Florence Hershman Papers
Collection Overview
Abstract
The Florence Hershman Papers consist of the printer's manuscript, for the author's book The Moreland Legacy, written as Diana Haviland.
Dates
- Creation: 1977, undated
Extent
0.19 Cubic Feet (1 archives box.)
Creator
- Hershman, Florence, 1928-2008 (Person)
Scope and Contents
The Florence Hershman Papers consist of the printer's manuscript for The Moreland Legacy, the second book written by the author under the pen name Diana Haviland.
Biographical / Historical
Florence Hershman (1928-2008) began her writing career in 1977 with The Passionate Pretenders, written under the pen name Diana Haviland. The book became a New York Times bestseller. Later that same year she published The Moreland Legacy, which is the subject of this collection.
She would go on to write 15 more historical sagas under the names of Diana Haviland and Diana Browning. She receive Romantic Times’ award for “Best Historical Saga” and the West Coast Review of Books’ “Porgie.” Florence was a charter member of the Romance Writers of America New York City chapter.
Florence Hershman passed away on July 4, 2008.
Conditions Governing Access
No known access restrictions.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright and other restrictions may apply to the materials in this collection. Researchers using this collection assume full responsibility for conforming to the laws of libel, privacy, and copyright, and are responsible for securing permissions necessary for publication or reproduction.
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The materials in this collection were transferred to the Browne Popular Culture Library by Florence Hershman in 1985.
Genre / Form
- Title
- Guide to the Florence Hershman Papers
- Author
- Nancy White Lee, Patricia Falk, Steve Ammidown
- Date
- 1986, 2009, 2020
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin