Background
Hempleman, Barbara Florence was born on March 3, 1925 in Bellevue, Pennsylvania, United States. Daughter of Warren Wilson and Florence Permelia (Firth) Hampe.
Hempleman, Barbara Florence was born on March 3, 1925 in Bellevue, Pennsylvania, United States. Daughter of Warren Wilson and Florence Permelia (Firth) Hampe.
Bachelor, College of Wooster, 1947. Master of Arts, New York University, 1953. Master of Library Science, Atlanta University, 1973.
Director Christian education, Calvary Reformed Church, Reading, Pennsylvania, 1951-1952; library assistant, Duke U., Durham, North Carolina, 1957-1959; assistant professor of history, Warren Wilson College, Asheville, North Carolina, 1948-1951, 54-56, 66-69; library director, Warren Wilson College, Asheville, North Carolina, 1978-1986; archivist, Warren Wilson College, Asheville, North Carolina, since 1986; Adjunct Professor women's history, Warren Wilson College, Asheville, North Carolina, 1983-1996; visiting professor library science, Emory University, Atlanta, 1973-1974; Adjunct Professor library science, Atlanta U., 1973, 78; reference library, Atlanta U., 1974-1978.
Board directors Young Women’s Christian Association, Asheville, 1978-1979. Library developer, administrator Black Mountain (North Carolina) Correctional Center for Women, since 1997. Member Women's History Club Asheville (historian since 1996).
Married David William Hempleman, August 4, 1956. Children: Warwick, Terence.