(1871-1949) Writer. Ellen Ione Miller Donaldson’s parents, from Gilbertsville, New York, moved to Avon, New York, where her father worked for the railroads and where Ellen, aka “Nellie”, was born. A few years after, the family moved to Isletta Pueblo, New Mexico, while her father was involved building the Santa Fe Railroad to Albuquerque. It … Continued
(1840-1894) Novelist. Constance Fenimore Woolson visited in Cooperstown, New York with her relatives at various times. She graduated in 1858 from Madame Chegarary’s School, New York City.
(1933-2005) Writer. Elise Camille Dallemagne-Cookson lived in Cherry Valley, New York.
(1928-2005) Poet. Donald A. Petersen was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in 1928 and died in Chattanooga, Tennessee, in 2005. He taught at the State University of New York College at Oneonta, New York for 38 years, retiring as professor of English in 1993.
Suzanne Cleary was born and raised in Binghamton, New York. Her poetry books are Keeping Time (2002), Trick Pear (2007), both published by Carnegie Mellon University Press. A book reviewer for Bloomsbury Review and Professor of English at SUNY Rockland, she has an MA in Writing from Washington University and a Ph.D. in Literature and … Continued
(1918-1996) Writer, editor, publisher. Harry Bloom lived in Oneonta, New York, and was a professor at SUNY Oneonta for a number of years where there is now offered a writing prize in his memory.
Daughter of James Fenimore Cooper. Wrote “Rural Hours,” “Country Rambles,” “Country Life,” “Mount Vernon” and “The Children of America” among others.