Lewis, Claudia, 1907-2001

Authoritative Name:

Lewis, Claudia, 1907-2001

Biography:

"Claudia Louise Lewis was born on October 14, 1907 in Corvallis, Oregon. She received and bachelor's degree from Reed College in 1930 and a master's degree from the University of Minnesota in 1943. She taught language arts, children's literature, and writing for children at the Bank Street College of Education in New York and taught many summer courses throughout the country. She received her Ph.D. in 1959 from Columbia University. Ms. Lewis is most noted for her poetry. Much of her poems and story ideas have come from personal interests and her own childhood experiences. Her interest in the universe led her to write When I Go to the Moon (1961) and Poems for Earth and Space (1967). She has also contributed articles for educational and psychological journals because of her research in children's literature and social anthropology."--Claudia Louise Lewis Papers Finding Aid, McCain Library and Archives, University Libraries, University of Southern Mississippi.