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She was born Katherine Melvina Huntsinger, daughter of Henry and Catherine (Schock) Huntsinger, and married Everett F. Blackford in 1899 in Jackson, Missouri.
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Born 18 March 1875, Kansas as Katherine Melvina Huntsinger. Died 11 September 1958, San Diego), was a pioneering writer on human resources. She also wrote books on "character expert", which went into many editions.
Newcomb went on to edit H. Blackford"s books and co-author several others
He became the director of the Blackford School of Character Analysis in New York City. She was a frequent lecturer on the subject.
Both Blackford and Newcomb had an association with Harrington Emerson. Blackford"s significant books include: Science of Character Analysis, 1910, Employers" manual: Instructions to employment supervisors and other executives in the use of the Blackford employment plan,Emerson Company (1912) The job, the man, the boss, Garden City, New York, Doubleday, Page & Company, 1914 Online Computer Library Center 1678858 Held in 145 libraries according to WorldCat, revised educated
1921, A pocket manual for character analysts and employment managers based on the Blackford system, Printed by J. F. Newcomb & company, 1915 - 6 Blondes And Brunets (1916), with Arthur Newcomb.
New York, The Review of reviews company, 1916. Online Computer Library Center 3456876 Reading character at sight, with Arthur Newcomb, New York: Independent Corporation, 1918, Online Computer Library Center 35309699 new educated, 1922 How to read your own character by H. Blackford University of Michigan Library (January 1, 1919) Character Analysis by the Observational Method, Blackford Publishers Incorporated., 1918. Online Computer Library Center 10587712. Multiple eds. through 1922.
Analyzing Character: The New Science of Judging Men: misfits in business, the home and social life, w/ Arthur Newcomb.
New York, The Review of Reviews Company, 1916 Online Computer Library Center 656938377. Multiple editions. through 1918.
