Florence Page Jaques (March 7, 1890 – January 1, 1972) was an American author who wrote nature and travel books for adults,[1] and short stories and poetry for children.[2] Born in Decatur, Illinois, she attended Millikin University in Decatur, completing an A.B. degree there in 1911 before doing graduate work at Columbia University in New York City.[1]
There Was Once a Puffin and Other Nonsense Verse (1956)
Francis Lee Jaques: Artist of the Wilderness World (1973)
The Florence Page Jaques papers, consisting of a manuscript of There Once Was a Puffin and a typed script of a children's short story, "The Balloon Man Who Couldn't Get Home", are held in the archives of the Elmer L. Andersen Library at the University of Minnesota.[4]
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^ abcd"Florence Page Jaques". Biography in Context. Gale. 2003. Retrieved April 22, 2019.
^"Florence Page Jaques". Simon and Schuster. 2019. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
^Breckenridge, Walter J. (April 1971). "Obituary: Francis Lee Jaques". The Auk. 88 (2). Oxford University Press: 477–480. doi:10.2307/4083913. JSTOR 4083913.
^"Florence Page Jaques Papers". Children's Literature Research Collections: University of Minnesota. Retrieved April 26, 2019.
January 01, 1970
florence, page, jaques, march, 1890, january, 1972, american, author, wrote, nature, travel, books, adults, short, stories, poetry, children, born, decatur, illinois, attended, millikin, university, decatur, completing, degree, there, 1911, before, doing, grad. Florence Page Jaques March 7 1890 January 1 1972 was an American author who wrote nature and travel books for adults 1 and short stories and poetry for children 2 Born in Decatur Illinois she attended Millikin University in Decatur completing an A B degree there in 1911 before doing graduate work at Columbia University in New York City 1 Florence Page JaquesBornMarch 7 1890Decatur IllinoisDiedJanuary 1 1972 1972 01 01 aged 81 North Oaks MinnesotaEducationMillikin University Columbia UniversityOccupationWriterOrganizationsSociety of Woman Geographers Pi Beta Phi 1 SpouseFrancis Lee JaquesAwardsJohn Burroughs Medal 1946 for Snowshoe Country alumni award from Millikin University 1959 She married Francis Lee Jaques a wildlife painter for the American Museum of Natural History in New York on May 12 1927 Together they produced seven illustrated outdoor travel books including Snowshoe Country winner of the John Burroughs Medal in 1946 for distinguished work in natural history The couple left New York for North Oaks Minnesota a suburb of Saint Paul in 1953 and lived there for the rest of their lives Francis died in 1969 3 and Florence in 1972 1 Bibliography editCanoe Country 1938 The Geese Fly High 1939 Birds Across the Sky 1942 Snowshoe Country 1944 Canadian Spring 1947 As Far as the Yukon 1951 There Was Once a Puffin and Other Nonsense Verse 1956 Francis Lee Jaques Artist of the Wilderness World 1973 The Florence Page Jaques papers consisting of a manuscript of There Once Was a Puffin and a typed script of a children s short story The Balloon Man Who Couldn t Get Home are held in the archives of the Elmer L Andersen Library at the University of Minnesota 4 References edit a b c d Florence Page Jaques Biography in Context Gale 2003 Retrieved April 22 2019 Florence Page Jaques Simon and Schuster 2019 Retrieved April 23 2019 Breckenridge Walter J April 1971 Obituary Francis Lee Jaques The Auk 88 2 Oxford University Press 477 480 doi 10 2307 4083913 JSTOR 4083913 Florence Page Jaques Papers Children s Literature Research Collections University of Minnesota Retrieved April 26 2019 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Florence Page Jaques amp oldid 1217644212, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
