The materials in the Frazee genealogical collection are a compilation of information representing the histories of over 90 different families collected by Frazee during his years of genealogical research. The collection has been divided into three categories: family records, state records, and Frazee records. Materials in these categories are arranged by family name, state name, or Frazee first name. The collection offers a fascinating view into how genealogy research tools and methods evolved up to the mid 20th century.
Materials in the state records include information taken from census records of the particular state, excerpts from state and local histories, cemetery records and state and county records. There are also some state records in the Frazee files.
The information found in the family and Frazee records consist mainly of correspondence dealing with genealogical inquiries, hand-drawn family charts, newspaper clippings pertaining to the family genealogy, and some photographs of family members. Only a few of the files contain photographs, but most of these photographs include the names of the people in them and the dates that they were taken. There are also some greeting cards, church announcements and announcements of family events (births, reunions, weddings, etc.) in the collection.
Other Frazee records contain correspondence, materials from a genealogy presentation presented by Oren Frazee, and Frazee’s membership materials from the American Institute of Genealogy. There are also three notebooks, titled
Record Books , which are a compilation of research and correspondence of the Frazee family. Individual analysis cards, which provide information on individuals within the extended Frazee family, are included here. Numbered composition books which include various notes are also among the materials. Composition book four is either missing or is one of the two unnumbered composition books.
A card file, made up of 3 x 5 cards, contains a mixture of notes about individuals and clippings. Cards are alphabetized by last name with the exception of individuals whose surname is Frazee. Those individuals are alphabetized by their first names.
