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Milo Milton Quaife (1880–1959) was an American writer who was a historian of Michigan and the Great Lakes region.

Early life and education

Quaife was born in Nashua, Iowa. He received his education at Grinnell College (Grinnell, Iowa), the University of Missouri (Columbia, Missouri) and the University of Chicago.

Career

He was head of the Wisconsin Historical Society and later secretary-editor at the Detroit Public Library's Burton Collection. Quaife was also a lecturer in Detroit at Wayne State University and the University of Detroit (now a part of the University of Detroit Mercy). He served as editor of the Lakeside Classics historical series from 1916 to 1957.

See also

• List of Grinnell College alumni
• List of historians
• List of people from Detroit
• List of people from Iowa
• List of people from Wisconsin
• List of University of Detroit Mercy people
• List of University of Chicago people
• List of University of Missouri alumni
• List of Wayne State University people

References

• Transcription of article on Quaife's death
• Library Thing entry for Quaife

External links

• Works by Milo Quaife at Faded Page (Canada)
• Works by or about Milo Quaife at the Internet Archive
• Works by Milo Quaife at Project Gutenberg