Background
Bostick, Virginia Halton Lord was born on July 15, 1912 in West Somerville, Massachusetts, United States. Daughter of John Bertram and Mildred Mabel (Godden) Lord.
Bostick, Virginia Halton Lord was born on July 15, 1912 in West Somerville, Massachusetts, United States. Daughter of John Bertram and Mildred Mabel (Godden) Lord.
Bachelor magna cum laude, Tufts University, 1933. Master of Arts in English, Tufts University, 1934. Master of Library Science, Rutgers State University, 1968.
Editor-in-chief climatology division, Weather Directorate, Army Air Forces, Washington, 1942-1943; scriptwriter, editor radiation laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1943-1946; head library reference department, Public Library. of Morristown (New Jersey) and Township Free Public Library., 1968-1970; head library acquisitions department, Morris County Library., Morristown, 1971-1975; library, archivist New Jersey Room, Morris County Library., Morristown, 1975-1979; library, United States Geological Survey Library., Albuquerque, 1981-1984; freelance writer, since 1942. Director various drama groups, Tyngsboro, Massachusetts, 1945-1947.
Active New Jersey History Society, Corrales (New Mexico) History Society (certified appreciation 1982). Member Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Winston Harper Bostick, June 16, 1942. Children: Joel Lord, Verity Jo Reed, Kent Anthony.