Collection, 1927-1972.

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Collection, 1927-1972.

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Correspondence of Vardis Fisher, chiefly with Francis Laney, concerning preparation of the manuscript for the Works Progress Administration's Idaho Encyclopedia, and with George Kellogg, primarily concerning Kellogg's bibliography of Fisher; also letters from Harry Schwartz to Milo Nelson concerning an article on Fisher, with draft and edited typescripts; transcripts of radio interviews of Fisher by Alan Swallow; and copies of articles by or about Fisher.

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University of Idaho Library

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University of Idaho Library

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Kellogg, George Alexis, 1916-1970

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George Alexis Kellogg was born in Brooklyn, New York, March 7, 1916. He received his B.A. and B.S.L.S. degrees from Columbia University in 1940 and 1941 respectively, and his M.A. from Yale in 1947. On July 3, 1940 he married Ruth E. Heningham; they had two children. From 1940 to 1943 he was a librarian at Columbia University. He then served in World War II as a Marine Corps sergeant. During the years 1947 to 1950 he taught English at Lafayette College and Queens College. He returned to the libr...

Swallow, Alan, 1915-1966

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Swallow was born in 1915; BA, English, Univ. of Wyoming, Laramie, 1937; MA and Ph. D, Louisiana State Univ.; taught at Univ. of New Mexico and Western State College before becoming full-time professor at Univ. of Denver; helped to found Univ. of Denver Press, 1947; created publishing company, Alan Swallow, Publisher, in 1954; later imprints included Big Mountain Press, Sage Books, and Swallow Paperbooks; published over four hundred titles, primarily of poetry, criticism, and Western Americana; d...

Fisher, Vardis, 1895-1968

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Resident of Hagerman, Idaho; novelist and director of Idaho Writers' Project for the Works Progress Administration. From the description of Collection, 1927-1972. (University of Idaho Library). WorldCat record id: 42927292 American teacher, poet, novelist; taught at University of Utah and New York University. From the description of Letter to Robert Newton Linscott [manuscript], 1930 November 5. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647812269 Ame...

Schwartz, Harry W. (Harry Warren)

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Laney, Francis Baker, 1875-1938

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Professor of geology, University of Idaho, 1920-1938. From the description of Papers, 1867-1938. (University of Idaho Library). WorldCat record id: 42928590 Francis Baker Laney was born near Springfield, Missouri, on April 9, 1875, the son of John Baker and Jane (Alexander) Laney. Early in life he served as an apprentice cabinet maker, and even after obtaining his degree in geology he continued his interest by collecting rare masterpieces of cabinet work and old...

Federal Writers' Project (Idaho)

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Nelson, Milo G.

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