Background
Mary Quintard Govan Steele was born on May 8, 1922 in Chattanooga, Tennessee to Gilbert and Christine Govan.
Mary Quintard Govan Steele was born on May 8, 1922 in Chattanooga, Tennessee to Gilbert and Christine Govan.
She graduated from the University of Chattanooga.
She wrote over twenty books: some adult-style, but mostly children"s books One of her books, Journey Outside, was a Newbery Honor Book. sometimes wrote under the names Wilson Gage and J. North. Darby. Her first book, The Secret of the Indian Mound, was published in 1958.
In, one of her only adult novels, she wrote, "I did not become a writer, but was born one, waking up in the morning to sort the day into scenes and characters and descriptions." Personal life Death She died on July 6, 1992 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
Mary Q. collection, 1922-1992. 0.5 linear feet University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Gage Wilson 1976.
Collection contains correspondence for Squash Pie. University of Minnesota, Minneapolis.
1 folder., Mary Q., 1969-1979.
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. c 1.9 linear foot, Mary Q. Mary Quintard collection, undated. Chattanooga-Hamilton County Bicentennial Library 0.3 linear foot
Manuscript and galley proofs of "Living Year" and "First of the Penguins.".