Harriet Ann Drury was the daughter of Walter Carroll Drury & Belle Snyder of Fulton, Whiteside Co, IL.
She was married 27 Jun 1931 to Dr. James Farra Van Meter (1899–1978), s/o Wm Scott Van Meter & Anna Rebekah Farra.
Farra & Harriet were the parents of:
1) James Farra Van Meter, Jr. born 1932,
2) Nancy Van Meter (1934–2005), w/o David Kasanof
3) Richard Lindsey Van Meter (1935–1938)
Harriet Drury Van Meter founded the "International Book Project" in 1966.
"When Mrs. Van Meter visited India in 1965, she found long lines of people waiting not for food, but for books. She was so moved by her experience that upon returning home, she placed an advertisement offering to send books to those in need in an English-speaking newspaper in India. She received a phenomenal response and started sending books from her basement." [Source: intlbookproject.org]
In 1986, she was a finalist for a Nobel Peace Prize for her efforts to increase world literacy.
In 1989, she was awarded the Kiwanis International World Service Medal.
In 2010, she was inducted posthumously into the University of Kentucky Hall of Distinguished Alumni ['LHD' on her headstone means Litterarum Humanarum Doctor, an honorary doctorate]
She was married 27 Jun 1931 to Dr. James Farra Van Meter (1899–1978), s/o Wm Scott Van Meter & Anna Rebekah Farra.
Farra & Harriet were the parents of:
1) James Farra Van Meter, Jr. born 1932,
2) Nancy Van Meter (1934–2005), w/o David Kasanof
3) Richard Lindsey Van Meter (1935–1938)
Harriet Drury Van Meter founded the "International Book Project" in 1966.
"When Mrs. Van Meter visited India in 1965, she found long lines of people waiting not for food, but for books. She was so moved by her experience that upon returning home, she placed an advertisement offering to send books to those in need in an English-speaking newspaper in India. She received a phenomenal response and started sending books from her basement." [Source: intlbookproject.org]
In 1986, she was a finalist for a Nobel Peace Prize for her efforts to increase world literacy.
In 1989, she was awarded the Kiwanis International World Service Medal.
In 2010, she was inducted posthumously into the University of Kentucky Hall of Distinguished Alumni ['LHD' on her headstone means Litterarum Humanarum Doctor, an honorary doctorate]
Harriet Ann Drury was the daughter of Walter Carroll Drury & Belle Snyder of Fulton, Whiteside Co, IL.
She was married 27 Jun 1931 to Dr. James Farra Van Meter (1899–1978), s/o Wm Scott Van Meter & Anna Rebekah Farra.
Farra & Harriet were the parents of:
1) James Farra Van Meter, Jr. born 1932,
2) Nancy Van Meter (1934–2005), w/o David Kasanof
3) Richard Lindsey Van Meter (1935–1938)
Harriet Drury Van Meter founded the "International Book Project" in 1966.
"When Mrs. Van Meter visited India in 1965, she found long lines of people waiting not for food, but for books. She was so moved by her experience that upon returning home, she placed an advertisement offering to send books to those in need in an English-speaking newspaper in India. She received a phenomenal response and started sending books from her basement." [Source: intlbookproject.org]
In 1986, she was a finalist for a Nobel Peace Prize for her efforts to increase world literacy.
In 1989, she was awarded the Kiwanis International World Service Medal.
In 2010, she was inducted posthumously into the University of Kentucky Hall of Distinguished Alumni ['LHD' on her headstone means Litterarum Humanarum Doctor, an honorary doctorate]
She was married 27 Jun 1931 to Dr. James Farra Van Meter (1899–1978), s/o Wm Scott Van Meter & Anna Rebekah Farra.
Farra & Harriet were the parents of:
1) James Farra Van Meter, Jr. born 1932,
2) Nancy Van Meter (1934–2005), w/o David Kasanof
3) Richard Lindsey Van Meter (1935–1938)
Harriet Drury Van Meter founded the "International Book Project" in 1966.
"When Mrs. Van Meter visited India in 1965, she found long lines of people waiting not for food, but for books. She was so moved by her experience that upon returning home, she placed an advertisement offering to send books to those in need in an English-speaking newspaper in India. She received a phenomenal response and started sending books from her basement." [Source: intlbookproject.org]
In 1986, she was a finalist for a Nobel Peace Prize for her efforts to increase world literacy.
In 1989, she was awarded the Kiwanis International World Service Medal.
In 2010, she was inducted posthumously into the University of Kentucky Hall of Distinguished Alumni ['LHD' on her headstone means Litterarum Humanarum Doctor, an honorary doctorate]
