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M. F. K. Fisher correspondence and articles, 1983-1992.
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Title:

M. F. K. Fisher correspondence and articles, 1983-1992
Fisher, MFK

Creator/Contributor:

Fisher, M. F. K. (Mary Frances Kennedy), 1908-1992, creator

Abstract:

Correspondence, articles, and obituaries.

Date:

1983 (issued)

Subject:

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Crichton, John
McFadden, Cyra
Mayer, Margaret
Correspondence
Obituaries -- California

Note:

M. F. K. Fisher was born Mary Frances Kennedy on July 3, 1908 and raised in Whittier, California. In 1929 she traveled to France with her husband Al Fisher and discovered a country passionate about food and life. After returning to the United States she, as M. F. K. Fisher, became one of America's prominent writers on food, although some of her 22 books tackled other subjects. Fisher died of Parkinson's disease on June 22, 1992 at her home in Glen Ellen, California.
Fisher, MFK.
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Unrestricted. Please credit California State Library.
Gift; Margaret Mayer; 2012.

Type:

biography

Physical Description:

print
1 manuscript box; 15 1/4 x 11 3/4 x 3 in.

Language:

English

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Origin:

California

Copyright Note:

Unrestricted. Please credit California State Library.