Hurst, Fannie

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Dates:
Birth 1889-10-18
Death 1968-02-23
Americans,
English,

Biographical notes:

American author, lecturer, and commentator.

From the description of Papers, ca. 1910s-1965. (Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center (HRC); University of Texas at Austin). WorldCat record id: 122547416

American author; prominent in philanthropic and civic affairs.

From the description of Papers, 1913-1968. (Washington University in St. Louis). WorldCat record id: 28419697

Hurst expressed her reformist views on the rights of women, homosexuals, and European Jews in her many novels.

From the description of Letter, 1933. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 232007329

Fannie Hurst was an American novelist and short-story writer.

From the description of Fannie Hurst collection of papers, 1937-1951. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122485912

From the guide to the Fannie Hurst collection of papers, 1937-1951, (The New York Public Library. Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature.)

Jewish-American writer and activist.

From the description of Collection, 1889-1968. (Brandeis University Library). WorldCat record id: 32422290

Charles Hanson Towne (1877-1949) was an author, editor and popular New York celebrity. From 1924 to 1929 he edited many magazines including Smart Set, Delineator, Designer, McClure's, and Harper's Bazaar. He also wrote poetry, novels, plays, travel essays, song cycles, lyrics for musicals and operettas, memoirs, and newspaper columns; taught poetry at Columbia University; and toured with the Broadway hit, Life With Father. Much of his writing celebrated New York City and he was considered to be the quintessential New Yorker.

From the guide to the Charles Hanson Towne papers, 1891-1948, 1902-1945, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.)

American author and Washington University alumna.

From the description of Papers. 1913-1968. (Washington University in St. Louis). WorldCat record id: 12880757

American author.

From the description of Papers of Fannie Hurst [manuscript], 1928-1965. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647869887

From the description of Papers, 1913-1968. (Washington University in St. Louis). WorldCat record id: 26089712

Author.

From the description of Letter of Fannie Hurst, 1937. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79451104

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Subjects:

  • American literature
  • American literature
  • American literature
  • Jewish women authors
  • Poetry

Occupations:

  • Authors, American
  • Novelists, American
  • Women authors, American
  • Arrangers
  • Authors
  • College teachers
  • Editors
  • Women novelists, American

Places:

  • New York (N.Y.) (as recorded)
  • United States (as recorded)

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