What is May Hill Arbuthnot?
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2013}} {{Infobox person | name = May Hill Arbuthnot | birth_name = May Hill | birth_date = {{Birth date|1884|08|27}} | birth_place = Mason City, Iowa | death_date = {{Death date and age|1969|10|02|1884|08|27}} | death_place = | nationality = American | alma_mater = [[University of Chicago]], [[Columbia University]] | known_for = Children's literacy advocate | occupation = Associate professor }} '''May Hill Arbuthnot''' (August 27, 1884 – October 2, 1969) was an educator, editor, writer, and critic. She worked to support children's literature. She was listed in the ''[[American Libraries]]'' article “100 Most Important Leaders we had for the 20th Century”.<ref>Kniffel, L., Sullivan, K., and McCormick, E. (1999). 100 of the most important leaders we had in the 20th century. ''American Libraries''. 30:11 39.</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== * [http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/arbuthnothonor/arbuthnothonor.cfm The May Hill Arbuthnot Honor Lecture Award] * {{findagrave|78092128}} * {{LCAuth|n79132029|May Hill Arbuthnot|38|}} {{Authority control}} {{lit-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Arbuthnot, May Hill}} [[Category:American children's writers]] [[Category:University of Chicago alumni]] [[Category:Columbia University alumni]] [[Category:1884 births]] [[Category:1969 deaths]]