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'''Crete Hutchinson''' ({{nee}}, '''Sprague'''; 1884–1970) was an American writer and the manager of ].
<ref name="WhosWhoNationsCapital1926">{{cite book |title=Who's who in the Nation's Capital |year=1926 |publisher=Consolidated Publishing Company |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kUY2ttKq71wC&pg=PA304 |page=304 |chapter=HUTCHINSON, Crete Pauline (Mrs.) |access-date=12 December 2024 |language=en}} {{Source-attribution}}</ref><ref name="TimesHerald1923">{{cite news |title=40 'Cleopatra' Aspirants Chosen |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/times-herald-40-cleopatra-aspirants-ch/160772729/ |access-date=12 December 2024 |work=Times Herald |via=] |date=19 May 1923 |page=5 |language=en}} {{Source-attribution}}</ref> '''Crete Hutchinson''' ({{nee}}, '''Sprague'''; 1884–1970) was an American writer.<ref name="WhosWhoNationsCapital1926">{{cite book |title=Who's who in the Nation's Capital |year=1926 |publisher=Consolidated Publishing Company |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kUY2ttKq71wC&pg=PA304 |page=304 |chapter=HUTCHINSON, Crete Pauline (Mrs.) |access-date=12 December 2024 |language=en}} {{Source-attribution}}</ref> She served as Director of Publicity with the ]'s ] during ]. In January 1936, she became the first Director of the ] ].<ref name="Inventory1939">{{cite book |title=Inventory of the County and Borough Archives of New York City |date=1939 |publisher=Historical Records Survey |page=4 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oDwJgvVtdVkC&pg=PR4 |access-date=12 December 2024 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="Transcriptions1940">{{cite book |author1=Historical Records Society New York (City) |author2=Historical Records Survey (New York N.Y.) |title=Transcriptions of Early Town Records of New York |date=1940 |publisher=Historical Records Survey |page=3 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vbAFAAAAIAAJ&pg=PR3 |access-date=12 December 2024 |language=en}}</ref> During ], Hutchinson was the assistant director, division of films, ], and director, of its division of pictures.


==Biography==
Crete Pauline Sprague was born in ] on October 31, 1884. Her parents were Norman Clark and Sarah (Samms) Sprague. Crete Pauline Sprague was born in ], on October 31, 1884. Her parents were Norman Clark and Sarah (Samms) Sprague.<ref name="WhosWhoNationsCapital1926" />


She was educated at Westtown Boarding School, ], ]. She earned a B.A. degree. She was educated at ],<ref name="TheFriend1917" /> ], and ]. She earned a B.A. degree.<ref name="WhosWhoNationsCapital1926" />


With her husband, Raymond Wilson Hutchinson, a mining engineer, she lived in the mountains of El Salvador, {{convert|45|miles}} from the Pacific Coast by muleback. The couple had one daughter, Ruth. With her husband, Raymond Wilson Hutchinson, a mining engineer, she lived in the mountains of El Salvador, {{convert|45|miles}} from the Pacific Coast by muleback. The couple had one daughter, Ruth.<ref name="WhosWhoNationsCapital1926" />


She served as Director of Publicity<ref name="EveningStar1921">{{cite news |title=Address on Journalism |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/evening-star-address-on-journalism/160774198/ |access-date=12 December 2024 |work=Evening Star |via=] |date=17 May 1921 |page=27 |language=en}} {{Source-attribution}}</ref> with the American Library Association's Library War Service<ref name="Papers1917">{{cite book |author1=American Library Association Conference |title=Papers and Proceedings |date=1917 |page=420 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YsIxAQAAMAAJ&pg=RA2-PA420 |access-date=12 December 2024 |language=en}} {{Source-attribution}}</ref> during World War I.<ref name="TheWashingtonHerald1919" /><ref name="TimesHerald1920">{{cite news |title=Advertising Club Opens Membership to Women |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/times-herald-advertising-club-opens-memb/160773853/ |access-date=12 December 2024 |work=Times Herald |via=] |date=7 February 1920 |page=9 |language=en}} {{Source-attribution}}</ref> During the inter-war period, she managed the ].<ref name="WhosWhoNationsCapital1926" /><ref name="TimesHerald1923">{{cite news |title=40 'Cleopatra' Aspirants Chosen |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/times-herald-40-cleopatra-aspirants-ch/160772729/ |access-date=12 December 2024 |work=Times Herald |via=] |date=19 May 1923 |page=5 |language=en}} {{Source-attribution}}</ref>
⚫ During ], Hutchinson was the assistant director, division of films, ], and director, of its division of pictures.


⚫ During World War II, Hutchinson was the assistant director, division of films, Committee on Public Information, and director, of its division of pictures.<ref name="WhosWhoNationsCapital1926" />
She was the author of ''Your Job Back Home'' and ''In Cloudland''.


She wrote travel stories,<ref name="TheWashingtonHerald1919">{{cite news |title=The League of Pen Women |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-washington-herald-the-league-of-pen/160774324/ |access-date=12 December 2024 |work=The Washington Herald |via=] |date=20 November 1919 |page=7 |language=en}} {{Source-attribution}}</ref> as well as ''Your Job Back Home'' and ''In Cloudland''.<ref name="WhosWhoNationsCapital1926" />
She was a member of the Advertising Club, ], and the ].


She was a member of the Washington Advertising Club,<ref name="TimesHerald1920" /> ] (Auditor),<ref name="TheWritersMonthly1922">{{cite journal |title=The Bulletin Board |date=October 1922 |journal=The Writer's Monthly |volume=XX |number=4 |page=350 |editor=J. Berg Esenwein |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=R1cxAQAAMAAJ&pg=RA2-PA350 |access-date=12 December 2024 |language=en}} {{Source-attribution}}</ref> ],<ref name="WhosWhoNationsCapital1926" /> and Westtown Old Scholars' Association.<ref name="TheFriend1917">{{cite book |title=The Friend: A Religious and Literary Journal |date=1917 |publisher=The Friend. |page=598 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Y0ZHAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA598 |access-date=12 December 2024 |language=en}} {{Source-attribution}}</ref>
⚫ In religion, she was a ].


⚫ In religion, she was a ].<ref name="WhosWhoNationsCapital1926" />
⚫ Hutchinson was a resident of ] intermittently since 1893.

<ref name="WhosWhoNationsCapital1926" />
⚫ Hutchinson was a resident of ] intermittently since 1893.<ref name="WhosWhoNationsCapital1926" />

==Selected works==
===Books===
* ''Your Job Back Home''
* ''In Cloudland'', 1920<ref name="Catalogue1920">{{cite book |author1=Library of Congress Copyright Office |title=Catalogue of Title-entries of Books and Other Articles Entered in the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington, Under the Copyright Law ... Wherein the Copyright Has Been Completed by the Deposit of Two Copies in the Office |date=1920 |publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office |page=1730 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7jTQAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA1730 |access-date=12 December 2024 |language=en}} {{Source-attribution}}</ref>

===Articles===
* "The Leviathan's Machine Shop", ''American Machinist'' (New York, April 16, 1925), vol. 62, no. 16, pp. 614-15 ()
* "Books for the Navy", ''Sea Power: Warships, Merchant Marine, Naval Bases'' (July 1919), Volumes 7-8, no. 1 pp. 30-32 ()
* "North Carolina's Contribution to the Winning of the War", ''American Forestry'' (November 1918), vol. 24, no. 299, pp. 675-78 ()


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American writer (1884–1970)

Crete Hutchinson (née, Sprague; 1884–1970) was an American writer. She served as Director of Publicity with the American Library Association's Library War Service during World War I. In January 1936, she became the first Director of the New York Historical Records Survey. During World War II, Hutchinson was the assistant director, division of films, Committee on Public Information, and director, of its division of pictures.

Biography

Crete Pauline Sprague was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on October 31, 1884. Her parents were Norman Clark and Sarah (Samms) Sprague.

She was educated at Westtown Boarding School, University of Pennsylvania, and University of California, Berkeley. She earned a B.A. degree.

With her husband, Raymond Wilson Hutchinson, a mining engineer, she lived in the mountains of El Salvador, 45 miles (72 km) from the Pacific Coast by muleback. The couple had one daughter, Ruth.

She served as Director of Publicity with the American Library Association's Library War Service during World War I. During the inter-war period, she managed the Bachrach Studios.

During World War II, Hutchinson was the assistant director, division of films, Committee on Public Information, and director, of its division of pictures.

She wrote travel stories, as well as Your Job Back Home and In Cloudland.

She was a member of the Washington Advertising Club, National League of American Pen Women (Auditor), Women's National Press Club, and Westtown Old Scholars' Association.

In religion, she was a Christian Scientist.

Hutchinson was a resident of Washington, D.C. intermittently since 1893.

Selected works

Books

  • Your Job Back Home
  • In Cloudland, 1920

Articles

  • "The Leviathan's Machine Shop", American Machinist (New York, April 16, 1925), vol. 62, no. 16, pp. 614-15 (text)
  • "Books for the Navy", Sea Power: Warships, Merchant Marine, Naval Bases (July 1919), Volumes 7-8, no. 1 pp. 30-32 (text)
  • "North Carolina's Contribution to the Winning of the War", American Forestry (November 1918), vol. 24, no. 299, pp. 675-78 (text)

References

  1. ^ "HUTCHINSON, Crete Pauline (Mrs.)". Who's who in the Nation's Capital. Consolidated Publishing Company. 1926. p. 304. Retrieved 12 December 2024. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. Inventory of the County and Borough Archives of New York City. Historical Records Survey. 1939. p. 4. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
  3. Historical Records Society New York (City); Historical Records Survey (New York N.Y.) (1940). Transcriptions of Early Town Records of New York. Historical Records Survey. p. 3. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
  4. ^ The Friend: A Religious and Literary Journal. The Friend. 1917. p. 598. Retrieved 12 December 2024. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  5. "Address on Journalism". Evening Star. 17 May 1921. p. 27. Retrieved 12 December 2024 – via Newspapers.com. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  6. American Library Association Conference (1917). Papers and Proceedings. p. 420. Retrieved 12 December 2024. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  7. ^ "The League of Pen Women". The Washington Herald. 20 November 1919. p. 7. Retrieved 12 December 2024 – via Newspapers.com. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  8. ^ "Advertising Club Opens Membership to Women". Times Herald. 7 February 1920. p. 9. Retrieved 12 December 2024 – via Newspapers.com. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  9. "40 'Cleopatra' Aspirants Chosen". Times Herald. 19 May 1923. p. 5. Retrieved 12 December 2024 – via Newspapers.com. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  10. J. Berg Esenwein, ed. (October 1922). "The Bulletin Board". The Writer's Monthly. XX (4): 350. Retrieved 12 December 2024. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  11. Library of Congress Copyright Office (1920). Catalogue of Title-entries of Books and Other Articles Entered in the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington, Under the Copyright Law ... Wherein the Copyright Has Been Completed by the Deposit of Two Copies in the Office. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 1730. Retrieved 12 December 2024. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
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