Petry, Ann, 1908-1997
Variant namesWriter Ann Petry grew up in Old Saybrook, Connecticut, the youngest of three daughers born to Peter and Bertha James Lane. She earned a degree in pharmacy from Connecticut College of Pharmacy in 1931 and worked for several years in the family pharmacy. Her aunt, Anna Louise James, was the first African American woman licensed pharmacist in Connecticut. In 1938 she married George D. Petry and they moved to Harlem where she completed a novel entitled The Street, based upon her experiences there. Published in 1946, The Street won the Houghton Mifflin Literary Fellowship and went on to sell over a million copies. Petry returned to Old Saybrook, publishing The Narrows (1953), Miss Muriel and Other Stories (1971) and a number of children's books, including Tituba of Salem Village (1955). She had a daughter, Elisabeth.
From the description of Papers of Ann Petry, 1938-2000 (inclusive), 1973-2000 (bulk). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 756504152
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| creatorOf | Petry, Ann, 1908-1997. Papers of Ann Petry, 1938-2000 (inclusive), 1973-2000 (bulk). | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
| referencedIn | Russell and Volkening. Russell and Volkening records, 1940-2008. | New York Public Library System, NYPL | |
| referencedIn | Haydn, Hiram Collins, 1907-1973,. Creative writing questionnaires for writing class at University of Pennsylvania, 1970-1972. | Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives | |
| referencedIn | Russell and Volkening records, 1940-2008 | New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division | |
| creatorOf | Pool, Rosey E., 1905-1971. Papers, 1959-1967. | Moorland-Spingarn Research Center, Howard University | |
| creatorOf | [Ann Lane Petry, biographical materials] | University of Wisconsin - Madison, General Library System | |
| referencedIn | Papers, 1874-1991 | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
| referencedIn | James family. James family papers, 1873-1975. | Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library | |
| referencedIn | James, Anna Louise, 1886-1977. Papers, 1874-1991 (inclusive). | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America |
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| associatedWith | Clark, Edward, 1923- | person |
| associatedWith | Haydn, Hiram Collins, 1907-1973, | person |
| associatedWith | James, Anna Louise, 1886-1977. | person |
| associatedWith | James family. | family |
| associatedWith | Louise Clegget (Anna Louise) James | person |
| associatedWith | Pool, Rosey E., 1905-1971. | person |
| associatedWith | Russell and Volkening. | corporateBody |
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| Old Saybrook (Conn.) |
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| African American authors |
| African American women |
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Person
Birth 1908-10-12
Death 1997-04-28
Americans
English
