Lucille Baldwin Van Slyke Explained

Lucille Baldwin Van Slyke
Birth Name:	Harriet Lucille Baldwin
Birth Date:	September 28, 1879
Birth Place:	Mannsville, New York
Death Date:	January 20, 1966
Death Place:	Norwalk, Connecticut
Occupation:	Writer
Notable Works:	Eve's Other Children (1912), Little Miss By-the-day (1919), Nora Pays (1925)

Harriet Lucille Baldwin Van Slyke (September 28, 1879 – January 20, 1966) was an American writer.

Early life

Lucille Baldwin was born in Mannsville, New York, the daughter of William Edward Baldwin and Hannah Jeanette Fish Baldwin. Her father was a newspaperman.^[1] She graduated from Syracuse University in 1902.^[2]

Career

Books by Van Slyke include Eve's Other Children (1912),^[3] Little Miss By-the-day (1919),^{[4] [5] [6]} and Nora Pays (1925).^{[7] [8]} She also wrote novel-length stories for serialized publication in newspapers, including The Newlywed Lindsays (1921),^[9] Brides Will Be Brides (1922)^[10] The Match that Merry Made (1922), Just Like a Woman (1924), The Social Climber: Love Story of a Schoolma'am (1925),^[11] and Playing with Fire (1926).^[12] She wrote dozens of short stories, for magazines including McClure's,^[13] Collier's,^[14] and Pearson's.^[15]

Van Slyke was known for her popular stories and books about Syrian immigrants in Brooklyn,^{[16] [17]} often centered on a child character named Nazileh and her family.^{[18] [19]} "No one can lay down this book without feeling that there are exquisite qualities lurking in the Syrian quarters, qualities that we as a people need," wrote Mary Bannister Willard in a review of Van Slyke's Eve's Other Children.^[20] The Bookman columnist Ina Carrington Cabell said in 1912 that "it is borne upon us that such vital happenings, such real people, must be true and alive".^[21]

The silent films The Stolen Kiss (1920) and Brides Will Be Brides (1926) were based on a stories by Van Slyke.^[22] "The Haze of the Honeymoon" (1908) was adapted for radio performance in 1943.^[23]

Selected stories by Lucille Baldwin Van Slyke

• "Peachy H.S." (1908, American Magazine)^[24]
• "His Famous Deed" (1908, American Magazine)^[25]
• "Second Fiddle" (1908, Hampton's Broadway Magazine)^[26]
• "The Haze of the Honeymoon" (1908, New Broadway Magazine)^[27]
• "Jack's First Concert" (1908, syndicated in newspapers)^[28]
• "Goldilocks" (1909, Hampton's Magazine)^[29]
• "Exclusive" (1909, Appleton's Magazine)^[30]
• "The King's Messenger and the Pink Soap" (1909, Red Book)^[31]
• "The Housetop" (1910, The Craftsman)^[32]
• "The Dinner Pail" (1910, The Craftsman)^[33]
• "The Dazzler" (1911, Red Book)^[34]
• "The Cat and the Crusader" (1911, Red Book)^[35]
• "Rug of Her Fathers" (1911, McClure's)
• "Rodania the Magic Mare" (1911, McClure's)
• "Dreams in Lace" (1911, McClure's)^[36]
• "Ten Pieces of Silver" (1911, McClure's)^[37]
• "The Camel of Bethlehem" (1911, McClure's)^[38]
• "The Tooth of Antar" (1911, McClure's)^[39]
• "The Peddler" (1912, American Magazine)^[40]
• "The Gift of Tongues" (1912, McClure's)^[41]
• "The Thing Called Play" (1912, Current Literature)^[42]
• "The Fountain of Joy" (1912, The Craftsman)^[43]
• "The Castle of Comfort" (1914, Everybody's)^[44]
• "General Merry Sunshine" (1916, Collier's)
• "What Aunt Theodora Wanted" (1916, Pearson's)

Personal life

Lucille Baldwin married fellow Syracuse alumnus George Martin Van Slyke, a newspaper editor, in 1903. He died in 1961.^[45] She died in 1966, aged 85 years, at a hospital in Norwalk, Connecticut.^[46]

External links

• "The Ninety-Ninth Rejection Slip", a short story by Lucille Baldwin Van Slyke, at Librivox

Notes and References

1. Book: Leonard. John William. Who's who in America. Marquis. Albert Nelson. 1914. A.N. Marquis. 2409. en.
2. Book: University, Syracuse. Alumni Record and General Catalogue of Syracuse University. 1904. 110. en.
3. Book: Slyke, Lucille Baldwin Van. Eve's Other Children. 1912. Frederick A. Stocks Company. en.
4. Book: Slyke, Lucille Van. Little Miss By-The-Day. 2004-07-01. English.
5. News: 1919-10-19. Scene of Book Laid on Heights; Written by Lucille Van Slyke, Former Brooklynite. 4. Times Union. 2021-09-10. Newspapers.com.
6. News: 1919-11-09. Lucille Van Slyke; 'Little Miss By the Day', by the Author of 'Eve's Other Children' (review). 64. Oakland Tribune. 2021-09-10. Newspapers.com.
7. Book: Slyke, Lucille Baldwin Van. Nora Pays. 1925. Frederick A. Stokes Company. en.
8. News: Saunders. Hortense. 1925-02-16. Two Mothers for Each Child. 15. The Ottawa Citizen. 2021-09-10. Newspapers.com.
9. News: Slyke. Lucille Van. 1921-12-13. The Newlywed Lindsays. 15. Buffalo Evening News. 2021-09-10. Newspapers.com.
10. News: Van Slyke. Lucille. June 8, 1922. Brides Will Be Brides. 39. Syracuse Herald. September 9, 2021. NewspaperArchive.com.
11. News: Slyke. Lucille Van. 1925-02-12. The Social Climber: Love Story of a Schoolma'am. 8. The Evening Sun. 2021-09-10. Newspapers.com.
12. News: Slyke. Lucille Van. 1926-03-05. Playing with Fire: Forced Acquaintance. 10. Times Union. 2021-09-10. Newspapers.com.
13. Van Slyke. Lucille Baldwin. May 1911. Rodania the Magic Mare. McClure's Magazine. 37. 88–97.
14. Web site: General merry sunshine by Lucille Van Slyke. 2021-09-10. Library of Congress.
15. Van Slyke. Lucille Baldwin. January 1916. What Aunt Theodora Wanted. Pearson's Magazine. 35. 52–58.
16. Miller. Madeleine Sweeney. May 1914. The Immigrant in Song and Story. The Methodist Review. 96. 428–429.
17. October 19, 1912. Books and Authors. The Living Age. 275. 191–192.
18. Book: Naff, Alixa. Becoming American: The Early Arab Immigrant Experience. 1993. SIU Press. 978-0-8093-1896-4. 180–181. en.
19. October 17, 1912. Tales of Towered Cities. The Independent. 73. 903.
20. Willard. Mary Bannister. April 26, 1913. Eve's Other Children (review). The Survey. 30. 147–148.
21. Cabell. Ina Carrington. November 16, 1912. The Bellman's Bookshelf. The Bellman. 13. 629.
22. News: 1926-08-15. Movie Notes. en-US. The New York Times. 2021-09-10. 0362-4331.
23. News: 1943-09-04. GOP Policy Talk on WSOY. 12. The Decatur Daily Review. 2021-09-10.
24. Van Slyke. Lucille Baldwin. March 1908. Peachy H.S.. The American Magazine. 65. 498–505.
25. Van Slyke. Lucille Baldwin. April 1908. His Famous Deed. American Magazine. 65. 577–582.
26. Van Slyke. Lucille Baldwin. October 1908. Second Fiddle. Hampton's Broadway Magazine. 21. 530–535. ProQuest.
27. Van Slyke. Lucille Baldwin. July 1, 1908. The Haze of the Honeymoon. The New Broadway Magazine. 21. 126. ProQuest.
28. News: Van Slyke. Lucille Baldwin. 1908-11-15. Jack's First Concert. 44. The Daily Oklahoman. 2021-09-10. Newspapers.com.
29. Van Slyke. Lucille Baldwin. November 1909. Goldilocks. Hampton's Magazine. 23. 621–629.
30. Van Slyke. Lucille Baldwin. January 1909. Exclusive. Appleton's Magazine. 13. 27–33.
31. Van Slyke. Lucille Baldwin. September 1909. The King's Messenger and the Pink Soap. Red Book Magazine. 13. 769–779. ProQuest.
32. Van Slyke. Lucille Baldwin. October 1910. The Housetop. The Craftsman. 19. 547. ProQuest.
33. Van Slyke. Lucille Baldwin. April 1910. The Dinner Pail. The Craftsman. 18. 335. ProQuest.
34. Van Slyke. Lucille Baldwin. January 1911. The Dazzler. Red Book Magazine. 16. 505–516. ProQuest.
35. Van Slyke. Lucille Baldwin. November 1911. The Cat and the Crusader. Red Book Magazine. 18. 43–56. ProQuest.
36. Van Slyke. Lucille Baldwin. July 1911. Dreams in Lace. McClure's Magazine. 37. 249–256.
37. Van Slyke. Lucille Baldwin. September 1911. Ten Pieces of Silver. McClure's Magazine. 37. 484–492.
38. Van Slyke. Lucille Baldwin. December 1911. The Camel of Bethlehem. McClure's Magazine. 38. 177–183.
39. Van Slyke. Lucille Baldwin. March 1911. The Tooth of Antar. McClure's Magazine. 36. 578. ProQuest.
40. Van Slyke. Lucille Baldwin. August 1912. The Peddler. American Magazine. 74. 405–414.
41. Van Slyke. Lucille Baldwin. March 1912. The Gift of Tongues. McClure's Magazine. 38. 547–557.
42. Van Slyke. Lucille Baldwin. May 1912. The Thing Called Play. Current Literature. 52. 602–605.
43. Van Slyke. Lucille Baldwin. October 1912. The Fountain of Joy. The Craftsman. 23. 35. ProQuest.
44. Van Slyke. Lucille Baldwin. April 1914. The Castle of Comfort. Everybody's Magazine. 30. 476–482.
45. News: July 1, 1961. George Martin Van Slyke Dies; Was Political Edltor of The Sun: Writer on Paper From '20 to '50 Had Been Old Herald's Correspondent in Capital. 17. The New York Times. ProQuest.
46. News: 1966-01-22. Van Slyke (death notice). 29. The Bridgeport Post. 2021-09-10. Newspapers.com.