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Finding aid created by Anne T. Johnson, 2008 Description is in English 2013-11-21 Converted to schema conforming EAD by dtd2schema.vh.xsl. Inventory of the Robert F. Fiske Papers, 1943-1947 A Collection in theSpecial Collections Research Center Mss. Acc. 2008.28

Earl Gregg Swem Library, College of William and Mary 2012 Special Collections Staff. Special Collections, Earl Gregg Swem Library, College of William and Mary Overview of the Collection Special Collections Research Center Robert F. Fiske Papers 1943-1947 01/Mss. Acc. 2008.28 0.01 The papers are in: English Fiske, Robert F.Fiske, DeborahMerrifield, Clara arrangement 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.

 Arrangement of Materials

Chronological.

 Additional Information Index Terms

This Collection is indexed under the following controlled access subject terms.

Genre/Form of Material: Correspondence Topical Term: United States. Navy. World War, 1914-1918--Belgium World War, 1914-1918. World War, 1939-1945. Detailed Description of the Collection Letters from Robert F. Fiske to his wife, Deborah Fiske id25725 1943-1947 World War II Items id25734 1945 and undated World War I Items - Belgium id26897 1917 and 1918