for a Magic Childhood" (1952) autobiographical References External links Mary Ellen Chase papers at the Smith College Archives, Smith College Special Collections Mary Ellen Chase literary manuscripts at the Mortimer Rare Book Collection, Smith College Special Collections 1887 births 1973 deaths 20th-century American novelists Novelists from Maine Novelists from Massachusetts Novelists from Minnesota University of Minnesota College of Liberal Arts alumni People from Blue Hill, Maine People from Northampton, Massachusetts Smith College faculty University of Minnesota faculty American women novelists 20th-century American women writers American women academics