Irene Althea Welch Grissom (December 3, 1873 – July 14, 1965) was the first Poet Laureate of Idaho from 1923 to 1948.[1][2]
Early life
Irene Althea Welch Grissom was born on December 3, 1873, in Greeley, Colorado, the daughter of William Pringle Welch (1834-1893) and Theresa Sobieski Crittenden (1841-1916).[3]
"The Superintendent", published in 1910 and endorsed by the American Library Association. "The Superintendent" was published by Alice Harriman, whose publishing company originated in Seattle in 1907.[4]
Irene Welch Grissom lived in Washington, Oregon, Texas, New Mexico and Canada, and moved to Idaho in 1914. On September 2, 1903, she married Charles Meigs Grissom (died in 1935). She lived at Idaho Falls, Idaho.[3]
She died on July 14, 1965, in Arcadia, California, and is buried at Rose Hill Cemetery in Idaho Falls, Idaho.
References
^"Idaho". The Library of Congress. The Library of Congress. Retrieved 30 July 2022.