Louisa R. Shotwell

Louisa R. Shotwell
A yearbook photograph of a young white woman, from 1924
Louisa R. Shotwell, from the 1924 Wellesley College yearbook
Born
Louisa Rossiter Shotwell

May 1, 1902
Chicago, Illinois
DiedJanuary 16, 1993
OccupationWriter
Notable workRoosevelt Grady (1963)

Louisa Rossiter Shotwell (May 1, 1902 – January 16, 1993) was an American writer and college administrator. She was also a national official of the National Council of Churches.

Early life

Shotwell was born in Chicago, the daughter of Trumbull Smith Shotwell and Ruth Eleanor Clough Shotwell. She was raised in Skaneateles, New York. She graduated from Skaneateles High School and earned a bachelor's degree from Wellesley College in 1924.[1][2] She completed a master's degree in English at Stanford University in 1928.[3]

Career

Shotwell taught in Skaneateles after college.[4] She was Dean of Women at Hanover College in Indiana, and head of residence at Wilson College in Pennsylvania.[3][5] She was executive secretary at the First Presbyterian Church of Brooklyn in the 1940s.[6] In the 1950s, she was president of the National Religious Publicity Council,[7] and associate secretary of the Division of Home Missions for the National Council of Churches.[8][9] She addressed national and regional meetings of the National Council of Churches in that work,[3][10][11] and studied UNICEF programs in India, Thailand, Hong Kong, Pakistan, and Indonesia.[12][13]

Shotwell wrote booklets for church use and books for young readers, often on social justice themes.[12][14] Books and booklets by Shotwell included This is the Indian American (1955),[15] This is Your Neighbor (1956),[16] This is the Migrant (1958),[17] The Harvesters: The Story of The Migrant People (1961),[18] Roosevelt Grady (1963, illustrated by Peter Burchard),[19] Beyond the Sugar Cane Field: UNICEF in Asia (1964),[20] Adam Bookout (1967),[21] India (1969),[22] Thailand (1969),[23] and Magdalena (1971).[24] She also wrote a skit for church use, The Fruit of the Vine (1954),[25] and a play, The Dark Valley (1964).[26]

Shotwell won the 1964 Nancy Bloch Award for "best children's book on intergroup relations", and the 1964 Lewis Carroll Shelf Award, for Roosevelt Grady.[27] Her Adam Bookout was a finalist for the William Allen White Children's Book Award in 1970.[28]

Personal life

Shotwell died in 1993, aged 90 years. Her papers, including manuscripts of some of her books, are at the University of Wyoming's American Heritage Center.[29]

References

  1. ^ Wellesley College, Legenda (1924 yearbook): 104.
  2. ^ "4 Wellesley Girls Sent Home for Joy Riding 'After Hours'". The Indianapolis Star. 1922-05-02. p. 4. Retrieved 2021-06-17 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ a b c "National Council Official to Address Church Parley". The Morning News. 1956-08-11. p. 16. Retrieved 2021-06-17 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Teaching Staff Announced by School Board". The Ithaca Journal. 1924-06-04. p. 5. Retrieved 2021-06-17 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Miss Louisa Shotwell Joins Wilson Faculty". Public Opinion. 1941-09-10. p. 1. Retrieved 2021-06-17 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Consider Others, Says Miss Louisa Shotwell". Public Opinion. 1946-05-16. p. 1. Retrieved 2021-06-17 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Miss Shotwell Heads Religious Publicity Council". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. 1952-04-16. p. 8. Retrieved 2021-06-17 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Indians to be Major Topic at Missionary Conference". The News Journal. 1955-09-24. p. 2. Retrieved 2021-06-17 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Mission Conference Hears Veteran Indian Worker". The News Journal. 1955-09-27. p. 8. Retrieved 2021-06-17 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Migrants Parley to Hear Author". The News Journal. 1965-04-17. p. 5. Retrieved 2021-06-17 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Congregational Women to Hear Louisa Shotwell". Record-Journal. 1955-04-23. p. 13. Retrieved 2021-06-17 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ a b "MIgrants as Child Topic? Author Here Tomorrow". Press and Sun-Bulletin. 1964-10-19. p. 5. Retrieved 2021-06-17 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ Kramer, Deedie (1964-10-23). "Author Focuses on Children". Press and Sun-Bulletin. p. 16. Retrieved 2021-06-17 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ Williams, Stanley B. (1962-01-10). "Group Neglected in Affluent Society". Chattanooga Daily Times. p. 6. Retrieved 2021-06-17 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ Shotwell, Louisa Rossiter (1955). This is the Indian American. New York: Friendship Press. OCLC 5685595.
  16. ^ Shotwell, Louisa Rossiter (1956). This is your neighbor. New York: Friendship Press. OCLC 13304534.
  17. ^ Shotwell, Louisa Rossiter (1958). This is the migrant. New York: Friendship Press. OCLC 2278448.
  18. ^ Shotwell, Louisa Rossiter (1961). The harvesters; the story of the migrant people. Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday. OCLC 230694.
  19. ^ Shotwell, Louisa Rossiter; Burchard, Peter (1963). Roosevelt Grady. New York: World Publishing Co. OCLC 301920.
  20. ^ Shotwell, Louisa Rossiter (1964). Beyond the sugar cane field: UNICEF in Asia. Cleveland: World. OCLC 1036561.
  21. ^ Shotwell, Louisa Rossiter; Mars, W. T (1967). Adam Bookout. New York: Viking Press. OCLC 301917.
  22. ^ Gruelund, Kirsten; Shotwell, Louisa R (1969). India (in Danish). Kbh.: Gyldendal. OCLC 894867984.
  23. ^ Gruelund, Kirsten; Shotwell, Louisa R (1969). Thailand (in Danish). Kbh.: Gyldendal. OCLC 894944883.
  24. ^ Shotwell, Louisa Rossiter (1971). Magdalena. Lilian Obligado ([1st ed.] ed.). New York: Viking Press. ISBN 0-670-44799-4. OCLC 216906.
  25. ^ Shotwell, Louisa Rossiter; Pickhard, Elsie C; National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America; Department of United Church Women (1954). The fruit of the vine: world day of prayer dramatic skit. New York: General Dept. of United Church Women, National Council of the Churches of Christ in the U.S.A. OCLC 252830454.
  26. ^ Shotwell, Louisa Rossiter (1964). The dark valley: a documentary play. New York: Friendship Press. OCLC 12527819.
  27. ^ "Louisa Shotwell Awarded Prize for Children's Book". The New York Times. 1964-05-10. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-06-17.
  28. ^ "1969-1970 Master List". William Allen White Children's Book Award | The Official Site. Retrieved 2021-06-17.
  29. ^ Shotwell, Louisa Rossiter (1962). Manuscripts and correspondence. University of Wyoming, American Heritage Center. OCLC 31445433.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)