Bankson, Russell A. (Russell Arden), 1889-1976
Variant namesRussell Bankson, newspaperman and fiction writer, was born in Mt. Hope, Washington on February 21, 1889.
He attended Washington State College, Pullman from 1910-1912. He worked as reporter and editor for the Spokane Daily Chronicle, and on the editorial staff of the Spokesman-Review, both in Spokane. He contributed fiction and articles to a variety of magazines, and wrote books of western adventure and history.
During World War II, he worked for the War Relocations Authority and the War Assets Administration in Washington, DC. He was an early member of the Inland Empire Writers' Conference and served as its president from 1934-1935.
He died in 1976.
From the guide to the Russell A. Bankson papers, 1908-1965, (Special Collections and University Archives, University of Oregon Libraries)
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| creatorOf | London, Jack, 1876-1916. ALS, 1903 September 4 : Oakland, to Russell Arden Bankson, Spokane. | Copley Press, J S Copley Library | |
| creatorOf | Bankson, Russell Arden. Papers, 1815-1940 1815-1916. | Eastern Washington University, JFK Library | |
| referencedIn | War Relocation Authority Photographs of Japanese-American Evacuation and Resettlement | Bancroft Library | |
| creatorOf | Russell A. Bankson papers, 1908-1965 | University of Oregon Libraries. Special Collections and University Archives | |
| referencedIn | United States War Relocation Authority Central Utah Project Records, 1941-1945 | University of Washington Libraries Special Collections | |
| creatorOf | Comstock, James M., 1838-1918. Papers, 1861-1939, 1861-1893 (bulk) | Washington State University, Holland and Terrell Libraries |
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| associatedWith | Alvord, Adeline M. | person |
| associatedWith | Central Utah Relocation Project | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Comstock, James M., 1838-1918. | person |
| associatedWith | London, Jack, 1876-1916. | person |
| associatedWith | Marshall, Edison, 1894-1967 | person |
| associatedWith | Northern Pacific Railroad Company | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Roberts, Edward J. | person |
| associatedWith | Tuttle, W. C. (Wilbur C.), 1883-1969 | person |
| associatedWith | War Relocation Authority Staff | corporateBody |
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| West (U.S.) |
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| Literature |
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Person
Birth 1889-02-21
Death 1976
Americans
English
