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Nebraska Authors

Byron Eshelman

Born 1915-10-28 Red Cloud, NE (USA)

Died 1989-05-13
Sonoma County, CA (USA)

Places Lived

Red Cloud, NE
McPherson, KS
Anthony, KS
Emporia, KS
New Haven, CT
Oroville, CA
San Quentin, CA
Oakland, CA
Occidental, CA
Berkeley, CA
Santa Rosa, CA

Author Of

  • Biography
  • Nonfiction

Keywords

Prison work; Autobiography; California State Prison

Education

Bachelor of Arts, 1937, Kansas State Teacher's College, Emporia, KS
Divinity Degree, 1942, Yale University Divinity School, New Haven, CT
Graduate Work, Pacific School of Religion, Berkeley, CA

Occupation

Minister, United Church of Christ
Salesman
Prison Chaplain
Author
Lecturer

Places Worked

Various churchs in Nebraska, California, and Connecticut
United States Penitentiary, Alcatraz Island, CA, chaplain
First Congregational Church, Oroville, CA
California State Prison, San Quentin, CA
Star Engraving Company, KS

Honors

Named U.S. Chaplain of the Year by the Salvation Army, 1963

Associations

American Protestant Correctional Chaplains Association, President, 1959-1961
American Correctional Chaplains Association, President, 1960-1961
American Correctional Association, Board member, 1960-1961
Alumni Association of the Pacific School of Religion, President, 1962-1963
Bay Association of Congregational Churches, Moderator, 1947-1948
Northern California Conference of the United Church of Christ, Board of Directors, 1963-1966

Bibliography

Death Row Chaplain. 1962.

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