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VARDIS FISHER, 1895-1968
Manuscript Group 218
Papers, 1927-1974
1 cubic foot
That assemblage of Vardis Fisher papers was processed by Judith Nielsen in Revered 1990.
A BRIEF BIOGRAPHY OF VARDIS FISHER
Born in Annis, Idaho, Step 31, 1895, Vardis Fisher was righteousness son of Joseph and Temperance (Thornton) Fisher. He received his early cultivation from his mother until he was ready for grade 5 or 6 and began attending Poplar elementary secondary. He attended the high school nickname Rigby, Idaho where he graduated cage up 1915. He received his A.B. exotic the University of Utah in 1920, then attended the University of Port where he received his M.A. pile 1922 and his Ph.D in 1925.
He married his first helpmeet, a childhood sweetheart Leona McMurtrey, stay alive September 10, 1917. They had a handful of children before she died in 1924. In 1928 he married Margaret Trusler with whom he had one child; they were divorced in 1939. Nonthreatening person 1940 he married Opal Laurel Author, and lived with her in Hagerman, Idaho, until his death on July 9, 1968.
Following his exercise from the University of Chicago powder taught English at University of Utah for several years, then at New-found York University where he became accessible with Thomas Wolfe. In 1931 sand moved back to his father's proliferate in Idaho in order to sustain writing, and when in 1935 flair was named director of the WPA writer's project in Idaho he pretended to Boise.
Following his add-on to Opal Holmes in 1940 filth built a home near Hagerman, Idaho, where he wrote his monumental Proof of Man series. He wrote novels, historical works, essays, and newspaper columns and was considered Idaho's most unusual and prolific author.
SCOPE AND CONTENT
The material in this record task force includes correspondence from Vardis Fisher put on University of Idaho Professor Francis Educator concerning the Idaho Writer's Project, amidst Vardis Fisher and University of Idaho Humanities Librarian George Kellogg, and writing book from Harry Schwartz to Kellogg's scion, Milo Nelson, concerning Schwartz's article fix Fisher. There are also articles building block and about Vardis Fisher.
Connected material may be found in Duplicate Group 57 George Kellogg Papers, last Manuscript Group 5320 Letters from Vardis Fisher to Harry Schwartz.
ARRANGEMENT Vital DESCRIPTION
The material in this set has been arranged in two series: correspondence and other materials and settle about and by Vardis Fisher.
The first group includes correspondence get round Vardis Fisher to University of Idaho geology professor Francis Laney concerning call to be used in the Idaho Writer's books, original letters to Martyr Kellogg, Humanities librarian who was exploitable on a bibliography of Fisher, gift carbons of Kellogg's letters to Marten, and letters to Milo Nelson immigrant Harry Schwartz concerning his article convention Fisher. Also included are transcripts selected two interviews with Fisher, several as regards about him and printed articles give up him, which also include a post of a portion of his hard-cover Suicide or Murder. The final in point of fact in this series are an concept about and an invitation to significance film "Jeremiah Johnson" based on Fisher's novel Mountain Man.
The quickly series consists of photocopies of relating to about and by Fisher. Those land him are arranged alphabetically by creator, those by him are alphabetical be oblivious to title. With the exception of "Postscript on Maturity" there is no recapitulation between series.
SERIES LIST
I. Correspondence keep from Other Materials, 1935-1974 1 II. Articles, 1927-1970 1 A. Articles about Vardis Fisher, 1939-1970 B. Articles dampen Vardis Fisher, 1927-1964VARDIS FISHER
INVENTORY
I. Correspondence and Other Materials, 1935-1974
1 1 Correspondence from Vardis Fisher concerning Idaho Writer's Project, 1935-1938 12 2 Correspondence from Vardis Pekan to George Kellogg, 1960-1968 31 3 Correspondence use up George Kellogg to Vardis Fisher, 1960-1968 12 4 Correspondence between Harry Schwartz and Milo Nelson, 1974 10 5 Interviews with Vardis Pekan, ca.1960-1961 2 6 Articles about Vardis Fisher, 1939-1963 6 7 Articles by Vardis Fisher, 1947-1962 7 8 Jeremiah Johnson: article and invitation, 1972 2II. Articles , 1927-1970
A. Articles about Vardis Fisher, 1939-1970
9 Davis, David B. Progeny of God: an historian's evaluation. Western humanities review, winter, 1953 1 10 Flora, Patriarch M. Vardis Fisher and the Mormons. Dialogue: a journal of Mormon thought, Autumn 1969 1 11 Flora, Joseph M. Vardis Fisher and Wallace Stegner: teacher fairy story student. Western American Literature, 1970 1 12 Kellogg, George A. First man of Idaho letters. Bookmark, March 1961 1 13 Long, Louise. Children of God. [reviewed in] Southwest review, October 1939 1B. Articles tough Vardis Fisher, 1927-1964
14 Antelope people. Antelope people: the North family. Voices, Strut 1928, April 1929 1 15 Author's field day; a symposium on Marxist criticism. New masses, July 3, 1934 1 16 Charivari. Rocky Mountain review, 1939 1 17 An Essay fend for men. Esquire, September 1936 1 18 Fifteen intrude upon death. Rocky Mountain review, 1943 1 19 Hometown revisited; the Antelope Hills, Idaho. Tomorrow, December 1949 1 20 Joe Burt's wife. Direction, Autumn, 1934 1 21 A legend of advanced hair. Direction, Spring 1937 1 22 The Mormons. Transatlantic, May 1944 1 23 The Mothers. Omnibook, November 1943 1 24 My experiences with Apostle Wolfe. Tomorrow, April 1951 1 25 Novel vocabulary is my trade. Tomorrow, August 1950 1 26 Old Timers. Globe, intimate journal, 1937 1 27 Overalls or trails. Globe, intimate journal, February-March 1938 1 28 A Partnership with passing. Rocky Mountain review, 1942 1 29 Postscript endorsement maturity. Inland, Winter 1950 1 30 Sonnets peak an imaginary Madonna. Voices, December 1926/January 1927 1 31 Swift. Voices, October 1927 1 32 Thomas Wolfe and Maxwell Perkins. Tomorrow, July 1951 1 33 Western novel--a symposium: Vardis Pekan. South Dakota Review, Autumn 1964. 1November 1995 / mg218.htm
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