 Dorothy Canfield Fisher letters
Collection DescriptionHistorical NoteDorothy Canfield Fisher (1879-1958), author and educational leader. Fisher helped introduce the Montessori method in the United States. Samuel Tupper was a novelist born in Georgia. For more information on Fisher, see her biography in the American National Biography. Scope and ContentThe collection consists of three typed letters written by Dorothy Canfield Fisher from Arlington, Vermont. In them, she relates her interest and friendship for Samuel Tupper, a Georgia novelist. With one letter to Tupper's mother and two to Tupper himself, Fisher recounts his visits to her Vermont home, his knowledge and grasp of the art of fiction, the similarities of Southerners and Vermonters, her readings for the Book-of-the-Month Club, and other literary matters. Administrative InformationPreferred CitationDorothy Canfield Fisher letters, ms 1122. Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries. Finding Aid PublicationFinding aid prepared on: 2017. Related Materials and SubjectsSubject Terms | ||||||||||||||||||