G. Preston Frazer Collection,
Scope and Content
The collection contains correspondence between G. Preston Frazer and Marcus L. Oliver. The letters are mostly personal exchanges, but there are also several letters relating to Frazer's donation of portraits to Botetourt County, Virginia, and the Montgomery Bell Academy in Nashville, Tennessee. Additional materials include photocopies of newspapers articles, a signed Sixteen Pencil Impressions from Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.A., and Frazer's obituary.
Dates
- Creation: 1939 - 2003
Creator
- Frazer, George Preston (Person)
- Oliver, Marcus L. (Person)
Access Restrictions
Collection is open to research.
Use Restrictions
Permission to publish material from the G. Preston Frazer Collection must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.
Biographical Information
G. (George) Preston Frazer was born in Davidson, Tennessee, February 4, 1908, to George Augustine and Sadie (Warner) Frazer. He received a BA in Liberal Arts from the Virginia Military Institute in 1929. In 1935, he completed a BS in Engineering at the University of Hawaii, and in 1937, a Masters of Architecture at Harvard University. During World War II, he served with the Second Armored Division in Europe and North Africa. He remained in the Army Reserves until 1968. From 1939 to 1940 and from 1946 to 1974, he taught in the Art Department of Virginia Tech. Following his retirement, Frazer continued to support Virginia Tech, which continues to be among the many institutions to display donations of his work. Frazer died at his home in Catawba, North Carolina, on September 10, 2003.
For biographical information on Oliver, see the Marcus L. Oliver Correspondence, Ms2009-098. Finding aid available on the Virginia Heritage database.
Full Extent
0.2 Cubic Feet (1 box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The collection contains correspondence between G. Preston Frazer and Marcus L. Oliver. Additional materials include photocopies of newspaper articles, a signed Sixteen Pencil Impressions from Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.A. booklet, and Frazer's obituary.
Acquisition Information
The G. Preston Frazer Collection was donated to Special Collections in 2008.
Processing Information
The processing, arrangement, and description of the G. Preston Frazer Collection commenced and was completed in June 2009.
- Title
- A Guide to the G. Preston Frazer Collection, 1939-2003
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Kira A. Dietz
- Date
- © 2009 By Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. All rights reserved.
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- Description is in English
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections, Virginia Tech Repository
Special Collections, University Libraries (0434)
560 Drillfield Drive
Newman Library, Virginia Tech
Blacksburg Virginia 24061 US
540-231-6308
specref@vt.edu