Wilse Frazier Memoir
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
- Gregory, Helen (Person)
- Fulgham, Robert (Person)
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
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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
Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries (0434)
560 Drillfield Drive
Newman Library, Virginia Tech
Blacksburg Virginia 24061 US
540-231-6308
specref@vt.edu