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Fisher papers","Arlington County (Va.)","Virginia, Northern -- Politics and government","United States -- Politics and government","United States -- Politics and government -- 20th century","Taxation -- Law and legislation -- United States","Energy Conservation -- Law and legislation -- United States","Conservation of natural resources -- Law and legislation -- United States","Economists -- United States","Politics","There are no access restrictions.","Organized into three series.","Series Series 1: U.S. House of Representatives, 1974-1992 Series 2: Academic Career/Government Appointments, 1930s-1992 Series 3: Oversize, 1943-1992","Joseph Lyman Fisher (1914-1992), economist, educator, author, and congressman, was born in Salesville, Rhode Island on January 11, 1914. After earning his undergraduate degree at Bowdoin College, Fisher went on to graduate work at the London School of Economics, Harvard University, and George Washington University. In 1942 he married the former Margaret Saunders Winslow. Fisher's career, spanning over fifty years, included planner for the National Resources Planning Board, economist for the United States Department of State, executive officer and economist for the Council of Economic Advisors, president of Resources for the Future, a member of the United States House of Representatives (1974-1981), Virginia Secretary of Human Resources, special assistant to the president of George Mason University, and president of the National Academy of Public Administration. In addition, Fisher was deeply involved in community activities, having been chairman of the Arlington County Board, chairman of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA), president and chairman of the Washington Metropolitan Council of Governments (COG), and moderator and chairman of the board of the Unitarian Universalist Association. He also wrote several books, including World Prospects for Natural Resources (1964) and Resources in America's Future (1963).","Processed and finding aid compiled by Barbara Haase and Kay Liebermann in 1995. EAD markup completed in February 2009 by Eron Ackerman and Jordan Patty. Finding aid updated in June 2013 by Greta Kuriger Suiter.","Special Collections Research Center also holds the papers of other local and national politicians from Northern Virginia.","This collection is divided into three series. ","Series 1 of the collection relates to Fisher's political career in the U.S. House of Representatives (1974-1981). The materials cover the years 1974-1992 and include correspondence, speeches, press releases, reports, newsclippings, issue papers, testimony, statements, questionnaires, background publications, guidelines, charts, and legislation.","Series 2 relates to Fisher's career as an economist, educator, and U.S. Congressman. 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Fisher papers","Arlington County (Va.)","Virginia, Northern -- Politics and government","United States -- Politics and government","United States -- Politics and government -- 20th century","Taxation -- Law and legislation -- United States","Energy Conservation -- Law and legislation -- United States","Conservation of natural resources -- Law and legislation -- United States","Economists -- United States","Politics","There are no access restrictions.","Organized into three series.","Series Series 1: U.S. House of Representatives, 1974-1992 Series 2: Academic Career/Government Appointments, 1930s-1992 Series 3: Oversize, 1943-1992","Joseph Lyman Fisher (1914-1992), economist, educator, author, and congressman, was born in Salesville, Rhode Island on January 11, 1914. After earning his undergraduate degree at Bowdoin College, Fisher went on to graduate work at the London School of Economics, Harvard University, and George Washington University. In 1942 he married the former Margaret Saunders Winslow. Fisher's career, spanning over fifty years, included planner for the National Resources Planning Board, economist for the United States Department of State, executive officer and economist for the Council of Economic Advisors, president of Resources for the Future, a member of the United States House of Representatives (1974-1981), Virginia Secretary of Human Resources, special assistant to the president of George Mason University, and president of the National Academy of Public Administration. In addition, Fisher was deeply involved in community activities, having been chairman of the Arlington County Board, chairman of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA), president and chairman of the Washington Metropolitan Council of Governments (COG), and moderator and chairman of the board of the Unitarian Universalist Association. He also wrote several books, including World Prospects for Natural Resources (1964) and Resources in America's Future (1963).","Processed and finding aid compiled by Barbara Haase and Kay Liebermann in 1995. EAD markup completed in February 2009 by Eron Ackerman and Jordan Patty. Finding aid updated in June 2013 by Greta Kuriger Suiter.","Special Collections Research Center also holds the papers of other local and national politicians from Northern Virginia.","This collection is divided into three series. ","Series 1 of the collection relates to Fisher's political career in the U.S. House of Representatives (1974-1981). The materials cover the years 1974-1992 and include correspondence, speeches, press releases, reports, newsclippings, issue papers, testimony, statements, questionnaires, background publications, guidelines, charts, and legislation.","Series 2 relates to Fisher's career as an economist, educator, and U.S. Congressman. 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The materials cover the years 1930s-1992 and include: lectures and comments on conservation and natural resources, class notes, papers, and dissertation and thesis, scrapbooks, pamphlets, appointment books, and correspondence.","Two prints signed by Fisher, one negative","Two 10 x 8 black and white photographs","Newspaper and magazine clippings, photographs, invitations, newsletters, letters from the White House, removed from a scrapbook.","Newspaper and magazine clippings, photographs, invitations, newsletters, letters from the White House, removed from a scrapbook.","Newspaper and magazine clippings, photographs, invitations, newsletters, letters from the White House, and photographs removed from a scrapbook.","This series consists of two flat boxes that contain awards, certificates, and diplomas for both Joseph and Margaret Fisher, as well as campaign posters, a large newspaper clipping, a large photograph, and scrapbook covers. 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In 1942 he married the former Margaret Saunders Winslow. Fisher's career, spanning over fifty years, included planner for the National Resources Planning Board, economist for the United States Department of State, executive officer and economist for the Council of Economic Advisors, president of Resources for the Future, a member of the United States House of Representatives (1974-1981), Virginia Secretary of Human Resources, special assistant to the president of George Mason University, and president of the National Academy of Public Administration. In addition, Fisher was deeply involved in community activities, having been chairman of the Arlington County Board, chairman of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA), president and chairman of the Washington Metropolitan Council of Governments (COG), and moderator and chairman of the board of the Unitarian Universalist Association. He also wrote several books, including World Prospects for Natural Resources (1964) and Resources in America's Future (1963).","Processed and finding aid compiled by Barbara Haase and Kay Liebermann in 1995. EAD markup completed in February 2009 by Eron Ackerman and Jordan Patty. Finding aid updated in June 2013 by Greta Kuriger Suiter.","Special Collections Research Center also holds the papers of other local and national politicians from Northern Virginia.","This collection is divided into three series. ","Series 1 of the collection relates to Fisher's political career in the U.S. House of Representatives (1974-1981). The materials cover the years 1974-1992 and include correspondence, speeches, press releases, reports, newsclippings, issue papers, testimony, statements, questionnaires, background publications, guidelines, charts, and legislation.","Series 2 relates to Fisher's career as an economist, educator, and U.S. Congressman. 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Fisher's career, spanning over fifty years, included planner for the National Resources Planning Board, economist for the United States Department of State, executive officer and economist for the Council of Economic Advisors, president of Resources for the Future, a member of the United States House of Representatives (1974-1981), Virginia Secretary of Human Resources, special assistant to the president of George Mason University, and president of the National Academy of Public Administration. In addition, Fisher was deeply involved in community activities, having been chairman of the Arlington County Board, chairman of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA), president and chairman of the Washington Metropolitan Council of Governments (COG), and moderator and chairman of the board of the Unitarian Universalist Association. He also wrote several books, including World Prospects for Natural Resources (1964) and Resources in America's Future (1963).","Processed and finding aid compiled by Barbara Haase and Kay Liebermann in 1995. EAD markup completed in February 2009 by Eron Ackerman and Jordan Patty. Finding aid updated in June 2013 by Greta Kuriger Suiter. Updated in September 2018 by Amy Blake.","Special Collections and Archives also holds the papers of other local and national politicians from Northern Virginia.","This collection is divided into three series.","Series 1 of the collection relates to Fisher's political career in the U.S. House of Representatives (1974-1981). The materials cover the years 1974-1992 and include correspondence, speeches, press releases, reports, newsclippings, issue papers, testimony, statements, questionnaires, background publications, guidelines, charts, and legislation.","Series 2 relates to Fisher's career as an economist, educator, and U.S. Congressman. 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Fisher's career, spanning over fifty years, included planner for the National Resources Planning Board, economist for the United States Department of State, executive officer and economist for the Council of Economic Advisors, president of Resources for the Future, a member of the United States House of Representatives (1974-1981), Virginia Secretary of Human Resources, special assistant to the president of George Mason University, and president of the National Academy of Public Administration. In addition, Fisher was deeply involved in community activities, having been chairman of the Arlington County Board, chairman of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA), president and chairman of the Washington Metropolitan Council of Governments (COG), and moderator and chairman of the board of the Unitarian Universalist Association. He also wrote several books, including World Prospects for Natural Resources (1964) and Resources in America's Future (1963).","Processed and finding aid compiled by Barbara Haase and Kay Liebermann in 1995. EAD markup completed in February 2009 by Eron Ackerman and Jordan Patty. Finding aid updated in June 2013 by Greta Kuriger Suiter. Updated in September 2018 by Amy Blake.","Special Collections and Archives also holds the papers of other local and national politicians from Northern Virginia.","This collection is divided into three series.","Series 1 of the collection relates to Fisher's political career in the U.S. House of Representatives (1974-1981). The materials cover the years 1974-1992 and include correspondence, speeches, press releases, reports, newsclippings, issue papers, testimony, statements, questionnaires, background publications, guidelines, charts, and legislation.","Series 2 relates to Fisher's career as an economist, educator, and U.S. Congressman. 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