Elisabeth Hamilton & Margaret McElderry: Two Approaches, One Passion.

Hamilton, Elisabeth Bevier; McElderry, Margaret; Harcourt Brace & Co.; Women editors; Children's literature publishing; Employees

The article features Elisabeth Bevier Hamilton and Margaret McElderry, the first two children's book editors at publisher Harcourt Brace. Topics discussed include Hamilton's books published by authors such as Elinore Lattimore and Carolyn Haywood when Hamilton became head of the Harcourt children's book department in 1927, McElderry's cultivation of new authors after Hamilton's departure in 1944, McElderry's reputation in the graphic arts, and the two women's friendship.