50:
161:
Despite having no musical training, Van Ness was manager of the
Nashville Symphony from 1953 to 1961. She was executive director of the Nashville YWCA from 1961. She was deputy commissioner of the Girl Scout Council, a charter member of the
236:
Bethann Faris married Noble Van Ness in 1928; he was an editor and manager at the
Baptist Sunday School Board. They had three children. The Van Nesses retired to
873:
868:
763:
661:
344:
154:
after she married, and worked at a publishing house there. During World War II, she wrote articles about the YWCA's war work for the
106:(May 26, 1902 – December 23, 1993) was an American writer. She wrote religious books for children, and was executive director of the
863:
622:
179:
543:
266:
788:
515:
130:
and Clara Carter Faris. Her father, a clergyman, wrote several books about the
American West. She graduated from
463:
291:
572:
381:
123:
489:
858:
437:
163:
597:
853:
848:
151:
411:
167:
127:
111:
95:
819:
769:
759:
717:
692:
667:
657:
340:
237:
131:
241:
710:
Van Ness, Bethann Beall Faris; Southern
Baptist Convention; Sunday School Board (1948).
135:
49:
842:
147:
736:
361:
334:
317:
336:
On the Trail of the
Pioneers: Romance, Tragedy and Triumph of the Path of Empire
20:
721:
187:
823:
773:
696:
671:
711:
691:. Nashville: The Sunday school board of the Southern Baptist convention.
813:
753:
686:
651:
24:
138:. She pursued further studies at the Tennessee School of Social Work.
170:, and taught Sunday School at Immanuel Baptist Church in Nashville.
516:"Meet Mrs. Noble Van Ness; Mrs. Symphony Plays a Cool Typewriter"
178:
Van Ness wrote books for children, many of them published by the
107:
54:
Bethann Beall Faris, from her 1924 application for a US passport
240:
in 1965. Her husband died in 1976, and she died in 1993, in
164:
267:"Obituary for Bethann B. Van Ness, 1902-1993 (Aged 91)"
464:"Women Real Reserve Guard; Many Here Doing Their Part"
150:
91:
83:
71:
59:
40:
126:, and raised in Philadelphia, the daughter of
8:
623:"Autograph Party Set for Nashville Author"
110:in Nashville. She was also manager of the
48:
37:
438:"YWCA Groups Will Celebrate Thanksgiving"
650:Van Ness, Bethann Beall (Faris) (1971).
190:boy growing up in Alaska in the 1940s".
656:. Nashville, Tenn.: Aurora Publishers.
544:"Maine Rites Set Tomorrow for Van Ness"
490:"Many Familiar Names Among 'Y' Workers"
253:
752:Van Ness, Bethann Beall Faris (1963).
735:Ness, Bethann Beall Faris Van (1953).
685:Van Ness, Bethann Beall Faris (1944).
573:"She Shows Children a Magic New World"
366:. Farrar & Rinehart, incorporated.
292:"Mrs. Noble Van Ness' Mother Succumbs"
818:, Nashville: Broadman Records, 1976,
645:
643:
566:
564:
538:
536:
382:"Nashvillian Writes Bible Story Book"
7:
406:
404:
402:
375:
373:
261:
259:
257:
215:(1963, illustrated by Harold Minton)
874:20th-century American women writers
789:"Fall Book Round-up in Full Fling"
514:Sharborough, Jackie (1960-10-09).
146:Faris worked for the Presbyterian
14:
869:Writers from Nashville, Tennessee
488:Ness, Bethann Van (1943-02-10).
462:Ness, Bethann Van (1942-04-01).
436:Ness, Bethann Van (1942-11-18).
815:Bible stories for children III.
787:Beatty, Floy W. (1963-11-10).
571:Dellinger, Ione (1963-11-14).
1:
758:. Nashville: Broadman Press.
380:Crawford, Jean (1963-10-01).
134:in 1924, and was a member of
360:Faris, John Thomson (1931).
333:Faris, John Thomson (1920).
316:Faris, John Thomson (1920).
104:Bethann Beall Faris Van Ness
42:Bethann Beall Faris Van Ness
802:– via Newspapers.com.
716:Nashville: Broadman Press.
636:– via Newspapers.com.
611:– via Newspapers.com.
586:– via Newspapers.com.
557:– via Newspapers.com.
529:– via Newspapers.com.
503:– via Newspapers.com.
477:– via Newspapers.com.
451:– via Newspapers.com.
425:– via Newspapers.com.
395:– via Newspapers.com.
339:. George H. Doran Company.
305:– via Newspapers.com.
280:– via Newspapers.com.
180:Southern Baptist Convention
16:American writer (1902–1993)
890:
598:"Group to Observe Lee Day"
225:Bible Stories for Children
122:Bethann Faris was born in
18:
363:Roaming American Highways
47:
864:Wellesley College alumni
604:. 1936-01-12. p. 13
577:The Atlanta Constitution
550:. 1976-09-14. p. 10
418:. 1961-07-30. p. 49
273:. 1994-01-20. p. 17
227:(audio recordings, 1976)
182:'s Sunday School Board.
118:Early life and education
629:. 1963-10-09. p. 6
298:. 1935-01-01. p. 9
412:"YWCA Director Chosen"
124:Mount Carmel, Illinois
66:Mount Carmel, Illinois
755:The Bible story book
213:The Bible Story Book
319:Seeing the Far West
186:(1971) is about "a
322:. J.B. Lippincott.
128:John Thomson Faris
112:Nashville Symphony
96:John Thomson Faris
765:978-0-8054-4402-5
741:. Broadman Press.
738:The Talking Penny
663:978-0-87695-131-6
346:978-0-7222-7150-6
244:, aged 91 years.
238:Vinalhaven, Maine
207:The Talking Penny
132:Wellesley College
101:
100:
75:December 23, 1993
881:
833:
832:
831:
830:
810:
804:
803:
801:
800:
784:
778:
777:
749:
743:
742:
732:
726:
725:
713:My family and I.
707:
701:
700:
688:This is my Bible
682:
676:
675:
647:
638:
637:
635:
634:
627:Nashville Banner
619:
613:
612:
610:
609:
602:Nashville Banner
594:
588:
587:
585:
584:
568:
559:
558:
556:
555:
540:
531:
530:
528:
527:
511:
505:
504:
502:
501:
494:Nashville Banner
485:
479:
478:
476:
475:
468:Nashville Banner
459:
453:
452:
450:
449:
442:Nashville Banner
433:
427:
426:
424:
423:
408:
397:
396:
394:
393:
386:Nashville Banner
377:
368:
367:
357:
351:
350:
330:
324:
323:
313:
307:
306:
304:
303:
296:Nashville Banner
288:
282:
281:
279:
278:
263:
195:This is My Bible
188:Tsimshian Indian
166:, active in the
156:Tennessee Banner
52:
38:
889:
888:
884:
883:
882:
880:
879:
878:
839:
838:
837:
836:
828:
826:
812:
811:
807:
798:
796:
786:
785:
781:
766:
751:
750:
746:
734:
733:
729:
709:
708:
704:
684:
683:
679:
664:
649:
648:
641:
632:
630:
621:
620:
616:
607:
605:
596:
595:
591:
582:
580:
570:
569:
562:
553:
551:
542:
541:
534:
525:
523:
513:
512:
508:
499:
497:
487:
486:
482:
473:
471:
461:
460:
456:
447:
445:
435:
434:
430:
421:
419:
410:
409:
400:
391:
389:
379:
378:
371:
359:
358:
354:
347:
332:
331:
327:
315:
314:
310:
301:
299:
290:
289:
285:
276:
274:
265:
264:
255:
250:
242:Rockland, Maine
234:
201:My Family and I
176:
144:
120:
79:
78:Rockland, Maine
76:
67:
64:
55:
43:
36:
17:
12:
11:
5:
887:
885:
877:
876:
871:
866:
861:
856:
851:
841:
840:
835:
834:
805:
793:The Tennessean
779:
764:
744:
727:
702:
677:
662:
639:
614:
589:
560:
548:The Tennessean
532:
520:The Tennessean
506:
480:
454:
428:
416:The Tennessean
398:
369:
352:
345:
325:
308:
283:
271:The Tennessean
252:
251:
249:
246:
233:
230:
229:
228:
222:
216:
210:
204:
198:
175:
172:
143:
140:
136:Phi Beta Kappa
119:
116:
99:
98:
93:
89:
88:
85:
81:
80:
77:
73:
69:
68:
65:
61:
57:
56:
53:
45:
44:
41:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
886:
875:
872:
870:
867:
865:
862:
860:
857:
855:
852:
850:
847:
846:
844:
825:
821:
817:
816:
809:
806:
795:. p. 155
794:
790:
783:
780:
775:
771:
767:
761:
757:
756:
748:
745:
740:
739:
731:
728:
723:
719:
715:
714:
706:
703:
698:
694:
690:
689:
681:
678:
673:
669:
665:
659:
655:
654:
646:
644:
640:
628:
624:
618:
615:
603:
599:
593:
590:
578:
574:
567:
565:
561:
549:
545:
539:
537:
533:
521:
517:
510:
507:
495:
491:
484:
481:
469:
465:
458:
455:
443:
439:
432:
429:
417:
413:
407:
405:
403:
399:
387:
383:
376:
374:
370:
365:
364:
356:
353:
348:
342:
338:
337:
329:
326:
321:
320:
312:
309:
297:
293:
287:
284:
272:
268:
262:
260:
258:
254:
247:
245:
243:
239:
232:Personal life
231:
226:
223:
220:
217:
214:
211:
208:
205:
202:
199:
196:
193:
192:
191:
189:
185:
181:
173:
171:
169:
165:
159:
157:
153:
149:
148:Sunday School
141:
139:
137:
133:
129:
125:
117:
115:
113:
109:
105:
97:
94:
90:
86:
82:
74:
70:
62:
58:
51:
46:
39:
34:
30:
26:
22:
859:YWCA leaders
827:, retrieved
814:
808:
797:. Retrieved
792:
782:
754:
747:
737:
730:
712:
705:
687:
680:
652:
631:. Retrieved
626:
617:
606:. Retrieved
601:
592:
581:. Retrieved
579:. p. 31
576:
552:. Retrieved
547:
524:. Retrieved
522:. p. 52
519:
509:
498:. Retrieved
496:. p. 11
493:
483:
472:. Retrieved
470:. p. 15
467:
457:
446:. Retrieved
444:. p. 19
441:
431:
420:. Retrieved
415:
390:. Retrieved
385:
362:
355:
335:
328:
318:
311:
300:. Retrieved
295:
286:
275:. Retrieved
270:
235:
224:
218:
212:
206:
200:
194:
183:
177:
174:Publications
160:
155:
145:
121:
103:
102:
63:May 26, 1902
32:
28:
854:1993 deaths
849:1902 births
388:. p. 8
843:Categories
829:2022-07-19
799:2022-07-19
633:2022-07-19
608:2022-07-19
583:2022-07-19
554:2022-07-19
526:2022-07-19
500:2022-07-19
474:2022-07-19
448:2022-07-19
422:2022-07-19
392:2022-07-19
302:2022-07-19
277:2022-07-18
248:References
84:Occupation
21:Dutch name
653:Eagle boy
219:Eagle Boy
184:Eagle Boy
168:Red Cross
152:Nashville
722:13026205
29:Van Ness
19:In this
824:3359453
774:1878672
697:5234324
25:surname
822:
772:
762:
720:
695:
672:262165
670:
660:
343:
221:(1971)
209:(1953)
203:(1948)
197:(1944)
142:Career
92:Parent
87:Writer
31:, not
23:, the
820:OCLC
770:OCLC
760:ISBN
718:OCLC
693:OCLC
668:OCLC
658:ISBN
341:ISBN
108:YWCA
72:Died
60:Born
33:Ness
27:is
845::
791:.
768:.
666:.
642:^
625:.
600:.
575:.
563:^
546:.
535:^
518:.
492:.
466:.
440:.
414:.
401:^
384:.
372:^
294:.
269:.
256:^
158:.
114:.
776:.
724:.
699:.
674:.
349:.
35:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
