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Michael Hirsh manuscript collection, 1970-2010, Date acquired: 00/00/2010

 

Summary

Creator:
Hirsh, Michael (1943-)
Abstract:
This collection consists of the papers of Michael Hirsh, tracing his career in television and as a journalist.
Extent:
14.68 Linear Feet
34 boxes
1 items
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Michael Hirsh Manuscript Collection, USF Libraries - Tampa Special Collections, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection consists of Michael Hirsh's original manuscripts, photographs, research, correspondence, and proofs related to the publication of The Liberators: America's Witnesses to the Holocaust. The second series in the collection consists of materials related to Hirsh's time as a television and film producer and writer, with a concentration on the series M*A*S*H. This series also contains materials related to the history of television, as well as assorted scripts and screenplays.

Biographical / historical:

Michael Hirsh is as a journalist, documentarian, and producer in radio and television. Over his 35 year career, he was the recipient of numerous awards, including several Emmy Awards, a Writers Guild Award, the DuPont-Columbia Citation, and the George Foster Peabody Award. He served as a combat correspondent with the U.S. Army's 25th Infantry Division in Vietnam, where he was also awarded the Combat Infantryman Badge. Hirsh is the author of several works of non-fiction, including The Liberators: America's Witnesses to the Holocaust (New York: Bantam Books, 2010).

Note written by Jean Mcallister, 2010

Acquisition information:

Michael Hirsh

Donation

Arrangement:

By type of material

Physical facet:
The item is at the end of the collection in its original, metal container.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Terms of access:

None. The contents of the collection may be subject to copyright.  Visit the United States Copyright Office's website at http://www.copyright.gov/ for more information.

Preferred citation:

Michael Hirsh Manuscript Collection, USF Libraries - Tampa Special Collections, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL.

Location of this collection:
The University of South Florida, Tampa Campus
4202 East Fowler Ave. LIB122
Tampa
FL
33620-5400
USA