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Heady, Ray, Collection, 1958-1988, Special Collections, Leonard H. Axe Library
Heady, Ray, Collection, 1958-1988, Special Collections, Leonard H. Axe Library
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A collection of magazines and scrapbooks from PSU alumnus Ray Heady.
Raymond Alex Heady (1908-1991) was born in Pittsburg, Kansas and was one of America's most respected outdoor writers. Heady graduated from the Kansas State Teachers College of Pittsburg (now Pittsburg State University) in 1930. He also received an M.A. from the school in 1938. Heady taught journalism for nine years in several Kansas high schools. He then taught for two years each at the University of Kansas and the University of Oklahoma before joining the Kansas City Star in 1942. Serving as the outdoors editor from 1958-1973, he won …