Samuel John Sackett (1928- ) was a professor of English. He taught at Hastings College (1949-51) and Fort Hays State University (1954-1977). In 1978, he became the dean of Salt City Business College. His published works include Kansas folklore (1961), Cowboys and the songs they sang (1967), and Edgar Watson Howe (1972). The collection consists of journals containing articles by Sackett.

Samuel John Sackett was born on January 23, 1928 in Redlands, California; AB (1948), MA (1949), University of Redlands; graduate study, Stanford University, 1950; Ph.D, UCLA, 1956; instructor in English and journalism, Hastings College, 1949-51; assistant professor (1954-57), associate professor (1957-65), professor (1965-77), and in 1977 professor emeritus of English, Fort Hays State University; in 1978 he became dean of Salt City Business College; contributed articles and poems to folklore and literary journals; published works include Kansas folklore (1961), Cowboys and the songs they sang (1967), and Edgar Watson Howe (1972).

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