Clymer, Eleanor, 1906-2001

American children's author born in New York City, Clymer attended Barnard College, the University of Wisconsin, Bank Street College, and New York University. Clymer also wrote under the pseudonyms Janet Bell and Elizabeth Kinsey.

From the description of Eleanor Lowenton Clymer papers 1968-1980. (University of Southern Mississippi, Regional Campus). WorldCat record id: 39211748

Eleanor Clymer wrote more than 50 children's books in fiction and nonfiction. She is most noted for her sensitive depiction of family situations and social problems, but also wrote children's science books and a series of books about a fat, striped cat named Horatio. Awards include the Woodward School Zyra Lourie book award, the Juvenile Literature Award of the Border Regional Library Assn. of Texas, the Children's Book Award of the Child Study Assn. of America, and the Sequoyah Book Award of the Oklahoma Library Assn.

From the description of Papers, 1943-1983. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 63280309

Eleanor Clymer was born in New York City in 1906 and graduated from the University of Wisconsin, married and had one child. She worked as a teacher and at other professions before she started writing children's books in 1943. She was the author of over fifty children's books, both fiction and non-fiction. She wrote books about both city and country life and explored themes that ranged from friendship to family relations to cooperation. Clymer died in 1984.

Biographical Source: Something About the Author, vol. 85, p. 44-50.

From the guide to the Eleanor Clymer Papers, 1943-1983, (University of Minnesota Libraries Children's Literature Research Collections [clrc])