Editing Elizabeth Gray Vining (section)

==Later life==
After her return to the United States, Vining wrote a book about her experiences in Japan in ''[[Windows for the Crown Prince]]'', which appeared in 1952. Vining went on to write over 60 fiction and non-fiction books in her lifetime. She also worked on the Board of Trustees of Bryn Mawr, as vice-president from 1952 to 1971 and was vice-chairwoman of the board of directors at the same time. In 1954 Vining received the [[Women's National Book Association]] Skinner Award,<ref name=20th />{{rp|1000}} for "meritorious work in her special field".<ref>{{cite web|title=Women's National Book Association|url=http://www.wnba-books.org/la/about-us.html|work=Purpose|publisher=Women's National Book Association: Los Angeles Chapter|accessdate=June 13, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120626071840/http://www.wnba-books.org/la/about-us.html|archive-date=June 26, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> She received an honorary Doctorate of Literature from [[Wilmington College (Ohio)|Wilmington College]] in 1962.