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"Because the Southern Authors' Award concerned books about the Southern region, this writer sought to evaluate their contribution to Southern literature through the reviews appearing in the Book Review Digest. This medium was chosen,...
"Because the writings of such an author as Mrs. Fisher would be helpful to students of regional America, and also because the writer of this paper has a parallel regional background, Dorothy Canfield Fisher seemed a particularily...
"Quite aside from her books about India, Miss Godden has contributed notably in another area of great interest to American readers, that of childhood and adolescence. There is increasing consciousness of the importance of comprehending...
"The purpose of this study is to present the life and books of James Michener with reports of contemporary criticisms of these books. Although the author has written numerous articles and stories, which have appeared in various...
"It may be said that one of the most important characteristics of the professional librarian is his familiarity with bibliographic methods. This is due to the fact that the librarian is responsible for the accessibility of the knowledge...
"This paper is an attempt to familiarize librarians and others with William L. Shirer, an author in the field of history and foreign affairs, both subjects of great concern to anyone wishing to understand the problems confronting the...
"The purpose of this paper is to gain a better understanding of Robert McCloskey's works through a study of his life in relation to his books and through a critical analysis of his works as found in contemporary reviews by outstanding...
"This paper will consider the critical reception of Madariaga's major English works by the important reviewing media in England and the United States. The Book Review Digest has been the major tool in gathering data. Its concise...
"This writer, having been acquainted with Mrs. Zelda Gibbons Mayer, sister of Floyd Gibbons, talked with her to determine what information on the famous journalist might be extant among the family records. The inquiry revealed that not...
"The purpose, then, of this study is to present a biographical account of Miss Latham, and, to determine her place in the field of children's literature on the basis of critical opinion of her biographies expressed in reviews and on the...
"Katharine Anne Porter, since the appearance of her first work, Flowering Judas, in 1930, has achieved a place of distinction among American writers. It has been said of her that 'Few persons have built so solid a reputation on so small...
"The procedure followed in writing this paper has been to read and analyze these significant publications of Rebecca West and all available information concerning her life. Publications and their editions were identified in The United...
"The purpose of this paper is to bring together information about the life of John Roberts Tunis, 'one of the most influential of contemporary American writers,' and the books he has written. Since the expressed 'purpose of the bio...
"In spite of Hervey's productiveness and his recognition as a popular author, biographical material about him is available only in scraps scattered through a variety of literature. The majority of his short stories written during the...
"The choice of a specific subject demanded more thought. The writer's interest in Spanish literature, acquired through previous courses, suggested the possibility of choosing a Spanish author who would be fairly well known to English...
"All of these qualities are readily apparent in Call It Courage, the book which won for Sperry the 1941 Newbery Medal for the most distinguished contribution to children's literature in the year of its publication. It was appreciation of...
"To encourage children to read with pleasure one approach may be to include works of humor among the selections. This requires a knowledge, on the part of the selector, of children's authors who are outstanding in presenting humor on a...
"When from time to time Mr. Horan's books have appeared, this writer has been impressed with their fine press; has even on occasion been interested enough to locate copies, sometimes for close reading, sometimes for casual browsing; and...
"The purpose of this paper is to present the life and works of Laura Ingalls Wilder with special attention paid to those influences that have given her work an enduring quality and to give a critical evaluation of her work as found in...
"Norman Mailer has often been criticized on the grounds implied above. His naturalistic style has evoked revulsion, his political beliefs ridicule and reproof, and the sensational quality of his material the accusation of dishonesty....
"Often there is interest in living authors for whom information about their lives and writings has not been gathered together in any one place. In seeking material about Miss Lillian Smith, the writer of this paper found no complete...
"It is the purpose of this writer to present as completely as possible an analysis of these innovations and characteristics which account for Christopher Fry's meteoric rise to fame. This writer has undertaken a study of Christopher Dry...
"Because librarians need a more comprehensive knowledge of literature and its attendant influences, this writer has selected an author who he believes will test his professional skills in the utilization of the basic tools of...
"The purpose of this paper is to bring into focus a picture of Budd Schulberg's life in relation to his work since both the man and his work are of concern to a librarian. Schulberg's books are widely read in this country and throughout...
"Today, more than seventeen years after his death, West's novels are beginning to appear in selection lists, and his reputation as a writer has been firmly established. The purpose of this paper is to present evidence in support of the...
"It is with one of the publishing awards available to young poets that this study is concerned, namely, the Yale Series of Younger Poets, which has been offered since 1919 by the Yale University Press. Because this award was initiated to...
"Undertaken from the point of view of the librarian, this appraisal of F. Scott Fitzgerald, one of the controversial figures of the 1920's and 1930's, presents information about his life and work, indicates his acceptance as revealed...
"The purpose of this paper is to bring together information about the life of Nancy Hale, one of the superior story-tellers among writers today, and about the published books that she has written. In spite of the rather extensive...
"In the process of book selection, literary award winners are given careful scrutiny, but a work should not be automatically selected simply because it has won an award. The librarian should familiarize himself with the background of the...
"In spite of being noted for their materialism, Americans have advanced further than any other country in both stimulating and satisfying children's curiosity and respecting their individuality by providing them with inviting libraries...
"It is the purpose of this paper to present something of the life and works of Helen Topping Miller, a brief biography, and concise summaries of her novels"--Introduction.
"This paper has two purposes: (1) to bring together for the first time, and make available for future reference, biographical and bibliographical material concerning Miss Forbes and her works; and (2) to present an analysis of the...
"Berry Fleming is a 'middle of the road Southern novelist' who has shown literary skill and a very real talent in his writings. There is a wide diversity of themes in his nine novels. The steady, quiet quality of his work and a strong...
"But Orwell did not write as an educator nor even as a disciple armed with a priori principles; he wrote as a twentieth-century man whose God was just a trace of mystery but who could courageously construct a moral life on what he found...
"'Librarians have been forced increasingly into bibliographic activity, and have in the process developed important bibliographic techniques and forms.' The type of bibliography depends upon its use or need as a means of communication. A...
"The purpose of this paper is to examine the publications for children of Theodor Seuss Geisel and to summarize criticism of his books as found in current periodicals, in an attempt to present a history and evaluation of his work. The...
This study first briefly discusses the Rivers of America series as a whole, with regard to its origin, its plan, and its public acceptance. Next there is a discussion of the volumes about Southern rivers, including an analysis of the...
"Because of the interest of her reading public in Robb White's books, the writer in search of a topic for a Master's paper, decided she would like to know more about his life and works. Such a study was felt to be worthwhile in that it...
"In assembling the information necessary for a study of a writer such as Stuart Cloete, a neophyte librarian will not only become better acquainted with the life and work of a well-known author but will also gain a useful working...
"The purpose of this paper is to give a brief sketch of the life of Elizabeth Yates, bringing out those incidents and experiences that affected her professional career; to summarize the contemporary criticism of her work as to her...
"This paper is a study of Lloyd Douglas' works to show how he developed a type of inspirational novel based on the messages of successful living he had so adequately proclaimed from the pulpit. It was felt that the best way to present an...
The First Book of Airplanes, published in 1944 under the title The First Book of Flying and since revised three times, is the initial book issued by Franklin Watts, Inc., as a part of the prolific 'First Book Series.' Since that time, 99...
"A concern for those 'details which most people don't care about' is the 'province' of all professional librarians and in the selection of a topic for a professional paper this writer has had as a concern the finding of a topic that...
"Some six months after the death of Margaret Wise Brown in November, 1952, Ellen Lewis Buell stated that she was the author of more than seventy books, and pointed out that with her passing the children's book publishing world had lost...
"One of the authors who has written many good books for children is Marguerite Henry. Her stories, particularly her horse stories, are very popular with young readers, and the exceptionally fine quality of her work has been recognized...
"A knowledge of bibliography and facility in the use of bibliographic tools is of great importance to librarians. For this reason this writer selected as her Master's paper a project that would further this knowledge and this facility: a...
"The purpose of this paper is to draw together in one place an account of the life of this popular author-illustrator, sketches of the books which she has written and illustrated, and critical comments on her works as found in...
"Brief articles about Marchette Chute, her life, and her writings have appeared at various times in the past few years, but in no one place could there be found any account that was extensive or complete. Therefore, the purpose of this...
"The purpose of this paper is to determine the significance of Childers' writings in the literature of today as indicated by reviewers. This study is therefore limited to his published works listed in the Book Review Digest"--Introduction.
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