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Harry Hershfield collection

Title
  1. Harry Hershfield collection, 1896-1974 (bulk 1930s-1960s).
Author
  1. Hershfield, Harry, 1885-1974

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Additional authors
  1. Immerman, David, 1911-2003
Description
  1. 7.13 linear feet (20 boxes, 1 volume, 1 oversized folder, and 1 painting)
Summary
  1. Harry Hershfield (1885-1974) was an American cartoonist, humorist, and radio personality. The Harry Hershfield collection dates from 1896 to 1974 (bulk dates 1930s-1960s) and contains photographs, writings, letters, programs, scrapbooks, clippings, awards, and certificates. Also included is a large framed oil on canvas portrait painting by the artist David Immerman of Hershfield with a bust of Mark Twain. The painting is dated March 8, 1964, and bears a plaque reading "Harry Hershfield / contemplating the bust of Mark Twain / Presentation by the Honorable Robert F. Wagner / Mayor of the City of New York, May 6, 1965."
Subject
  1. Wagner, Robert F (Robert Ferdinand), 1910-1991
  2. Hershfield, Harry, 1885-1974
  3. Humorous fiction
  4. Negatives (Photographs)
  5. Programs (Publications)
  6. Personal correspondence
  7. Albums (books)
  8. Photographs
  9. Circus Saints & Sinners Club of America
  10. Humorists
  11. Masters of ceremonies
  12. Lambs (New York, N.Y.)
  13. Certificates
  14. Radio comedies
  15. Cartoonists
  16. Clippings (information artifacts)
Genre/Form
  1. Humorous fiction.
  2. Personal correspondence.
  3. Certificates.
  4. Clippings (information artifacts)
  5. Photographs.
  6. Programs (Publications)
  7. Albums (books).
Call number
  1. *T-Mss 1979-004
Access (note)
  1. Collection is open to the public. Library policy on photocopying and photographs will apply. Advance notice may be required.
Terms of use (note)
  1. The author/creator retains copyright of materials. For information on obtaining permission to publish, contact the Theatre Division at theatre@nypl.org.
Source (note)
  1. Gift
Location of other archival materials (note)
  1. Ohio State University, Billy Ireland Cartoon Library and Museum.
Author
  1. Hershfield, Harry, 1885-1974.
Title
  1. Harry Hershfield collection, 1896-1974 (bulk 1930s-1960s).
Restricted access
  1. Collection is open to the public. Library policy on photocopying and photographs will apply. Advance notice may be required.
Terms of use
  1. The author/creator retains copyright of materials. For information on obtaining permission to publish, contact the Theatre Division at theatre@nypl.org.
Location of other archival materials
  1. Harry Hershfield Collection, 1900-1974; Ohio State University, Billy Ireland Cartoon Library and Museum.
Source
  1. Gift: Morris P. Arnoff, 1979.
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Occupation
  1. Cartoonists.
  2. Humorists.
  3. Masters of ceremonies.
Added author
  1. Immerman, David, 1911-2003.
Research call number
  1. *T-Mss 1979-004
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