Donald D. Fraser collection

Donald D. Fraser collection, 1996-2012

Overview of the Collection

Creator: Fraser, Donald D.
Title: Donald D. Fraser collection
Dates: 1996-2012 (inclusive)
19962012
Quantity: 42 cubic feet, (space includes shelves that books are housed.)
Collection Number: MG 509
Summary: Online articles, books, DVDs, VHS tapes, audio cassettes, collection dedication papers, and photocopies.
Repository: University of Idaho Library, Special Collections and Archives
Special Collections and Archives
University of Idaho Library
875 Perimeter Drive
MS 2350
Moscow, ID
83844-2350
Telephone: 2088850845
libspec@uidaho.edu
Access Restrictions: Collection is open for research.
Languages: English

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

This collection includes several multi-volume editions, including all books published by the Mark Twain Project at the Uvneristy of California Berkeley and all of the manuscript facsimile editions. Also included are secondary works on Twain, as well as a substantial selection of ephemera, prints and film adaptations, and audio materials.

Books from this donation were made into the Mark Twain Book collection.

Historical NoteReturn to Top

Reverend Canon Donald D. Fraser was born in Toledo, Ohio and raised in the Bay Area. He graduated St. Mary's High School in Berkeley and served in the United States Air Force from 1963 to 1967. During this time he participated in two tours of duty in Vietnam. Canon Fraser entered St. Patrick's Seminary, Menlo Park, and was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Boise, Idaho in 1974. Since 1997, he had served as Pastor of Our Lady of the Lake parish in McCall, Idaho. As of 2012, Canon Fraser had retired from active ministry.

In 2012, Canon Fraser donated his massive collection on Mark Twain to the University of Idaho Special Collections and Archives. The university held an honoring ceremony on October 16, 2012 at the University of Idaho Boise campus. In addition to his speech, Lynn N. Baird, Dean of Library Services at the time, as well as Ruthie Nellis and Katherine G. Aiken spoke during the service. After the initial donation, Canon Fraser continued to donate items which grew the collection to it's current size.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Preferred Citation

[Description of Item], Donald D. Fraser collection, MG 509, Special Collections and Archives, University of Idaho Library, Moscow, Idaho.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

Folders are arranged in alphabetical order.

Acquisition Information

Donald D. Fraser donated his massive collection on Mark Twain to the University of Idaho Library Special Collections and Archives Department in 2012.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Series I: Mark Twain MaterialsReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
1	1-4	Magazines and Magazine Clippings
2	5	Newspapers
2	6	Online Articles
2	7	Online Book Reviews
		Stamp Collection
Box	Folder
2	8	Huckleberry Finn Stamps	undated
2	9	Literary Arts Mark Twain Stamps	2011
2	10	Scott #863 Samuel L. Clemens 10c Stamps	1940

Series II: MiscellaneousReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
		Book Covers
Box	Folder
2	11	Photocopies	undated
2	12	Sleeves	1982; 1992; 1994; 2002
Box	Folder
2	13	Mark Twain Exhibit Advertisements
2	14	Posters

Series III: PapersReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
2	15	Collection Dedication	2012
2	16	Correspondence

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