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Friends of Minidoka
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COLLECTION ID

ddr-fom-2

DESCRIPTION

Born in Illinois in 1900, Arthur Kleinkopf and his family moved to Missouri, where he graduated from school and married Edith Botts. Arthur and Edith secured teaching positions in Roseworth, Idaho in 1921, and continued to teach in small Idaho schools until 1940. From 1940 to 1942, the Kleinkopfs lived in Moscow while Arthur earned his masters degree at the University of Idaho. In the fall of 1942, Arthur and Edith moved to Twin Falls after respectively accepting the Director of Student Teachers and sixth grade teacher positions at Minidoka. On October 29, 1943, Arthur was promoted to Superintendent of Education. Arthur remained at Minidoka after the closing of camp to provide administrative support, with his last diary entry on February 9, 1946. The Kleinkopfs settled in Twin Falls after Minidoka, and both Arthur and Edith became pillars of the educational community; Edith taught junior high, and Arthur became the Assistant Superintendent for the Twin Falls School District.

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION

1 diary

CONTRIBUTOR

Friends of Minidoka

CREATORS

• Kleinkopf, Arthur (author)

PREFERRED CITATION

Courtesy of Kleinkopf Diary Collection, Friends of Minidoka, Densho

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