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Robert F. Fiske Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SC 00982

  • Staff Only
  • No requestable containers

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.

There were three items not related to World War I 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.

Dates

  • Creation: 1917-1947

Creator

Language of Materials

English

Conditions Governing Access:

Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.

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.

Biographical Information:

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: .

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Additional Description

Arrangement of Materials:

Chronological.

Acquisition Information:

Purchased.

Subjects

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Guide to the Robert F. Fiske Papers
Author
Finding Aid Authors: Anne T. Johnson, Special Collections Staff.
Date
2008-01-01
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
The collection description/finding aid is written in English

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections Research Center Repository

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