Eunice Blake Bohanon | |
|---|---|
 Eunice Blake Bohanon, from the 1925 yearbook of Smith College | |
| Born | Eunice Putnam Blake April 19, 1904 |
| Died | February 16, 1997 (aged 92) |
| Occupation(s) | Children's book editor, consultant |
| Relatives | James Luce Kingsley (great-grandfather) |
Eunice Putnam Blake Bohanon (April 19, 1904 – February 16, 1997) was an American children's book editor and vice-president of J. B. Lippincott & Co. and president of the Children's Book Council.
Early life and education
Eunice Putnam Blake was born in New Haven, Connecticut, the daughter of James Kingsley Blake and Helen Langley Putnam Blake. [1] Her father, a lawyer, [2] died in 1911, when she and her sister were young. She was descended from prominent old New England families; two of her great-grandfathers were inventor Eli Whitney Blake and classical scholar James Luce Kingsley. [3] She graduated from Smith College in 1925. [4]
Career
Bohanon was an editor and vice-president at J. B. Lippincott & Co. [5] and president of the Children's Book Council. [6] She held a Fulbright Scholarship in 1964 for study in India. [5] In the 1960s, she was a representative of the Franklin Book Programs, a project of the USAID; with the Franklin program, she promoted children's literature and literacy in travels through India, Pakistan, the Philippines, Italy, Israel, and through several African countries in the 1960s. [7] [8] [9] She was a member of the Weekly Reader Children's Book Club selection board in 1969 and 1971, [10] and a judge for the Sarah Josepha Hale Awards in the 1970s. [11]
Bohanon co-wrote Portrait of Jesus: Paintings and Engravings from the National Gallery of Art (1956) with Marian King; [12] the book was published in separate Catholic and Protestant editions. [13] She also wrote an introduction to a 1980 edition of Azor and the Blue-Eyed Cow by Maude Crowley. [14]
Bohanon donated an easement on her land in New Hampshire to the Ausbon Sargent Land Preservation Trust, to protect the public view of Lake Sunapee. [15] She also collected Indian art, [16] and donated art to the Currier Museum of Art. [17] [18] She gave an oral history interview to New London History & Archives. [19]
Personal life
Eunice Blake married architect and children's book author Paul I. Bohanon in 1939. [20] He died in 1954. [21] She died in 1997, aged 92 years. [22] The University of Oregon Libraries hold a collection of her papers. [8]
References
- ^ Moffat, R. Burnham (1913). Pierrepont Genealogies from Norman Times to 1913. Priv. print. [L. Middleditch Company]. p. 113.
- ^ Tuttle, Roger W. (1911). Biographies of Graduates of the Yale Law School, 1824–1899. Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor Company. pp. 690–691.
- ^ Day, Harry G. (1912). "Obituary Sketch of James Kingsley Blake". Cases Argued and Determined in the Supreme Court of Errors of the State of Connecticut. 84: 723–724.
- ^ Smith College, Class of 1925 (1925 yearbook): 34. via Internet Archive
- ^ a b "Eunice Bohanon". Fulbright Scholar Program. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
- ^ Franklin Book Programs (May 15, 1966). "A Book Development Program for Tanzania: Report and Recommendations" USAID.
- ^ De Oliveira, Laura (2019). "Franklin Book Programs: The Cold War and US Cultural Imperialism". Transatlantic Cultures. ISSN 0000-0000.
- ^ a b "Collection: Eunice Blake Bohanon papers". University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
- ^ Bohanon, Eunice Blake (November 7, 1965). "Progress Across the Pacific". Chicago Tribune. pp. 292, 293. Retrieved January 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "These Experts Work for You!". Senior Weekly Reader. 10: 6. June 25, 1971 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "Sarah Josepha Hale Award Winners". The Boston Globe. August 17, 1975. p. 229. Retrieved January 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ King, Marian (1956). Portrait of Jesus. Paintings and Engravings from the National Gallery of Art [Smithsonian Institution, Washington]. Descriptive Text by M. King. Bible Selections [from the Douay Version] by Eunice Bohanon. Lippincott.
- ^ Library of Congress Copyright Office (July–December 1956). Catalog of Copyright Entries: Third series. p. 280.
- ^ Crowley, Maude; Sewell, Helen (1980). Azor and the blue-eyed cow. Boston: Gregg Press. ISBN 978-0-8398-2605-7. OCLC 5239711.
- ^ "New London Protected Properties: Bohanon/Harris". Ausbon Sargent Land Preservation Trust. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
- ^ "Summer Online Auction: Jamini Roy". Saffronart. June 24–25, 2020. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
- ^ Thayer, Abbott Handerson (1876). "Discipline with a Lump of Sugar". Currier Museum of Art. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
- ^ Ropes, Joseph (1863–1864). "The Falls of Tivoli". Currier Museum of Art. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
- ^ "Special Collections". New London History & Archives. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
- ^ Oesterlin, Pauline Johnson (1991). New Hampshire marriage licenses and intentions, 1709–1961. Internet Archive. Bowie, MD : Heritage Books. p. 104. ISBN 978-1-55613-530-9 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "Paul Bohanon Dead; Architect, Was 55". The New York Times. September 1, 1954. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
- ^ "Deaths: Eunice Blake Bohanon". The New York Times. February 25, 1997. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
Eunice Blake Bohanon | |
|---|---|
|
Eunice Blake Bohanon, from the 1925 yearbook of Smith College | |
| Born | Eunice Putnam Blake April 19, 1904 |
| Died | February 16, 1997 (aged 92) |
| Occupation(s) | Children's book editor, consultant |
| Relatives | James Luce Kingsley (great-grandfather) |
Eunice Putnam Blake Bohanon (April 19, 1904 – February 16, 1997) was an American children's book editor and vice-president of J. B. Lippincott & Co. and president of the Children's Book Council.
Early life and education
Eunice Putnam Blake was born in New Haven, Connecticut, the daughter of James Kingsley Blake and Helen Langley Putnam Blake. [1] Her father, a lawyer, [2] died in 1911, when she and her sister were young. She was descended from prominent old New England families; two of her great-grandfathers were inventor Eli Whitney Blake and classical scholar James Luce Kingsley. [3] She graduated from Smith College in 1925. [4]
Career
Bohanon was an editor and vice-president at J. B. Lippincott & Co. [5] and president of the Children's Book Council. [6] She held a Fulbright Scholarship in 1964 for study in India. [5] In the 1960s, she was a representative of the Franklin Book Programs, a project of the USAID; with the Franklin program, she promoted children's literature and literacy in travels through India, Pakistan, the Philippines, Italy, Israel, and through several African countries in the 1960s. [7] [8] [9] She was a member of the Weekly Reader Children's Book Club selection board in 1969 and 1971, [10] and a judge for the Sarah Josepha Hale Awards in the 1970s. [11]
Bohanon co-wrote Portrait of Jesus: Paintings and Engravings from the National Gallery of Art (1956) with Marian King; [12] the book was published in separate Catholic and Protestant editions. [13] She also wrote an introduction to a 1980 edition of Azor and the Blue-Eyed Cow by Maude Crowley. [14]
Bohanon donated an easement on her land in New Hampshire to the Ausbon Sargent Land Preservation Trust, to protect the public view of Lake Sunapee. [15] She also collected Indian art, [16] and donated art to the Currier Museum of Art. [17] [18] She gave an oral history interview to New London History & Archives. [19]
Personal life
Eunice Blake married architect and children's book author Paul I. Bohanon in 1939. [20] He died in 1954. [21] She died in 1997, aged 92 years. [22] The University of Oregon Libraries hold a collection of her papers. [8]
References
- ^ Moffat, R. Burnham (1913). Pierrepont Genealogies from Norman Times to 1913. Priv. print. [L. Middleditch Company]. p. 113.
- ^ Tuttle, Roger W. (1911). Biographies of Graduates of the Yale Law School, 1824–1899. Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor Company. pp. 690–691.
- ^ Day, Harry G. (1912). "Obituary Sketch of James Kingsley Blake". Cases Argued and Determined in the Supreme Court of Errors of the State of Connecticut. 84: 723–724.
- ^ Smith College, Class of 1925 (1925 yearbook): 34. via Internet Archive
- ^ a b "Eunice Bohanon". Fulbright Scholar Program. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
- ^ Franklin Book Programs (May 15, 1966). "A Book Development Program for Tanzania: Report and Recommendations" USAID.
- ^ De Oliveira, Laura (2019). "Franklin Book Programs: The Cold War and US Cultural Imperialism". Transatlantic Cultures. ISSN 0000-0000.
- ^ a b "Collection: Eunice Blake Bohanon papers". University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
- ^ Bohanon, Eunice Blake (November 7, 1965). "Progress Across the Pacific". Chicago Tribune. pp. 292, 293. Retrieved January 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "These Experts Work for You!". Senior Weekly Reader. 10: 6. June 25, 1971 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "Sarah Josepha Hale Award Winners". The Boston Globe. August 17, 1975. p. 229. Retrieved January 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ King, Marian (1956). Portrait of Jesus. Paintings and Engravings from the National Gallery of Art [Smithsonian Institution, Washington]. Descriptive Text by M. King. Bible Selections [from the Douay Version] by Eunice Bohanon. Lippincott.
- ^ Library of Congress Copyright Office (July–December 1956). Catalog of Copyright Entries: Third series. p. 280.
- ^ Crowley, Maude; Sewell, Helen (1980). Azor and the blue-eyed cow. Boston: Gregg Press. ISBN 978-0-8398-2605-7. OCLC 5239711.
- ^ "New London Protected Properties: Bohanon/Harris". Ausbon Sargent Land Preservation Trust. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
- ^ "Summer Online Auction: Jamini Roy". Saffronart. June 24–25, 2020. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
- ^ Thayer, Abbott Handerson (1876). "Discipline with a Lump of Sugar". Currier Museum of Art. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
- ^ Ropes, Joseph (1863–1864). "The Falls of Tivoli". Currier Museum of Art. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
- ^ "Special Collections". New London History & Archives. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
- ^ Oesterlin, Pauline Johnson (1991). New Hampshire marriage licenses and intentions, 1709–1961. Internet Archive. Bowie, MD : Heritage Books. p. 104. ISBN 978-1-55613-530-9 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "Paul Bohanon Dead; Architect, Was 55". The New York Times. September 1, 1954. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
- ^ "Deaths: Eunice Blake Bohanon". The New York Times. February 25, 1997. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 14, 2022.