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| Creator: | Fiser, Webb S. |
| Title: | Webb S. Fiser Papers |
| Dates: | 1961-1962 |
| Size: | 1 box (0.25 linear feet) |
| Abstract: | The Webb S. Fiser Papers include a copy of his book and materials concerning his campaign for Councilman-at-Large for the city of Syracuse, New York |
| Language: | English |
| Repository: |
University Archives, Special Collections Research Center Syracuse University Libraries 222 Waverly Ave., Suite 600 Syracuse, NY 13244-2010 https://library.syracuse.edu/special-collections-research-center/university-archives |
Biography
Webb Sackett Fiser (1920-2009) was born in Greene, Ohio. From the University of Chicago he earned his B.A. (1942), M.A. (1947), and Ph.D. (1950). He served as an instructor at the University of Detroit from 1949 to 1950. After coming to Syracuse University in 1951, Fiser was an Associate Professor of Political Science in the Maxwell Graduate School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, where he organized and conducted the first Integration Seminar in the Metropolitan Studies Program.
Fiser also served as the principal planner in the Office of Urban Renewal for the City of Syracuse and as a member of the Citizen's Council on Urban Renewal, the advisory body to the mayor of Syracuse. He was the unsuccessful Democratic candidate for Councilman-at-Large for the city of Syracuse in 1961. Fiser left SU in 1962 for the State University of New York School of Public Affairs in Albany. He died on July 14, 2009.
Scope and Content Note
The bulk of the Fiser Papers cover his unsuccessful 1961 campaign to become Syracuse Councilman-at-Large. These materials include leaflets, campaign correspondence, notes and official statements, and newspaper clippings. There is also a book by Fiser, Mystery of the Metropolis, which is concerned with urban growth and is signed by the author.
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Please note that the collection is housed off-site, and advance notice is required to allow time to have the materials brought to the Reading Room on campus.
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Preferred Citation
Preferred citation for this material is as follows:
Webb S. Fiser Papers,
University Archives,
Special Collections Research Center
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Acquisition Information
The Archives does not hold any documentation about how it acquired the Fiser Papers.
Processing Information
This collection was processed through a generous donation by Dr. David C. Knapp '47.
Finding Aid Information
Created by: Kyle C. Wilson
Date: 2007
Revision history: Converted to EAD by Erin Lee, 2012.
Inventory
| Papers | |||||||||||
| Box 1 | Campaign clippings 1961 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Campaign correspondence 1961 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Campaign materials 1961 - leaflets and other ephemera | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Campaign notes 1961 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Campaign official statements 1961 | ||||||||||
| Book | |||||||||||
| Box 1 | Fiser, Webb S. Mystery of the metropolis Englewood Cliffs: Prentice-Hall, Inc. 1962 - signed by the author | ||||||||||