HSIEN TITSWORTH BINFOHD
December 28,.1885 - October 4> 1952.""It is a beautiful place to live 1"
When Helen Binford wrote this of a place in a foreign country, where she
was living, she was putting Into words what must have been her feeling along the
whole path of her life. Few people whom we have known have enjoyed the road of
life more than she, and few of them have made it brighter for others. Her
memorial is written in the hearts and memories of the thousands of people in
this and other countries who knew her as a living testimony of the richness of
abundant and joyous living*
Helen Titsworbh was born in Western Springs, Illinois, December 28, 1885. Forty five of her sixty seven years were spent on the college campus. She graduated
from Earlham College in 1907, did graduate work there the following year, and
studied modem languages in Europe 1909-1910, She taught for two years at Friends
University and one year at Maryland College for Women* She and Raymond Binford were
married in 1913 and began housekeeping at Guilford College*
In her married life she was more than just the life companion for Raymond
Binford - she was his co-worker in most of his major undertakings. As they worked together throughout their married life her warm friendliness, keen sense of humor, and
cheerful manner very definitely complemented the reserve, the deliberataness, and the
meditative in Raymond B_J.nford!s personality. At Guilford College sne was always the
gracious hostess for the President - really for the College itself. She wa3 considerate of the students and of the members of the faculty - most of whom she seemed to
remember until her death. She reared her four children on the Guilford College
campus. In the deep appreciation of her children she guided them, as mother, companion, and playmate, in the language of their developing ages and personalities.
At different intervals she taught modern languages at Guilford College and
closed her teaching career with two years at William Perm College0
Raymond and Helen T. Binford -- Helen Biography [subject file]
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Undated
Subject headings
Guilford College;Binford, Raymond, 1876-1951
Place
Greensboro (N.C.)
Description
This folder containsa biographical essay entitled "Helen Titsworth Binford, December 18, 1955 - October 4, 1952" that may have been written shortly after her death.
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biographies
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en
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Friends Historical Collection, Hege Library, Guilford College
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The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, University Libraries, PO Box 26170, Greensboro NC 27402-6170, 336.334.5305 -- http://library.uncg.edu/
HSIEN TITSWORTH BINFOHD
December 28,.1885 - October 4> 1952.""It is a beautiful place to live 1"
When Helen Binford wrote this of a place in a foreign country, where she
was living, she was putting Into words what must have been her feeling along the
whole path of her life. Few people whom we have known have enjoyed the road of
life more than she, and few of them have made it brighter for others. Her
memorial is written in the hearts and memories of the thousands of people in
this and other countries who knew her as a living testimony of the richness of
abundant and joyous living*
Helen Titsworbh was born in Western Springs, Illinois, December 28, 1885. Forty five of her sixty seven years were spent on the college campus. She graduated
from Earlham College in 1907, did graduate work there the following year, and
studied modem languages in Europe 1909-1910, She taught for two years at Friends
University and one year at Maryland College for Women* She and Raymond Binford were
married in 1913 and began housekeeping at Guilford College*
In her married life she was more than just the life companion for Raymond
Binford - she was his co-worker in most of his major undertakings. As they worked together throughout their married life her warm friendliness, keen sense of humor, and
cheerful manner very definitely complemented the reserve, the deliberataness, and the
meditative in Raymond B_J.nford!s personality. At Guilford College sne was always the
gracious hostess for the President - really for the College itself. She wa3 considerate of the students and of the members of the faculty - most of whom she seemed to
remember until her death. She reared her four children on the Guilford College
campus. In the deep appreciation of her children she guided them, as mother, companion, and playmate, in the language of their developing ages and personalities.
At different intervals she taught modern languages at Guilford College and
closed her teaching career with two years at William Perm College0
