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Joseph M. Flora Papers, 1961-2011
Overview of the Collection
- Title
- Joseph M. Flora Papers
- Dates
- 1961-2011 (inclusive)19612011
- Quantity
- 2 linear feet, (4 boxes)
- Collection Number
- MSS 285
- Summary
- Correspondence between Professor Joseph M. Flora and author Vardis Fisher on personal, biographical, literary, and political topics; together with letters to Flora from Fisher's widow Opal Fisher and other scholars and critics of Fisher's work; and Flora's writings and research files on Fisher and authors related to Fisher. Also contains Flora's correspondence with and writings on Frederick Manfred; reviews, script, photos, and other items about "Jeremiah Johnson" movie based on The Mountain Man; writings by Vardis Fisher; and other materials.
- Repository
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Boise State University Library, Special Collections and Archives
Special Collections and Archives
1910 University Drive
Boise ID
83725
Telephone: 2084263990
archives@boisestate.edu - Access Restrictions
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Collection is available for research.
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Joseph M. Flora was a professor of English at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and biographer of Vardis Fisher. In addition to his work with Fisher and western writers, Professor Flora has sat on the editorial boards of Studies in Short Fiction, The Southern Literary Journal, The Thomas Wolfe Review, and The Hemingway Review. He has served as president of The Western Literature Association, The Thomas Wolfe Society, the South Atlantic Modern Language Association, and the South Atlantic Association of Departments of English.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Approximately 50 letters (1961-1968) to Flora from Vardis Fisher on personal, biographical, literary, and political topics, beginning in 1961 when Flora was writing his Ph.D. dissertation on Fisher and continuing until Fisher's death; together with letters to Flora from Fisher's widow Opal Fisher and other scholars and critics of Fisher's work; and Flora's writings and research files on Fisher and authors related to Fisher.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Preferred Citation
[item description], Joseph M. Flora Papers, Box [number] Folder [number], Boise State University Special Collections and Archives.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Related Materials
See also: Vardis and Opal Fisher Papers
George E. Brown Jr. Correspondence with Vardis Fisher
Dorys Crow Grover Papers and Collections on Vardis Fisher and Ernest Hemingway
Mabel Clore Collection on Vardis Fisher
Lloyd Jensen Collection on Vardis Fisher
Acquisition Information
Gift of Joseph M. Flora, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, August, 2010.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 1 | 1 | Correspondence: Vardis Fisher | 1961-1968 |
| 1 | 2 | Correspondence: Opal Fisher | 1968-1974 |
| 1 | 3-4 | Correspondence: Frederick Manfred | 1972-1989 |
| 1 | 5 | Correspondence: Boise State University, Western Writers Series | 1973-1976 |
| 1 | 6 | Correspondence: Grant Fisher | 1997-2000 |
| 1 | 7 | Correspondence: Dorys C. Grover | 1969-1974 |
| 1 | 8 | Correspondence: Patrick Magarick (includes letters from Vardis Fisher) | 1973-1975 |
| 1 | 9 | Correspondence: Isidore Reiter | 1964 |
| 1 | 10 | Correspondence: Revisionist Press | 1972-1973 |
| 1 | 11 | Correspondence: Wallace Stegner | 1970 |
| 1 | 12 | Correspondence | 1965-1989 |
| 1 | 13 | Writings: Concealment in Fisher's "Orphans in Gethsemane" | undated |
| 1 | 14 | Writings: The Early Power of Vardis Fisher | 1963 |
| 2 | 1 | Writings: Fraternal Mavericks: The Correspondence Between Vardis Fisher and Frederick Manfred | 1957-1996 |
| 2 | 2 | Writings: Rediscovering Vardis Fisher
Includes Vardis Fisher and Wallace Stegner: Teacher and Student, from Western American Literature, Vol. 5, No. 2
|
2000 |
| 2 | 3 | Writings: Remembering Vardis and Opal Fisher | undated |
| 2 | 4 | Writings: Two Literary Friendships: Fisher-Wolfe, Fisher-Manfred | undated |
| 2 | 5 | Writings: Vardis Fisher (dissertation, biography) | 1962-1970 |
| oversize_drawers | drawer | ||
| 9034 | 2 | Writings: Vardis Fisher, Galley Proof from Twayne Publishers | 1965 |
| Box | Folder | ||
| 2 | 6 | Writings: Vardis Fisher and John Gardner as Teachers of Creative Writing | undated |
| 2 | 7 | Writings: Vardis Fisher and the Mormons | undated |
| 2 | 8 | Writings: Vardis Fisher Bibliography | 1989 |
| 2 | 9 | Writings: Westering and Women: A Thematic Study of Kesey's "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" and Fisher's "Mountain Man" | 1976-1977 |
| 2 | 10 | Writings: Frederick Manfred Bibliography | 1989 |
| 2 | 11 | Desert Studies Institute | 2009 |
| 2 | 12 | E. Maynard Adams Lecture | 2010-2011 |
| 2 | 13 | Retirement from UNC Chapel Hill | 2010 |
| 2 | 14 | Vardis Fisher: At Cold Grey Dawn | undated |
| 2 | 15 | Vardis Fisher: Confersations with Vardis Fisher by John Milton | 1970 |
| 2 | 16 | Vardis FIsher: Crime and the Great Society | 1967 |
| 2 | 17 | Vardis FIsher: Ersatz Marriages | undated |
| 2 | 18 | Vardis Fisher: The Mormons | undated |
| 2 | 19 | Vardis Fisher: The Mountain Man | 1965-1972 |
| 3 | 1-2 | Vardis Fisher: The Mountain Man/Jeremiah Johnson Movie | 1972 |
| 3 | 3 | Vardis Fisher: Orphans in Gethsamane | undated |
| 3 | 4 | Vardis Fisher: The University Pen | 1916-1923 |
| 3 | 5 | Vardis Fisher: The Western Writer and the Eastern Establishment | 1967 |
| 3 | 6 | Vardis Fisher: Newspaper Columns: Vardis Fisher Says, Vardis Fisher Reports, Vardis Fisher's Viewpoint, Vardis Fisher's Views | 1964-1968 |
| 3 | 7 | Vardis and Opal Fisher: Gold Rushes and Mining Camps of the Early American West | 1968 |
| 3 | 8 | Vardis Fisher and Alan Swallow: On the Testament of Man | 1959 |
| 3 | 9 | Opal Fisher on Vardis Fisher's Novels | 1975 |
| 3 | 10 | Opal Fisher: Revision of Introduction, Children of God | 1979 |
| 3 | 11 | Opal Fisher Obituary | 1994 |
| 3 | 12 | About Vardis Fisher | 1962-1989 |
| 3 | 13 | Vardis Fisher, Collecting | undated |
| 3 | 14 | The Vardis Fisher Newsletter | 1990 |
| 3 | 15 | Vardis Fisher Papers at Boise State University | 1972-1998 |
| 3 | 16 | Vardis Fisher Events and Programs | 1983-2006 |
| 3 | 17 | Touring Fisher Country by Beatrice Morton | 1986-1987 |
| 4 | 1 | "The Mormon Heritage of Vardis Fisher" and Opal's rebuttal | 1977-1979 |
| 4 | 2 | Alan Swallow, Publisher | 1963 |
| 4 | 3 | William Faulkner | 1974 |
| 4 | 4-6 | Kalki: Studies in James Branch Cabell | 1968-1993 |
| oversize_drawers | drawer | ||
| 9034 | 2 | Book Covers: Pemmican, Gold Rushes and Mining Camps of the Early American West, Children of God, Passions Spin the Plot |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- American literature--20th century
- Authors, American
- Literature
Personal Names
- Fisher, Vardis, 1895-1968
- Flora, Joseph M.
- Manfred, Frederick Feikema, 1912-1994
Collection processed by Alan Virta. Updated by Cheryl Oestreicher.
2011; updated 2024
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