Jones, Helen Hinckley, 1903-1991

Author of "Rails from the west," a biography of railroad magnete Theodore Judah.

From the description of Manuscript Collection. (Weber State University). WorldCat record id: 122351853

Mormon author, historian, and biographer.

From the description of Columbus : explorer for Christ, 1973-1976. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 145435470

From the guide to the Columbus : explorer for Christ, 1973-1976, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections)

Helen Hinckley Jones (1903-1991) was an academic and an author in Utah and California.

Mrs. Helen Hinckley Jones was born on April 12, 1903 in Provo, Utah, She sold her first published poem at the age of 7.

She co-authored three books with Najmeh Najafi, who was responsible for the Persian Project and other humanitarian aid in Iran.

Mrs. Jones was the writer of numerous articles, stories and other manuscripts. In addition she helped to solicit the work of many other authors. She taught drama and history from 1924 to 1938 in Ogden. And from 1948 to 1974 she taught creative writing at the Pasadena city college of California.

She earned a bachelor's and a master's degree from Brigham Young University between 1924-1928, and She did postgraduate work with Cambridge, the University of California, Berkley, the University of Colorado, Utah State University, and Stanford. She was awarded the BYU Distinguished Service Alumni Award, the Pasadena city College Distinguished Service Certificate, and many other academic and literate awards.

Aside from her personal academic and authorial work, Mrs. Jones was known for her work with young authors. She is credited as the inspiration for many of her published students, and was affectionately refered to as "Momma" by some of them.

She was married to Ivan C. Hinckley, and had two daughters.

She died November 25, 1991 in Pasadena California.

From the guide to the Helen Hinckley Jones auctorial papers, approximately 1920-1991, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections)