Steven C. Swett

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Steven C. Swett
Born1934 (age 89–90)
Hartford, Connecticut, USA
NationalityAmerican
EducationB.A.
Alma mater Harvard University
OccupationJournalist
Years active1956–present
Relatives Thomas Welles
AwardsGerald Loeb Award
1961

Steven Carton Swett (born 1934) is an American journalist and publisher who worked for various print publications and received a Gerald Loeb Award.

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Early life

Swett born in 1934 to Catharine (Carton) and Paul P. Swett Jr. in Hartford, Connecticut. [1] [2] Through his mother, Swett is a descendant of Connecticut Colonial Governor Thomas Welles (1594–1660). [3]

Swett attended Milton Academy in Massachusetts. [2] [4] As editor of The Orange and Blue, the school newspaper, Swett received an award in 1952 from The Boston Daily Globe for "best newspaper make-up". [4] He graduated in 1952. [5]

At Harvard University, Swett was a member of the Hasty Pudding Club and the Delphic Club. [2] He was elected to the Harvard Crimson news board in 1953, and served as sports editor before graduating magna cum laude in 1956. [6] [7] [8]

Career

After university, Swett worked briefly for The Baltimore Sun before entering the Army. [9]

In 1961, Swett was part of a team at The Wall Street Journal that received the Gerald Loeb Award for Newspapers. [10]

In the mid-1960s, Swett managed the Education Department at Time, Inc. and served as the education editor. [11] [12]

Swett joined Scholastic Magazines Inc. in 1968 as the promotion director of the Junior-Senior High School Division. [13] In 1976, he was appointed publisher of the newly created educational periodicals division. [14]

Swett began writing for the Valley News in 1988 as a business and financial reporter. [15] [16] [17] He left the West Lebanon, New Hampshire, paper in 1993 to join an investment management firm. [18]

Personal life

Swett married Shiela Lawrence Chanler on October 5, 1957, at St. Matthews Church in Bedford, New York. [2] Sheila, born December 23, 1935, graduated from Radcliffe College in 1957 and began teaching after they married. [19] They had foujr children – Benjamin, Sarah, Paul, and Evelyn. [19]

Swett and four friends fulfilled their childhood dream in 1987 by sailing across the Atlantic in a 38-foot yacht from Woods Hole to Scotland. [20] [21] He wrote about his experience in his book Twenty-three Days in the North Atlantic. [20]

In 1999, the couple donated a conservation easement on their 236–acre property near Crescent Lake and Downer State Forest in Vermont to the Upper Valley Land Trust. [22]

Shiela died at their home in Hanover, New Hampshire, on May 20, 2022, after battling multiple myeloma for fifteen years. [19]

Selected bibliography

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  2. 1 2 3 4 "Miss Chanler Married To Mr. Steven Swett". The Sunday Sun . Vol. 57, no. 40. October 6, 1957. p. B–12 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ Hamilton, Anne M. (October 4, 2009). "The Epitome Of Optimism And Grace". Hartford Courant . Vol. CLXXIII, no. 277. p. F5 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. 1 2 "Globe Presents Prizes to High School Editors". The Boston Daily Globe . Vol. CLXI, no. 128. May 7, 1952. pp. 1, 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Classes 1950–1959". Milton Academy . Retrieved June 18, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Two On Crimson Board". The Evening Sun . Vol. 86, no. 127. March 16, 1953. p. 24 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Harvard Crimson Suggests Centre For Grid Opener". Waterville Morning Sentinel . Vol. 52, no. 238. December 9, 1955. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Full List of Candidates for Degrees at Harvard Today". The Boston Daily Globe . Vol. CLXIX, no. 166. June 14, 1956. pp. 2–3 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ Randolph, Nancy (October 6, 1957). "Miss Ryan Bride of W.A.V. Cecil". Sunday News . Vol. 37, no. 23 (National ed.). p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Historical Winners List". UCLA Anderson School of Management . Retrieved January 31, 2019.
  11. ↑ "Lakeland's Trustees Set Sights On Future". The Sheboygan Press . Vol. LVIII, no. 212. August 25, 1965. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
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  13. ↑ "Scholastic Names Promotion Chief". The Record . Vol. 74, no. 125 (Central Bergen ed.). November 5, 1968. p. B–6 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ↑ Dougherty, Philip H. (May 3, 1976). "People". Advertising. The New York Times . Vol. CXXV, no. 43199 (Late City ed.). p. 52.
  15. ↑ Swett, Steven C. (September 12, 1988). "Volatile Oil Prices Are Low, For Now". Valley News . Vol. 37, no. 80. pp. 1, 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ↑ "Evelyn R. Swett Engaged to Wed". The New York Times . Vol. CXL, no. 48675 (Late ed.). July 28, 1991. pp. 1–43.
  17. ↑ "Dana Dowell, R. D. Windatt 2d". The New York Times . Vol. CXLI, no. 49081 (Late ed.). September 6, 1992. pp. 9–13.
  18. ↑ Swett, Steven C. (May 25, 1993). "With Careful Study, Investors Can Do Well Guided By Their Own Lights". Valley News . Vol. 41, no. 300. pp. 15, 24 – via Newspapers.com.
  19. 1 2 3 "Shiela C. Swett". Valley News . Vol. 59, no. 199. May 21, 2022. p. A4 – via Newspapers.com.
  20. 1 2 Graziano, Sallie (July 29, 1987). "Across The Atlantic: Sailing Has Its Rough Moments". Valley News . Vol. 35, no. 43. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
  21. 1 2 Craig, William Jr (July 27, 1988). "Norwich Man Sails Atlantic". Valley News . Vol. 37, no. 4. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
  22. ↑ Hanson, Alex (December 7, 1999). "Land Trust Gets 3 More Easements". Valley News . Vol. 48, no. 182. p. A2 – via Newspapers.com.
  23. ↑ Swett, Steven C. (1960). "The Test of a Reformer: A Study of Seth Low, New York City Mayor, 1902-1903". New York Historical Society Quarterly. 44 (1): 5–41. ISSN   0028-7253.
  24. ↑ "Norwich Author Recounts Great-Great Grandfather's 'Journey'". Valley News . Vol. 59, no. 199. December 26, 2010. p. B3 – via Newspapers.com.
  25. ↑ Swett, Steven C. (2022). The Metalworkers: Robert Poole, His Ironworks, and Technology in 19th Century America. Baltimore Museum of Industry. ISBN   9780578282503.
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