Scope and Contents
Dates
- 1803 - 1898
- Majority of material found within 1809 - 1822
- 1803 - 1898
- Majority of material found within 1809 - 1822
Creator
Language of Materials
Conditions Governing Access
Conditions Governing Use
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Arrangement
Extent
5.8 Linear Feet ((16 boxes) + 1 art)
5.8 Linear Feet ((16 boxes) + 1 art)
Catalog Record
A record for this collection is available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog
Persistent URL
Overview
Biographical / Historical
Separated Materials
Processing Information
Collections are processed to a variety of levels, depending on the work necessary to make them usable, their perceived research value, the availability of staff, competing priorities, and whether or not further accruals are expected. The library attempts to provide a basic level of preservation and access for all collections, and does more extensive processing of higher priority collections as time and resources permit.
These materials have been arranged and described according to national and local standards. For more information, please refer to the Beinecke Manuscript Unit Processing Manual.
Former call numbers: MS Vault Fisher AM, MS Vault Section 5 Drawer 3, Z150.
The collection was first inventoried and verified in 1921-1922, and received partial arrangement and file description circa 1966 and 2015. Notes in typescript created circa 1966 were left in the folders with the material they describe. A collection file containing the original collection inventory can be found in Box 1.
Printed materials listed in the original inventory or legacy catalog records not found as of April 2018: Works of Virgil ("2 volumes bound together, London, 1794"), American Journal of Science and Arts (unspecified issues), and Catalogue of the members of the Connecticut Alpha of [the Phi Beta Kappa...] (1813).
- Andover Theological Seminary -- Students
- Beecher, Catharine Esther, 1800-1878
- Beecher, Edward, 1803-1895
- College students -- Connecticut -- New Haven
- College students -- Massachusetts -- Andover
- College teachers -- Connecticut -- New Haven
- College teachers -- Connecticut -- New Haven -- 19th century
- College teachers -- Religious life -- Connecticut -- New Haven
- Commonplace books -- United States -- 19th century
- Copper engravings (visual works) -- United States -- 19th century
- Day, Jeremiah, 1773-1867
- Diaries -- United States -- 19th century
- Emmons, Nathanael, 1745-1840
- Fisher, Alexander Metcalf, 1794-1822
- Fisher, Caleb, 1768-1862
- Fisher, Sarah Cushing, 1771-1835
- Fisher, Willard, 1796-1866
- Lectures -- Connecticut -- New Haven -- 19th century
- New Haven (Conn.) -- Social life and customs -- 19th century
- Physics -- Study and teaching -- Connecticut -- New Haven
- Yale College (1718-1887) -- Faculty
- Yale College (1718-1887) -- Religion
- Yale College (1718-1887) -- Students
- Title
- Guide to the Alexander Metcalf Fisher Papers
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- By Ève Bourbeau-Allard
- Date
- May 2018
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Part of the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library Repository
Location
121 Wall Street
New Haven, CT 06511
Opening Hours
Access Information
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