This series consists of diaries and a map containing descriptions and particulars of ordinary life and travel, noting historic events and scientific phenomena such as vegetation and soil erosion, on trips covering areas of Utah, Arizona, California, Texas, Mississippi, Louisiana, New Mexico, Kentucky, Tennessee and Ontario, Canada. Seven of the diaries contain approximately 2,110 photographs and photographic postcards, a majority of which are captioned silver gelatin snapshots made by Fraser himself, ranging from 4x5 cm. to 16x25 cm., along with approximately 100 printed postcards.
This series is arranged chronologically.
Diary, 1904
Travel Diary, 1906
Diary, 1907-1908
Diary, 1908
Trip in Southern Utah, 1914
Map of Southern Utah Trip, 1914
Separated Material, undated
This series consists of approximately 350 glass lantern slides made by Fraser, possibly to accompany lectures.
This series has been arranged in 4 boxes.
Glass Lantern Slides, 1915-1923
- Scope and Contents
The collection consists of twelve diaries (1886-1922) containing typed or hand-written notes, photographs, and postcards of Fraser (Princeton University Class of 1893) relating to his trips to the Southern and Southwestern United States and Canada with different family members and one (1886-1889) from several trips as a youth to Europe and the Middle East. There are approximately 350 glass lantern slides, many of them labeled with location and date information. In addition, there are loose papers removed from the diaries, such as maps, letters, photographs, and printed matter relating to the trips.
- Arrangement
This collection is arranged in two series by genre form.
- Collection Creator Biography:
Fraser
George C. Fraser was a member of the Princeton University Class of 1893.
- Acquisition:
The composite 1914 map was a gift of Art Christiansen in October 2010 .
- Custodial History
The glass lantern slides were given the Princeton Geology Department by the Fraser family following Fraser's death, and were subsequently transferred to the library.
The collection was transferred to the Rare Books division in 2010.
- Processing Information
Finding aid expanded and updated by Valerie Addonizio in 2009 and 2012.
- Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
- Conditions Governing Use
Single copies may be made for research purposes. To cite or publish quotations that fall within Fair Use, as defined under U. S. Copyright Law, no permission is required. For instances beyond Fair Use, it is the responsibility of the researcher to determine whether any permissions related to copyright, privacy, publicity, or any other rights are necessary for their intended use of the Library's materials, and to obtain all required permissions from any existing rights holders, if they have not already done so. Princeton University Library's Special Collections does not charge any permission or use fees for the publication of images of materials from our collections, nor does it require researchers to obtain its permission for said use. The department does request that its collections be properly cited and images credited. More detailed information can be found on the Copyright, Credit and Citations Guidelines page on our website. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us through the Ask Us! form.
- Credit this material:
George C. Fraser Collection; Rare Book Division, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library
- Permanent URL:
- http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/2b88qc23v
- Location:
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Firestone LibraryOne Washington RoadPrinceton, NJ 08544, USA
- Storage Note:
- This is stored in multiple locations.
- ReCAP (scarcpxr): Box 1-7
- Firestone Library (scaex): Box 8-11
- Subject Terms:
- Travelers -- West (U.S.). -- 20th century
Travelers' writings, American. -- 20th century - Genre Terms:
- Clippings. -- 20th century
Diaries. -- 20th century
Photographic postcards. -- 20th century
Postcards -- 20th century
Typescripts -- 20th century.
photographs -- 20th century - Places:
- Canada -- Description and travel. -- 20th century
Europe -- Description and travel -- 19th century -- Sources
Middle East -- Description and travel. -- 19th century
Southern States -- Description and travel. -- 20th century
West (U.S.) -- Description and travel. -- 20th century
West (U.S.). -- photographs