G. Angus Fraser Papers

Collection

Identifier: Mss 74

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

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

Creator

Fraser, G. Angus, 1874-1957. (Person)

Access

The collection is open under the rules and regulations of the Institute.

Copyrights

The Institute does not own the copyrights.

Biography

G. Angus Fraser was born at Grease City, Pennsylvania, on November 4, 1874, the son of Simon Fraser, and a great-grandson of Simon Fraser, the discoverer of the Fraser River in British Columbia, Canada. In 1862, the family moved to Fargo, North Dakota, where his father operated a restaurant. After graduating from high school, Mr. Fraser enlisted in the North Dakota 164th Infantry where he served from 1891 to 1933. Mr. Fraser saw service in the Spanish-American War, Philippine Insurrection, and the Mexican border uprising. On November 27, 1900, Mr. Fraser married Dot Beatrice Waldron of Midland, Michigan. In 1917, General Fraser became the Adjutant General of North Dakota, a post which he held until 1933. During his appointment, he directed the compilation of the roster of North Dakota soldiers, sailors, and marines who served in World War I and the building of Camp Grafton. From 1931 to 1933, General Fraser also served on the Board of State Capitol Commissioners which directed the construction of the new capitol in Bismarck. Following his service as Adjutant General, General Fraser returned to the abstracting business as President of the Cass County Abstract company, which he had organized in 1910 and where he worked until his death on September 25, 1957, at Fargo, North Dakota. Mrs. Fraser died January 22, 1960. They had three children, Mildred, Simon W. and Donald.

Extent

1 Linear Feet (1 linear feet)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

From 1931 to 1933, General Fraser also served on the Board of State Capitol Commissioners which directed the construction of the new capitol in Bismarck.

Provenance

Donated by General G. Angus Fraser, Fargo, N.D., 1953 (Acc. 74).

Separation Record

The following non-manuscript items were removed from the G. Angus Fraser Papers and have been sent to the section indicated. Photographs (Institute photograph collection 2084)

49 8 x 10 of the construction of the North Dakota State Capitol, 1932-1933 1 Copy print of Simon Fraser, great-grandfather of G. Angus Fraser 16 Negative, one of portrait of Simon Fraser, and other of manuscripts related to Simon Fraser