Hall, Rosalys Haskell

Rosalys Haskell Hall (1914- ) was an American writer and editor of children's books. She worked in New York at Doubleday Bookshop, from 1938-1944. Beginning in 1944, she worked as an editor in the Children's Book Department at Longman's, Green & Co., which later merged with David McKay Co. Hall also worked as a freelance editor for other publishers.

Rosalys Haskell Hall was born in New York, New York, on March 27, 1914. Hall attended Ecole Sevigne, Paris France, New Jersey College for Women (now Douglas College of Rutgers University) and Ethical Culture Norman Training School. Hall also took special courses at Columbia University and New York University.

Hall belonged to the Audubon Society of Rhode Island, Junior Writers Forum in New York and Newport Historical Society.

Hall was a teacher of kindergarten and French at the Sutton Beekman School in New York, New York, a seller of children's books in New York at Doubleday Bookshop, from 1938-1944; and at Longman's, Green & Co. (now merged with David McKay Co., Inc., under McKay name), as editor in Children's Book Department beginning in 1944. Hall also worked as a freelance editor for other publishers.

Source: Contemporary Authors Online, Gale, 2003.