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Hergesheimer, Joseph, 1880-1954

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1880 - 1954

Biographical Note

Joseph Hergesheimer was born in Pennsylvania in 1880. During his lifetime, he published nearly 30 novels and collections of short stories, as well as several biographies. He produced his most popular works toward the end and just after World War I: The Three Black Pennies (1917) and Java Head (1919). Hergesheimer died in New Jersey in 1954.

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Joseph Hergesheimer Letter

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1975-004
Abstract

The collection includes an autobiographical letter of Joseph Hergesheimer's youth, written in 1918.

Dates: 1918