Louis Fischer Papers 1890-1977 1935-1969

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Louis Fischer Papers 1890-1977 1935-1969

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The Louis Fischer Papers include correspondence, interviews, articles and notes, lectures and speeches, photographs, and audiovisual materials that document his life as a journalist, writer, and commentator on international affairs. They also include the papers of his wife, Bertha Markoosha Fischer, an author in her own right, as well as family correspondence and papers. In the latter part of his life Fischer was affiliated with of the Institute for Advanced Study (1959-1961) and Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs (1961-1969).

29.4 linear feet; 50 archival boxes, 14 8x10 photo boxes, 1 11x14 photo box, 1 14x18 photo box and 2 custom boxes

Princeton University. Library. Dept. of Rare Books and Special Collections.Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library. Public Policy Papers.

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