Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1904, May 15 | Born, Brooklyn, N. Y. |
| 1925 | A.B. Columbia University, New York, N.Y. |
| 1929-1935 | Editor, Simon and Schuster |
| 1933-1943 | Book review editor, New Yorker |
| 1938-1948 | Master of ceremonies for the radio program "Information Please" |
| 1944 | Became member of editorial board, Book-of-the-Month Club |
| 1951 | Regular essayist for Holidaymagazine |
| 1954-1957 | Master of ceremonies for radio programConversation |
| 1959- | Became member of board of editors, Encyclopedia Britannica |
| 1984-1985 | PublishedThe World Treasury of Children's Literature. Boston: Little, Brown |
| 1999, June 20 | Died, Sanibel Island, Florida |