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Nebraska Authors

Gina Allen

AKA: Regina Hunkins Allen

Born 1916-07-03 Trenton, NE (USA)

Died 1993-12-26
San Diego, CA (USA)

Daughter of author Ralph Valentine Hunkins.

Places Lived

Trenton, NE
Lincoln, NE
Lawrence, SD
Evanston, IL
Las Cruces, NM
San Diego, CA

Author Of

  • Fiction
  • Nonfiction

Keywords

Juvenile Fiction; Sociology; Pioneer Life; Oregon Trail

Education

University of Nebraska, 1935-37, Lincoln, NE
Bachelor of Journalism Degree, 1940, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL

Occupation

Freelance Writer

Honors

New Mexico Democratic Committee State Chairwoman
New Mexico Congress of Parents and Teachers, fifth vice president
Saturday Review Anisfield-Wolf Award, 1962

Associations

New Mexico Social Welfare Conference Executive Committee Member
New Mexico Youth Commission, Executive Secretary
Member of the Authors League

Bibliography

Prairie Children. 1941.
Tepee Days. 1941. (with Ralph Hunkins)
Trapper Days. 1942. (with Ralph Hunkins)
On the Oregon Trail. 1942.
Sod-House Days. 1945.
Rustics for Keep. 1948.
The Forbidden Man. 1961.
Contributed short stories, articles and columns to magazines in U.S. and abroad.

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