コーネリア・リンド・ミーグス
Kōneria Rinde Mīgusu
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryn Mawr College | — | — | A.B. | 1903–1907 | United States |
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1934 | Newbery Medal | Invincible Louisa | — | American Library Association (ALSC) | winner |
| 1922 | Newbery Honor (runner-up) | The Windy Hill | — | American Library Association (ALSC) | runner-up |
| 1928 | Newbery Honor (runner-up) | Clearing Weather | — | American Library Association (ALSC) | runner-up |
| 1933 | Newbery Honor (runner-up) | Swift Rivers | — | American Library Association (ALSC) | runner-up |
| 1915 | Drama League prize | The Steadfast Princess | — | Drama League | winner |
| 1927 | Beacon Hill Bookshelf Prize | The Trade Wind | — | Little, Brown & Co. | winner |
| 1963 | Lewis Carroll Shelf Award | Invincible Louisa | — | Lewis Carroll Shelf Award committee | winner |
A children's biography of Louisa May Alcott, tracing her life from childhood through the writing of Little Women.
A collection of interlinked stories for children, depicting American life and landscapes in the early 20th century.
A children's novel with adventurous elements set against the sea and sailing.
A children's novel focusing on nature and human relationships, notable for its depictions of rivers and landscape.
A children's book combining adventure and human drama; received a prize at publication.
A children's story set in family and community contexts.
Cornelia Meigs made significant contributions to children's fiction and the study of children's literature. She won the 1934 Newbery Medal for Invincible Louisa, and her edited A Critical History of Children's Literature (1953) is regarded as a landmark in the field. Many of her papers are held in institutional archives such as Dartmouth College.
I have a real passion for history, which grows as the years go by, and was whetted ever more by my seeing some of it being made first hand while I was doing a very humble job in Washington.