service
for permission to reproduce this publication.
(Thanks to Robin for securing that permission)
FOREWORD
HO'S WHO
IN NEBRASKA brings together in a single volume the life sketches
of men and women who have achieved distinction in the fields of
economic, civic and cultural endeavor. Although selection of names
has not been an easy task and unavoidable errors have occurred in
the exclusion and inclusion of various biographies, it is believed
this volume contains a larger and a more nearly representative
compilation of life sketches of living Nebraskans than any
previous publication.
Some of those asked to provide data
for this work failed to do so and in other cases unintentional
omissions have occurred. Naturally it has been physically
impossible to obtain complete information regarding everyone whose
name should appear in these pages.
It has been the intent throughout to
present the biographies tersely without editorial comment. Each
sketch is autobiographical and every effort has been made to
include all pertinent information submitted. In order to compress
the information into a single volume, abbreviations have been
extensively utilized. An explanation of these will be found
elsewhere in this volume.
Chambers of Commerce, professional
organizations, service groups, Nebraskans in every walk of life,
newspapers and others have co-operated graciously in suggesting
names for inclusion in this work. To them the Nebraska Press
Association extends its appreciation.
FRED J. MINDER,
Field Manager,
NEBRASKA PRESS ASSOCIATION
C.N. CORNWALL, Supervisor of Compilation
JOHN FARIS, Editor
PREFACE
Need has existed several years for a comprehensive biographical and historical directory of Nebraska. During the past decade there has been no standard reference work published which offered information regarding prominent citizens of the state. In answer to this demand, the Nebraska Press Association offers this compilation which contains approximately 11,000 biographies in addition to a brief, up-to-date history of each of the ninety-three counties as well as a historical sketch of the state.
Interest in this project has been most encouraging. The Press Association has received hundreds of letters regarding the undertaking and numerous persons offered historical material. Due to space limitations, it has not been possible to accept all these offers; nevertheless this deep interest greatly facilitated work of compilation and proved an inspiration to those engaged in the editing of this volume.
In so vast an undertaking, it has not been possible to avoid errors. All information was checked carefully, however, and some alterations in biographies were made in the interests of consistence and clarity. In a number of the biographies, the maiden names of the mothers of various subjects of the sketches have been unavailable. In such cases, blanks have been inserted.
Names of most state and national organizations which appear in this work were checked and in general the designations of such groups as they appear in the biographies are the ones by which they are now known. Occasionally the old organization name is used, particularly in cases in which it appears the subject of the sketch held membership in years past. Various organizations change their names from time to time and it is not always easy to determine when such changes occurred. It has also been found that not all sources are in agreement upon the present names of certain organizations.
Locations of Nebraska colleges have been omitted from the biographical sketches. Names of state teachers institutions clearly indicate their locations and pages XXVII-XXXII provide a brief history of Nebraska colleges which will supply other information.
While extensive use has been made of the list of abbreviations, these have been disregarded occasionally to make various biographies intelligible. The abbreviation for the state of Nebraska has been consistently omitted when the activities listed have occurred within the state. In giving the activities of the persons whose sketches appear herein, use has been made of a date followed only by a dash (1935-), which means that the person is still engaged in the business or profession listed after the particular date. This is utilized in preference to the "1935 to date" in order to conserve space. It should also be noted that in numerous cases certain pertinent facts have been given regarding the activities of parents. This information appears last in the biographical sketches and the office and residence addresses given at the close of such sketches refer to the original subject of the sketches and not to the parents.
In order to condense the various biographies, use has been made of the list of abbreviations which appear on the following pages.
JOHN FARIS, Editor
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