Charles Madison Curry

Charles Madison Curry (16 May 1869, in Whiteland, Indiana[1] – 14 March 1944[2]) was an English literature professor and an author and reviewer of children's literature in the late 19th and early 20th century.[3] He was a Professor of English and Literature at Indiana State Normal School (now Indiana State University)[4] and authored the school's Alma Mater in 1925.[5] He edited Literary Readings: An Introduction to the Study of Literature (1903). He created with Martha Adelaide Holton, the Holton-Curry Reader, a basal reader in 8 volumes for the elementary grades, which was published by Rand McNally in 1914.[6][7]

References

  1. ^ CURRY, Charles Madison, in Who's Who in America (vol. 14, 1926); p. 545
  2. ^ Charles Madison Curry (1869–1944)
  3. ^ Margaret Free; Harriette Taylor Treadwell (1916). Primary Reading and Literature: A Manual for Teachers to Accompany The Primer, First, and Second Readers of the Reading Literature Series. University of California. R.L. Telfer, superintendent, State Printing.
  4. ^ "Former Professor at Normal School Dies". Newspapers.com. 15 Mar 1944. Retrieved 10 September 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "History and Traditions". Indiana State University. 2013-09-26. Retrieved 2022-03-29.
  6. ^ School & Society 1916-05-27: Vol 3 Iss 74. Society for Advancement of Education. 1916-05-27. p. 33.
  7. ^ Educational Foundations: A Text Book for the Professional Teacher. A.S. Barnes. 1914. p. 566.
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