Petry, Ann, 1908-1997

LC control no.	n 50010678
Descriptive conventions	rda
LC classification	PS3531.E933
Personal name heading	Petry, Ann, 1908-1997 *Browse this term in* LC Authorities or the LC Catalog
Variant(s)	Petry, Anne, 1908-1997 Lane, Ann, 1908-1997 Petri, Ann, 1908-1997 Pachui, An, 1908-1997 Petry, Ann Lane, 1908-1997 Petry, Arnold, 1908-1997
Associated country	United States
Birth date	1908-10-12
Death date	1997-04-28
Place of birth	Old Saybrook (Conn.)
Place of death	Old Saybrook (Conn.)
Affiliation	University of Connecticut American Negro Theatre National Endowment for the Arts Suffolk University Negro Women, Inc.
Profession or occupation	Pharmacists Journalists Illustrators Novelists
Special note	Pseudonym not found on published works: Petri, Arnold
Found in	The street, 1946. Miss Muriel and other stories, 1989: CIP title page (Ann Petry) Ann Petry, 1996: CIP chronology (Ann Lane, b. Oct. 12, 1908 in Old Saybrook, Conn.; married George D. Petry on Feb. 22, 1938; using pseudonym, Arnold Petri, publishes 1st short story, "Marie of the Cabin Club" in Baltimore Afro-American) Selected Black Amer. authors, 1977 (Ann Lane Petry; b. Oct.12, 1911) Amer. women writers, c1981 (Ann Lane Petry; b. 12 Oct. 1908; writes under Ann Petry) Child. lit. review, v. 12 (Ann (Lane) Petry, 1908- ) Contemp. authors, new rev. v. 4 (Petry, Ann (Lane); b. Oct. 12, 1912) 1994 index (b. 1908) LC manual auth. cd. (Petry, Ann (Lane), 1911- ; copyright appl. A17387, for Country place, 1947: b. 1911; Anne Petry) African American writers, c2001 (Ann Petry (1908-1997); b. Ann Lane, 12 Oct. 1908) African American literature, 2004: page 251 (Petry, Ann) The Oxford companion to African American literature, 1997 (Petry, Ann; b. 12 Oct. 1908) Wikipedia, Sept. 26, 2007 (Ann Petry (b. Oct. 12, 1908, d. April 28, 1997); b. Ann Lane; Ann Lane Petry) OCLC database, Sept. 26, 2007 (all English usage is Ann Petry; non-English usage: Ann Petri; An Pachui) African American National Biography, accessed September 7, 2014, via Oxford African American Studies Center database: (Petry, Ann; Ann Lane ; pharmacist, fiction writer, print journalist, children's book writer and illustrator; born 12, October 1908 in Old Saybrook, Connecticut, United States; graduate degree in pharmacy, University of Connecticut School of Pharmacy (1931); performer, American Negro Theater (1938-1944); editor and reporter, People's Voice (1941-1944); community organizer, Negro Women Inc.; fellowship, Houghton-Mifflin Literary Fellowship Award (1945); visiting lectureships and grant, National Endowment of the Arts (1978); honorary DLitt from Suffolk University (1983) and honorary degrees from University of Connecticut (1988), Mount Holyoke College (1989); died 30 April 1997 in Old Saybrook, Connecticut, United States)
Associated language	eng