John MacKay Shaw (15 May 1897 – 15 March 1984) was a Scottish-American business executive, bibliophile, philanthropist, and writer. He was interested in the tradition of poetry in the English language from the seventeenth through the twentieth centuries. He was especially attentive to its treatment of the theme of childhood.
After the war, Shaw joined the steno pool at Mitten Management but he was chosen by the president of the company, Thomas Mitten, to serve as his private secretary. His specialty was in the field of public relations and advertising. When Mitten died, Shaw left the company to work as a public relations executive for the Bell Telephone System. In this role, he worked on the weekly radio program "The Bell Telephone Hour" and redesigned the New York City Yellow Pages.[1]
While working for the company, he began to collect British and American poetry by and about children. He joined the Grolier Club and the American Library Association. When he retired in 1959, he donated almost 6,000 volumes to Florida State University. He created an 11-volume annotated bibliography, Childhood in Poetry. He was awarded an honorary doctor of humane letters in 1972.[1]
Birchfield, James D. "The John MacKay Shaw Collection: Two Decades at Florida State." Florida State, Vol. 4, No. 3, Summer 1980, pp. 17– 19.
Evory, Ann, ed., "John MacKay Shaw," Contemporary Authors. Detroit: Gale Research Company, 1978. Vol. 29-32, p. 629.
Hendrickson, Norejane J. and Nancy Taylor Coghill. "Nineteenth-Century Children's Poetry: A Reflection of the Age." Children's Literature Association Quarterly, Vol. 11, Number 2, Summer 1986, pp. 72–77.
Korn, Frederick. Poetry of the Great War: A Descriptive Catalogue of Resources in the Shaw Collection. Tallahassee: Florida State University Library, 1984.
Patrick, Lucy. "The John MacKay Shaw Childhood in Poetry Collection," Florida Libraries, Vol. 49, No. 2, Fall 2006, pp. 13–15.
Shaw, John MacKay. Childhood in Poetry; A Catalogue, With Biographical and Critical Annotations, of the Books of English and American Poets Comprising the Shaw Childhood in Poetry Collection. Detroit: Gale Research Company, 1967. 5 vols. Supplement of 3 vols. (1972); Supplement of 2 vols. (1976); Supplement (1980).
Shaw, John MacKay. "Childhood in Poetry: The Forty-Year History of a Collection, 1929-1969," Antiquarian Bookman, 22–29 December 1969, rpt. as a monograph, Tallahassee: Florida State University, 1970.
Shaw, John MacKay. "The Life of Thomas Eugene Mitten of Philadelphia (1874-1929)," unpublished manuscript in Free Library of Philadelphia.
Shaw, John MacKay. The Parodies of Lewis Carroll and Their Originals. Tallahassee: Florida State University Library, 1960.
Shaw, John MacKay. The Poems, Poets & Illustrators of St. Nicholas Magazine 1873-1943: An Index. Tallahassee: Florida State University Library, 1965.
Shaw, John MacKay "Poetry for Children of Two Centuries" in Research About Nineteenth Century Children and Books. Monograph No. 17. University of Illinois, 1980.
Shaw, John MacKay. Poetry of Sacred Song: A Short-Title List Supplementing Childhood in Poetry – A Catalogue. 1972.
Shaw, John MacKay. The Things I Want. Darien, GA: The Ashantilly Press, 1967.
Shaw, John MacKay. Zumpin; More Poems for Two Children. Tallahassee: Florida State University Library, 1969.
Shaw, John MacKay and Frederick Korn. The Newspaper Poets: An Inventory of Holdings in the John M. Shaw Collection. Tallahassee: Florida State University Library, 1983.
Shaw, John MacKay and Frederick Korn. Robert Burns: An Inventory of Burnsiana in the John M. Shaw Collection. Tallahassee: Florida State University Library, 1982.
Tanzy, Conrad E. "The John MacKay Shaw Collection of 'Childhood in Poetry,'" The Journal of Library History, Vol. 1, No. 4, October 1966, pp. 220–233.
Referencesedit
^ abcd"Collection: John MacKay Shaw Collection | Florida State University ArchivesSpace". archives.lib.fsu.edu. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
External linksedit
Shaw Collection: Special Collections, Florida State University Libraries, retrieved 8 January 2016;
Childhood in poetry catalogue: Shaw, John MacKay; Florida State University Libraries; 1967; ISBN0-8103-0480-5; ISBN978-0-8103-0480-2; retrieved 13 March 2011.
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john, mackay, shaw, 1897, march, 1984, scottish, american, business, executive, bibliophile, philanthropist, writer, interested, tradition, poetry, english, language, from, seventeenth, through, twentieth, centuries, especially, attentive, treatment, theme, ch. John MacKay Shaw 15 May 1897 15 March 1984 was a Scottish American business executive bibliophile philanthropist and writer He was interested in the tradition of poetry in the English language from the seventeenth through the twentieth centuries He was especially attentive to its treatment of the theme of childhood John MacKay ShawShaw in the 1950sBorn 1897 05 15 15 May 1897Glasgow ScotlandDied15 March 1984 1984 03 15 aged 86 Tallahassee Florida U S A Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Later life 4 Bibliography 5 References 6 External linksEarly life editShaw was born on 15 May 1897 in Glasgow Scotland His father immigrated to Philadelphia Pennsylvania to find work and the rest of the family followed him in 1911 He left school at the age of 14 and went first to work at John Wanamaker s department store as an errand boy and later to Wharton Business School where he took stenographic courses During World War I he joined the Ambulance Corps and served in France 1 Career editAfter the war Shaw joined the steno pool at Mitten Management but he was chosen by the president of the company Thomas Mitten to serve as his private secretary His specialty was in the field of public relations and advertising When Mitten died Shaw left the company to work as a public relations executive for the Bell Telephone System In this role he worked on the weekly radio program The Bell Telephone Hour and redesigned the New York City Yellow Pages 1 While working for the company he began to collect British and American poetry by and about children He joined the Grolier Club and the American Library Association When he retired in 1959 he donated almost 6 000 volumes to Florida State University He created an 11 volume annotated bibliography Childhood in Poetry He was awarded an honorary doctor of humane letters in 1972 1 Later life editShaw died on 15 March 1984 in Tallahassee Florida 1 Bibliography editBirchfield James D The John MacKay Shaw Collection Two Decades at Florida State Florida State Vol 4 No 3 Summer 1980 pp 17 19 Evory Ann ed John MacKay Shaw Contemporary Authors Detroit Gale Research Company 1978 Vol 29 32 p 629 Hendrickson Norejane J and Nancy Taylor Coghill Nineteenth Century Children s Poetry A Reflection of the Age Children s Literature Association Quarterly Vol 11 Number 2 Summer 1986 pp 72 77 Korn Frederick Poetry of the Great War A Descriptive Catalogue of Resources in the Shaw Collection Tallahassee Florida State University Library 1984 Patrick Lucy The John MacKay Shaw Childhood in Poetry Collection Florida Libraries Vol 49 No 2 Fall 2006 pp 13 15 Shaw John MacKay Childhood in Poetry A Catalogue With Biographical and Critical Annotations of the Books of English and American Poets Comprising the Shaw Childhood in Poetry Collection Detroit Gale Research Company 1967 5 vols Supplement of 3 vols 1972 Supplement of 2 vols 1976 Supplement 1980 Shaw John MacKay Childhood in Poetry The Forty Year History of a Collection 1929 1969 Antiquarian Bookman 22 29 December 1969 rpt as a monograph Tallahassee Florida State University 1970 Shaw John MacKay The Life of Thomas Eugene Mitten of Philadelphia 1874 1929 unpublished manuscript in Free Library of Philadelphia Shaw John MacKay The Parodies of Lewis Carroll and Their Originals Tallahassee Florida State University Library 1960 Shaw John MacKay The Poems Poets amp Illustrators of St Nicholas Magazine 1873 1943 An Index Tallahassee Florida State University Library 1965 Shaw John MacKay Poetry for Children of Two Centuries in Research About Nineteenth Century Children and Books Monograph No 17 University of Illinois 1980 Shaw John MacKay Poetry of Sacred Song A Short Title List Supplementing Childhood in Poetry A Catalogue 1972 Shaw John MacKay The Things I Want Darien GA The Ashantilly Press 1967 Shaw John MacKay Zumpin More Poems for Two Children Tallahassee Florida State University Library 1969 Shaw John MacKay and Frederick Korn The Newspaper Poets An Inventory of Holdings in the John M Shaw Collection Tallahassee Florida State University Library 1983 Shaw John MacKay and Frederick Korn Robert Burns An Inventory of Burnsiana in the John M Shaw Collection Tallahassee Florida State University Library 1982 Tanzy Conrad E The John MacKay Shaw Collection of Childhood in Poetry The Journal of Library History Vol 1 No 4 October 1966 pp 220 233 References edit a b c d Collection John MacKay Shaw Collection Florida State University ArchivesSpace archives lib fsu edu Retrieved 27 February 2023 External links editShaw Collection Special Collections Florida State University Libraries retrieved 8 January 2016 Childhood in poetry catalogue Shaw John MacKay Florida State University Libraries 1967 ISBN 0 8103 0480 5 ISBN 978 0 8103 0480 2 retrieved 13 March 2011 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John MacKay Shaw amp oldid 1142092194, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
