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Virginia Kirkus (December 7, 1893 ? September 10, 1980) was the founder and president of what would become Kirkus Reviews from 1933 to 1962.

Before creating her service in 1933, Kirkus was a teacher in Delaware during the late 1910s. In the 1920s, Kirkus went to New York to edit for Pictorial Review and McCall's . She was recruited to head the newly created children's fiction section for Harper & Brothers from 1925 to 1932.

Early life and education [ edit ]

Virginia Kirkus was born on December 7, 1893, in Meadville, Pennsylvania . During her childhood, she moved to Wilmington, Delaware . [1]

For her post-secondary education, Kirkus received a Bachelor of Arts from Vassar College in 1916 before going to Teachers College, Columbia University for her postgraduate studies in 1917. [2] [3]

She married Frank Glick, executive director of placement and personnel for the Associated Merchandising Company, on June 5, 1936. [4]

Career [ edit ]

Kirkus taught history and English at a private school from 1917 to 1919 before leaving Delaware for New York in the 1920s. In New York, Kirkus was an assistant editor for Pictorial Review ' s fashion department and an editor for McCall's . [2] [3] Kirkus moved to Harper & Brothers in 1925 and led the publisher's children's books section. [5] When Harper & Brothers closed the children's department in 1932, Kirkus declined another job with the publisher and left the company. [6]

While returning from a trip to Europe in 1932, Kirkus came up with the idea of creating brief reviews on upcoming books for bookshops. [7] Kirkus created the Virginia Kirkus Bookshop Service in 1933 as president and held the position until 1962. Kirkus reviewed 16,000 books during her tenure with her bookshop service. [8] [9] After her departure, the Virginia Kirkus Bookshop Service was renamed multiple times in the 1960s before becoming Kirkus Reviews in 1969. [9] Apart from book reviews, Kirkus published a book about health in 1922 and edited two children's books in the 1930s. [10] Later on, Kirkus released a book about home renovation in 1940 and a gardening book in 1956. [3]

Personal life [ edit ]

On September 10, 1980, Kirkus died in Danbury, Connecticut . She was married to Frank Glick; they had no children. [7]

See also [ edit ]

References [ edit ]

  1. ^ McHenry, Robert, ed. (1983). "Kirkus, Virginia (1893?)" . Famous American Women: a Biographical dictionary from Colonial Times to the Present (Reprint ed.). New York: Dover Publications, Inc. p. 227. ISBN   0486245233 .
  2. ^ a b Nasso, Christine, ed. (1978). "Glick, Virginia Kirkus 1893?" . Contemporary Authors . Permanent. Vol. 2. Detroit: Gale Research Company. p. 215. ISBN   0810300370 .
  3. ^ a b c "Virginia Kirkus" . Encyclopaedia Britannica . September 6, 2019 . Retrieved November 3, 2019 .
  4. ^ "Virginia Kirkus" . vcencyclopedia.vassar.ed . Retrieved December 8, 2019 .
  5. ^ "Kirkus, Virginia" . Webster's dictionary of American women . New York: Merriam-Webster Inc. 1996. p. 340. ISBN   0765197936 .
  6. ^ Candee, Majorie Dent, ed. (1954). "Kirkus, Virginia" . Current biography 1954 . New York: H.W. Wilson Company. p. 382. LCCN   40-27432 .
  7. ^ a b "Glick, Virginia Kirkus" . Pennsylvania Biographical Dictionary . Vol. 1 (Third ed.). St Clair Shores, Michigan: Somerset Publishers. 1999. p. 469. ISBN   0403099501 .
  8. ^ Jackson, Kenneth T.; Maroke, Karen E.; Maroke, Arnold, eds. (1995). "Kirkus, Virginia" . Dictionary of American biography (Supplement Ten ed.). New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. p. 418. ISBN   068419399X .
  9. ^ a b "Our History" . Kirkus Reviews . Retrieved November 4, 2019 .
  10. ^ Candee 1954, pp. 382-383
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