| Eleanore Myers Jewett | |
| Birth Date: | 4 April 1890 |
| Occupation: | Novelist |
| Subject: | Young adult fiction |
Eleanore Myers Jewett (April 4, 1890 – March 30, 1967) was an American author born in New York City[1] . Her works were primarily fiction and history, or historical fiction, written for a younger audience.
Her book The Hidden Treasure of Glaston was awarded the Newbery Honor Medal in 1947.[2] Her early poetry and stories were published in the 1920s in magazines such as St. Nicholas Magazine and The Women's World, and her early novels through Viking Press. Her novels included creative and historical fiction.
Myers Jewett attended Barnard College as a major in medieval English, graduating in the class of 1912. She earned a Master's degree in Comparative Literature from Columbia University[3] . At Barnard, she was Editor-in-Chief of the college magazine, The Mortarboard, and editor for the Barnard Bulletin.
After graduation, she taught English and History to 5th-7th graders at Miss Jacob's school for girls in New York City. She later married Dr. Harvey Jewett, who she had met when they were both students at Columbia. They moved to Canandaigua, New York, and had two daughters. In that community, she served in various civic positions related to libraries and education.