Dorothy
Maywood
Bird
Born:
07/12/1899
Crystal Falls
,
MI
Died: 11/01/1989
Parents: Ames and Pearl Maywood
Spouse: John Wendell Bird, an attorney
Children: John, Donald, Patricia (Mrs. Robert Swanson), Richard; 7 grandchildren
Address(es):
Last known address:
Harvey , MI
Died: 11/01/1989
Parents: Ames and Pearl Maywood
Spouse: John Wendell Bird, an attorney
Children: John, Donald, Patricia (Mrs. Robert Swanson), Richard; 7 grandchildren
Address(es):
Last known address:
Harvey , MI
Writings
| Image | Title | Genre | Audience | Publisher | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
The Black Opal - A co-ed in a south-eastern Michigan college attempts to solve a hundred year old campus murder. reprinted 1963) |
Fiction , Michigan , Mystery | Teen | New York : Macmillan Co | 1949 | |
|
Mystery at Laughing Water - Life in girl's summer camp near Copper Harbor on Lake Superior Reprinted, 1967 |
Fiction , Adventure , Michigan | Teen | New York, New York The Macmillan Company | 1946 | |
|
Granite Harbor - Set in Marquette area on Lake Superior. |
Fiction , Michigan | Teen | New York The Macmillan company | 1944 | |
|
Other writings: - Contributor of column, book reviews, and feature stories to newspapers and magazines |
Teen |
What is the aim or goal of your writing:
1st ed. says, "The family moved first to Houghton and then to Marquette where 'I developed an almost fanatical attachment to the place', a fever from which I've never recovered'."
May inquiries be sent to you about doing workshops, readings: No
Donated books to the Authors & Illustrators database project: No
Skills:
Author
Inclusion in biographical or critical works:
| Name | Date |
|---|---|
| Literary Michigan by The Michigan Council for the Humanities | 1988 |
|
Contemporary Authors
- Contemporary Authors, volume(s) 17-18 Contemporary Authors Permanent Series, volume(s) 1 |
1975 -1976 |
| Michigan Authors, 1st ed. | 1960 |
| Who's Who of American Women |
Memberships:
| Name | Date |
|---|---|
| Member of board of directors of Michigan Society for Mental Health, Ingham county chapter | 1953 -1959 |
Education:
| Degree | Institution | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor of Arts (A.B.) | University of Michigan | Ann Arbor , MI | 1923 |
| Albion College | Albion , MI | 1917 -1919 | |
| - Library Training | Detroit Public Library | Detroit , MI |
Career:
| Position | Organization | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dean of Women and Librarian | Lansing Business University | Lansing , MI | 1960 -1964 |
| Children's Librarian | Detroit Public Library | Detroit , MI | 1923 -1924 |
| Freelance Writer |
Other Resources:
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