Thelma Harrington Bell

University of North Carolina at Asheville D. Hiden Ramsey Library Special Collections Thelma Harrington Bell (1896-1985) Southern Appalachian Writers Collection M2005.05.01-08

Title	Thelma Harrington Bell
Alt. Title	Writers and Mountains: Thelma Harrington Bell
Creator	Southern Highlands Research Center
Alt. Creator	Special Collections, D. H. Ramsey Library, University of North Carolina Asheville
Identifier	http://toto.lib.unca.edu/findingaids/mss/southern_appalachian_writers/bell_thelma/bell_thelma.htm
Subject Keyword	Thelma Harrington Bell ; Southern Appalachians ; writers ; Southern Appalachian Writers ; mountains ; Appalachians ; mountaineers ; Great Smoky Mountains ;
Subject LCSH	Bell, Thelma Harrington, 1896 - 1985 Appalachian Region, Southern -- Description and travel
Description	Biographical information and bibliography of literary contributions related to western North Carolina. The collection was gathered as part of an exhibition of Southern Appalachian Writers held at UNCA in the early 1980's and sponsored by D. H. Ramsey Library and the Southern Highlands Research Center.
Publisher	D. H. Ramsey Library, Special Collections, University of North Carolina at Asheville 28804
Contributor	Annette Hatley
Date	Date digital: 2007-12-20
Type	Collection ; Text ; Images ;
Format	Digital exhibit
Source	M2005.05.1-8
Language	English
Relation	Is part of: Writers and Mountains web exhibit, Special Collections, D. H. Ramsey Library, University of North Carolina at Asheville ; Both Thelma Harrington Bell and Croydon Bell's papers are held by the Elmer L. Andersen Library, University of Minnesota, 222 21st Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN.
Coverage	1900's - present ; North Carolina ;
Rights	Any display, publication, or public use must credit the D. H. Ramsey Library, Special Collections, University of North Carolina at Asheville. Copyright retained by the creators of certain items in the collection, or their descendents, as stipulated by United States copyright law. Some materials in collections are electronic rights only. Please ask for assistance from Special Collections staff.
Donor	240
Acquisition	2004-03-
Citation	Thelma Harrington Bell in Southern Appalachian Writers Collection, D. H. Ramsey Library, Special Collections, University of North Carolina at Asheville 28804
Processed by	Helen Wykle, 2007
Last update	2008-07-22
Statement on Writing	N/A
Biography	Thelma Harrington Bell was born on 3 July 1896 in Detroit, Michigan. She received a BA from Western Reserve University in 1918 and married Corydon Bell in 1921, with whom she often collaborated -- Croydon provided the illustrations for her books. Bell's early career was as a copywriter, but she found her niche writing for the children's book market. From 1921 until her death in 1985, near Highlands, North Carolina, she remained true to this interest and produced a well-recognized body of work for both children and young adults. In 1970 she wrote a non-fiction work entitled, North Carolina. She died in 1985.
Bibliography	*BOOKS BY*
1931	Black Face. Chicago: E. M. Hale, 1931.
1947	Mountain Boy. New York: Viking Press, 1947.
1950	Pawnee. New York: Viking Press, 1950.
1951	Yaller-Eye. New York: Viking Press, 1951.
1953	Take it Easy. New York: Viking Press, 1953.
1954	Snow. New York: Viking Press, 1954.
1959	Captain Ghost. New York: Viking Press, 1959.
1960	Thunderstorm. New York: Viking Press, 1960.
1962	The Two Worlds of Davy Blount. New York: Viking Press, 1962.
1963	The Riddle of Time. New York: Viking Press, 1963.
1965	A Dash of Pepper. New York: Viking Press, 1965.
1970	North Carolina. New York: Coward-McCann, 1970.
	*ARTICLES AND REVIEWS BY*
1973	"'The Hickory Pole': A Ballad of the Blue Ridge." Appalachian Journal v. 1, 199-202.