Rost, Mildred Kenney, 1896-1991

William and Jennie Kenney and their children, including Mildred Kenney Rost, were prominent residents of Wheatland, Wyoming in the early 1900s. They owned a ranch and then moved to town in 1903. They owned a dry goods store and they started Wheatland's first newspaper. The family valued learning and they were civic minded and progressive. Mildred Kenny Rost was like a daughter to the W.B.D. Grays who were Congregational ministers. She graduated from Wheatland High School in 1914 and Oberlin College in 1919. She taught at Jireh College (1919-1920) in Niobrara County, Wyoming, and then became a reference librarian at the Denver Public Library. She married artist Miles Ernest Rost and moved to California in 1936.

From the description of Mildred Kenney Rost papers, 1913-1988. (University of Wyoming, American Heritage Center). WorldCat record id: 60610385

Mildred Kenney Rost grew up in a family that was prominent in the history of Wheatland, Wyoming. Her parents, William and Jennie, settled on a ranch about 75 miles away, and then moved to Wheatland in 1903. Mildred Kenney Rost’s autobiography is full of details about their ranch and town life. The Kenneys had a dry goods store, and they founded Wheatland’s first newspaper. They were civic minded and progressive. Mildred Kenney Rost was like a daughter to the W.B.D. Grays, who were noted Wyoming missionaries. She graduated from Wheatland High School in 1914 and then from Oberlin College in 1919. She taught at Jireh College, 1919-1920, and then moved to Denver, where she was an employee and strong supporter of the Denver Public Library. She left the library when she married artist Miles Ernest Rost in 1936.

From the guide to the Mildred Kenney Rost papers, 1913-1988, (University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.)

Librarian at the Denver (Colo.) Public Library and author. Married to Miles Ernest Rost, artist.

From the description of Papers c1940-1950. (Denver Public Library). WorldCat record id: 41934741