Marjorie Barrows
{{Short description|American woman magazine editor, book compiler, and author}}
Marjorie Barrows (1892{{snd}}1983){{cite web |url=http://humpherysfamily.org/books/author_view.asp?id=1126 |title=Marjorie Barrows |website=The Humpherys Family |publisher=Brigham Young University |access-date=August 15, 2020}} was an American magazine editor, book compiler, and author.
Career
Barrows was an editor of Child Life Magazine and Family Weekly, as well as a book reviewer for The Continent.{{cite news|title=The Picture Book Of Poetry|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57359209/the-ogden-standard-examiner/|newspaper=The Ogden Standard-Examiner|date=October 23, 1932|page=20|via = Newspapers.com|accessdate = August 15, 2020 }} {{free access}}{{cite news|title=42 Great Short Stories |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57358940/denton-record-chronicle/|newspaper=Denton Record-Chronicle|date=October 15, 1961|page=38|via = Newspapers.com|accessdate = August 15, 2020 }} {{free access}}{{cite book|title=The Interior|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jcpOAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA438|year=1922|publisher=Western Presbyterian Publishing Company|page=438}} A 1932 article from the Spring Lake Gazette stated that Barrows was "a famous editor of Child Life Magazine and that she was an "internationally recognized editor" of the same magazine.{{cite news|title=Children Best Book Critics |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57353256/spring-lake-gazette/|newspaper=Spring Lake Gazette|date=December 1, 1932|page=7|via = Newspapers.com|accessdate = August 15, 2020 }} {{free access}} An article from School Life reported in 1933 that she "has the endorsement of leading children's librarians".{{cite book|title=School Life|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KDQnAAAAMAAJ&pg=RA1-PA113|year=1933|publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office}}
A 1932 review in the Standard-Examiner reported that The Picture Book of Poetry, which was compiled by Barrows, has "gems of verses by writers who understand boys and girls". The Denton Record-Chronicle reviewed The Family Reader in 1961, stating, The Family Reader is a book for your lighter moments, for the times you want to relax and lose yourself in a good story".
Bibliography
- The Children's Hour
- One Thousand Beautiful Things
- Muggins Mouse
- Muggins Takes Off
- Muggins' Big Balloon
- Muggins Becomes A Hero
- The Quintessence Of Beauty And Romance
- The Family Reader
- Treasures Of Love Inspiration
- 1000 Beautiful Things
- One Hundred Best Poems For Boys And Girls
- Jojo
- A Treasury Of Humor And Toastmaster's Handbook
- The Peoples Reader
- Timothy Tiger
- The American Experience
- The Children's Treasury
- Look! A Parade
- Fraidy Cat
- Pet Show
- A Book Of Famous Poems For Older Boys And Girls
- A Book Of Famous Poems
- Pet Show
- Ezra the Elephant
- Currents In Drama
- Scamper
- Science Fiction & Readers Guide
- Hoppity
- Lancelot
- Pudgy the Little Bear
- Pulitzer Prize Poems
- The Frances Tipton Hunter Picture Book
- Sukey, You Shall Be My Wife And Other Stories{{cite web |url=https://www.biblio.com/marjorie-barrows/author/56000 |title=Marjorie Barrows |website=Biblio |access-date=August 15, 2020}}
- Snuggles
- Whiskers
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Category:American women magazine editors
Category:American magazine editors
Category:20th-century American women writers
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