Phipps, Barbara Helen, 1915-2003
Person
Dates
- Existence: July 1, 1915 to November 13, 2003
Biographical
Barbara Phipps (1915-2003) was a librarian at Emmanuel Missionary College, and later at Pacific Union College. Her parents, Burton H. and Nettie Eaton Phipps, met in southern Illinois as colporteurs. At the time Nettie was the secretary-treasurer of the Southern Illinois Conference located in Springfield. Her parents married on June 3, 1914 and two years later Barbara was born.
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Phipps Family Collection
Collection
Identifier: Collection 223
Content Description
The bulk of this collection centers around Burton Phipps’ 32-year tenure as a teacher and later head of the Emmanuel Missionary College (now Andrews University) Biology department. During this time Barbara graduated from Emmanuel Missionary College, taught for a few years, and then returned where she became a librarian in the College library. Her mother, Nettie, worked at Northwestern University, University of Michigan, and Chicago University (now the University of Chicago). In 1961 Barbara and...
Dates:
1900 - 1991
Phipps Family Collection
Accession
Identifier: Collection 223