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Daniel Button

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(1917-2009) Editor, writer. Daniel Button was born in Dunkirk, New York, and died in Albany, New York. He was executive editor of the Albany Times-Union in Albany, New York from 1960 to 1966.

Dorothy P Lathrop

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(1891-1980) Author, illustrator. Dorothy Pulis Lathrop was born in Albany, New York. She wrote and illustrated many children’s books.

Erick Berry

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(1892-1974) Author, illustrator. Erick Berry is the pseudonym for Allena Champlin. She was born in Massachusetts, but grew up in Albany, New York.

Rita G Brady

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(1912-1979) Writer. Rita G. Brady was born in Brooklyn, New York. She lived in Albany, New York, area, with her husband, James T. Brady. She taught children’s literature in the Albany area, and she and her husband wrote juvenile short stories and novels.

Augusta Baker

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(1911-1998) Writer. Augusta Baker was born in Baltimore, Maryland, and attended the Albany State Teachers’ College in Albany, New York.

Jennie D Lindquist

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(1899-1977) Author. Jennie D. Lindquist was born and died in Manchester, New Hampshire. She worked in Albany, New York, and authored children’s books.

Marion Zimmer Bradley

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(1930-1999) Novelist. Marion Zimmer Bradley was a science fiction writer, and the author of the Darkover science fiction series that began with “The Sword of Aldones” in 1962.

Gary Lenhart

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Gary Lenhart is the author of five collections of poems, including Father and Son Night (Hanging Loose, 1999). He edited The Teachers & Writers Guide to William Carlos Williams (T&W, 1998) and from 1986-91 the magazine Transfer. From 1977-85 he was an editor of Mag City and with others edited The Collected Poems of Michael … Continued

Larry Rapant

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Larry Rapant is a mentor at Empire State College, has published four books of poetry to date and has published in many American literary magazines. He lives in Voorheesville, New York, and often performs his poetry with musical accompaniment or “soundscapes.”