Alfred Young Fisher papers, ca. 1930-1970.

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Alfred Young Fisher papers, ca. 1930-1970.

Contains the manuscripts of short stories, poems, scholarly studies, extensive notes, journals and diaries (especially during his travels) and galley proofs. There is a manuscript of his erotic adventures. There are letters from Harry Duncan, Delmore Schwartz, W.M. Spackman and others. Some of the manuscripts are in bound volumes (approximately 35). Also includes Fisher's heavily annotated texts of Joyce's Finnegan's wake and Ulysses. Also audio tapes made by Fisher.

ca. 5 linear ft. (3 boxes)

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SNAC Resource ID: 7668052

Smith College, Neilson Library

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Schwartz, Delmore, 1913-1966

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Delmore Schwartz (1913-1966), writer, editor, and teacher. In 1937, shortly after graduating from New York University, Schwartz published an acclaimed short story, "In Dreams Begin Responsibilities" in the first issue of Partisan Review. In addition to his writing, he served as poetry editor of the Partisan Review and later the New Republic. Schwartz wrote poetry, short stories and essays, criticism, and plays throughout his life but he never established himself as the writer that early praise s...

Spackman, W. M. (William Mode), 1905-

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Spackman died in 1990. From the description of Miscellaneous manuscripts, 1950. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155900548 ...

Fisher, Alfred Young

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Fisher was educated at Princeton University (A.B., 1927) and received his doctorate in 1931 from the University of Dijon. He taught English at the Valley Ranch Preparatory School, Valley, Wyoming, 1927-1929; University of Dijon, 1930-1931; Occidental College, 1934-1936; and Smith College, 1937-1967. He died 1970 in Princeton, N.J. From the description of Alfred Young Fisher papers, ca. 1930-1970. (Smith College). WorldCat record id: 53452857 ...

Joyce, James, 1882-1941

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Duncan, Harry

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