Frink, Maurice, 1895-1973

Newspaper man, historian, author, educatore and director of the Colorado State Historical Society.

From the description of Western Americana and Indian publications and clippings files, 1920-1966. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122497437

Frink: Author ; executive director, Colorado Historical Society and Museum, Denver ; judge, Miss (Indian) American contests.

Heyn: Herman Heyn, photographer, born 1852 ; George Heyn, born 1856, worked in Omaha, Nebraska.

From the description of Maurice Frink photograph collection [picture] : at the Autry National Center. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122592058

Biography / Administrative History

Maurice Frink was a journalist in Indiana and taught journalism at the University of Colorado in Boulder. He was the executive director of the Colorado Historical Society and Museum in Denver. He wrote numerous books on Western history about varying subjects and was a collector of Native American material and ephemera. Frink was a judge of the Miss Indian America contests from at least 1957 through 1963 (The Sunday Denver Post, August 4, 1963, p. 10-11), and the collection reflects his work with that event.

From the guide to the Maurice Frink Photograph Collection, 1954-1965, (Autry National Center. Institute for the Study of the American West)