Smallwood, Norah Evelyn, 1909-1984

Norah Evelyn Smallwood, the publisher, was born on 30 December 1909 in Little Kingshill, Buckinghamshire and died on 11 October 1984 in Westminster Hospital, London. She was associated with Chatto and Windus from 1936 until her retirement in 1982. In 1973 she was awarded the OBE, and in 1981 she received an honorary D.Litt. from Leeds University. For fuller details of her life and achievements see the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography .

From the guide to the Correspondence of Norah Smallwood, with some related material, 1932-1984, (Leeds University Library)