Authors and Illustrators Database

George Washington Stark

Born: 02/22/1884  Detroit, Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewFeatures.StringHtmlContent
Died: 01/29/1966
Parents: Nicolas Stark, Isabelle Stark
Spouse: Anne Campbell
Children: George, Alison Jean, Richard, Harry

Writings

Image Title Genre Audience Publisher Date
The Best Policy; the Story of Standard Accident Insurance Company Non Fiction Adult Powers 1959
The Huron Heritage; Fifty Years of Concrete Achievement by the Huron Portland Cement Company 1907-1957 Non Fiction, Michigan Adult Detroit, MI: Denman and Baker 1957
Made in Detroit
- Co-authored with Norman Beasley 		Non Fiction, Michigan History Adult New York: Putnam 1957
Detroit at the Century's Turn, as Remembered by George W. Stark Non Fiction, Michigan History Adult Detroit, MI: Wayne University Press 1951
Detroit: An Industrial Miracle Non Fiction, Michigan Adult Detroit, MI: Detroit Directory of Business and Industry 1951
Seventy-Five Years in Public Service: Detroit News Non Fiction Adult Detroit, MI : The Detroit News 1948
Two Heads are Better
- Co-authored with wife, poet Anne Campbell Anne wrote the poetry and George wrote the prose. 		Non Fiction, Poetry Adult Detroit, Alved of Detroit 1947
City of destiny, the story of Detroit Non Fiction, Michigan Adult Detroit, MI: Arnold-Powers 1943
In Old Detroit Non Fiction, Michigan History Adult Detroit, MI: Arnold-Powers 1939
What is the aim or goal of your writing: 2nd ed. says, " He was born on Detoit's lower East Side when it was known as a neighborhood of 'lace curatin Irish' families, the son of a lumber schooner skipper."

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

Donated books to the Authors & Illustrators database project: No

Skills:
Author

Awards:

Name Date
His encyclopedic knowledge and love of the city had been recognized in 1947 when he was named city historiographer, a title Mr. Stark described many times as his proudest distinction 1947
Honorary Degree, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan 1946

Inclusion in biographical or critical works:

Name Date
Michigan Authors, 3rd edition 1993
Contemporary Authors - Obituary, volume(s) 89-92 1980
Michigan Authors, 1st ed., 2nd ed.
- Included for following years: 1960, 1980 		1960-1980
Michigan Through the Centuries: Family and Personal History, Vol 3
- by Willis Frederick Dunbar, published by Lewis Historical Publishing Co. 		1955
Who Was Who in America.

Memberships:

Name Date
Detroit Historical Commission
- First President 		1943

Education:

Degree Institution Location Date
- Attended for 2 years University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI 1907
Graduated Eastern High School Detroit, MI 1903

Career:

Position Organization Location Date
Official Historiographer City of Detroit Detroit, Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewFeatures.StringHtmlContent 1943-1966
Columnist
- Reporter, drama critic, city editor 		The Detroit News Detroit, Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewFeatures.StringHtmlContent 1914-1958
Columnist The Detroit Free Press Detroit, Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewFeatures.StringHtmlContent 1905-1914
Managing editor Detroit Athletic Club News Detroit, Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewFeatures.StringHtmlContent
Managing Director
- First and only president 		Detroit Historical Society Detroit, Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewFeatures.StringHtmlContent
Publicity Maxwell Motor Car Company
Copy desk
- 2 years 		Republic St. Louis

Other Resources:

MeLCat Links:
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Other Comments:

In his 'Town Talk' column in The Detroit News, Mr. Stark became reccognized as almost the official voice of Old Detroit. Pushed for establishment of Detroit Historical Museum.

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