Olive Beaupre Miller

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1883 – 1968

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Who was Olive Beaupre Miller?

Olive Beaupré Miller was an American author, publisher and editor of children's literature.

She received her B.A. from Smith College in 1904.

The Book House for Children publishing company was founded in 1919 printing popular children’s literature edited by Miller to meet her standards:

"First,--To be well equipped for life, to have ideas and the ability to express them, the child needs a broad background of familiarity with the best in literature.

"Second,--His stories and rhymes must be selected with care that he may absorb no distorted view of life and its actual values, but may grow up to be mentally clear about values and emotionally impelled to seek what is truly desirable and worthwhile in human living.

"Third,--The stories and rhymes selected must be graded to the child's understanding at different periods of his growth, graded as to vocabulary, as to subject matter and as to complexity of structure and plot."

Earlier versions of The Book House contained some short stories which were later recognized to be racist and were removed from the set, and replaced with newer stories of, e.g. The U.S. Space Program.

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Born
Sep 11, 1883
United States of America
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • Smith College
Employment
  • P.F. Volland
Died
Mar 25, 1968

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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