Debra Frasier Papers
Scope and Contents
This collection includes both personal and professional papers, artwork, and artifacts written and illustrated by children's author, Debra Frasier.
Dates
- 1975 - 2015
Creator
- Frasier, Debra (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Open for use in the Elmer L. Andersen Library reading room.
Conditions Governing Use
This collection may be protected by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S. Code). It is the user's responsibility to verify copyright ownership and to obtain all necessary permissions prior to the reproduction, publication, or other use of any portion of these materials. Researchers may quote from the collection under the fair use provision of the copyright law.
Biographical Note
Debra Frasier was born, April 3, 1953, in Vero Beach, Florida. Growing up overlooking the Atlantic Ocean, Frasier spent most of her childhood at the beach collecting treasures and creating pieces of art out of them. Utilizing this passion for art, Frasier graduated from Florida State University in 1976, with a degree in design, and then went on to attend Penland School of Crafts in North Carolina where she created large costume puppets. In 1984, she married and moved to Minneapolis, where she began her writing career. During the birth of her first and only child, Frasier wrote "On the Day You Were Born." And after its success, she continued by writing "Out of the Ocean", "Miss Alaineus, A Vocabulary Disaster", "The Incredible Water Show", "A Birthday Dake is no Ordinary Cake", "SPIKE, Ugliest dog in the Universe", and "A Fabulour Fair Alphabet." Frasier also illustrated multiple picture books including William Stafford's "The Animal that Drank Up Sound", Kim R. Stafford's "We Got Here Together", and Richard Lewis' "In the Space of the Sky." Outside of her work, Frasier is very active in the education of reading, writing, and the arts among children and continues to do so through her pieces and in the community, to this day.
Information sourced from: Frasier, Debra. "About Debra Frasier, Author, Illustrator," Debra Frasier personal website. Accessed September 15, 2016. http://www.debrafrasier.com/pages/about/index.php
Extent
75 Linear Feet (65 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collection includes both personal and professional papers, artwork, and artifacts written and illustrated by children's author, Debra Frasier.
Arrangement
Collection guide arranged alphabetically by title.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Debra Frasier.
- Authors, American -- 20th century Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Authors, American -- 21st century Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Children's literature -- Illustrations Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Drawings (visual works) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Illustration of books -- 20th century Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Illustration of books -- 21st century Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Illustrators -- United States Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Manuscripts for publication Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Picture books Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Sketches Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- collages (visual works) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Title
- Inventory of the Debra Frasier Papers, 1975-2015
- Author
- Katelyn Ostby
- Date
- September 15, 2016
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Revision Statements
- June 2020: Description updated by Caitlin Marineau.
Collecting Area Details
Contact The Children's Literature Research Collections Collecting Area
