Helen Sherman Griffith

Helen Sherman Griffith (1873 - July 13, 1961) was an American author. An Iowan, she was the "prolific"[1] author of the Letty Grey series of children's books, published by Penn Publishing Company of Philadelphia.[2][3]

She wrote three plays in 1899: The Minister's Wife, The Burglar Alarm, and A Borrowed Luncheon.[4] She had quips published in Lippincott's Monthly Magazine.[5] Her novel for adults, The Lane, was a bestseller in the 1920s.[6]

Bibliography
  • Her Father's Legacy (1901), illustrated by Ida Waugh
  • A Story for Girls (1902) illustrated by Ida Waugh
  • Social Aspirations (1903)
  • For Love Or Money; a Comedy in Three Acts (1903)
  • The Merry Widow Hat: A Farce in One Act for Female Characters (1909)
  • Reflected Glory: A Farce in One Act (for Female Characters) (1909)
  • Letty of the Circus (1910) illustrated by Francis D. Jones Penn Publishing Company
  • A Fallen Idol: A Farce in One Act (1911)
  • Rosemary for Remembrance (1911), illustrated by Mary Pemberton Ginthier, Penn Publishing Company[7]
  • A Wilful Girl (1911)
  • Letty's Sister (1912) Penn Publishing Company
  • Letty's Treasure (1913), illustrated by Francis D. Jones, Penn Publishing Company
  • Letty's Good Luck (1914), illustrated by Francis D. Jones, Penn Publishing Company
  • Letty at the Conservatory (1915) illustrated by Paula B. Himmelsbach, Penn Publishing Company
  • Letty's Springtime (1916), illustrated by Paula B. Himmelsbach, Penn Publishing Company
  • Letty and Miss Grey (1917), illustrated by Paula Himmelsbach Balano. Penn Publishing Company.
  • Letty Grey - Heiress (1918), illustrated by Paula Himmelsbach Balano, Penn Publishing Company
  • Her Service Flag: A Play in One Act (1918)
  • The Knitting Club Meets Or Just Back from France: A Comedy in One Act (1918)
  • Getting the Range: A War Play in Ome Act (1918)[8]
  • Letty's New Home (1920), illustrated by Francis D. Jones, Penn Publishing Company[9]
  • The Over-Alls Club: A Farce in One Act (1920), Walter H. Baker & Co. 9781173577186
  • Yes, Virginia!
  • No, Virginia! (1921)
  • Why, Virginia (1924), illustrated by Wuanita Smith
  • Louie Maude (1924)
  • The Roly Poly family (1924)[10]
  • The Lane (1925) Penn Publishing Companh[11]
  • The Ladies Strike, A Play for Girls, in One Act (1921)[12]

References
  1. "Iowa Writers". The Des Moines Register. 1925-03-29. p. 27. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
  2. "Another Book About "Letty"". The Cincinnati Enquirer. 1917-02-19. p. 7. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
  3. "Letty Grey in a University Town". The Boston Globe. 1916-12-02. p. 4. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
  4. Greasley, Philip A. (August 8, 2016). Dictionary of Midwestern Literature, Volume 2: Dimensions of the Midwestern Literary Imagination. Indiana University Press. ISBN 9780253021168 – via Google Books.
  5. "Lippincott's Monthly Magazine". J.B. Lippincott Company. May 16, 1905 – via Google Books.
  6. "Obituary for Helen Sherman Griffith (Aged 88)". July 15, 1961. p. 7 – via newspapers.com.
  7. Griffith, Helen Sherman; Welsh, H. Devitt (May 16, 1911). Rosemary for remembrance. The Penn Publishing Company – via Hathi Trust.
  8. Griffith, Helen (May 14, 2012). Getting the Range - A War Play in One Act: Originally Published in 1918. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. ISBN 9781477452301 – via Google Books.
  9. "THE LETTY GREY SERIES By HELEN SHERMAN GRIFFITH".
  10. Office, Library of Congress Copyright (May 16, 1925). "Catalog of Copyright Entries. New Series: 1924". Copyright Office, Library of Congress – via Google Books.
  11. Smith, Geoffrey D. (August 13, 1997). American Fiction, 1901-1925: A Bibliography. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521434690 – via Google Books.
  12. "Catalog of Copyright Entries: Musical compositions". U.S. Government Printing Office. May 16, 1921 – via Google Books.
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