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Julia Cooley Altrocchi

Born: 1893   Seymour
Died: 1972
Parents: Harland Ward and Nellie Cooley
Spouse: Rudolph (a professor)
Children: John Cooley, Paul Hemenway
Address(es):
Last Known
Berkeley , CA

Writings

Image Title Genre Audience Publisher Date
Girl with Ocelot & Other Poems Poetry Adult Boston : Bruce Humphries 1964
The Spectacular San Franciscans Poetry Adult New York : E. P. Dutton 1949
The Old California Trail
- illustrated from photographs by the author. 		Non Fiction , History Adult Caldwell, ID. : Caxton Printers 1945
Wolves Against the Moon
- Fictional biography spans the Territory from the 1790s to Michigan Statehood in the 1830s. Joseph Bailly, fur trapper, trader and diplomat among the Indians enjoyed commercial success in the fur industry until the great monopolies gained control of the Northwest's wealth. 		Fiction , Michigan History Adult New York: Pageant Book Co. 1940
Snow covered wagons : a pioneer epic : the Donner party expedition, 1846-1847 History , Poetry Adult New York : Macmillan 1936
Dance of Youth & Other Poems Poetry Adult Boston : Sherman, French & Company 1917
Poems of a Child
- Poems written between the ages of six and ten 		Poetry Adult , Children New York : R.H. Russell 1904
- Contributor to Atlantic, Yale Review, Harper's and others Poetry
What is the aim or goal of your writing: Literary Michigan says, "She spent summers in Harbert, MI".

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

Donated books to the Authors & Illustrators database project: No

Skills:
Author
Poet

Inclusion in biographical or critical works:

Name Date
Literary Michigan by The Michigan Council for the Humanities 1988
Michigan in Fiction
- Michigan Department of Education 		1976
Contemporary Authors
- Contemporary Authors, volume(s) 13-14 Contemporary Authors Permanent Series, volume(s) 1 		1975
Michigan Authors, 1st ed., 2nd ed., 3rd ed.
- Listed in the following editions: 1960, 1980, 1993 		1960
American Authors and Books
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.
Who Was Who in America
Who Was Who Among North American Authors

Education:

Degree Institution Location Date
Bachelor of Arts (A.B.) Vassar Poughkeepsie , NY 1914
Graduated University of Chicago's University High School Chicago , IL

Career:

Position Organization Location Date
Writer and lecturer

Other Resources:

MeLCat Links:
http://elibrary.mel.org/search~S15?/aaltrocchi/aaltrocchi/1%2C6%2C38%2CB/exact&FF=aaltrocchi+julia+cooley+1893&1%2C17%2C

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