Iola Fuller

Born: 01/25/1906   Marcellus , MI
Died: 04/12/1993
Parents: Henry and Clara Fuller
Spouse: Ed Goodspeed (1st); Raymond McCoy (2nd)
Children: Paul Goodspeed
Address(es):
Last known address:
Littleton , CO

Writings

Image Title Genre Audience Publisher Date
All the Golden Gifts
- Details life in the court of King Louis XIV
Historical Fiction Adult New York, Putnam 1966
The Gilded Torch
- LaSalle's discovery of the mouth of the Mississippi River
Historical Fiction Adult New York, Putnam 1957
The Shining Trail
- A Portrait of the Native American Chief Black Hawk
Historical Fiction Adult New York, Duell, Sloan and Pearce 1943
The Loon Feather : the story of Oneta, daughter of Tecumseh and granddaughter of the Loon tribe of the Ojibways, the Indians of Macinac Island.
- Republished: 1968, 1984.
Historical Fiction , Michigan Adult New York : Harcourt, Brace and Company 1940
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Skills:
Author

Awards:

Name Date
University of Michigan Distinguished Alumni Award 1967
Hopwood Award for Creative Writing
- for her novel, Loon Feather.
1939

Inclusion in biographical or critical works:

Name Date
Dictionary of Midwestern Literature, Volume 1: The Authors
- Philip A. Greasley, Editor Indiana University Press, May 30, 2001
2001
Literary Michigan by the Michigan Council for the Humanities 1988
Contemporary Authors, volume(s) 13-16R 1976
Something about the Author, vol 3 1971
Michigan Authors, 1st ed., 2nd ed., 3rd. ed.
- Listed in the following editions: 1960, 1980, 1993
1960 -1993

Memberships:

Name Date
Phi Beta Kappa

Education:

Degree Institution Location Date
Master of Arts in Library Science (A.M.L.S.) University of Michigan Ann Arbor , MI 1962
Master of Arts ( A.M.) University of Michigan Ann Arbor , MI 1940
Bachelor of Arts (A.B.) University of Michigan Ann Arbor , MI 1935

Career:

Position Organization Location Date
Associate Professor of English
- Also helped to set up new school libraries
Ferris State College 1964 -1969
- Traveled a great deal researching for her historical novels
School Librarian Dexter , MI
Librarian U.S. Indian School Santa Fe

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