Inventory of the Robert F. Fiske Papers 1943-1947 Fiske, Robert F., Papers Mss. Acc. 2008.28

Inventory of the Robert F. Fiske Papers 1943-1947

A Collection in the
Special Collections Research Center
Accession Number Mss. Acc. 2008.28


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Repository:
Special Collections Research Center
Identification:
01/Mss. Acc. 2008.28
Title:
Robert F. Fiske Papers 1943-1947
Quantity:
0.01
Creator:
Fiske, Robert F. Fiske, Deborah Merrifield, Clara arrangement
Language of Materials
The papers are in: English

Administrative Information

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open to all researchers.

Conditions Governing Use

Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.

Preferred Citation

Robert F. Fiske Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Acquisition Information

The materials were acquired by Special Collections Research Center on 00/00/2008.

Biographical Note

Robert F. Fiske was a Lieutenant in the U.S. Navy Reserve during World War II, possibly stationed or serving in Washington, D.C., Norfolk and Bermuda.  Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki: <a href="http://scrc.swem.wm.edu/wiki/index.php/Robert F. Fiske">http://scrc.swem.wm.edu/wiki/index.php/Robert F. Fiske</a>.

Scope and Contents

Letters from Robert F. Fiske, a Lieutenant in the U.S. Navy Reserve during World War II, possibly stationed or serving in Washington, D.C., Norfolk, Virginia and Bermuda, to his wife, Deborah Fiske.  His wife appears to live in Brookline, then Boston, Massachusetts.  He is an educated man who writes with a casual style.  Five letters, 1 note, empty envelopes.Three unrelated items were included with this accession:Two items from World War II - description of Shaef War Room at Reims, France and Holiday programs at Toul, France.One group from World War I - an appeal for aid by  Lieutenant de Dorlodot, with a copy of a letter from Baron de Broqueville, Belgian Prime Minister and Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs.

Index Terms

    Genre/Form of Material:

  • Correspondence
  • Topical Term:

  • United States. Navy.
  • World War, 1914-1918--Belgium
  • World War, 1914-1918.
  • World War, 1939-1945.

Significant Persons Associated With the Collection

  • Fiske, Deborah
  • Fiske, Robert F.
  • Merrifield, Clara

Detailed Description of the Collection

Letters from Robert F. Fiske to his wife, Deborah Fiske
1943-1947
World War II Items
1945 and undated
World War I Items - Belgium
1917 and 1918