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Records of Gladys Gardner Jenkins and Richard Jenkins, 1917, 1931, 1954-1994

 Series

Scope and Contents

This series contains records from Gladys Gardner and Richard Jenkins, including letters, notes and three books written by Gladys on her family and life.

Dates

  • 1917, 1931, 1954-1994

Restrictions on Access

Access to this collection is unrestricted and open to the public.

Access for Gladys Gardner Jenkins family

Part of the agreement for accepting this collection was that the descendents of Gladys Gardner Jenkins will have the ability to maintain copies for research or publication of the 3 memoirs in her series (Snippets of Memory, Pinafore Days, and Backwards and Forwards). Verification required. This information can also be found in the collection file.

Biographical Note

Gladys Gardner Jenkins was born in England on December 14th, 1901. She began her career teaching in Riverside, California. She would go to Chicago for graduate school where she would meet her husband Richard Jenkins. She continued to engage in teaching by writing books and speaking on the radio. She wrote “These Are Your Children” and other books on children and family. Gladys and Richard had three children, Joan, Janet and Jane. She died on July 9th, 1994.

Richard Jenkins was born on June 3, 1903. He was a psychiatrist known for work on child psychiatry and juvenile delinquency. He taught at several schools, including the University of Illinois College of Medicine and the University of Iowa. He also worked for the Veterans Administration as a psychiatric research chief. Richard and Gladys had three children, Joan, Janet and Jane. He died on December 30th, 1991.

Extent

5 Folders

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Bibliography

Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, s.v. "Richard L. Jenkins," (accessed March 39, 2021), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_L._Jenkins#cite_note-time1933-1

Creator

Repository Details

Part of the Congregational Library & Archives Repository

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