Virginia L. Faulkner

(1913-1980) born in Lincoln. Editor, author, educator, served as editor of University of Nebraska Press from 1956 to 1980 when its Bison Books became the first paperback series established by a university press, and when the Press achieved national prominence as an outstanding scholarly publisher; under her editorship, nearly 1,000 titles were published, and at the turn of the 21st century the Press ranked as the second-largest university press nationally, with over 150 new books published annually; previously, she was a screenwriter for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, published articles in magazines such as Cosmopolitan, contributed to plays performed in New York theaters, and was author/editor, sometimes in collaboration, of ten books. Consult New York Times, March 23, 1935, p. 13 and Omaha World Herald obituary, September 17, 1980, p. 62 and Who Was Who in America, Vol 7 (1981) 189 and Contemporary Authors-New Revision Series, Vol 11 (Gale, 1984) 197-198 and Robert E. Knoll, Prairie University (University of Nebraska Press, 1995) pp. 123-124 and 14-page manuscript of 1991 notes of University of Nebraska Press housed at UNL Archives.

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