Scope and Contents note
The papers consist of manuscripts of 185 short stories, seven plays, seven teleplays, nine screenplays, three novels, a few scenarios and radio scripts, and a collection of published pieces.
Dates
- 1927-1967
Creator
- Fessier, Michael, 1907-1988 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access note
Collection is open to the public. Collection must be used in Special Collections and University Archives Reading Room. Collection or parts of collection may be stored offsite. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives in advance of your visit to allow for transportation time.
Conditions Governing Use note
Property rights reside with Special Collections and University Archives, University of Oregon Libraries. Copyright resides with the creators of the documents or their heirs. All requests for permission to publish collection materials must be submitted to Special Collections and University Archives. The reader must also obtain permission of the copyright holder.
Biographical/Historical note
Michael Fessier was born in Angel’s Camp, California. He was a newspaper reporter in San Francisco, and edited papers in Burlington and San Rafael, California. He commenced writing fiction in 1928, went into motion picture work, then returned to fiction. He also wrote for television. Fessier died in Northridge, Calif., in 1988.
Extent
6 linear feet (4 containers)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Collection comprises papers of American author Michael Fessier and includes manuscripts of 185 short stories, seven plays, seven teleplays, nine screenplays, three novels, a few scenarios and radio scripts, and a collection of published pieces.
Arrangement note
Collection is organized into the following series: Manuscripts
General Physical Description note
4 containers
Processing Information note
Collection processed by processing staff.
This finding aid may be updated periodically to account for new acquisitions to the collection and/or revisions in arrangement and description.
- Authors, American -- 20th century Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Fessier, Michael, 1907-1988
- Literature Subject Source: Archiveswest
- Manuscripts for publication Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Novels Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Plays Subject Source: Genre Terms: A Thesaurus for Use in Rare Book and Special Collections Cataloguing
- Radio scripts Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Scenarios Subject Source: Genre Terms: A Thesaurus for Use in Rare Book and Special Collections Cataloguing
- Screenplays Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Screenwriters -- United States Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Short stories Subject Source: Local sources
- Television plays Subject Source: Genre Terms: A Thesaurus for Use in Rare Book and Special Collections Cataloguing
- Title
- Guide to the Michael Fessier Papers
- Status
- Complete Description
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by processing staff
- Date
- ©2007
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
- Sponsor
- Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Repository Details
Part of the University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives Repository
