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Anna Belle Frazier Papers

Descriptive Summary

Title
Anna Belle Frazier Papers
Identifier
5212012.ABFP.DW
Repository
Shorefront Legacy Center
Language
English
Size
3.0 Linear feet
Predominant Dates
Bulk, 1970-1999
Dates
1949-2007
Abstract
Anna Belle Frazier (1918-2005) was an African-American social and civic leader in Evanston, Illinois during the second half of the 20th Century. She was an active member of various organizations such as the Ladies Auxiliary of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Ebenezer A.M.E Church, Order of the Eastern Star, Norshore 12, and Suburbanites. The bulk of the material comprising the Anna Belle Frazier collection concerns her involvement with Ebenezer A.M.E. Church, the Ladies Auxiliary of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, the Order of the Eastern Star, and her interest in the African-American experience in Evanston, Illinois.

Biographical Note

Anna Belle Frazier (1918-2005) was an African-American social and civic leader in Evanston, Illinois, active during the second half of the 20th Century. She was an active member of a number of clubs and organizations including the Ladies Auxiliary of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Ebenezer A.M.E Church, Order of the Eastern Star, Norshore 12, and Suburbanites. She was married to Walter Frazier and mother to Eleanor J. “Brownie” Frazier.

Scope and Contents note

The Anna Belle Frazier collection is organized into four series: “Personal,” “Community Involvement,” “Research Files,” and “Artifacts.” The bulk of the material concerns her involvement with Ebenezer A.M.E. Church, the Ladies Auxiliary of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, the Order of the Eastern Star, and her interest in the African-American experience in Evanston, Illinois. The collection includes notebooks, meeting minutes, artifacts, audio tapes, photographs, and publications.

Processing Information note

Processed by CLIR funded Black Metropolis Research Consortium “Color Curtain Processing Project.” Processor: Dustin Witsman.

Related Archival Materials note

Ebenezer A.M.E. Church records, Shorefront Legacy Center; Social Clubs and Fraternal Organizations collection, Shorefront Legacy Center; The Suburbanites Social and Civic Club records, Shorefront Legacy Center

Indexed Terms

Inventory

Series I. Personal,
1946-circa 2008
Scope and Contents note

This series is comprised of material related to the personal and family life of Anna Belle Frazier.

Box 1
Folder 1
Title
Personal and Family,
Dates
1946-2006
Box 1
Folder 2
Title
Wilbert Frazier,
Dates
circa 1955- 2008
Box 1
Folder 3
Title
Photographs,
Dates
1992, undated
Series II. Community Involvement,
1921-2007
Scope and Contents note

“Community Involvement” contains material related to Anna Belle Frazier's involvement with the Evanston community through social and civic clubs and organizations from 1949-1999, but most of the material dates from circa 1970-1999.

Box 1
Folder 4-6
Title
Order of the Eastern Star,
Dates
1921-1987
Box 1
Folder 7-13
Title
Ebenezer African Methodist Episcopal Church,
Dates
1964-2006
Box 1
Folder 14-20
Title
Elementary Cultural Help Organization (ECHO),
Dates
1968-1972
Box 1
Folder 21
Title
Education,
Dates
1967-1978
Box 2
Folder 22-23
Title
Mother's Union Auxiliary,
Dates
1962-1963
Box 2
Folder 24
Title
Norshore Twelve, Inc.,
Dates
1967-1974
Box 2
Folder 25
Title
Suburbanites Social and Civic Club,
Dates
1964-1990
Box 2
Folder 26-34
Title
Veterans of Foreign Wars, Ladies Auxiliary,
Dates
1949-1991
Box 2
Folder 35-37
Title
Various clubs and organizations,
Dates
1963-2007
Box 2
Folder 38
Title
Photographs,
Dates
1941, undated
Series III. Research Files,
1951-2002
Scope and Contents note

This series is comprised of newspaper clippings, journals, and notebooks dealing with Evanston, Illinois African-American history, education, and other areas of interest to Anna Belle Frazier.

Box 2
Folder 39
Title
Concerned Citizens Commitment (CCC Newsette),
Dates
1976-1984
Box 2
Folder 40
Title
African-American articles, journals, publications,
Dates
1969-1970
Box 2
Folder 41
Title
Newspapers and clippings,
Dates
1960-2002
Box 2
Folder 42
Title
Evanston African American History,
Dates
1951-2001
Box 2
Folder 43
Title
Research journals,
Dates
1964-1994
Series IV. Artifacts,
undated
Scope and Contents note

This series is contains physical artifacts relating to Anna Belle Frazier's personal and professional life. It includes hats, ribbons, pins, gloves, a flag, and other realia.

Box 3
Title
Artifacts
Box 4
Title
Artifacts