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Charles Madison Curry
1869–1944
A longtime literature professor who helped shape how children’s books were studied in American classrooms, he wrote and edited works that brought classic reading to students and teachers alike.
1 Audiobook
Children's Literature A Textbook of Sources for Teachers and Teacher-Training Classes
by Charles Madison Curry, Erle Elsworth Clippinger
About the author
Charles Madison Curry was an American professor of English literature, author, and reviewer of children’s books. Born in Indiana in 1869, he spent much of his career at Indiana State Normal School, now Indiana State University, where he taught literature and became known for his work with students and teachers.
He wrote and edited books designed to guide reading and literary study, including anthologies and teaching texts. His work focused especially on children’s literature and on making literary reading approachable in the classroom, which helped give that field a more serious place in education.
Curry also wrote the alma mater for Indiana State in 1925. He died in 1944, leaving behind a career that linked literary scholarship, teaching, and a lasting interest in what young readers read and how they read it.