Forbus, Ina B. (Ina Bell), -1994

Ina B. Forbus was born in Scotland and moved to the United States when she was a child. She became a citizen upon her marriage to Sample Forbus in 1931. Forbus attended the University of Rochester and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. In 1935 she and her husband bought an old grist mill on Cane Creek and converted it into a summer home. Mrs. Forbus often used the grist mill as a setting for her stories.

From the description of Ina B. Forbus manuscript, 1962. (University of North Carolina at Greensboro, University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 420167427

Ina B. Forbus was an award-winning Scottish-born author of children's books who lived in Durham, N.C., beginning in 1935. Her books include The Magin Pin (1956), The Secret Circle (1958), Dogs Are My Patients (with Louis L. Vine, 1961), Melissa (1962), and Tawney's Trick (1965). Forbus also wrote numerous short stories and poems, many of which were inspired by the rural North Carolina farm she shared with her husband, diplomat and hospital administrator Sample B. Forbus.

From the description of Ina B. Forbus papers, 1950s-1990s [manuscript]. WorldCat record id: 34075014

Ina Bell Forbus (d. 1994) was an award-winning Scottish-born author of children's books who lived in Durham, N.C., beginning in 1935. Her books include The Magic Pin (1956), The Secret Circle (1958), Dogs Are My Patients (with Louis L. Vine, 1961), Melissa (1962), and Tawney's Trick (1965). Forbus also wrote numerous short stories and poems, many of which were inspired by the rural North Carolina farm she shared with her husband, diplomat and hospital administrator Sample B. Forbus.

From the guide to the Ina B. Forbus Papers (#4763), (Southern Historical Collection)