Background
Spielman, Barbara Helen New was born on June 28, 1929 in Canton, Ohio, United States. Daughter of Arthur Daniel and Helen Barbara (Rickenmann) New.
Spielman, Barbara Helen New was born on June 28, 1929 in Canton, Ohio, United States. Daughter of Arthur Daniel and Helen Barbara (Rickenmann) New.
Bachelor of Science in English and History Education cum laude, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, 1951.
Teacher Canton Public Schools, 1951-1953. Veterans aide University Texas, Austin, 1954-1957. Copy editor, managing editor University Texas Press, 1964-1991.
Retired, 1991
Editorial consultant Amon Carter Museum, Fort Worth, from 1970, Center Mexico American Studies, Austin, 1980, Jack S. Blanton Museum Art (formerly Archer M. Huntington Art Gallery), Austin, from 1975. Member search committee for director University Texas Press, Austin, 1991.
Officer Parent-Teachers Association, Austin, 1964—1973. Troop leader Girl Scouts United States, 1970—1973. Editorial consultant 64 Beds Project Homeless and Hungry, from 1989.
Member of Seton Medical Center Auxiliary, Althenoi, Smithsonian Institution, National Geography Society, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Sigma Sigma, Kappa Delta Pi.
Married David Vernon Spielman, November 24, 1956. Children: Daniel Bruce, Linda Barbara.