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Fifer (Charles N.) Photographs
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  • Language of Material: Undetermined
    Contributing Institution: Department of Special Collections and University Archives
    Title: Charles N. Fifer Photographs
    creator: Fifer, Charles N., 1922-
    Identifier/Call Number: PC0124
    Physical Description: 1 Linear Feet 4 boxes
    Date (inclusive): 1901-1995
    Abstract: Collection contains photographs of Charles and Norma Fifer, 1958-92; faculty in the Stanford Department of English, 1970s-1995; Stanford overseas campuses and students in England 1972 (Cliveden campus) and France (Tours campus) 1966; and Charles Fifer during his own student days, 1940s-50s. Stanford faculty (and their wives) represented include Maclin Guerard, Richard Scowcroft, Claude Simpson, Albert Guerard, and George and Libbie Sensabaugh. Collection also includes a few sketches (watercolor and other media) of Cliveden, 1971-72.

    Access to Collection

    Open for research.

    Preferred Citation

    Charles N. Fifer Collection of Stanford Photographs (PC0124). Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.

    Biographical / Historical

    Charles N. Fifer earned his BA and MA at Northwestern University and his Ph.D. (1954) at Yale. He taught at Lawrence College and the University of Illinois before joining the faculty in the Department of English at Stanford University in 1956.

    Scope and Contents

    Collection contains photographs of Charles and Norma Fifer, 1958-92; faculty in the Stanford Department of English, 1970s-1995; Stanford overseas campuses and students in England 1972 (Cliveden campus) and France (Tours campus) 1966; and Charles Fifer during his own student days, 1940s-50s. Stanford faculty (and their wives) represented include Maclin Guerard, Richard Scowcroft, Claude Simpson, Albert Guerard, and George and Libbie Sensabaugh. Collection also includes a few sketches (watercolor and other media) of Cliveden, 1971-72.

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    Fifer, Charles N., 1922-