Background

Hellstrom, Ward was born on February 2, 1930 in Evanston, Illinois, United States. Son of Klaus Edward and Bernice Lois (Tompkins) Hellstrom.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Northwestern University, 1952;Master of Arts, University of Illinois, Urbana, 1956;Doctor of Philosophy, University of Illinois, Urbana, 1961.

Career

From assistant professor to professor, department chairman English, U. Florida, Gainesville, 1961-1981;dean of Arts, Humanities, and Social Science, Western Kentucky U., Bowling Green, 1981-1992;Professor of English, Western Kentucky U., Bowling Green, since 1992.

Works

Works Gallery

• book

  • Children & childhood in the 19th century, in England and America

• Other Work

  • Author: On the Poems of Tennyson, 1972, Children and Childhood in the 19th Century, 1985. Contributor articles to scholarly journals. Editor Victorian Newsletter, since 1978.

Membership

Member Southeast 19th Century Studies Association (board directors 1982), Kiwanis (president 1987-1988, chairman hospice board directors 1990-1995).

Connections

Married Phyllis Joan Wyman (divorced 1979). Children: Thomas Benthin, Lory Doty, Joshua Klaus, Nathaniel, Zachary. Married Mary Louise Robinson, October 16, 1980.

1 child, Tammi Brown.

father:

Klaus Edward Hellstrom

mother:

Bernice Lois (Tompkins) Hellstrom

spouses:

Phyllis Joan Wyman

Mary Louise Robinson

children:

Thomas Benthin Hellstrom

Lory Doty Hellstrom

Joshua Klaus Hellstrom

Nathaniel Hellstrom

Zachary Hellstrom

Tammi Brown Hellstrom