Nell Steckel Steinmetz (born January 21, 1897) was a children's librarian.

Early life

Nell Steckel was born in New Jersey, on January 21, 1897, the daughter of Robert W. Steckel (1860-1955). The family moved to California in 1908 when she was 11 years old.

Career

Nell S. Steinmetz was a Children's librarian. For two and a half years she worked at the Tuolumne County Free Library, and was director of small community theatres and later she was Children's librarian at the Echo Park Branch of the Los Angeles Public Library. She was a lecturer on children's literature. In 1978 she was chairman of the 75th anniversary committee of the Coleman Chamber Music Association, the oldest series of chamber music concerts in the United States. Steinmetz was vicepresident of the Association at least since 1969.

Personal life

Nell S. Steinmetz had one son David Henry Steinmetz, III. She lived at 1086 Kensington Road, and later, in the 1940s, at 5341 Ellenwood Drive, Los Angeles, California. She is buried at

Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale) Forest Lawn Memorial Park is a privately owned cemetery in Glendale, California. It is the original and current flagship location of Forest Lawn Memorial-Parks & Mortuaries, a chain of six cemeteries and four additional mortuaries in Southern Ca ...

along with her father.

References

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