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PUBLISHED WORK OF DUANE L. HERRMANN
(partial list)
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​1969 - 2009
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Books (chapters or other, chronologically):
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Once to Every Man and Nation, George Ronald (Oxford, England), 1985

"Kansas Farm Boy," p.103-108

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Fasting: The Moon and Its Suns, A Baha'i Handbook, George Ronald (Oxford, England), 1990

"Observing the Fast - When you are not to Abstain From Food," p.52-56

Expanded and reprinted, 2002

"Boekbespreking: Fasting a Baháí Handbook." Baháí Vizier, 42 Jaargang (Den Haag, Netherlands) 2003

"Samengesteld door Duane L. Herrmann." p.207-8

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Creative Circle: Art, Literature and Music in Baha'i Perspective, Kalimat Press (L. A.) 1989

"Poetry and the Arts in Rebuilding Society," p.175-192

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Andrew Herrmann Family in America, Buffalo Press (Topeka) 1989

trans: Die Familia Andrew Herrmann in Amerika, (Reckendorf, Bayern, Deutschland) 1994

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Christmas Memories, Kansas Authors Club (Topeka) 1990

"Lady Friend," p.7-9

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At Home in Ellis County, Ellis County Historical Society (Hays, Kansas) 1991

"Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís, Hays," p.199

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Community Histories: Studies in the Bábi and Bahá'í Religions, vol. 6, Kalimat Press, (L.A.) 1992

"The Bahá'í Faith in Kansas: 1897-1947," p.66-108

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The Bahá'í Faith in Kansas Since 1897, Buffalo Press (Topeka) 1994

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The Life of May Brown in Her Own Words, Buffalo Press (Topeka) 1994

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How to Use Potpourri in the Classroom, Potpourri Publications (JCCC, Olathe, Kansas) 1994

"Family Plowing," {poem reprint} p.49

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Why They Became Baháís, Baháí Publishing Trust (New Delhi, India) 1994

"How Can Any Sane Person Say Christ Has Returned," pp. 296-97

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KPERS Procedure Manual, chapters 1,2,4,7,12,13,14 (State of Kansas, Topeka) 1995

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Desinformation als Methode, Georg Olms Verlag, (Hildesheim, Deutschland) 1995

footnote citation on p.609

trans: Making the Crooked Straight, George Ronald publisher (Oxford, England) 2000

footnote citation on p.758

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KPERS Designated Agent Workshop Workbook (State of Kansas, Topeka) 1996 & 1997

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Early Bahá'ís of Enterprise, Buffalo Press (Topeka) 1997

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KPERS Procedural Manual: Chapters 10, 15, 17, 21 (State of Kansas, Topeka) 1997

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A History of the Bahá'í Community of Samarkand, with Dr. Hasan T. Shodiev of Samarkand University

Buffalo Press (Topeka) 1999

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Celebrating the Century, Topeka Capital-Journal (Topeka) 2000

"It Could Happen," p.64

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A Family at the Turn of a Century, Duane L. Herrmann (Topeka) 2000

Copy requested by Bibliotekdirektor of Bambergstaatbibliotek, Bamberg, Bayern.

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The Central Figures: Baháulláh, vol 2, Bahá'í Publishing Trust (Wilmette, IL) 2002

"Stranger in the Mountains," {reprint #3} p.102-105

"The Letter of Certainty," p.136-139

"A Letter from Baghdád," p.141-146

"Baháulláhs Tablet to the Queen," p.155-160

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Topeka Friends Meeting: 1982-2002, (Topeka) 2002

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The Central Figures: Baháulláh, vol 3, Bahá'í Publishing Trust (Wilmette, IL) 2003

"On His Shoulders," p.10-15

"To Be a Brilliant Star," p.97-101

"A Radiant Point of Light," p.167-169

"Papers in the River," p.170-173

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A Little History of Islam in Topeka, with Imam Omar Hazim (Topeka) 2003

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Our Way With Words, Kansas Authors Club (centennial book), 2004

"Not Quite So New in Kansas," p. 23-25.

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Prairies of Possibilities, iUniverse (Lincoln, New York, Shanghai) 2005

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The Central Figures: the Báb, vol.2, Bahá'í Publishing Trust (Wilmette, IL) 2005

"The Best Loved Letter,"

"The Best of Friends,"

"A Day Not Forgotten,"

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Citizens of the World:A History and Sociology of the Baha'is from a Globalisation Perspective, Brill (Leiden, Netherlands)

quoted

work cited

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By Thy Strengthening Grace, A Brief History of the First One Hundred Years of the Baha'i Faith in Topeka: 1906-2006, Topeka Baha'i Assembly (Topeka) 2006

Ferguson Kansas History Book Award: 2007

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Periodicals (alphabetically):

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Association for Baháí Studies Bulletin (Canada)

"Robert Hayden Poetry Fellowship," Number 43, p. 2&7.

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Bahá'í News

"Enterprise (Kansas) Second in U.S.?" March 1987, p. 6-7

"The Place for the Poet," June 1989, p. 8-9

"The International Bahá'í Council," March 1990, p. 10-11

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Baháí Vizier (Netherlands)

De Baháí-gemeenschap van Samarkand (in Dutch) Nov 2004, p.171-79

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Brilliant Star

"Stranger in the Mountains," {reprint #1} Summer/Special 1991, p.24-5

"Ellsworth Blackwell: A Teacher and Guide," Nov/Dec 1991, p.24

"The First Bahá'í Holy Year," Mar/April 1992, p.33

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child's way

"Stranger in the Mountains," Sept/Oct 1982, p. 4-7

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East & West Literary Quarterly (Chinese/English)

"Robert Earl Hayden," Summer 1993, p.15

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Farm Woman News

"Harmony Club," June 1986, p.17

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Family Spirit

"Our Family Extends Both Ways," Winter 1992/3, p.9

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Forum (New Zealand)

"Great Results can come from Small Efforts," Vol. 2 No. 2, 1993, p.49-51

issue dedicated to "Duane L. Herrmann, " Vol. 3 No. 1, 1994, verso.

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Glory (India)

"Missionaries Who Aided the Cause of God," Spring 1991, Vol. XIII, No. 2, p.8-9

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Herald of the South (Australia)

"Bertha Hyde Kirkpatrick," July/Sept 1991, p.46-8

"The Second Baha'i Holy Year," April/June 1993, p.26-8

"Robert Hayden: His Life and Legacy," Jan/Mar 1994, p.16-19

"Stepping Out," April/June 1998, p.25-27

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Inscape

"Afternoon Tea," Fall 1989, p.28-33

"Cherry Tomatoes," Fall, 1992, p.118-121

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Kanhistique

"Two Extraordinary Kansas Women," Sept. 1997, p.6

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Orison

"The Place for the Poet," {reprint} #2-1990, p.2-4

"Mourning Roger White," #3-1994, p.2-3

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Spiritual Mothering Journal

"Househusband is not spelled U-N-E-M-P-L-O-Y-E-D" Winter 1986, p. 23-24.

"Having the Essentials" Fall 1987, p. 37-38.

"'Mothering' in the Other Direction" Winter 1987, p. 23.

"Parents: The Word Made Flesh" Fall 1988, p. 15-16.

"The Different Third" Winter 1988, p. 10-11.

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Bulletin, National Spiritual Assembly of the Baháís of Switzerland (Bern, Switzerland) December 2003

Mitteilungsbulletin: "Schweizer Wuzelen der Baháí-Gemeindevon Kansas" pp.5-6

Bulletin dinformation: "Des racines suisses de la communauté baháí de Kansas" p. 6

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World Order

"Houses as Perfect as Is Possible," Fall 1994, p.17-31

"Interchange," Spring 1995, p.5

"Letters from a Nineteenth Century Kansas Bahá'í," Winter 1996-97, p.27-35.

"Turbulent Kansas," Fall 1999, p.29-45

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Editor:

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Kansas Bahá'í Newsletter: 1972-3, 1976-79.

"Inscape" of Washburn University, poetry editor: 1987-89.

Voices From a Borrowed Garden, Louhelen Bahá'í School & Buffalo Press, 1990.

Thanks and Giving, - Grant Cushinberry, Buffalo Press, Topeka, 1990.

The Heart of What Is, - Doug E. Shaffer, Buffalo Press, Topeka, 1990.

"Allegro," Topeka Symphony Orchestra, Assistant Editor: 1991-92.

"Orison," Arts Review, Association for Bahá'í Studies (Canada), Assistant Editor: 1994.

"KPERS Commotions": 1993-97.

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Presentations:

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Bahá'í Studies Association Midwest Conference, Louhelen, Davison, MI: 1981

"Houses as Perfect as Can Be."

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Los Angeles Bahá'í History Conference, Los Angeles, 1985

"The First Half-Century of the Bahá'í Faith in Kansas. "

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Issues in Contemporary American Poetry, East & West Literary Foundation conference

San Francisco, August 1993 (read in absentia) "Robert Hayden and Political Correctness."

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U.S. National Bahá'í History Conference, Bahá'í National Center, Evanston, IL: 1994

"Exegesis of Letters from a Nineteenth Century Kansas Bahá'í."

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U.S. National Bahá'í History Conference, Bahá'í National Center, Evanston, IL: 1996

"1897 Press Reception of the Bahá'í Faith in Kansas."

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