Anne Semple
Anne Ruth Semple (June 9th, 1900 - October 25th, 1987) was a Native American writer and professor and the fifth poet laureate of the state of Oklahoma; appointed in 1945 by Governor Robert S. Kerr.[1] Semple earned her Ph.D. from Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College, which is now Oklahoma State University, with a dissertation on the history of Oklahoma Presbyterian College.[1]She was a professor of Education at Southeastern Oklahoma State University from at least 1947 until 1965.[2][3]
Semple was the great granddaughter of Peter Pitchlynn (Snapping Turtle),[1] who served as chief of the Choctaw nation in the 1860s, and sister to William Finley Semple who served as chief of the Choctaw nation from 1918-1922.[4][5] She's buried in Gethsemane Cemetery in Caddo, Oklahoma. [6]
Bibliography
- Prairie-Born: A Book of Verse. Dallas: Kaleidograph, 1942.
- Ties that Bind: The Story of Oklahoma Presbyterian College. 1957
See also
References
- ^ a b c Holliday, Shawn (2015). The Oklahoma Poets Laureate: A Sourcebook, History, and Anthology. Mongrel Empire Press. pp. 75–76. ISBN 978-0-9903204-3-2.
- ^ http://lectures.se.edu/digitized-annuals/Annuals/1947/1947%20PDF.pdf
- ^ http://lectures.se.edu/digitized-annuals/Annuals/1965/1965%20PDF.pdf
- ^ https://www.geni.com/people/Dr-Anne-Semple/6000000003377351273
- ^ https://www.choctawnation.com/chief/1918-william-f-semple#:~:text=President%20Woodrow%20Wilson%20appointed%20William,William%20F.
- ^ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/39590280/annie-ruth-semple
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