BIBLIOGRAPHIES

Cary, Richard. “A Bibliography of the Published Writings of Mary Ellen Chase.” Colby Library Quarterly 6 (March 1962): 34-45.

As complete a list of Chase's published works to 1962 as Cary could assemble, given Chase's disinterest in keeping accurate records of when and where she published.

Squire, Elienne. “Bibliography.” In A Lantern in the Wind: The Life of Mary Ellen Chase, pp. 205-08. Santa Barbara, Calif.: Fithian Press, 1995.

Bibliography of mostly primary works.

Westbrook, Perry D. “Selected Bibliography.” In Mary Ellen Chase, pp. 166-71. New York: Twayne Publishers, 1965.

Selected list of primary works, with a short secondary works section.

BIOGRAPHIES

Chase, Evelyn Hyman. Feminist Convert: A Portrait of Mary Ellen Chase. Santa Barbara, Calif.: John Daniel, 1988, 182 p.

Written by Chase's sister-in-law, a biography which claims that Chase belatedly embraced the ideals of American feminism.

Duckett, Eleanor Shipley. “A Portrait: 1962.” Colby Library Quarterly 6 (March 1962): 1-4.

Personal reminiscence of Chase, written by her longtime companion and fellow professor at Smith College.

Squire, Elienne. A Lantern in the Wind: The Life of Mary Ellen Chase. Santa Barbara, Calif.: Fithian Press, 1995, 208 p.

A chronological biography of Chase, written by an admiring former student.

CRITICISM

Westbrook, Perry D. Mary Ellen Chase. New York: Twayne Publishers, 1965, 176 p.

Biographical-critical work, divided into chapters discussing the various genres of Chase's writings.

Additional coverage of Chase's life and career is contained in the following sources published by the Gale Group: Contemporary Authors, Vols. 13-16, 41-44R; Contemporary Authors Permanent Series, Vol. 1; Contemporary Literary Criticism, Vol. 2; Literature Resource Center; and Something about the Author, Vol. 10.