Authors and Illustrators Database

Sylvia Paul Jerman

Born: 11/28/1903  New York
Died: 05/29/1983
Parents: Lee Ashley and Virginia Grace
Spouse: John A. Cooper
Children: 3 daughters, Sylvia, Virginia, Maud Danger; 1 son, Anthony, who is a reporter for the Detroit News

Writings

Image Title Genre Audience Publisher Date
The Self-Made Man
- This reflection upon one man's life is set in a small business environment of the big Detroit metropolitan area. 		Fiction, Michigan Adult New York : Random House 1960
Thunder Stone Fiction Adult New York : Simon & Schuster 1955
Attention, Miss Wells
- Under Sylvia Paul Jerman 		Fiction Adult New York : Harcourt 1938
Set Free
- Under Sylvia Paul Jerman 		Fiction Adult New York : Harrison Smith & Robert Haas 1934
Prelude to Departure
- Under Sylvia Paul Jerman 		Fiction Adult New York : Harper 1933
- She has written newspaper features, magazine articles, and a few short stories

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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
Michigan Authors, 2nd ed. 1980
Michigan in Fiction
- Michigan Department of Education 		1976
Contemporary Authors
- Contemporary Authors, volume(s) 17-18 Contemporary Authors Permanent Series, volume(s) 2; 1975 		1961-1975
Michigan Authors, 1st. ed. 1960

Memberships:

Name Date
Member of Detroit Women Writers

Education:

Degree Institution Location Date
Brearley School New York
Radcliffe College Cambridge, MA

Career:

Position Organization Location Date
- Worked on newspapers and magazines New York City
Cue Magazine
Hearst Newspapers

Other Resources:

MeLCat Links:
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