| 词条 | Elizabeth Stevenson (academic) |
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| name = Elizabeth Stevenson | embed = | honorific_prefix = | honorific_suffix = | image = Elizabeth Stevenson.png | image_size = | image_upright = | alt = | caption = | native_name = | native_name_lang = | pseudonym = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date|1919|06|13}} | birth_place = Panama Canal Zone | death_date = {{Death year and age|1999|1919}} | death_place = Decatur, Georgia | resting_place = | occupation = | language = | residence = | nationality = | citizenship = | education = | alma_mater = | period = | genre = | subject = | movement = | notableworks = | spouse = | partner = | children = | relatives = | awards = Bancroft Prize (1956), Guggenheim Fellowship (1951 and 1958) | signature = | signature_alt = | years_active = | module = | website = | portaldisp = }} Elizabeth Stevenson (13 June 1919 — 1999) was an American author. In 1956, Stevenson became the frist woman recipient of the Bancroft Prize when she won it for her book Henry Adams: A Biography. She was also awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship in 1951 and 1958. Early life and educationStevenson was born on 13 June 1919 in the Panama Canal Zone.[1] She grew up in Great Falls, Montana during her childhood before moving to Atlanta, Georgia with her family.[2] She graduated from Agnes Scott College with a Bachelor of Arts and majoring in English and history.[2] CareerStevenson published her first book in 1949 titled The Crooked Corridor; A Study of Henry James. Stevenson's second book was a published biographical work on Henry Adams which won the Bancroft Prize in 1956.[3] Her following books were a collection of Henry Adam's works in 1958[5] and a biography on Lafacadio Hearn in 1961.[4] Additional books that Stevenson wrote include a timeline of the 1920s and an analysis on landscape architecture.[2] Outside of writing, Stevenson was a member of the War Production Board during the second World War and worked for the Atlanta Public Library in the 1950s.[5] In 1960, she worked at Emory University as a dean's assistant until 1974 when she began teaching American studies.[6] As the first woman faculty member at the Institute for Liberal Arts at Emory University,[7] Stevenson remained at the university until her retirement in 1986 and given the title of emeritus.[8] Awards and honorsStevenson was awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship twice in 1951 and 1958.[9] In 1956, Stevenson was the first woman to win the Bancroft Prize with her book Henry Adams: A Biography.[10] DeathIn 1999, Stevenson died in Decatur, Georgia.[8] References1. ^{{cite book|editor1-last=Broer|editor1-first=Lawrence R.|editor2-last=Walther|editor2-first=John Daniel |title=Dancing Fools and Weary Blues: The Great Escape of the Twenties|date=1990 |publisher=Bowling Green State University Popular Press|isbn=0879724579|page=120 |url=https://books.google.ca/books?id=xnmWcA_0KeQC&pg=PA120}} {{authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Stevenson, Elizabeth}}2. ^{{cite journal|last1=Rosenberger|first1=Francis Coleman|title=Introduction|journal=Records of the Columbia Historical Society, Washington, D.C.|date=1973–1974|volume=49|pages=xvi-xvii}} 3. ^{{cite journal|title=Elizabeth Stevenson|journal=Wilson Library Bulletin|date=1956 |volume=31|page=300}} 4. ^{{cite news|title=Books of the Times|work=Arizona Daily Sun (Tucson, Arizona)|date=30 July 1961|page=C8}} 5. ^1 {{cite news|title=Prize-Winning Author Visiting in Great Falls|work=Great Falls Tribune (Great Falls, Montana)|date=18 August 1963|page=21}} 6. ^1 2 {{cite news|last1=Saunders|first1=Sally|title=Acclaimed biographer Stevenson getting back in touch with her Montana roots|work=Great Falls Tribune (Great Falls, Montana) |date=26 July 1979}} 7. ^{{cite web|title=History of the ILA |url=http://ila.emory.edu/about/history/index.html|website=Emory College of Arts and Literature|accessdate=20 February 2018}} 8. ^1 {{cite web |title=EmoryFindingAids : Elizabeth Stevenson papers, ca. 1950-1999 |url=https://findingaids.library.emory.edu/documents/stevenson839/|website=EmoryFindingAids |accessdate=20 February 2018}} 9. ^{{cite web|title=Elizabeth Stevenson|url=https://www.gf.org/fellows/all-fellows/elizabeth-stevenson/|website=John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation|accessdate=12 February 2018}} 10. ^{{cite journal |title=Bancroft prize to Elizabeth Stevenson|journal=Library Journal|date=1 September 1986 |page=1878|volume=111}} 5 : 1919 births|1999 deaths|Date of death unknown|Guggenheim Fellows|20th-century American women writers |
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