Margaret W. Fisher papers

Access and use

Location of collection:
George Mason University
2400 Fenwick Library
Special Collections Research Center
Fenwick Library MS2FL
George Mason University
Fairfax, VA 22030
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Mieko Palazzo
Phone: (703) 993-2220
Fax: (703) 993-2669
Restrictions:

There are no access restrictions.

Terms of access:

The copyright and related rights status of this collection have not been evaluated (See http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/)

Preferred citation:

Margaret W. Fisher papers, C0033, Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries.

Summary

Extent:
0.25 linear feet 1 box
Creator:
Fisher, Margaret W. (Margaret Winslow)
Abstract:
This collection houses poetry and art pieces by Margaret W. Fisher alongside letters, correspondences and other materials from her life.
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Margaret W. Fisher papers, C0033, Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection contains poetry written by Margaret Fisher, memorabilia, correspondence, and postcards she published featuring images of her watercolor paintings.

Biographical / historical:

Margaret Winslow Fisher was a painter, poet, and public lecturer. She served actively on numerous voluntary committees in Fairfax, Loudoun, and Arlington Counties, including the Goose Creek Scenic River Advisory Board, the Friends of George Mason University, and the Preservation Society of Loudoun County, and belonged to the National League of American Penwomen and the Virginia Watercolor Society. She was married to economist and congressman Joseph Lyman Fisher.

Acquisition information:
Collection donated by Margaret Fisher in 1996.
Processing information:

Processed by Special Collections Research Center staff, reprocessed by SCRC intern Amy Blake in 2018. EAD markup completed by Eron Ackerman and Jordan Patty in August 2009. EAD revised by Amy Blake in 2018.

Arrangement:

Arranged by subject, chronologically and alphabetically.

Physical location:
R17, C2, S4
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard