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Neta Lohnes Frazier Papers, 1906-1967
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Frazier, Neta Lohnes, 1890-1990
- Title
- Neta Lohnes Frazier Papers
- Dates
- 1906-1967 (inclusive)19061967
- Quantity
- 1 linear feet, (1 record carton)
- Collection Number
- WCMss.498
- Summary
- Neta Lohnes Frazier was born in Owosso, Michigan on April 18, 1890, and published over fifteen volumes during her career as a writer. The Neta Lohnes Frazier Papers houses manuscripts, drawings, and supplementary material for the published works of Neta Frazier, most of which concern Marcus and Narcissa Whitman and the history of the Walla Walla, Washington area.
- Repository
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Whitman College and Northwest Archives
Whitman College and Northwest Archives
Penrose Library, Room 130
345 Boyer Avenue
Walla Walla, WA
99362
Telephone: 5095275922
Fax: 5095264785
archives@whitman.edu - Access Restrictions
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Collection is open for research.
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Neta Lohnes Frazier was born in Owosso, Michigan on April 18, 1890. She graduated from Whitman College in 1912 with a Bachelor of Arts degree. She taught at Waitsburg High School for a number of years, and was an assistant editor and editor for the Spokane Valley Herald. She was a writer, who produced fifteen published volumes and numerous contributions for literary collections, primarily about the history of the American West and Marcus and Narcissa Whitman. Additionally, she was the president of the Spokane Writer's Guild and the Spokane branch of the American Association of University Women from 1951 through 1953. She was named one of seven outstanding Kappa Kappa Gamma alumnae in 1960, had four of her books selected for the Junior Literary Guild, and was awarded the 1967 Women in Communications Award, the 1967 Fort Wright College Award, and the 1968 Governor's Award. She died on June 2, 1990.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The Neta Lohnes Frazier Papers, which dates from 1906 to 1967, houses the manuscripts, drawings, and supplementary material for the published works of Neta Frazier, most of which concern Marcus and Narcissa Whitman and the history of the Walla Walla, Washington area.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Personal Names
- Whitman, Marcus
- Whitman, Narcissa Prentiss
Geographical Names
- Walla Walla (Wash.)