Papers of H.A.L. Fisher

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Fisher's papers consist of diaries and travel journals; correspondence, mainly relating to academic and political affairs; speeches, lectures, articles and notebooks; drafts of published and unpublished works, with related correspondence; printed material; and family correspondence and papers.

Dates

1870-1947

Extent

251 shelfmarks

Language of Materials

English

Preferred Citation

Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MSS. Fisher 1].

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Full range of shelfmarks:

MSS. Fisher 1-251

Collection ID (for staff)

CMD ID 13893

Additional Description

Biographical / Historical

Herbert Albert Laurens Fisher (1865-1940) was a historian, statesman and Warden of New College, Oxford, 1925-40. Details are given in the Dictionary of National Biography.