"In spite of Hervey's productiveness and his recognition as a popular author, biographical material about him is available only in scraps scattered through a variety of literature. The majority of his short stories written during the early years of his career are also elusive, since they appeared in current pulp magazines, which are not indexed. It is the purpose of the paper to assemble the available biographical and bibliographical material on Harry Hervey"--Introduction. / Carbon copy of typescript. / "August, 1958." / "Submitted to the Graduate Council of Florida State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science." / Advisor: Ruth H. Rockwood, Professor Directing Paper. / Includes bibliographical references.