Hapgood, Norman, 1868-1937

Norman Hapgood: editor, diplomat, and author. Elizabeth Reynolds Hapgood (1894-1974): editor and translator.

From the description of Papers of Norman Hapgood and Elizabeth Reynolds Hapgood, 1823-1977. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71132030

Norman Hapgood was an editor and critic, best remembered for his influential editorials for Collier's Weekly. Born in Chicago, he had a distinguished tenure as a student at Harvard University, culminating in a law degree. He practiced law briefly, but preferred writing, and became an influential if controversial drama critic. Pressured to leave his job, he became editor of Collier's Weekly, where his vigorous essays on progressive reform helped define the muckraking journalism of the era. Political differences led to his resignation from Collier's, and his subsequent career was of less consequence, including a failed attempt to revitalize Harper's Weekly.

From the description of Norman Hapgood letter to Volney Streamer, 1906 Jan. 6. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 123906051

Norman Hapgood (1868-1937), journalist and ambassador, in the early-1920s wrote an exposé on the apparent anti-Semitism of noted industrialist Henry Ford and his newspaper The Dearborn Independent . Through a series of articles entitled, "The Inside Story of Henry Ford’s Jew Mania,” published in Hearst's International, Hapgood hoped to link Henry Ford’s anti-Semitism to the pro-Tsarist movement in the U.S. and Russia. This collection of articles was assembled by Daniel E. Miranda for Brandeis University professor Bernard S. Sobel’s class, “Sociology of Anti-Semitism,” in 1966.

From the guide to the Norman Hapgood (1868-1937) Papers, 1922 and 1966, (American Jewish Historical Society)

American editor and author.

From the description of Autograph letter signed : "The Evening Post, New York," to A.F. Jaccaci, [no year] April 17. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270503942

Biographical Note

Norman Hapgood

• 1868, Mar. 28: Born, Chicago, Ill.
• 1890: A.B., Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.
• 1893: A.M., LL.B., Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.
• 1896: Married Emilie Bigelow
• 1987 - 1902 : Drama critic, New York Commercial Advertiser and Bookman
• 1903 - 1912 : Editor, Collier's Weekly
• 1913 - 1916 : Editor, Harper's Weekly
• 1916: Married Elizabeth Reynolds Chairman, Woodrow Wilson Independent League
• 1917: Foreign correspondent for a number of American papers, Europe
• 1918 - 1919 : President, American League of Nations Association
• 1919: Appointed American Minister to Denmark
• 1923 - 1925 : Editor, Hearst's International
• 1927 - 1930 : Resided in Washington, D.C., working on various books, including his autobiography, The Changing Years. New York: Farrar & Rinehart, 1930
• 1936 - 1937 : Editor, Christian Register
• 1937, Apr. 29: Died, New York, N.Y.

Elizabeth Reynolds Hapgood

• 1894: Born, New York, N.Y.
• 1914: Graduated, Ecole des Langues Orientales, University of Paris, Paris, France
• 1915: Appointed head, Russian Department, Columbia University, New York, N.Y.
• 1916: Married Norman Hapgood
• 1918: Established, Russian Department, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.Y.
• 1974: Died, New York, N.Y.

From the guide to the Norman Hapgood and Elizabeth Reynolds Hapgood Papers, 1824-1977, (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)