Research Catalog
Harry Hershfield collection
- Title
- Harry Hershfield collection, 1896-1974 (bulk 1930s-1960s).
- Author
- Hershfield, Harry, 1885-1974.
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| Status | Container | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person. | Volume 1 | Mixed material | Supervised use | *T-Mss 1979-004 Volume 1 | Offsite |
Not available - Please for assistance. | Folder (oversize) 1 | Mixed material | By appointment only | *T-Mss 1979-004 Folder (oversize) 1 | Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre |
Not available - Please for assistance. | Portrait oil painting of Hershfield | Mixed material | Restricted use | *T-Mss 1979-004 Portrait oil painting of Hershfield | Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person. | Box 1 | Mixed material | Supervised use | *T-Mss 1979-004 Box 1 | Offsite |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person. | Box 2 | Mixed material | Supervised use | *T-Mss 1979-004 Box 2 | Offsite |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person. | Box 3 | Mixed material | Supervised use | *T-Mss 1979-004 Box 3 | Offsite |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person. | Box 4 | Mixed material | Supervised use | *T-Mss 1979-004 Box 4 | Offsite |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person. | Box 5 | Mixed material | Supervised use | *T-Mss 1979-004 Box 5 | Offsite |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person. | Box 6 | Mixed material | Supervised use | *T-Mss 1979-004 Box 6 | Offsite |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person. | Box 7 | Mixed material | Supervised use | *T-Mss 1979-004 Box 7 | Offsite |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person. | Box 8 | Mixed material | Supervised use | *T-Mss 1979-004 Box 8 | Offsite |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person. | Box 9 | Mixed material | Supervised use | *T-Mss 1979-004 Box 9 | Offsite |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person. | Box 10 | Mixed material | Supervised use | *T-Mss 1979-004 Box 10 | Offsite |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person. | Box 11 | Mixed material | Supervised use | *T-Mss 1979-004 Box 11 | Offsite |
Not available - Please for assistance. | Box 12 | Mixed material | Supervised use | *T-Mss 1979-004 Box 12 | Offsite |
Not available - Please for assistance. | Box 13 | Mixed material | Supervised use | *T-Mss 1979-004 Box 13 | Offsite |
Not available - Please for assistance. | Box 14 | Mixed material | Supervised use | *T-Mss 1979-004 Box 14 | Offsite |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person. | Box 15 | Mixed material | Supervised use | *T-Mss 1979-004 Box 15 | Offsite |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person. | Box 16 | Mixed material | Supervised use | *T-Mss 1979-004 Box 16 | Offsite |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person. | Box 17 | Mixed material | Supervised use | *T-Mss 1979-004 Box 17 | Offsite |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Immerman, David, 1911-2003.
- Description
- 7.13 linear feet (20 boxes, 1 volume, 1 oversized folder, and 1 painting)
- Summary
- 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."
- Subjects
- Humorous fiction
- Negatives (Photographs)
- Programs (Publications)
- Personal correspondence
- Albums (books)
- Photographs
- Circus Saints & Sinners Club of America
- Wagner, Robert F. (Robert Ferdinand), 1910-1991
- Humorists
- Masters of ceremonies
- Lambs (New York, N.Y.)
- Certificates
- Radio comedies
- Cartoonists
- Clippings (information artifacts)
- Genre/Form
- Humorous fiction.
- Personal correspondence.
- Certificates.
- Clippings (information artifacts)
- Photographs.
- Programs (Publications)
- Albums (books).
- Access (note)
- Collection is open to the public. Library policy on photocopying and photographs will apply. Advance notice may be required.
- Terms of Use (note)
- The author/creator retains copyright of materials. For information on obtaining permission to publish, contact the Theatre Division at theatre@nypl.org.
- Source (note)
- Gift
- Location of Other Archival Materials (note)
- Ohio State University, Billy Ireland Cartoon Library and Museum.
- Call Number
- *T-Mss 1979-004
- OCLC
- 919265953
- Author
- Hershfield, Harry, 1885-1974.
- Title
- Harry Hershfield collection, 1896-1974 (bulk 1930s-1960s).
- Restricted Access
- Collection is open to the public. Library policy on photocopying and photographs will apply. Advance notice may be required.
- Terms Of Use
- 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
- Harry Hershfield Collection, 1900-1974; Ohio State University, Billy Ireland Cartoon Library and Museum.
- Source
- Gift: Morris P. Arnoff, 1979.
- Connect to:
- Occupation
- Cartoonists.Humorists.Masters of ceremonies.
- Added Author
- Immerman, David, 1911-2003.
- Research Call Number
- *T-Mss 1979-004