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Rose Alnora Hartwick Thorpe

Born: 07/18/1850  Mishawaka
Died: 07/19/1939
Parents: William Morris Hartwick, Louisa Hartwick
Spouse: Edmund C. (carriage maker)
Children: Lulo May, Lillie Maud
Address(es):
Last known
San Diego , CA

Writings

Image Title Genre Audience Publisher Date
Celebrating the One Hundredth Birthday of Litchfield, Michigan, 1834-1934 Non Fiction, Michigan History Adult Litchfield, MI : Centennial Committees 1934
Christmas Greeting
- Photographic Prints (La Jolla, CA)
Poetry Children s.n. 1920
The Poetical Works of Rose Hartwick Thorpe Poetry Children New York : Neale Pub. Co 1912
The White Lady of La Jolla Non Fiction Adult San Diego, CA : Grandier & Company 1904
Complete Self Instruction in Physical Culture for Both Ladies and Gentlemen Non Fiction Children New York : F. B. Dickerson 1896
As Others See Us, or, the Rules and Customs of Refined Homes and Polite Society also Complete Self Instruction in Physical Culture for both Ladies and Gentlemen Non Fiction Children Detroit, MI : F. B. Dickerson 1896
Program of the Dedicatory Exercises of the Alpha Kappa Phi Monument : College Campus, June 20, 1895
- Dedication Song
Michigan History, Poetry Adult Hillsdale, MI : Hillsdale College 1895
Michigan Day : Monday, March 12th, 1894
- Program, list of officers and words to the poem Michigan
Michigan, Poetry Children California Midwinter International Exposition 1894
The Year's Best Days for Boys and Girls Children Boston, MA : Lee and Shepard 1889
Temperance Poems Poetry Adult s.l. : L. M. Hartwick 1887
The Curfew Must Not Ring To-Night
- Narrative poem written when she was 16.
Poetry Adult New York : C. T. Dillingham 1883
The Curfew Must Not Ring To-Night
- Narrative Poem written when she was 16.
Poetry Adult Boston, MA : Lee and Shepard 1882
Fred's Dark Days Fiction Children Grand Rapids, MI : Fleming H. Revell 1881
The Yule Log : A cluster of Christmas Selections from Holiday Times
- Shaped like a yule-log and tied with ribbons
Poetry Children Chicago, IL : F. H. Revell 1880-1889
- Her most famous poem "Curfew Must Not Ring Tonight" appeared in 1870 in Detroit newspaper, Commercial Advertiser. She traded it for a subscription to the paper. Poetry Adult 1870
- Also wrote the popular poem, "Remember the Alamo" Poetry Children
- Frequent contributor to Detroit Free Press Poetry Children
- Youth's Companion, St. Nicholas, Wide Awake, and Well-Spring Poetry Children

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Donated books to the Authors & Illustrators database project: No

Skills:
Author

Education:

Degree Institution Location Date
Attended University of Detroit Detroit, MI 1968

Career:

Position Organization Location Date
- Active in woman suffrage and Y.M.C.A.
- Verse for publication, editor and writer for such monthlies as Temperance Tales, Words of Life

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