George Fisher papers

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: 7437

COLLECTION DESCRIPTION

The George Fisher Collection consists of personal correspondence, including many letters from his mother, several letters to and from Fisher describing his many travels abroad, and numerous postcards received by Fisher from friends around the world. The records of Elysian Fields include accounts, bills, brochures, advertisements, mail order forms, invoices, orders, dealer orders and queries especially pertaining to special orders and first editions, bibliographies and lists of books and reprints, Elysian Fields catalogs and other book and pornographic catalogs, a clipping file, a small subject file, audiotapes, slides, photoprints, and negatives. The collection also includes erotic and pornographic original manuscripts, and a large collection of original erotic and pornographic artwork, including layouts, drawings, charcoal sketches, photographs, and proofsheets; there is a small amount of correspondence pertaining to the artwork.

Dates

1951-1990.

Creator

Fisher, George, 1938-1990. (Person)

Language of Materials

Collection material in English

Extent

22 cubic feet. (22 cubic feet.)

Additional Description

Abstract

Elysian Fields, Booksellers, business records, 1974-1988, including orders, invoices, bills, mail order forms, special order correspondence. bibliographies and catalogs; also, personal correspondence, a clipping and subject file, photo prints, original erotic and pornographic manuscripts, erotica and pornographic artwork, including drawings and photographs.

SERIES LIST

<ref target="s1">Series I. Correspondence and Personal Material</ref>: Boxes 1-2,38
<ref target="s2">Series II. Elysian Fields Booksellers Orders, Bills, Receipts, Bibliographies</ref>: Boxes 3-10,38
<ref target="s3">Series III. Lists, Catalogs</ref>: Boxes 11-13, 41-42
<ref target="s4">Series IV. Photoprints, Slides, Audiotapes</ref>: Boxes 14-15
<ref target="s5">Series V. Clippings and Subject Files</ref>: Boxes 16-18,39
<ref target="s6">Series VI. Manuscripts</ref>: Boxes 19-20
<ref target="s7">Series VII. Artwork</ref>: Boxes 21-37

Physical Description

Manuscripts, photographs, drawings.

General

Contact Information:: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections 2B Carl A. Kroch Library Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853 (607) 255-3530 Fax: (607) 255-9524 rareref@cornell.edu http://rmc.library.cornell.edu
Compiled by:: Phil McCrayBrenda MarstonAndrea Hektor
Date completed:: October 1991 September 2003
EAD encoding:: Peter Martinez, May 2001Andrea Hektor, Sept. 2003Sara McDermott, June 2009