R. Belle Colver

1923 Press Photo Newspaper SR Editorial Belle Colver

Rhoda Belle Colver (October 3, 1882 - January 24, 1977) was the Club Editor of The Spokesman-Review in Spokane.

Early life

Rhoda Belle Colver was born in Missouri Valley, Iowa, on October 3, 1882, the daughter of James E. and Emma O. Colver. ^[1]

Career

R. Belle Colver was the Club Editor of The Spokesman-Review . ^[1] In those days women were sent to cover only women's club activities and social events. ^[2]

Colver was a delegate to the Biennial National YWCA Convention in New York during 1924. ^[1]

Colver was the author of "Women of Shakespeare and the Women of the Bible", "Of such stuff are dreams, a one-act play" (1950) and "Nature's wondrous way: selections from poetic verse" (1965). ^{[1] [3] [4]}

As Mowbray Arnold, Colver wrote "Waiilaptu days" (1938). ^[5]

She was a member of: Spokane Sorosis, Woman's Club of Spokane, Shakespearean Study, American Association of University Women. ^[1]

Personal life

R. Belle Colver moved to Spokane, Washington, in 1908 and lived at 811 E. Walton Ave., Spokane, Washington. ^[1]

References

1. Binheim, Max; Elvin, Charles A (1928). Women of the West; a series of biographical sketches of living eminent women in the eleven western states of the United States of America. p.  190 . Retrieved 8 August 2017. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
2. Powers, Dorothy (November 15, 1983). "Mailbag: others recall third-floor newsroom, too". The Spokesman-Review. p. 4. Retrieved 11 August 2017. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
3. Catalog of Copyright Entries: Third series. 1950. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
4. Catalog of Copyright Entries. Third Series: 1966: January-June. Copyright Office, Library of Congress. 1968. p. 218. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
5. Catalog of Copyright Entries. Part 1. [C] Group 3. Dramatic Composition and Motion Pictures. New Series. 1938. p. 175. Retrieved 11 August 2017.