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Wilse Frazier Memoir

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2009-118

Scope and Content

This collection contains a memoir written by Robert Schmidt Fulghum and Helen Caulfield Madine Gregory titled, "Wilse Frazier: Remembrances of a Former Slave." The memoir details the later years of Mr. Frazier's life as he worked at "The Woodlands," a former plantation near Clopper, Maryland. The memoir also describes the authors' relationships with Wilse Frazier, as well as Frazier's daily routine. In addition to the four pages of text, this memoir contains color photocopies of pictures and a bibliography.

Dates

  • 2000

Creator

Language of Materials

The material in the collection are in English.

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use

The copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials.

Reproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form: http://bit.ly/scuareproduction. Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form: http://bit.ly/scuapublication. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives (specref@vt.edu or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form.

Biographical Note

Wilse Frazier was born an enslaved person around 1840 and worked for the majority of the later years of his life on the former plantation "The Woodlands" near Clopper, Maryland. Frazier lived to the age of 110, passing away around 1949.

Robert Schmidt Fulghum is a retired professor of Microbiology and Medicine at Eastern Carolina University in Greenville, North Carolina. Fulghum and his cousin Helen Caulfield Madine Gregory authored the memoir.

Extent

0.1 Cubic Feet (1 folder)

Abstract

This collection contains a memoir written by Robert Schmidt Fulghum and Helen Caulfield Madine Gregory titled, "Wilse Frazier: Remembrances of a Former Slave." The memoir details the later years of Mr. Frazier's life as he worked at "The Woodlands," a former plantation near Clopper, Maryland.

Arrangement

The collection is arranged by material type.

Source of Acquisition

The Wilse Frazier Memoir was donated to Special Collections in 2001.

Rights Statement for Archival Description

The guide to the Wilse Frazier Memoir by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 (https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/).

Processing Information

The processing, arrangement, and description of the Wilse Frazier Memoir commenced and was completed in August 2009.

Title
Wilse Frazier Memoir, 2000
Status
Completed
Author
Lora Settle, Graduate Assistant
Date
2009 (CC0 1.0)
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech Repository

Contact:
Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries (0434)
560 Drillfield Drive
Newman Library, Virginia Tech
Blacksburg Virginia 24061 US
540-231-6308