Sterling, Dorothy, 1913-2008
Variant namesDorothy Sterling (1913- ) is an American author of fiction and nonfiction for children and young adults. She wrote mysteries for children, biographies of famous African Americans, and books about the Civil Rights Movement and segregation.
From the description of Dorothy Sterling papers, ca. 1938-1978. (University of Oregon Libraries). WorldCat record id: 122345997
American children's literature author and editor. She is most noted for her biographies about famous African Americans as well as books about the Civil Rights Movement and segregation.
From the description of Dorothy Sterling papers, 1953-1968. (University of Southern Mississippi, Regional Campus). WorldCat record id: 39731926
Dorothy Sterling was born in New York, New York on November 23, 1913, daughter of Elsie Darmstadter Dannenberg and Joseph Dannenberg. She was educated at Wellesley College and Barnard College, graduating from Barnard with a B.A. in 1934. She married Philip Sterling (also a writer) on May 14, 1937. They have two children, Peter and Anne.
Dorothy Sterling's fiction books for children are typically mysteries, such as The Brownie Scout Mystery (1955), The Silver Spoon Mystery (1958), Secret of the Old Post-Box (1960) and The Cub Scout Mystery (1952). Her non-fiction books fall into two categoris: science and nature, such as Trees and Their Story (1953), Insects and the Homes They Build (1954), and The Story of Mosses, Ferns, and Mushrooms [1955]); and civil rights, such as It Started in Montgomery: A Picure History of the Civil Rights Movement (1972), Freedom Train: The Story of Harriet Tubman (1954), Tear Down the Walls!: A History of the American Civil Rights Movement (1968). Mary Jane (1959), is a best-selling young adult novel about a twelve-year-old black girl who was among the first students to integrate a junior high school in the 1950s.
Dorothy Sterling has won several awards for her writings, including the Carter G. Woodson Book Award from the National Council for the Social Studies for The Trouble They Seen: Black People Tell the Story of Reconstruction (1976)
Source: Contemporary Authors Online, Gale, 2003.
From the guide to the Dorothy Sterling papers, ca. 1938-1978, (Special Collections and University Archives, University of Oregon Libraries)
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creatorOf | Dorothy Sterling papers, ca. 1938-1978 | University of Oregon Libraries. Special Collections and University Archives | |
creatorOf | Sterling, Philip, 1907-1989. Philip Sterling research materials on Bert Williams, 1899-1981 (bulk 1959-1962). | New York Public Library System, NYPL | |
creatorOf | Sterling, Dorothy, 1913-2008. Dorothy Sterling papers, 1953-1968. | University of Southern Mississippi, Regional Campus, Joseph Anderson Cook Library | |
referencedIn | Stanford University, Humanities Honors Program, senior honors theses, 1949-2010 | Cecil H. Green Library. Department of Special Collections and University Archives | |
referencedIn | Philip Sterling research materials on Bert Williams, 1899-1981, 1959-1962 | The New York Public Library. Billy Rose Theatre Division. | |
creatorOf | Sterling, Dorothy, 1913-2008. Dorothy Sterling papers, ca. 1938-1978. | University of Oregon Libraries | |
referencedIn | Cornwell, Ruby P. (Ruby Pendergrass), 1903-. Ruby Cornwell papers, 1945-1969. | College of Charleston, Marlene and Nathan Addlestone Library |
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associatedWith | Sterling, Philip, 1907-1989. | person |
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Birth 1913-11-23
Death 2008-12-01
Americans
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