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Nebraska Authors

Theona A. Andersen

AKA: Theona Ardith (Leonard) Rasmussen Andersen

Born 1914-06-18 Bassett, NE (USA)

Died 2016-02-25
Stuart, NE (USA)

Buried
Ainsworth, NE (USA)
Ainsworth Cemetery

Has written for a number of church magazines, of various denominations. The focus of her poetry and histories is the Nebraska Sandhills.

Note typescript MS of poems about the Nebraska sandhills in her vertical file.

Places Lived

Bassett, NE
Lincoln, NE
New Haven, CT
Illinois
Chicago, IL
Minneapolis, MN
Livermore, CA
Salem, WV
London, England
Ainsworth, NE
Stuart, NE

Author Of

  • Fiction
  • Poetry

Keywords

Nebraska Sandhills; Family Histories; Ranching

Education

High School Diploma, 1931, Rock County High School, Rock County, NE
University of Colorado
Park College
Bachelor's Degree in English and Journalism, 1936, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE
Master's Degree in Nursing, Yale University, New Haven, CT

Occupation

Home Lighting Advisor, Illinois
Journalist
Nurse
Director of Health Services, Salem College, WV
Writer
Poet

Places Worked

Rock County Leader
Wesley Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL
Salem College, Salem, WV

Honors

Various Academic Awards
Dean's List

Associations

Roving Volunteers In Christ's Service (RVIC)

Bibliography

Ranching in the Sandhills of Nebraska: Where Seldom is Heard a Discouraging Word. 1994.

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