Dorothy Canfield Fisher letters and memoriam, 1943 and 1958.

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Dorothy Canfield Fisher letters and memoriam, 1943 and 1958.

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The collection consists of two typed, signed letters from Dorothy Canfield to Mr. Blackington, 30 Nov. and 28 Dec. 1943, concerning portrait photographs he had taken of her. She also mentions her friend Mrs. Conroy, who had photographs taken at the same time. Also, includes a Book-of-the-Month Club pamphlet memoriam for Fisher, 1958.

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Fisher, Dorothy Canfield, 1879-1958

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Dorothy Canfield Fisher (February 17, 1879 – November 9, 1958) was an educational reformer, social activist, and best-selling American author in the early 20th century. She strongly supported women's rights, racial equality, and lifelong education. Eleanor Roosevelt named her one of the ten most influential women in the United States. In addition to bringing the Montessori method of child-rearing to the U.S., she presided over the country's first adult education program and shaped literary taste...

Book-of-the-Month Club

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The Book-of-the-Month Club, founded in 1926, is a United States mail-order business, customers of which are offered a new book each month. From the description of Book-of-the-Month Club records, 1939-1967. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71131595 The Book-of-the-Month Club (BOMC) was founded in 1926 by Harry Scherman (1887-1969) in partnership with Maxwell Sackheim (1890-1982) and Robert K. Haas (1890-1964). Created to satisfy a perceived demand for quality literature that co...