Found 3 collections related to Fisher, Dorothy Canfield, 1879-1958

Robert K. Haas (1890-1964) was an American publisher who created the Book of the Month Club with Harry Scherman in 1926. He also founded New Books, Inc. (a two-part reading program) and Harrison Smith and Robert Haas, a publishing house that merged with Random House in 1936. His wife, Merle Simon Haas (1897-1985), was active in volunteer work and was best known for her English translations of Babar the Elephant books. Collection consists of correspondence, writings, family papers, photographs, motion picture films, and printed ephemera relating to the Haas family and to Dorothy Canfield Fisher. Materials concerning Robert and Merle Haas include correspondence, 1911-1976, with family, friends and professional associates (some correspondence, 1943-1960, is with William Faulkner); writings by Robert Haas; papers relating to the Haas and Simon families; photographs; films, ca. 1930-1949; and printed matter. Dorothy Canfield Fisher materials include correspondence, 1925-1959, of both a professional and personal nature; writings, photographs, and printed matter. less

Gertrude Amalia Heyman (1878?-1958) was a stenographer who served with the American Expeditionary Forces and the Jewish Welfare Board in France during World War I. She continued her career as a public stenographer and notary public in various U.S. cities before settling in New York in 1928. During World War II she supported efforts to combat antisemitism in the U.S., was active in the war resistance movement, and was involved in general civic matters. Collection consists of Heyman's correspondence, scrapbooks, autobiographical writings, and photographs. Correspondence concerns the two world wars, civil liberties and antisemitism, politicians, her travels, the Heyman family, civic matters, and the American Friends Service Committee. Scrapbooks contain materials about Heyman's life and family. Papers also include autobiographical writings, typescript of Bahai burial service, photographs, clippings, and personal memorabilia. less

Anne Carroll Moore (1871-1961) was a children's librarian, and an author and critic of children's books. She headed the Children's Department of the Pratt Institute Library from 1896 to 1906, and was the first Supervisor of Work with Children at the New York Public Library, 1906-1941. These papers document Moore's career and personal life, and include correspondence, news clippings, photographs, illustrations, mock-ups and a few items of ephemera. less