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Bess J. Barkley
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Bess J. Barkley

1893 - 14 Jul 1970
bornWeston, Texas, USA
diedPhoenix, Arizona, USA
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BiographyCame to Arizona in 1893.
Teacher at Tempe High School, c1916-1919.
Professor of Music at Arizona State Teachers College/Arizona State University, c1933-1962. She had toured the country as a professional contralto singer before joining the ASU faculty.
Member of the American Association of University Women, the American Association of University Professors, and the Arizona Education P.E.O. Chapter F.
Lived at 34 E. 7th Street in 1918; lived at 119 W. 6th Street in 1919.
Bess J. Barkley obit, TDN, Jul 1970
Hopkins and Thomas, ASU Story, p. 241
Double Butte Cemetery, Tempe
Tempe CD, 1916-1919
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