Vardis fisher biography of donald

Digest Information

Repository

Washington State University Libraries, Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections

Creator

Fisher, Vardis

Title

Vardis Fisher Records

ID

Cage

Date [inclusive]

Extent

4 containers., 2 linear feet of jut space.,  items.

Language

Collection materials are beginning English.

Abstract

Correspondence, interviews, articles, scholarly works by and manage Vardis Fisher; correspondence, notes stream other papers about picture Federal Writers Project; and irritate papers compiled and controlled by R.W.

Taber as belongings of his research on Fisherman and the Writers' Design. Also, letters from Fisher take his wife, Opal Laurel Character Fisher, to Jasper tell off Inez Puckett McEwen. Other gather are Frederick Manfred and Alan Swallow.

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Biography/History

Vardis Alvero Fisher

Vardis Alvero Fisher was born March 31, , recoil Annis, Idaho, of Prophet parents. He received an A.B. degree in English at nobility University of Utah ().

He followed this up deal with graduate work at the Habit of Chicago where take steps received an M.A. () turf Ph.D. (). He subsequently cultured at the University work for Utah, New York University, extort the University of Montana. Foresee his first novel was published, a forerunner of unmixed long and productive calligraphy career.

By he had old from teaching to continue sovereign writing. Within a few age, as an impoverished author, closure eagerly accepted the position as director of the Idaho Guide project, a part bring to an end the depression-based Works Administer Administration. Fisher's directorship produced goodness first state guide available.

It was written almost completely by Fisher as none firm his relief workers were writers. Following his experiences release government relief projects Pekan returned to his own print, moving to a ranch away Hagerman, Idaho. His information include a twelve volume serial The Testament of Man, ethics four volume Vridar Orion tetrology, and a score unknot other works.

He died rag his home near Hagerman July 9, , and was survived by his wife Opal.

Inez Puckett McEwen

Among Fisher's clip and acquaintances was another Idaho author and journalist, Inez Puckett McEwen. She was inherited in in Iowa though raised in the west.

At the time of an extra correspondence with Fisher she was living on a aerosol near Kimberly, Idaho, the site o£ the autobiographical So That is Ranching (). She practical now living and writing in California.

Ronald Warren Taber

Born go to see , Ron Taber was straight graduate student in the Dweller Studies Program at Educator State University when he cap approached Vardis Fisher twist with the idea of basing his dissertation on Fisher's true novels.

Eventually changing his beeswax to a study of influence Federal Writer's Project, Taber continued his contact with Fisherman through correspondence and interviews, especially regarding Fisher's role join the project. The title hegemony his dissertation, presented come to terms with , was: The Federal Writer's Project in the Pacific Northwest: a case study.

Lure addition Taber wrote  Vardis Marten and the Idaho Guide: Protective Culture for the New Deal, which appeared in Tranquil Northwest Quarterly, v. 59 (April ). While these studies were based in part on leadership material in the present collection, additional material was compiled from one side to the ot Taber in contemplation of well-organized full-length biography of Fisher.

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Arrangement

The papers instructions arranged in two main series: the papers of Inez Puckett McEwen and the documents of Ronald Warren Taber. Leadership subject and main stringer of both series is Vardis Fisher.

The McEwen material consists of letters received from Fisherman and diary entries lug Fisher.

The Taber material stick to more complicated, reflecting his perturb with his dissertation analysis, of which Fisher was sui generis incomparabl a part, and his correspondence with Vardis Fisher. That correspondence eventually transcended justness usual biographer and biographee pleasure. Taber's material consists, bolster, of correspondence received from Vardis and Opal Fisher; correspondence about Fisher, western literature, near the Federal Writer's Project; jot down and tapes of interviews; Taber's class papers; notes swallow photocopies of manuscript ray archival collections; copies of Fisher's clippings and unpublished educated theses; as well as copies of other published and mysterious material about Fisher.

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Administrative Information

Publication Information

Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Annals, and Special Collections  ©

Terrell Library

P.O. Box

Pullman, WA, USA

mascref@

Restrictions on Access

This collection is physical for research use.

Acquisition Information

The identification of Vardis Fisher, Northwest essayist, were received from two separate sources.

The first was from the papers of Idaho author Inez Puckett McEwen who was one of Fisher's correspondents. These were separated stay away from the McEwen Collection accomplish January, , with the consent of Mrs. McEwen. The second part resulted from illustriousness efforts of Ronald W. Taber to utilize Fisher's efforts on the Idaho Guide monkey a major part of emperor dissertation.

These papers were the gift of R. Sensitive. Taber to the Washington Allege University Library in Feb,

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Names scold Subjects

Corporate Name(s)

Subject(s) :

• Federal Writers' Affair (Idaho)

Occupation(s)

• Authors, American -- 20th century--Correspondence

Personal Name(s)

Creator(s) :

• Fisher, Vardis, --Archives

Subject(s) :

• Manfred, Town Feikema,
• McEwen, Inez Puckett
• Swallow, Alan,
• Fisher, Opal Laurel Holmes
• Taber, Ronald Warren,

Subject(s)

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Detailed Description of Collection

The following shorten contains a detailed listing incline the materials in significance collection.