Julia Montgomery Street (1898-1993) was born in Concord, N.C., and grew up in Apex and Raleigh. She graduated from the North Carolina College for Women (now UNCG) in 1923 with a degree in English. Before her marriage in 1924 to Dr. C.A. Street, she did graduate work in child psychology at UNC Chapel Hill and taught elementary school and summer school courses at Woman's College. She also briefly worked for the Children's Society of North Carolina. Street's chief interest, however, was writing, and after her two children started school, she wrote poems, children's stories, trade journal articles, and radio plays. Her first short story, "Hoecake and Buttermilk," was published in 1939, and her first novel for children, Fiddler's Fancy, in 1955. Subsequent published works include Moccasin Tracks (1955), Candle Love Feast (1959), Drover's Gold (1961), Dulcie's Whale (1963), North Carolina Parade (1966) and Judaculla's Handprint (1976). Mrs. Street was keenly interested in the history of N. C., and based her stories for children on carefully researched historical subjects.
From the description of Julia Montgomery Street papers, 1937-1974. (University of North Carolina at Greensboro, University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 429908574
