BIOGRAPHY

Quay, Joyce Crosby. Early Promise, Late Reward: A Biography of Helen Hooven Santmyer. Manchester, Conn.: Knowledge, Ideas, and Trends, Inc., 1995, 134 p.

Self-published, chronological biography of Santmyer written by an Ohio native who interviewed Santmyer and did extensive research among her papers.

CRITICISM

Bourjaily, Vance. “The Other Side of ‘Main Street.’” The New York Times Book Review (24 June 1984): 7.

Bourjaily favorably reviews “… And Ladies of the Club” as a fascinating re-creation of the life of a small town.

Brownmiller, Susan. “‘… And Ladies of the Club’ Life, Death, Boredom on Main Street.” The Chicago Tribune, (10 June 1984): 13.

Explains that Santmyer's writing in “… And Ladies of the Club” is occasionally inspired but mostly limited in perspective.

Filler, Louis. “An Ohio Masterpiece: Prospects for Renewal.” In The Unbought Grace of Life: Essays in Honor of Russell Kirk, edited by James E. Person, Jr., pp. 106-14. Peru, Ill.: Sherwood Sugden & Company, 1994.

A reevaluation of “… And Ladies of the Club.”

Hill, Eldon. Review of Ohio Town, by Helen Hooven Santmyer. Indiana Magazine of History 59, no. 1 (March 1963): 294-95.

Favorable review of Ohio Town.

Kaufman, Joanne. Review of Ohio Town, by Helen Hooven Santmyer. The New York Times Book Review (16 September 1984): 31.

Presents a generally favorable assessment of Santmyer's book of essays.

Lyons, Gene. “Sunny Side of the Street.” Newsweek (18 June 1984): 93.

Lyons says that “… And Ladies of the Club” is more of a publishing event than a good work of literature.

Marnell, Francis X. “Main Street Revisited.” National Review 36, no. 19 (5 October 1984): 54-5.

A favorable review which touts “… And Ladies of the Club” as a counterpart to Main Street.

McDowell, Edwin. “Happy End for Novelist's 50-Year Effort.” The New York Times (12 January 1984): A1.

McDowell describes publication plans for “… And Ladies of the Club” and chronicles Santmyer's long route to literary fame.

Review of Herbs and Apples, by Helen Hooven Santmyer. The Saturday Review of Literature 2, no. 16 (14 November 1925): 301.

An early, mostly unfavorable, review of Santmyer's first novel.

Review of “… And Ladies of the Club,” by Helen Hooven Santmyer. Time 124 (9 July 1984): 84.

Brief review of “… And Ladies of the Club” stating that Santmyer's novel has been oversold by its publisher and is also rather dull.

Additional coverage of Santmyer's life and career is contained in the following sources published by the Gale Group: Contemporary Authors, Vols. 1-4R, 118; Contemporary Authors New Revision Series, Vols. 15, 33; Contemporary Literary Criticism, Vol. 33; Dictionary of Literary Biography Yearbook, 1984; Literature Resource Center; Major 20th-Century Writers, Ed. 1; and Twentieth-Century Romance and Historical Writers.