Background
Tamm, Eleanor Ruth was born on July 20, 1921 in Hansell, Iowa, United States. Daughter of Horace Gerald and Sibyl (Armstrong) Wells.
Tamm, Eleanor Ruth was born on July 20, 1921 in Hansell, Iowa, United States. Daughter of Horace Gerald and Sibyl (Armstrong) Wells.
Graduate, American Society Travel Agents, Inc., 1970. Student, Iowa Center Community College, 1985. Graduate, Institute Children's Literature, 1994.
Teacher Howard County Rural School, Riceville, 1939-1941. Bookkeeper, cashier Center States Power and Light Company, Elma, Iowa, 1941-1942. Office supervisor J.C. Penney Company, Goldsboro, North Carolina, 1942-1944, bookkeeper West Palm Beach, Florida, 1945.
Head teller Iowa State Bank, Clarksville, Iowa, 1955-1969. Office and group manager Allen Travel Agency, Charles City, 1969-1981, tour conductor, tour organizer and planner, 1971-1981. Office manager Arora Clinics, Professional Corporation, Fonda, Iowa, 1986-1990.
Freelance collaborator on children's books Clarksville, 1989—2008.
Leader Girl Scouts United States of America, Clarksville, 1946-1947. Teacher St. John Lutheran Church, Clarksville, 1946-1966, church secretary, 1954-1966, secretary-treasurer Altar Guild, 1993-1994. United Fund secretary-treasurer Clarksville Community Fund, 1956-1966.
Secretary-treasurer Clarksville Band Boosters, 1964-1966.
Married Roy C. Tamm, October 18, 1941 (deceased January 1980). Children: Larry LeRoy, Marilyn Ruth Tamm-Schmitt.