Archive Record
Metadata
Collection |
Charles Norman "Bud" Fifer Papers |
Catalog Number |
053 |
Scope & Content |
Charles N. Fifer papers, ca. 1922-1946. Charles N. Fifer (1922-2012) grew up in Wilmette, attended Northwestern University and Yale University, and went on to teach English at Stanford University. This collection consists of papers from Fifer's early life. The majority of these are letters he wrote home during the Second World War, while he fought in Europe and worked at Fort Dix. Other documents include letters written to his mother on the occasion of his birth, Fifer's report cards from preschool through Northwestern University, letters home from camp Makajawan and Sunny Creek Farm, and letters written between 1938 and 1940 from Fifer's French pen pal. Fifer's address book with his locations during World War II is also included. |
Object Name |
Papers, Personal |
Catalog type |
Archive |
Dates of Creation |
1922-1946 |
Creator |
Charles Norman "Bud" Fifer |
Admin/Biographical History |
Charles N. Fifer (1922-2012) was born at Evanston Hospital on August 29, 1922. His family moved to Minnesota between approximately 1927 and 1930, before returning to Wilmette. Fifer attended Howard School and New Trier High School in Wilmette. Fifer went on to study English at Northwestern University, where he was also a member of the Beta Theta Pi Fraternity. On August 15, 1942 he entered active service in the army. During his tenure Fifer fought in North Africa and in Italy, where he developed trench foot. He spent the rest of the war working a desk job in the separation center and library at Fort Dix, and left with the ranking of staff sergeant. After the war, Fifer received his PhD from Yale University, and he went on to teach 18th Century English Literature at universities around the country. He became a tenured professor at Stanford University, where he also served as the Director of Freshman English. He married Norma Crow in 1955. He died October 8, 2012. |
Classification |
WWII |