Frances Hodges White Explained
Frances Hodges White (born Nellie Frances Hodges, June 18, 1866 – February 4, 1954) was an American writer of children's books.[1] [2]
Biography
She was born and raised in Washington, Maine to William Hodge Jr. and Caroline Merrill Hodge.[3] She attended Emerson College.[4]
She was most known for her children's books Helena's Wonderworld (1900), Aunt Nabby's Children (1901), and Captain Jinks: The Autobiography of a Shetland Pony (1909), all published by L.C. Page & Company.[5] [6] [7]
White lived in Lynn, Massachusetts. She was a member of the North Shore Club of Lynn and the Professional Women's Club of Boston.
She had a daughter, Elizabeth, with her first husband, Charles E. White.[8]
Later years
White married John Calvin Bucher, principal of the Peekskill Military Academy, in Peeksill, New York on April 5, 1924.[9] [10] She moved to Oak Park, Illinois and she owned Pine Knoll Camp in Conway, New Hampshire. Bucher died in 1945.[11] [12]
Frances Hodges White died on February 4, 1954, in Oak Park. She was buried in Hillside Cemetery in Peekskill.[13]
Works
Goldenrod Library
Source:[17]
- Helena's Wonderworld. Illustrated by Charles A. Laurence and Ernest L. Proctor. Boston: L.C. Page & Company, 1900.[18] [19]
- Aunt Nabby's Children. Illustrated by Wallace Goldsmith. Boston: L.C. Page & Company, 1901.[20] [21] [22] [23]
References
- News: 1898-04-14 . Literary news and notes . 6 . The Republican Journal . 2023-04-20.
- Book: Leonard, John W. . Woman's Who's who of America . 1914 . American Commonwealth Company . en.
- News: 1905-05-05 . State chat . 4 . Sun-Journal . 2023-04-20.
- Book: A Handbook of Summer Camps: An Annual Survey . 1924 . Porter Sargent . en.
- Book: White, Frances Hodges . Captain Jinks: The Autobiography of a Shetland Pony . 1909 . L.C. Page . en.
- Book: White, Frances Hodges . Aunt Nabby's Children . 1901 . L.C. Page & Company . en.
- Book: White, Mrs Frances Hodges . Helena's Wonderworld . 1900 . L.C. Page (Incorporated) . en.
- News: Rogers . 1920-01-17 . Marriage of White . 13 . Chicago Tribune . 2023-04-20.
- Book: Princeton Alumni Weekly . 1923 . Princeton University Press . en.
- https://www.proquest.com/historical-newspapers/obituary-1-no-title/docview/112965721/se-2 Obituary 1 -- no title
- The New York Times. (1945, Mar 28). John Calvin Bucher: Ex-Principal of the Peekskill Military Academy was 79. Via Proquest.
- News: 1945-03-27 . Westchester deaths . 2 . Mount Vernon Argus . 2023-04-20.
- News: 1954-02-06 . Bucher-Frances White . 23 . Chicago Tribune . 2023-04-20.
- Book: Catalogue of Title Entries of Books and Other Articles . 1898 . U.S. Government Printing Office . en.
- Book: The Publishers Weekly . 1909 . F. Leypoldt . en.
- News: 1909-08-28 . Autobiography of a pony . 7 . The Boston Globe . 2023-04-20.
- Web site: The Project Gutenberg eBook of Our Little Canadian Cousin, by Elizabeth Roberts MacDonald. . 2023-04-20 . www.gutenberg.org.
- Book: Book News . 1901 . en.
- News: 1900-11-30 . Helena's wonderworld . 9 . The Baltimore Sun . 2023-04-20.
- Book: Christian Register and Boston Observer...: July 1835-Oct.14, 1843 . 1901 . . en.
- News: 1902-01-04 . Aunt Nabby's children . 16 . Hartford Courant . 2023-04-20.
- News: 1902-03-02 . New books . 16 . The Owensboro Messenger . 2023-04-20.
- News: 1901-12-23 . Aunt Nabby's children . 4 . The Indianapolis Journal . 2023-04-20.
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