John R. Milton
John R. Milton (May 24, 1924 Anoka, Minnesota - January 28, 1995) was an American writer, and editor of South Dakota Review.
Life
He graduated from the University of Minnesota with a BA and MA in 1951, and from the University of Denver, with a Ph.D. He taught at Augsburg College from 1949–1956, Jamestown College, and at the University of South Dakota from 1963 to 1995.
A biennual conference is named for him.[1]
His papers are held at the University of South Dakota.[2] He married Lynn Hinderlie on August 3, 1946; they had one daughter, Nanci.
Awards
- 1969 “Best American Short Story” for “The Inheritance of Emmy One Horse”
Works
- This Lonely House, Minneapolis, MN: J. D. Thueson, 1968
- The tree of bones, and other poems, Dakota Press, 1973
- The Literature of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD: Dakota Press, 1976 ISBN 978-0-88249-023-6
- The Novel of the American West, Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 1980. ISBN 978-0-8032-0980-0
- South Dakota: A Bicentennial History. Norton. 1977. ISBN 978-0-393-05627-3. (reprint W. W. Norton & Company, 1989, ISBN 978-0-393-30571-5)
Editor
- John R. Milton, ed. (1969). The American Indian speaks. Dakota Press.
- John R. Milton, ed. (1974). Four Indian poets. Dakota Press. ISBN 978-0-88249-015-1.
References
- ↑ "John R. Milton Writers' Conference - USD". University of San Diego. 2013-04-04. Retrieved 2014-01-02.
- ↑ John R. Milton Papers 1963-1995, I. D. Weeks Library, Archives and Special Collections, Richardson Collection, University of South Dakota
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