Olive Dickerson McHugh
Olive Eva Dickerson McHugh (October 3, 1885 - April 5, 1978), instructor of piano and voice, was the President of the Federated Woman's Club of Mullan.
Early life[]
Olive Eva Dickerson was born in Guide Rock, Nebraska, on October 3, 1885, the daughter of D. F. Dickerson. [1]
She graduated from Nebraska Wesleyan University. [1]
Career[]
Olive Dickerson McHugh was a music supervisor. She was instructor in High Schools of Nebraska and Idaho for 10 years; she was librarian in Iowa public schools. She was instructor in Piano and Voice. [1]
She was a well-known soloist (soprano), dramatic coach and reader. [1]
She was a writer of short stories and articles. [1]
She was the President of the Federated Woman's Club of Mullan. [1]
She was a member of Saint Cecelia Music Club, Women's Christian Temperance Union, Civic Club. [1]
In 1939 she wrote Palace of Sin. [2]
Personal life[]
Olive Dickerson McHugh lived in Omaha, Nebraska, and moved to Idaho in 1925 living at 193 Mill Road, Mullan, Idaho. [1]
In June 1927 she married Bernard M. McHugh. [1] [3]
She died on April 5, 1978, and is buried at Woodland Cemetery, Deer Park, Washington.
References[]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i 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. 125. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
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- ^ McHugh, Olive Dickerson (1939). Palace of Sin. Gold Seal Publications. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
- ^ "23 May 1927, Mon • Page 12". Lincoln Evening Journal: 12. 1927. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the - 1885 births
- 1978 deaths
- People from Webster County, Nebraska
- 20th-century American singers