Background
Farmer, Ann Dahlstrom was born on June 18, 1934 in South Gate, California, United States. Daughter of Merrill Xanthus and Marcia Hazel (Ross) Dahlstrom.
(Although West did not publish until she was 37, she was a...)
Although West did not publish until she was 37, she was a prolific writer who finished 19 full-length works during her lifetime, including ten novels, four autobiographies, two short-story collections, a musical drama, a poetry collection, and a Quaker anthology. She also wrote, or co-wrote, the scripts for three major films, including The Friendly Persuasion, The Big Country, and Stolen Hours, as well as over one hundred stories and articles for periodicals and newspapers. Her best-known work, the novel The Friendly Persuasion, has been translated into 18 languages. All editions of the 27 separate publications by West and the two about her are given full descriptions. All other publications (contributions to books, periodicals, and newspapers; films and other non-print media; manuscripts; letters; photographs) receive briefer descriptions. Extensive cross-referencing ties together similar elements between her fiction and non-fiction and works about her. A significant portion of the book describes the unpublished materials, almost all of which are in the Jessamyn West Collection at Whittier College: handwritten and typed drafts of her published work; unpublished manuscripts; correspondence; critiques from her editors; etc. The abundant wealth of material on Jessamyn West make this bibliography crucial to a complete understanding of her life and her written works.
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Farmer, Ann Dahlstrom was born on June 18, 1934 in South Gate, California, United States. Daughter of Merrill Xanthus and Marcia Hazel (Ross) Dahlstrom.
Bachelor, Whittier College, 1956; Master of Arts, Whittier College, 1971; Master of Arts, California State University, Fullerton, 1976.
Professor's assistant, Whittier (California) College, 1960-1962; general studies instructor, Whittier (California) College, 1963-1970; English instructor, Whittier (California) College, 1970-1972; director freshman English, Whittier (California) College, 1972-1987; director English language and literature department, Whittier (California) College, 1978-1986; assistant Professor of English, Whittier (California) College, 1983-1995; associate Professor of English, Whittier (California) College, since 1995.
(Although West did not publish until she was 37, she was a...)
Member of Western Literature Association, American Association of University Women (gift honoree 1995, Las Distinguidas award 2003), Whittier History Society (secretary 2000-2007), Friends of the Shannon Center at Whittier College (Bookfaire co-chair since 2000, vice president 2002-2005, president since 2007, Dorothea S. Boyd award 2001), Phi Kappa Phi, Delta Kappa Gamma (Star in Education 1990).
Married Roger Lee Chandler, August 19, 1956 (divorced 1960). 1 child, Mark Walton Chandler. Married Malcolm French Farmer, October 25, 1963.