MSS 160

 Fisher family.

• Papers, 1905-1935.
• ca. 105 items.
• Entirely photocopies of originals in private hands.
• Online finding aid available

Letters written by members of the Fisher family of Ririe, Idaho, to one another, chiefly regarding personal and family affairs. Principal correspondents include author Vardis Fisher (1895-1968), his sister Irene Fisher, brother Vivian Fisher, and their mother Temperance Fisher. Vardis Fisher's letters include several written from the University of Utah describing his life as a college freshman. Irene Fisher's letters reflect the life of a young unmarried Mormon woman in Salt Lake City, Utah. Also includes typescript poems by Vardis Fisher.

Chiefly the gift of Grant Fisher, son of Vardis Fisher,  1997 (ca. 80 items); with 25 additional letters donated by Tim Woodward, 1998.

 Unpublished finding aid in the repository.

Forms part of: Idaho Writers Archive.

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