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Hunt, Mildred Tobler, 1916-2016

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1916 - 2016

Biographical History

Mildred Tobler Hunt (1916-2016) was an educator in Nevada, Utah, and California.

Mildred Tobler Hunt was born on February 23, 1916, and grew up in Bunkerville, Nevada. Mildred attended Dixie College but ended up graduating from Brigham Young University in 1941. She married Austin George Hunt on May 30, 1935, in the St. George Temple and they had ten children. Hunt worked as a school teacher in Nevada, Utah and Sacramento, California. She is also a renowned poet. Some of her poetry has appeared in the Ensign Magazine and BYU Studies. Hunt passed away in 2016, in Sacramento, California.

Citation:
UPB Files, Aug. 25, 2015 (b. Feb. 23, 1916 in Bunkerville, Nevada; attended Dixie College; graduated from Brigham Young University in 1941; m. May 30, 1935 to Austin George Hunt in the St. George LDS temple; worked as a school teacher in Nevada, Utah and Sacramento, California; renowned poet; her poetry has appeared in the LDS Ensign magazine and BYU Studies)

Whitepages, Aug. 25, 2015 (Mildred Hunt; lives in Sacramento, California)

Sacramento Bee, via WWW, March 9, 2020 (Obituary, Mildred Tobler Hunt passed away in 2016 in Sacramento, California)

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Mildred Tobler Hunt papers, 1970-2015

 Series
Identifier: MSS 8235 Series 1
Scope and Contents

Contains print and manuscript forms of poems written by Mildred Tobler Hunt. Also included are handwritten poems and personal histories, and a photocopy of Mildred’s recent journal. Materials date from 2005 to 2015.

Dates: 1970-2015
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 8235, Andrew and Charlene Hunt collection on Austin George and Mildred Tobler Hunt

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