Jenkins, Starr, 1925-

Starr Jenkins, author, was born in Chicago in 1925. After serving during World War II he worked for the U.S. Forest Service and National Park Service. Received his Ph. D from University of New Mexico in 1972. In 1988 retired from the position of English professor from California Polytechnic State. Beatrice Starr Jenkins, Starr Jenkins's mother, received an M.A. in History from the University of New Mexico in 1948; her master's thesis was on José María Morelos. She wrote a biography on Morelos but was unable to find a publisher. She died in 1986.

From the description of Manuscripts, 1954-1987. (University of New Mexico-Main Campus). WorldCat record id: 38540075

Starr Jenkins was born in Chicago in 1925. During World War II, he served in the U.S. Navy. After his military service, Jenkins spent several summers working for the U.S. Forest Service and the National Park Service. In 1948 he graduated from the University of New Mexico. Jenkins taught high school English and history in Albuquerque for five years, then worked for the U.S. Forest Service as a writer-photographer. He earned an M.A. in creative writing from Stanford University in 1959 and a Ph.D. in American Studies from the University of New Mexico in 1972. He held a position as professor of English at California Polytechnic State until his retirement in 1988. Jenkins was the author of Profiles Of Creative Political Leaders, published by the Whitmore Publishing Company, 1975, as well as many articles and stories published in various periodicals.

Beatrice Starr Jenkins, Starr Jenkins mother, graduated from Wellesley in 1918. She received an M.A. in History from the University of New Mexico in 1948. She wrote a full length biography of Jose Maria Morelos, the subject of her masters thesis, but was unable to find a publisher. Beatrice Jenkins died in 1986 at the age of eighty-nine.

From the guide to the Starr Jenkins Manuscripts, 1954-1987, (University of New Mexico. Center for Southwest Research.)