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Debra Frasier Papers

 Collection
Identifier: CLRC-2186

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

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.

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

Contact:
Suite 113, Elmer L. Andersen Library