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A New Life for Theodoraly ROSIN ORRTribun* Socwty SditorDoing their own thing, jusi as much younger brides and bridegrooms do these days. Mrs. Alfred Kroeber and John Harrison. Quinn were married last Sunday in a ceremony written by the bridegroom-The widow of the world-famous anthropologist and the man who will edit the new **t: a 1 Chronicle” exchanged vows in her May beck-designed home in Berkeley.The Ttev. Arthur Cromptonof Oakland's First UnitarianChurch officiated, and thecouple was attended by Mrs.Helen Farnsworth, executivesecretary of the U.C. musicdepartment, and the bride’s son. Theodore Kroeber, a San Francisco State psychology professor.A remarkable person in her own right, Theodora Kroeber has spent her life as a fieldanthropologist, and w r i t e r. With her late husband, she made trips to Peru, Mexico and a California most Californians hardly know exists. -She is an authority on AmericanIndians, especially California Indians, and is perhaps best known for the book she wrote in 1961, “Islii in Two Worlds.”IT IS the story of the last member of an American Indian tribe, who was living in primitive fashion when Dr. Kroeber found him and brought him to Berkeley.‘•(slii” became a best-seller and is now in its ninth printing at the U.C. Press. The au -thor wrote a simpler edition for children, published by Parnassus Press.It is called, “ishi, Last of His Tribe,” and is fictionalized, but historically accurate.Her newest book, a biogra-hy of her late husband entiled, **A.L. Kroeber — a Personal Configuration,” will be ■eleased this spring.Her new husband helped idit her last book, “Almost Ancestors,” a short text on -aiifornia Indians co-authored vith Prof. Robert Hcizcr of U.C. The bridegroom has been with the U.C. Chancellor's office for the past three months and will edit The Cal Chronicle.” a new sjx-pagc slick publication that will make its debut next month.IT WILL report research.student activities and general information on the Berkeley campus and will be mailed to ll.WH) persons. — a select group of alumni, other individuals and corporations. The first two issues will be bimonthly; then it will becomemonthly.Mr. Quinn was divorced Dec. 9 from the former Crista Stubbing Merrill. They had no children, lie is the son of Mrs. Donald W. Quinn, now of Sait Francisco, and was reared in Boston. He attended Northeastern University in Boston and studied Arabic languages at the Army Defense Language Institute in Monterey.He was a Navy linguist forfour years.The bridegroom is also an artist and recently had a show of his abstract, oils (lie callsthem ‘‘conceptraya!’*) al Anchor restaurant in Berkeley. The then Mrs. Kroeber displayed her books alongside his oils and the two donated profits from their sales to the Educational Opportunity Program a I U.C.KNOWN AMONG his colleagues as “the man who shaped the science of anthropology” the bride's late husband founded and headed the U.C. department of anthropology and was a leading authority on American Indian tribes.. 1!is handbook on the subject was published by the Smithsonian Institution. Dr. Kroeber died in I960.The K r ocburs had three sons, a daughter and in addition to Ted. the sons are Clifton. a professor of history at Occidental College, and Karl, a professor of English at the University of Wisconsin. Their daughter is Mrs. Charles LeCum (Ursula K r u e b en of Portia n d. Ore., a science-fiction writer win* uses the name U.K. Le Guin professionally.Following in her family’swinning footsteps. Ursula wonthe Boston Globe-Horn Book award for her seience-fietionbook for youngsters, “A Wizard of liarthsea.”The ncwlywcddcd Quinns will live in* the bride's Berkeley homo.() 0 0THE HOLIDAY wedding of Cassandra lt;Nan) Horton and James Lee Warren is drawing family m embers from all over. The young couple themselves arrived here Friday from Washington, D.C.. where she is with the State Department and he is with Senator Mark Hatfield’s office.They were honored Friday noon at a luncheon given by Nan’s father. George Horton, and Mrs. Horton at their home in Oakland. Nan’s sisterin Oakland’s Mrst t timml Church.0 0 oANOTHER HOLID with romantic overto tea Mrs. Arthur give at the Berkeleyon Tuesday. Dec. 30, of Miss Pamela Row eee of Stephen Scheu.The engaged pait Feb. 14 wedding at copal Church of St. Virgin in San Franci: will live in the Mont lion here. Pamela, \ ishing her studies at varsity of Pacific th; plans to teach, and £ continue his studiesHall School of Law al'Hie b r i d e -1 o -daughter of Mrs. Ro ing Cranmer of Bi and Richard Belkmq of Reno. She is a in Kappa Alpha Thela ai
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