| LC control no. | n 85195220 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| LC classification | PS3525.A447 |
| Personal name heading | Malkus, Alida, 1888-1976 |
| Variant(s) | Malkus, Alida, 1895- Malkus, Alida Sims, 1895- Malkus, Lyda Sims, 1888-1976 |
| Associated country | United States |
| Located | Bay City (Mich.) New Mexico New York (N.Y.) Watertown (Mass.) |
| Birth date | 1888-09-19 |
| Death date | 1976-09-27 |
| Place of birth | New York (N.Y.) |
| Place of death | Concord (Mass.) |
| Field of activity | Children's literature |
| Found in | LCCN 67-23791: Malkus, A.S. The story of Jacqueline Kennedy, 1967 (hdg.: Malkus, Alida Sims, 1895- ) LC data base, 8-9-85 (hdg.: Malkus, Alida Sims, 1895- ; usage: Alida Malkus) Malkus, Alida. The dark star of Itza, 1930: title page (by Alida Sims Malkus) Malkus, Alida. Colt of destiny, 1950: title page (by Alida Malkus) Malkus, Alida. There really was a Hiawatha, 1963: title page (by Alida Sims Malkus), jacket (Alida Sims Malkus was born in New York City, and grew up in Michigan ... She has always had a deep interest in science and history, and has traveled extensively throughout the United States, Mexico and South America ... and now resides in New York City ...) Wikipedia, viewed May 30, 2019: Alida Malkus (Alida Sims Malkus (September 19, 1888 -- September 27, 1976) was an American writer of children's books, primarily nonfiction and historical novels ... She was a Newbery Honor winner ... Born September 19, 1888, Malkus was the eleventh child out of thirteen living in Bay City, Michigan ... decided to live in New Mexico, where she spent a great deal of time with the Native Americans living in the region. This is where she developed her interest in Southwest Native Americans, Mayan ruins and other pre-Columbian civilizations which inspired most of her books ... Born Lyda Sims Malkus, September 19, 1888, Genessee Valley, New York; Died September 27, 1976 (aged 88), Concord, Massachusetts US ... ) <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alida_Malkus> AncestryLibrary.com (via library subscription), viewed August 30, 2019: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 (Name: Alida Malkus; Last residence: 02172 Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA; Born: 19 Sep 1888; Died: Sep 1976), Massachusetts, Death Index, 1970-2003 (Name: Alida S Malkus; ... Death place: Concord; Death date: 27 Sep 1976; Birth place: New York) The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction (Website), viewed May 30, 2019: Malkus, Alida Sims, August 12, 2018 (Working name of US author Lyda Sims Malkus (1888-1976), usually of historical juveniles insubstantially tinged with fantasy; of sf interest is The Dark Star of Itza: The Story of a Pagan Princess (1930) ... born New York State: 19 September 1888, died Concord, Massachusetts: 27 September 1976 ...) <http://sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/malkus_alida_sims> Contemporay Authors Online (via library subscription), viewed May 30, 2019: "Alida Wright Malkus." Contemporary Authors Online, Gale, 2001, Updated: Apr. 3, 2001 (Born September 19, 1899, in Genessee Valley, N.Y.; died in September 1976, in Watertown, MA; daughter of Hamilton Mercer (a lawyer) and Anne Dana (Fitzhugh) Wright; married Hubert Paul Malkus ... Free-lance writer; sometime illustrator of own work. Albuquerque Morning Journal, Albuquerque, N.M., woman's page editor, feature writer, 1933-35; McClure's, art editor, staff writer, 1935-37. ... Interest in archaeology has led her to visit the Mayan ruins of Yucatan and the pre-Incan and Incan ruins of Peru ...) |
| Associated language | eng |
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