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Guide to the Charles N. Fifer collection of Stanford English Department Miscellany
SC1154  
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  • Administrative Information
  • Biographical Note
  • Scope and Contents
  • Access Terms

  • Overview

    Call Number: SC1154
    Creator: Fifer, Charles N., 1922-
    Title: Charles N. Fifer collection of Stanford English Department miscellany
    Dates: circa 1960s-1980s
    Physical Description: 1.5 Linear feet
    Summary: Collection consists of materials related to the Stanford English Department, including the Cliveden campus (part of the Bing Overseas Studies Program), and correspondence with other English department faculty members. Also included is the two volume work by Fifer, Correspondence of James Boswell with Members of the Literary Club.
    Language(s): The materials are in English.
    Repository: Department of Special Collections and University Archives
    Green Library
    557 Escondido Mall
    Stanford, CA 94305-6064
    Email: specialcollections@stanford.edu
    Phone: (650) 725-1022
    URL: http://library.stanford.edu/spc

    Administrative Information

    Information about Access

    The materials are open for research use. Audio-visual materials are not available in original format, and must be reformatted to a digital use copy.

    Cite As

    [identification of item], Charles N. Fifer collection of Stanford English Department miscellany (SC1154). Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.

    Biographical Note

    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 consists of materials related to the Stanford English Department, including the Cliveden campus (part of the Bing Overseas Studies Program), and correspondence with other English department faculty members. Also included is the two volume work by Fifer, Correspondence of James Boswell with Members of the Literary Club.

    Access Terms

    Boswell, James, 1740-1795
    Islas, Arturo, 1938-1991
    Stanford University. Department of English. Faculty.
    Authors, American--20th century.
    English literature--Study and teaching.