Pauline R. Kibbe
Pauline R. Kibbe | |
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Pauline Rochester (later Kibbe), from the 1926 yearbook of Brackenridge High School | |
| Born | Pauline Rochester August 23, 1909 Pueblo, Colorado, U.S. |
| Died | November 27, 1989 (age 80) |
| Other names | Pauline Kibbe Povall |
| Occupation(s) | Writer, speaker, labor organizer, community leader |
Pauline Rochester Kibbe Povall (August 23, 1909 – November 27, 1989)[1] was an American author, speaker, labor organizer and community leader. She won the Anisfield-Wolf Award for her 1947 book about Latin Americans in Texas.
Early life
Kibbe was born in Pueblo, Colorado,[1] the daughter of Ernest Paul Rochester and Alta B. Nichols Rochester. Her father was a lawyer.[2] Her family moved to San Antonio, Texas by 1920.[3] She graduated from Brackenridge High School in 1926.[4]
Career
Kibbe was a bookkeeper in the 1930s. She was secretary of the Inter-American Committee of the University of Texas in 1943,[5] and spoke to churches, clubs, women's groups, and student organizations about international relations.[6][7]
Kibbe served as executive secretary of the Good Neighbor Commission of Texas[8][9] from April 1943 until she resigned in August 1947[10][11] ahead of imminent dismissal by new commission appointees.[12][13] Her book, Latin Americans in Texas (1947). won the Anisfield-Wolf Award for best non-fiction book about race relations in the United States.[1][14]
In 1948 Kibbe was named Texas state director of the CIO's Political Action Committee.[15][16] With the CIO Oil Workers Union, she investigated and worked against forced labor in the South.[17] In 1949 she spoke at the first Texas convention of the American GI Forum, when it was held in Corpus Christi.[18]
In 1950 she was appointed by governor William Lee Knous to a study committee on migrant agricultural labor on Colorado.[19] In 1955, she was on the editorial staff of Mexico This Month, an English-language magazine about current affairs published by the North American Committee for Mexico.[20] Later in life she co-owned a publishing company, Minutiae Mexicana S.A., based in Mexico City.[21]
Books
Personal life
Pauline Rochester married E. Luther Kibbe and had a daughter, Patricia.[21][24] She was divorced by 1930, and living with her parents, brothers, and daughter in San Antonio.[3] She married again to William S. Povall, a Denver businessman;[25] they had a son, David. Kibbe. She lived in Mexico City after 1954.[23][26] She moved to Michigan in 1982, and died in 1989, at the age of 80, at a hospital in Berrien, Michigan.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d "Obituary for Pauline Povall". The Herald-Palladium. 1989-11-27. p. 15. Retrieved 2025-06-27 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wedding Chimes: Rochester-Nichols". Scott County Chronicle. 1901-09-06. p. 3. Retrieved 2025-06-27 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b 1920, 1930 and 1940 United States censuses, via Ancestry.
- ^ Brackenridge High School, La Retama 1926 (1926 yearbook): 37. via Ancestry.
- ^ "Miss Pauline Kibbe to Talk on Latin Americans' Problems". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. 1947-01-05. p. 17. Retrieved 2025-06-27 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Inter-American Relations Talks Scheduled Here". The Brownsville Herald. 1943-09-10. p. 2. Retrieved 2025-06-27 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Well-Known Speaker Coming to Harlingen". Valley Morning Star. 1943-09-12. p. 13. Retrieved 2025-06-27 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Kibbe, Pauline R. (September 1, 1944). "[Letter from Pauline R. Kibbe to Jacob I. Rodriguez - 1944-09-01]". The Portal to Texas History.
- ^ "Good Neighbor Official Here". The Monitor. 1945-01-29. p. 2. Retrieved 2025-06-27 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mrs. Kibbe Hits Jester, Resigns". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. 1947-08-29. p. 1. Retrieved 2025-06-27 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mrs. Kibbe 'Forced' to Quit Commission". San Angelo Evening Standard. 1947-08-29. p. 1. Retrieved 2025-06-27 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Good Neighbor Commission Policy to be Set by Jester Appointees". The Monitor. 1947-07-31. p. 10. Retrieved 2025-06-27 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Kelley Denies Being in 'Deal' Against Kibbe". The Austin American. 1947-09-05. p. 10. Retrieved 2025-06-27 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Former UNM Professor Gets $2600 Award". Albuquerque Journal. 1955-05-22. p. 28. Retrieved 2025-06-27 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mrs. Pauline R. Kibbe Named to CIO Post". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. 1948-02-12. p. 10. Retrieved 2025-06-27 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Pauline Kibbe Named CIO-PAC State Director". The Austin American. 1948-02-12. p. 1. Retrieved 2025-06-27 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Peonage Conditions in South Charged". The Shreveport Journal. 1949-02-26. pp. 1, 9. Retrieved 2025-06-27 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "State GI Forum Convention to be Held Here Next Week". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. 1949-09-16. p. 23. Retrieved 2025-06-27 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Knous Names 20 to Committee to Survey Farm Labor Problem". The Daily Sentinel. 1950-03-15. p. 1. Retrieved 2025-06-27 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "New Magazine on Mexico Launched". Corpus Christi Times. 1955-04-02. p. 3. Retrieved 2025-06-27 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Writer for Mexican Newspaper Identified". The Herald-Press. 1970-03-26. p. 3. Retrieved 2025-06-27 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Turner, Ralph H. (July 1947). "Latin Americans in Texas. Pauline R. Kibbe". American Journal of Sociology. 53 (1): 70–70. doi:10.1086/220097 – via journals.uchicago.edu (Atypon).
- ^ a b Kraft, Fred Taylor (1964-02-16). "Southland Traveler: Sheraton to Expand on Waikiki". Independent. p. 124. Retrieved 2025-06-27 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Obituary for Patricia Hohnstein". The Herald-Palladium. 2010-10-03. pp. B3. Retrieved 2025-06-27 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Heads Migrant Labor Council". Greeley Daily Tribune. 1950-06-17. p. 6. Retrieved 2025-06-27 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "September Bride". Longview News-Journal. 1955-09-18. p. 29. Retrieved 2025-06-27 – via Newspapers.com.