Fisher Family.

Dates:
Active 1873
Active 1926

Biographical notes:

The Fisher Family Papers represent four members of the Fisher family, most notably, physician and Harlem Renaissance author, Rudolph Fisher (1897-1934). Fisher is best known for his novels: "The Walls of Jericho," 1928, and "The Conjure-Man Dies: A Mystery Tale of Dark Harlem," 1932. The other family members are his sister, Pearl, a teacher educated at the College Preparatory School in Falls River, Massachusetts, who taught in Manhattan and Baltimore; their father John, a minister in Providence, Rhode Island; and their brother, Joseph.

From the description of Fisher family papers, 1873-1926. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122465578

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Subjects:

  • African Americans
  • African Americans in literature

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Places:

  • Harlem (New York, N.Y.) (as recorded)