Hitchner, Barbara Dunn, 1898-1993.

Barbara Dunn Hitchner was born 4 March 1898 in Orono, Maine and was a graduate of the University of Maine, Class of 1920. She was the daughter of Chief Justice Charles J. Dunn and Isabel Ring Dunn and was married to E. Reeve Hitchner, a professor of bacteriology who headed the Department of Bacteriology and for whom Hitchner Hall is named. She was dedicated to her research of the history of Maine and the genealogy of many of the early families of the Penobscot Valley. She died 27 November 1993.

Barbara Dunn, the daughter of Charles Dunn and Isabel Ring Dunn, was born in Orono, Maine on March 4, 1898. She was a member of the class of 1920 at the University of Maine, majoring in English. She married E. Reeve Hitchner, a professor of bacteriology at the University of Maine, in 1927. Barbara Dunn Hitchner was active in many organizations in Orono and was dedicated to her research about the history of Maine and the genealogy of many Maine families. She died on Nov. 27, 1993.