Hedda Nussbaum Papers c1940s-2009 (ongoing)

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Hedda Nussbaum Papers c1940s-2009 (ongoing)

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Author; Editor. Papers include diaries (closed); correspondence to Nussbaum from othersre: Steinberg case; legal files re: case Hedda Nussbaum v. Joel Steinberg; writings and talks byNussbaum; Nussbaum's published books; videos, including interviews and TV broadcasts featuringNussbaum, and documentaries about domestic violence; photographs of Nussbaum and family; artwork;and memorabilia. [NOTE: The contents list for this collection is not online. Contact the Sophia SmithCollection if you would like one sent to you.]

22 boxes; (14 linear ft.)

eng,

Sophia Smith Collection

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SNAC Resource ID: 6323188

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Steinberg, Joel Barnet, 1941-

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Nussbaum, Hedda, 1942-

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Hedda Nussbaum was born on August 8, 1942 in New York, NY to Emma Rosenthal and William Nussbaum. She earned her B.A. at Hunter College (1964) and her Paralegal Certificate from Mercy College (1991). Prior to entering the public eye in the media frenzy that resulted from the 1987 beating death of her six-year-old adopted daughter, Lisa Steinberg, she worked as an editor of children's books at Random House. Although initially implicated in the crime, charges against Nussbaum were dropped prior to...