Background
Allen, Terril Diener was born on August 13, 1908 in Douglas, Oklahoma, United States. Daughter of David M. and Clara (Cline) Diener.
Allen, Terril Diener was born on August 13, 1908 in Douglas, Oklahoma, United States. Daughter of David M. and Clara (Cline) Diener.
Bachelor of Arts, Phillips University, 1929. Master of Arts, Bachelor of Divinity cum laude, Yale University Division School, 1935. Postgraduate University Oklahoma, 1940, Columbia University, 1941-1942, New York University, 1958-1959, Stanford University, 1968.
Student University California at Los Angeles, 1965.
Student work director medical schools Chicago, 1929-1932. Editor Young People's Materials, Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia, 1936-1939. Established, director written arts department Institute American Indian Arts, Santa Fe, 1963-1968.
Director communications project elementary and secondary schools Bureau Indian Affairs, 1968-1974. Associate staff specialist Indian affairs, lecturer College V, University California at Santa Cruz, 1969-1974. Professor Chapman College, 1975-1976.
Free-lance author, since 1940. Contract author motion pictures, filmstrips Family Films, Hollywood, California, after 1960. Free lance creative writing consultant elementary and secondary schools.
Member.
Married Don Bala Allen, 1941 (deceased).