Newspaper clippings
File — Box: 2, Folder: 10
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The G. Angus Fraser Papers consists of various subject files and materials related to General Fraser’s tenure on the Board of State Capitol Commissioners. The collection contains very little pertaining to his business career and private life.
The Subject Files Series include a diary kept by General Fraser while he served in the Philippine Islands. There is also a copy of Rudyard Kipling’s Soldiers Three in which Fraser had made some annotations related to himself and other soldiers while stationed in the Philippines during the insurrection. The interview concerns his early years in Fargo, and comments on the Louisiana lottery and Alexander McKenzie. The file for the North Dakota Adjutant General is a history by General Fraser of the mobilization, in 1917, of reserve forces in North Dakota. The Subject Files also include two copies of the Pinkerton reports, dealing with the establishment of the Louisiana lottery in North Dakota. The material on Simon Fraser, General Fraser’s great-grandfather, consists of typed copies of newspaper clippings, biographies, and correspondence of General Fraser.
The North Dakota Board of State Capitol Commissioners Series consists of Fraser and board correspondence, minutes of board meetings, and various subject files, including reports to the board on various topics related to the construction of the capitol.
Dates
- 1898-1953
Access
The collection is open under the rules and regulations of the Institute.
Extent
From the Collection: 1 Linear Feet (1 linear feet)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Creator
- From the Collection: Fraser, G. Angus, 1874-1957. (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Institute for Regional Studies Repository
Contact:
West Building N
3551 7th Avenue North
Fargo North Dakota 58102 United States
ndsu.archives@ndsu.edu
West Building N
3551 7th Avenue North
Fargo North Dakota 58102 United States
ndsu.archives@ndsu.edu