Background
Newcombe, Barbara Tripner was born on June 17, 1923 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Daughter of Ferdinand and Gladys Elizabeth (McCleary) Tripner.
Newcombe, Barbara Tripner was born on June 17, 1923 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Daughter of Ferdinand and Gladys Elizabeth (McCleary) Tripner.
Bachelor magna cum laude, Pomona College, Claremont, California, 1945. Master of Arts, University California, Berkeley, 1946. Master of Library Science, Catholic University America, 1976.
Library assistant, European Communities Delegation, Washington, 1970-1973; library, division editor, Chicago Tribune, 1973-1985; library, Center for Investigative Reporting, San Francisco, 1986-1995.
(From birth to death, California government agencies recor...)
Member Special Libraries Association, California Library. Association, American Society Indexers (editor Golden Gate chapter 1986-1989), Progressive Libraries Guild, Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Jack Newcombe, April 14, 1946 (divorced 1975). Children: Laura, Scott, Tod, Polly.