Summary Information

Title: C. Gerald Fraser Papers
Inclusive Dates: 1954-2015 (bulk 1963-2012)

Creator:

• Fraser, C. Gerald (Charles Gerald), 1925-2015

Call Number: Mss 1186; PH 7063; Audio 1772A

Quantity: 8.3 cubic feet (1 records center carton, 20 archives boxes, and 1 oversize folder), 0.1 cubic feet of photographs (1 folder), and 78 audio recordings

Repository:

Wisconsin Historical Society, Division of Library, Archives, and Museum Collections

Archival Locations:

Wisconsin Historical Society (Map)

COLLECTIONS MAY BE STORED OFF-SITE: see catalog entry for additional information.

Abstract:

Papers, mainly 1963-2012, of C. Gerald Fraser, a newspaper journalist who spent most of his career at the New York Times. The collection contains reporter's notebooks, interviews, research, drafts, and clippings of his work. Stories cover the Civil Rights Movement; significant African Americans including athletes, jazz musicians, scholars, and actors; the United Nations; and environmental issues. Also contains biographical information, professional correspondence, information on African American organizations, and other writings including research, interviews, and drafts for an unpublished biography on jazz musician Milt Jackson entitled “Bag's Groove.”

Note:

There is a restriction on access to and use of this material; see the Administrative/Restriction Information portion of this finding aid for details.

Language: English

URL to cite for this finding aid: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-whs-mss01186

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