May Massee

May Massee
Born(1881-05-01)May 1, 1881
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
DiedDecember 24, 1966(1966-12-24) (aged 85)
New York City, New York, U.S.
OccupationEditor
Known forChildren's books

May Massee (May 1, 1881 – December 24, 1966) was an American children's book editor. She was the founding head of the juvenile departments at Doubleday from 1922 and at Viking Press from 1932.[1] Before working at Doubleday, she edited the American Library Association periodical Booklist.[2]

  1. ^ "May Massee and Marjorie Flack: A Classic Collaboration" (abstract). The fourth annual international conference on the book. October 20–22, 2006.
  2. ^ New England Book Women. [dead link‍]