Nancy W. Ferrell is the author of several books for young readers and adults, of fiction and nonfiction in children's magazines, and adult nonfiction in magazines. She was born Aug. 23, 1932, in Appleton, Wis., to Carolyn (Schael) Burg and Harry Warren. After graduating from high school in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, she went on to receive a bachelor's degree in psychology from Lawrence College, where she was a member of Delta Gamma. Upon her graduation, her mother, Carolyn, who married Amos Burg, and had recently moved to Juneau, sent her an airline ticket to Alaska. Nancy moved to Juneau in the summer of 1954 and found her lifelong home. Soon thereafter, she met C. Edgar Ferrell, and the two were married on March 3, 1955. Nancy and Ed became parents to twins, Patricia and William, in 1966. Nancy practiced psychology, taught grade school, and worked in public and school libraries. Nancy was a 1992 U.S. judge for the Golden Kite Award, reviewed new children's books for publishers, and was a reviewer for SCBWI. She resided in Juneau, Alaska, from the early 1960s until her death April 10, 2009. From the Juneau Empire obituary and information supplied by the Ferrells. For more biographical information, see Box 1, Folder 2 of this collection.
From the description of Nancy Warren Ferrell working papers and photographs, 1853-2009. (Alaska State Library). WorldCat record id: 244103532
