| LC control no. | n 79129584 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| LC classification | PS3503.O563 |
| Personal name heading | Borland, Hal, 1900-1978 |
| Variant(s) | Borland, Harold Glen, 1900-1978 Borland, Hal Glen, 1900- Borland, Hal Glen, 1900-1978 |
| See also | Alternate identity: West, Ward, 1900-1978 |
| Other standard no. | 0000000115606409 |
| Associated country | United States |
| Located | Philadelphia (Pa.) |
| Birth date | 1900-05-14 |
| Death date | 1978-02-22 |
| Place of birth | Sterling (Neb.) |
| Field of activity | Journalism Journalism, Outdoor Outdoor life |
| Profession or occupation | Authors Journalists Outdoor writers Naturalists Outdoorsmen |
| Found in | His Rocky Mountain tipi taleo, May 24, 1924. His A countryman's woods, 1983: CIP title page (Hal Borland) CIP data sheet (b. 1901) Contemporary authors, c1977: v. 77-80 (Borland, Hal, 1900-1978; b. 5/14/1900; d. 2/22/78; pseud: Ward West) Wikipedia, viewed July 8, 2021 (Hal Borland; Harold "Hal" Glen Borland (May 14, 1900- February 22, 1978) was an American author, journalist and naturalist; in addition to writing many non-fiction and fiction books about the outdoors, he was a staff writer and editorialist for The New York Times; born Sterling, Nebraska; he studied at the University of Colorado from 1918-1920, majoring in engineering; he soon moved to New York where he studied journalism and graduated from Columbia University in 1923 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Literature; he started writing as a journalist for publications such as the Denver Post and the Flagler News, and while attending Columbia University he wrote for the Brooklyn Times, the United Press, and King Features Service; after graduation he worked for a variety of newspapers across the United States, eventually settling in Philadelphia and working for Curtis Newspapers, the Philadelphia Morning Sun, and the Philadelphia Morning Ledger from 1926 until 1937; in 1937 he began writing for The New York Times, first as a staff writer for The New York Times Sunday Magazine (1937-1943) and then in 1942 as an editorial writer for The New York Sunday Times, a position he held until his death in 1978; while at The Times, he began writing about his experience as an outdoorsman in a series of editorials that were later compiled into two books; he wrote similar pieces for the Berkshire Eagle (1958-1978), Pittsburgh Press (1966-1978), and Torrington Register (1971-1978); he also wrote short stories, poetry, novels (including westerns under the pseudonym Ward West), biographical novels, non-fiction, articles for a variety of magazines, and one play) |
| Associated language | eng |
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