Steven C. Swett Explained

Steven C. Swett
Birth Place:Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Nationality:American
Education:B.A.
Alma Mater:Harvard University
Occupation:Journalist
Years Active:1956–present
Relatives:Thomas Welles

Steven Carton Swett (born 1934) is an American journalist and publisher who worked for various print publications and received a Gerald Loeb Award.

Early life

Swett born in 1934 to Catharine (Carton) and Paul P. Swett Jr. in Hartford, Connecticut.[1] [2] Through his mother, Swett is a descendant of Connecticut Colonial Governor Thomas Welles (1594–1660).[3]

Swett attended Milton Academy in Massachusetts. As editor of The Orange and Blue, the school newspaper, Swett received an award in 1952 from The Boston Daily Globe for "best newspaper make-up".[4] He graduated in 1952.[5]

At Harvard University, Swett was a member of the Hasty Pudding Club and the Delphic Club. He was elected to the Harvard Crimson news board in 1953, and served as sports editor before graduating magna cum laude in 1956.[6] [7] [8]

Career

After university, Swett worked briefly for The Baltimore Sun before entering the Army.[9]

In 1961, Swett was part of a team at The Wall Street Journal that received the Gerald Loeb Award for Newspapers.[10]

In the mid-1960s, Swett managed the Education Department at Time, Inc. and served as the education editor.[11] [12]

Swett joined Scholastic Magazines Inc. in 1968 as the promotion director of the Junior-Senior High School Division.[13] In 1976, he was appointed publisher of the newly created educational periodicals division.[14]

Swett began writing for the Valley News in 1988 as a business and financial reporter.[15] [16] [17] He left the West Lebanon, New Hampshire, paper in 1993 to join an investment management firm.[18]

Personal life

Swett married Shiela Lawrence Chanler on October 5, 1957, at St. Matthews Church in Bedford, New York. Sheila, born December 23, 1935, graduated from Radcliffe College in 1957 and began teaching after they married.[19] They had foujr children – Benjamin, Sarah, Paul, and Evelyn.

Swett and four friends fulfilled their childhood dream in 1987 by sailing across the Atlantic in a 38-foot yacht from Woods Hole to Scotland.[20] [21] He wrote about his experience in his book Twenty-three Days in the North Atlantic.

In 1999, the couple donated a conservation easement on their 236–acre property near Crescent Lake and Downer State Forest in Vermont to the Upper Valley Land Trust.[22]

Shiela died at their home in Hanover, New Hampshire, on May 20, 2022, after battling multiple myeloma for fifteen years.

Selected bibliography

Notes and References

  1. News: City's Sailors Busy Getting Boats in Shape . . April 26, 1934 . Cass . Judith . 19, 21 . XCIII . 100 . Final . Newspapers.com.
  2. News: Miss Chanler Married To Mr. Steven Swett . . October 6, 1957 . B–12 . 57 . 40 . Newspapers.com.
  3. News: The Epitome Of Optimism And Grace . . October 4, 2009 . Hamilton . Anne M. . F5 . CLXXIII . 277 . Newspapers.com.
  4. News: Globe Presents Prizes to High School Editors . . May 7, 1952 . 1, 8 . CLXI . 128 . Newspapers.com.
  5. Web site: Classes 1950–1959 . . June 18, 2023.
  6. News: Two On Crimson Board . . March 16, 1953 . 24 . 86 . 127 . Newspapers.com.
  7. News: Harvard Crimson Suggests Centre For Grid Opener . . December 9, 1955 . 11 . 52 . 238 . Newspapers.com.
  8. News: Full List of Candidates for Degrees at Harvard Today . . June 14, 1956 . 2–3 . CLXIX . 166 . Newspapers.com.
  9. News: Miss Ryan Bride of W.A.V. Cecil . . October 6, 1957 . Randolph . Nancy . 6 . 37 . 23 . National . Newspapers.com.
  10. Web site: Historical Winners List. UCLA Anderson School of Management. January 31, 2019.
  11. News: Lakeland's Trustees Set Sights On Future . . August 25, 1965 . 19 . LVIII . 212 . Newspapers.com.
  12. News: Choate Boys Start Vacation . . March 18, 1965 . 23 . 98 . 65 . Newspapers.com.
  13. News: Scholastic Names Promotion Chief . . November 5, 1968 . B–6 . 74 . 125 . Central Bergen . Newspapers.com.
  14. News: People . Advertising . . May 3, 1976 . Dougherty . Philip H. . Philip H. Dougherty . 52 . CXXV . 43199 . Late City.
  15. News: Volatile Oil Prices Are Low, For Now . . September 12, 1988 . Swett . Steven C. . 1, 8 . 37 . 80 . Newspapers.com.
  16. News: Evelyn R. Swett Engaged to Wed . . July 28, 1991 . 1–43 . CXL . 48675 . Late.
  17. News: Dana Dowell, R. D. Windatt 2d . . September 6, 1992 . 9–13 . CXLI . 49081 . Late.
  18. News: With Careful Study, Investors Can Do Well Guided By Their Own Lights . . May 25, 1993 . Swett . Steven C. . 15, 24 . 41 . 300 . Newspapers.com.
  19. News: Shiela C. Swett . . May 21, 2022 . A4 . 59 . 199 . Newspapers.com.
  20. News: Across The Atlantic: Sailing Has Its Rough Moments . . July 29, 1987 . Graziano . Sallie . 15 . 35 . 43 . Newspapers.com.
  21. News: Norwich Man Sails Atlantic . . July 27, 1988 . Craig . William Jr . 19 . 37 . 4 . Newspapers.com.
  22. News: Land Trust Gets 3 More Easements . . December 7, 1999 . Hanson . Alex . A2 . 48 . 182 . Newspapers.com.
  23. Swett . Steven C. . 1960 . The Test of a Reformer: A Study of Seth Low, New York City Mayor, 1902-1903 . New York Historical Society Quarterly . 44 . 1 . 5–41 . 0028-7253.
  24. News: Norwich Author Recounts Great-Great Grandfather's 'Journey' . . December 26, 2010 . B3 . 59 . 199 . Newspapers.com.
  25. Book: Swett, Steven C. . The Metalworkers: Robert Poole, His Ironworks, and Technology in 19th Century America . 2022 . . Steven C. Swett . 9780578282503.

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