Sallie and Stephen Fisher Travel Diaries
Scope and Contents
The following description was provided by the seller:
"These two manuscript travel diaries present detailed information about Amish communities throughout the United States in the 1940s and 1950. The diaries were written by a middle-age Amish couple from Honey Brook and Ronks, Pennsylvania: Stephen King Fisher and Sallie L. Fisher.
Dates
- Creation: 1940-1950
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:
Sallie Fisher and her husband Stephen are listed in the Amish genealogy book "Descendants of Christian Fisher and Other Amish Mennonite Pioneer Families." Stephen Fisher was born in 1890 and died in 1976. He was the son of Elias M. Fisher and Malinda King. The wife, Sallie Zook, was born also born in 1890 and she died in 1970. Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki: .
Extent
0.01 Linear Foot
Acquisition Information:
Purchase.
Physical Description
2 volumes.
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- Guide to the Sallie and Stephen Fisher Travel Diaries
- Author
- Finding Aid Authors: Ute Schechter.
- Date
- 2009-03-13
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- The collection description/finding aid is written in English
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Research Center Repository