Marjorie Hill Allee
Marjorie Hill Allee | |
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| Born | June 2, 1890 Carthage, Indiana, United States |
| Died | April 30, 1945 (aged 54) Albert Merritt Billings Hospital, Chicago, Illinois, US |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Earlham College University of Chicago (Ph.B.) |
| Genre | Fiction, non-fiction, science, history |
| Notable awards | Newbery Honor (1932) Josette Frank Award (1944) |
| Spouse | |
Marjorie Hill Allee (June 2, 1890 in Carthage, Indiana – April 30, 1945 in Chicago)[1] was an American author.
Biography[]
She was born in Carthage, Indiana to William B. Hill and Anna Elliott Hill[2] and grew up on a farm in a Quaker community.[1] After attending Earlham College, she returned to teach in the one-room school she had attended herself. The next year, she attended the University of Chicago, intending to become a writer,[1] and graduated in 1911 with a Ph.B.[2] In 1912, she married zoologist Warder Clyde Allee.[1] Throughout his career, she would assist Allee in the preparation of his scientific publications, occasionally serving as co-author.[3]:6
Her first book, a collaboration with Warder Allee, was (1925), a nonfiction children's book describing the flora and fauna of Barro Colorado Island in the Panama Canal[1] inspired by their stay at the Barro Colorado Island Laboratory in the winter of 1924.[3]:9 Other, similarly themed books by Allee were Jane's Island (1931), a novel about scientific exploration at Woods Hole, Massachusetts which was a Newbery Honor book, and (1933), a novel about biologists working to preserve the dune country of northern Indiana.[1]
Allee wrote six historical novels about Quaker families confronting the changes of mid-19th century America. Three of them, (1930), (1934), and (1936), were about the struggles of the widow Charity Lankester and her eight daughters. More contemporary works by Allen include The Great Tradition (1937), a novel about women studying in a biology laboratory at the University of Chicago which was a serious contrast with the frivolous activities usually depicted in college novels, and The House (1944), a work about relationships between people of different ages, races, and social backgrounds which received the Josette Frank Award from the .[1]
Bibliography[]
- (1925) with Warder Clyde Allee
- (1929)
- (1930)
- Jane's Island (1931)
- (1932)
- (1933)
- (1934)
- (1936)
- The Great Tradition (1937)
- (1938)
- (1939)
- (1941)
- (1942)
- The House (1944)
- (1945)
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g Salo, Alice Bell (1979). "Marjorie Hill Allee". In Mainiero, Lina (ed.). American Women Writers: A Critical Reference Guide from Colonial Times to the Present. 1. New York: Frederick Ungar Publishing Co. pp. 40–41.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Mrs. Warder C. Allee: Author of Children's Books Is Dead in Chicago at 54". New York Times. April 30, 1945. p. 23. Retrieved February 7, 2013.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Schmidt , Karl Patterson (1957). "Warder Allee 1885-1955 A Biographical Memoir" (PDF). National Academy of Sciences. Retrieved February 8, 2013.
External links[]
- Works by Marjorie Hill Allee at Faded Page (Canada)
- Works by or about Marjorie Hill Allee at Internet Archive
- Jungle Island at the Internet Archive
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- Novelists from Indiana
- People from Rush County, Indiana
- University of Chicago alumni
- Women historical novelists