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Della Thompson Lutes

Born: 1872   Jackson , MI
Died: 07/04/1942
Parents: Elijah Bonnett Thompson, Elmyra Frances (Bogardus) Thompson
Spouse: Louis "Ralph" Irving Lutes
Children: Ralph Irving Jr., Robert Brosseau
Address(es):
Died in Cooperstown, NY of a heart attack. Her ashes were returned to Michigan for interrment in Horton, MI.
Horton Cemetery
Horton , MI

Writings

Image Title Genre Audience Publisher Date
Cousin William Fiction , Michigan History Adult Boston : Little, Brown 1942
The Country Schoolma'am Non Fiction , Michigan Adult Boston: Little, Brown 1941
Gabriel's Search Non Fiction Adult Boston : Little, Brown 1940
Millbrook Fiction , Michigan Adult Boston : Little, Brown 1938
Home Grown Non Fiction Adult Boston : Little, Brown 1937
The Country Kitchen Non Fiction , Michigan Adult Boston : Little, Brown 1936
A book of menus with recipes, by Della T. Lutes; breakfast, luncheon, dinner, buffet supper. Non Fiction Adult New York : G. P. Putnam's Sons 1936
Bridge food for bridge fans Non Fiction Adult Boston, MA : M. Barrows & Company 1932
Table Setting and Service for Mistress and Maid Non Fiction Adult Boston : M. Barrows 1928 -1934
The gracious hostess; a book of etiquette Non Fiction Adult Indianapolis, IN : Bobbs-Merrill 1923
My Boy in Khaki : A Mother's Story
- World War I 		Fiction Adult New York : Harper 1918
The Story of Life for Children Non Fiction Adult Cooperstown, N.Y. : Crist, Scott & Parshall 1914
Just Away : A Story of Hope
- written after the death of her son, Ralph, and dedicated "To the mothers who sorrowed with me in my sorrow." 		Fiction Adult Cooperstown, N.Y. : Crist, Scott & Parshall 1906
Other writings:
- Contributor to Atlantic Monthly, Parents Magazine, Reader's Digest, Woman's Day, and others. 		Non Fiction Adult

May inquiries be sent to you about doing workshops, readings: No

Donated books to the Authors & Illustrators database project: No

Skills:
Author

Awards:

Name Date
American Booksellers Association, Most Original Book of the Year (Country Kitchen) 1936

Inclusion in biographical or critical works:

Name Date
Ink Trails II by Dave and Jack Dempsey 2015
Michigan Authors, 3rd edition 1993
Literary Michigan by the Michigan Council for the Humanities 1988
Michigan Authors, 2nd ed. 1980
Michigan Authors, 1st ed. 1960
American Authors and Books
American Literary Yearbook
Childhood in Poetry
- The Childhood in Poetry Collection is part of The John MacKay Shaw Collection housed at Florida State University Library and consists of books, works of art, manuscripts, catalogs and ephemera related to childhood. The collection includes bibliographies, biographies, literature, poetry, and criticism.
Current Biography
Dictionary of North American Authors
Index to Women
Who Was Who in America
Who Was Who in North America

Education:

Degree Institution Location Date
Graduated Jackson High School Jackson , MI 1873

Career:

Position Organization Location Date
Housekeeping editor and director of the Proving Plant Modern Priscilla Boston 1923 -1930
Host of Radio Show twice a week Boston Radio Station WNAC Boston 1923
Editor Today's Housewife 1919
Managing editor Table Talk 1917
Editor American Motherhood Magazine 1907 -1924
District Teacher Detroit Public Schools, Grove Elementary School Detroit , MI 1887 -1893
Teacher
- Taught in Jackson, Hanover, Horton, and Grass Lake. 		Jackson County School District Jackson County , MI 1883 -1886

Other Resources:

MeLCat Links:
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Other Comments:

Della Lutes' papers are housed in the Clarke Historical Library, Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, MI.

Last Modified On: 7/25/2016 12:00:00 AM