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'''The Red Leather Diary: Reclaiming a Life Through the Pages of a Lost Journal''' is a non-fiction book by [[Lily Koppel]] about a discarded 75-year-old diary, rescued from a dumpster, based on Koppel's 2006 [[New York Times]]<ref>Koppel, Lily. "Speak, Memory." The New York Times. July 16, 2006.</ref> City section cover story. The diary was kept from 1929 to 1934 by a young Manhattanite with literary and artistic aspirations. With the help of a private investigator, Koppel found the diarist, 90-year-old Florence Wolfson Howitt.
'''''The Red Leather Diary: Reclaiming a Life Through the Pages of a Lost Journal''''' is a non-fiction book by [[Lily Koppel]] about a discarded 75-year-old diary, rescued from a dumpster, based on Koppel's 2006 ''[[New York Times]]''<ref>Koppel, Lily. "Speak, Memory." ''The New York Times''. July 16, 2006.</ref> City section cover story. The diary was kept from 1929 to 1934 by a young [[Manhattan]]ite with literary and artistic aspirations. With the help of a private investigator, Koppel found the diarist, 90-year-old Florence Wolfson Howitt.

In October 2003, Koppel found the diary in a steamer trunk that had been unloaded from the basement of her apartment building at 98 [[Riverside Drive (Manhattan)|Riverside Drive]]. The name Florence Wolfson was written inside the diary. Kopel recruited lawyer and private detective Charles Eric Gordon to try to track down the diary's owner, which he managed to do. Koppel detailed her discovery in her ''New York Times'' piece published on July 16, 2006.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/16/nyregion/thecity/16diar.html Koppel, Lily. "Speak, Memory". ''The New York Times''. July 16, 2006.]</ref>

Florence Wolfson was born on August 11, 1915, in [[Manhattan]]. Her parents, Daniel and Rebecca Wolfson, were [[Russian Jewish]] immigrants. Daniel was a doctor and Rebecca was the proprietor of a couture shop on [[Madison Avenue]]. She had a younger brother, Irving, born in 1919. She grew up in [[Harlem]] and the [[Upper East Side]]. In 1928, she met her future husband, Nathan Howitt, whose family owned a hotel in the [[Catskills]] where the Wolfsons spent their summers. She attended Wadleigh High School, graduating at age 15. As a teenager, she met and became infatuated with famous stage actress [[Eva Le Gallienne]].<ref>Kopppel, Lily, ''The Red Leather Diary'', New York, 2008. {{ISBN|978-0-06-125677-6}}.</ref> She attended [[Hunter College]], where she was editor-in-chief of the school's literary magazine, ''Echo''. She went to [[Columbia University]] as a graduate student, studying English. While there, she hosted literary salons, where one of the guests was [[Delmore Schwartz]]. She and Howitt married in 1939 and had two daughters. The family lived at the Riverside Drive apartment where Koppel lived many years later. She and Howitt had houses in [[Westport, Connecticut]], and [[Pompano Beach, Florida]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Koppel |first=Lily |date=2006-07-16 |title=Speak, Memory |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/16/nyregion/thecity/16diar.html |access-date=2023-02-10 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>

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==References==
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==Sources==
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* Kopppel, Lily, ''The Red Leather Diary'', New York, 2008. {{ISBN|978-0-06-125677-6}}.
* [https://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/16/nyregion/thecity/16diar.html Koppel, Lily. "Speak, Memory." The ''New York Times''. July 16, 2006.]


== External links ==
== External links ==
*[http://www.redleatherdiary.com The Red Leather Diary - Official Website]
*[http://www.redleatherdiary.com ''The Red Leather Diary'' official website]
*[http://www.lilykoppel.com Lily Koppel's blog]
*[http://www.harpercollins.com/books/9780061256776/The_Red_Leather_Diary/index.aspx HarperCollins The Red Leather Diary]
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*[http://www.glamour.com/news/articles/2008/03/7_friends?currentPage=5 Glamour Magazine, The Red Leather Diary by Lily Koppel]


===Links to reviews===
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== References ==
*[https://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/16/nyregion/thecity/16diar.html The ''New York Times'' Article: "Speak, Memory" by Lily Koppel]
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* Kopppel, Lily, ''The Red Leather Diary'', New York, 2008. ISBN 9780061256776.
1. [http://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/16/nyregion/thecity/16diar.html Koppel, Lily. "Speak, Memory." The New York Times. July 16, 2006.]
*[https://www.nytimes.com/koppel ''The New York Times'' Audio slide show: "Speak, Memory" with Lily Koppel and Florence Wolfson Howitt]
*[https://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/11/books/review/Newhouse-t.html?ref=firstchapters ''The New York Times'' book review]
*[http://www.chicagotribune.com/features/booksmags/chi-diarybw17may17,0,2069869.story ''Chicago Tribune'' book review]
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*[http://www.glamour.com/news/articles/2008/03/7_friends?currentPage=5 ''Glamour'']
*[http://www.parade.com/parade-picks/2008/paradePick/item/books/the-red-leather-diary.html ''Parade'']
*[http://www.lhj.com/style/covers/may-2008-books-about-motherhood/?page=8 ''Ladies Home Journal'']
*[http://www.nypost.com/seven/04272008/postopinion/postopbooks/required_reading_108233.htm ''New York Post'']
*[https://www.usatoday.com/life/books/news/2008-05-14-book-buzz_N.htm?csp=34 ''USA Today'' Book Buzz]
*[http://www.chicagotribune.com/topic/am-diary0610,0,3629299.story AM New York]
*[http://www.bookpage.com/0804bp/nonfiction/red_leather_diary.html Bookpage]
*[http://www.forward.com/articles/13168/ The Forward]
*[http://www.inrich.com/cva/ric/entertainment/books.apx.-content-articles-RTD-2008-05-18-0006.html ''Richmond Times-Dispatch'']
*[http://www.citypaper.com/arts/review.asp?rid=13654 ''Baltimore City Paper'']


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Latest revision as of 14:27, 12 August 2023

The Red Leather Diary: Reclaiming a Life Through the Pages of a Lost Journal is a non-fiction book by Lily Koppel about a discarded 75-year-old diary, rescued from a dumpster, based on Koppel's 2006 New York Times[1] City section cover story. The diary was kept from 1929 to 1934 by a young Manhattanite with literary and artistic aspirations. With the help of a private investigator, Koppel found the diarist, 90-year-old Florence Wolfson Howitt.

In October 2003, Koppel found the diary in a steamer trunk that had been unloaded from the basement of her apartment building at 98 Riverside Drive. The name Florence Wolfson was written inside the diary. Kopel recruited lawyer and private detective Charles Eric Gordon to try to track down the diary's owner, which he managed to do. Koppel detailed her discovery in her New York Times piece published on July 16, 2006.[2]

Florence Wolfson was born on August 11, 1915, in Manhattan. Her parents, Daniel and Rebecca Wolfson, were Russian Jewish immigrants. Daniel was a doctor and Rebecca was the proprietor of a couture shop on Madison Avenue. She had a younger brother, Irving, born in 1919. She grew up in Harlem and the Upper East Side. In 1928, she met her future husband, Nathan Howitt, whose family owned a hotel in the Catskills where the Wolfsons spent their summers. She attended Wadleigh High School, graduating at age 15. As a teenager, she met and became infatuated with famous stage actress Eva Le Gallienne.[3] She attended Hunter College, where she was editor-in-chief of the school's literary magazine, Echo. She went to Columbia University as a graduate student, studying English. While there, she hosted literary salons, where one of the guests was Delmore Schwartz. She and Howitt married in 1939 and had two daughters. The family lived at the Riverside Drive apartment where Koppel lived many years later. She and Howitt had houses in Westport, Connecticut, and Pompano Beach, Florida.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Koppel, Lily. "Speak, Memory." The New York Times. July 16, 2006.
  2. ^ Koppel, Lily. "Speak, Memory". The New York Times. July 16, 2006.
  3. ^ Kopppel, Lily, The Red Leather Diary, New York, 2008. ISBN 978-0-06-125677-6.
  4. ^ Koppel, Lily (2006-07-16). "Speak, Memory". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-02-10.

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