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Fannie Simon

Fannie Simon (1891-1980) was a librarian and associate editor for McCall's Magazine who lived in New York City and was an active member of her community.

Early life

Simon was born in New York City on April 15, 1891, the daughter of Julius and Bertha Gubner Simon.^[1] Her father emigrated from Germany in 1885 and was able to make a prosperous living for his family as a clothier. Simon grew up in Westchester and on the Upper West Side, with live-in servants where she enjoyed horseback riding in Central Park with her brother, Alexander.^[1] In 1930, Simon moved to the Murray Hill section of Manhattan where she would live for the next fifty years.

Education and career

Simon attended Smith College and graduated in 1914. She began her career two years later, first in advertising, and then in the magazine industry, primarily as on-staff librarian. In 1932, Simon joined the Special Libraries Association, an organization in which she was active in until her death. She was an avid supporter of the Metropolitan Opera Guild and the New York Philharmonic Society, as well as the New York City Republican Club and the Smith College Alumnae Association. She was also active in her local church, the Church of the Incarnation, and her neighborhood association, the Murray Hill Committee.^[1]

Personal life

In 1959, Simon retired from her position as librarian and associate editor at McCall's. She now volunteered much of her time to other causes. At the time of her death, she had been working as the coordinator of a program of conversational English for the English-Speaking Union.

Her greatest passion was international travel, which began with her first to Europe with her family as a child.^[1] Shortly before she died, Simon remarked to a friend that she estimated that she had traveled to over 150 countries, many of which she had traveled to alone, a habit that she maintained to the end of her life. She took her last trip, alone, at the age of 89, to Iceland in September of 1980.

During her life, she published several travel articles, but her full-length manuscript, "Following Fannie in a Changing World," remains unpublished.

Death

Simon died in a traffic accident in New York City on October 20, 1980; she was eighty-nine years old.^[1]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Collection: Fannie Simon papers | Smith College Finding Aids". findingaids.smith.edu. Retrieved 2024-10-21.

[:0-1] "Collection: Fannie Simon papers | Smith College Finding Aids". findingaids.smith.edu. Retrieved 2024-10-21.

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