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Finding Aid for the Frazier and Frazier Papers, 1911-1949


MS-0984

University of Tennessee Special Collections Library, Knoxville, TN


Encoded by: Elizabeth Dunham, August 13, 2007.

Summary Information
Title: Frazier and Frazier Papers

Date/Date Range :   1911-1949

Extent: 9.0 linear feet

Abstract:
These papers are closely related to a larger collection of Frazier papers (UTK-MS-0788) acquired in 1973.

Call number: MS-0984

Repository: University of Tennessee Special Collections Library, Knoxville, TN

Access and Use
Aquisition Information:
The collection was given to the University on March 7, 1979 by Mrs. Elizabeth Frazier McCallie, granddaughter of Senator Frazier.
Access Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Copyright:
The copyright interests in this collection remain with the creator. For more information, contact the Special Collections Library.
Preferred Citation:
[Identification of Item], Frazier and Frazier Papers, MS-0984. University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Special Collections Library.

Arrangement

Collection consists of six boxes divided into four series:

  1. Series I: Correspondence and Receipts
  2. Series II: Newspaper Clippings
  3. Series III: Miscellaneous
  4. Series IV: Correspondence

Biography / History

James B. Frazier Sr. was born on October 18, 1856 in Pikeville (Bledsoe County) Tennessee. He graduated from the University of Tennessee in 1878 and then read law in Nashville, Tennessee. He was admitted to the Tennessee bar in 1881, after which he began practicing law in Chattanooga. He served as governor of Tennessee from 1903 until 1905, when he was elected to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the death of William B. Bate. He served in the Senate until 1911, when he returned to Chattanooga and resumed his legal career. Frazier died on March 28, 1937 in Chattanooga.

James B. Frazier, Jr. was born on June 23, 1890 in Chattanooga, Tennessee. In 1914, he graduated from the Chattanooga College of Law and was admitted to the Tennessee bar. He volunteered for service in the First World War in 1917 and was discharged as a major in 1919, after which he returned to Chattanooga and resumed his legal career. Frazier was appointed the United States attorney for the Eastern District of Tennessee in 1933 and served until 1948. In 1949, he was elected to the House of Representatives, where he served until 1963. Frazier died in Chattanooga on October 30, 1978.

James B. Frazier, Sr. and James B. Frazier Jr. founded the law firm of Frazier and Frazier in Chattanooga, Tennessee. There is some controversy surrounding the year that this firm was established: estimates range from 1911 to 1919.


Collection Scope and Content Note

These papers are closely related to a larger collection of Frazier papers (UTK-MS-0788) acquired in 1973.

Subject Terms

  • Frazier, James Beriah Sr., 1856-1937.
  • Frazier, James Beriah Jr., 1890-1978.
  • Hamilton County (Tenn.) -- History.
Contents List
   

Series I: Correspondence and Receipts

Scope Note:

Items are arranged in alphabetical order.
Box   1     Folder   1    
Biographical sketch of Senator Frazier for Encyclopedia of American Biography

Box   1     Folder   2    
Miscellaneous Letters, Notes, and Receipts

Box   1     Folder   3    
Miscellaneous Letters, Notes, and Receipts

Box   1     Folder   4    
Miscellaneous Letters, Notes, and Receipts

Box   1     Folder   5    
Miscellaneous Letters, Notes, and Receipts

Box   1     Folder   6    
Miscellaneous Letters, Notes, and Receipts

Box   1     Folder   7    
Miscellaneous Letters, Notes, and Receipts

Box   1     Folder   8    
Miscellaneous Letters, Notes, and Receipts

Box   1     Folder   9    
Miscellaneous Letters, Notes, and Receipts

Box   1     Folder   10    
Miscellaneous Letters, Notes, and Receipts

   

Series II: Newspaper Clippings, 1870-1928
Box   2     Folder   1    
Newspaper Clippings

Box   2     Folder   2    
Newspaper Clippings

Box   2     Folder   3    
Newspaper Clippings

Box   2     Folder   4    
Newspaper Clippings

Box   2     Folder   5    
Newspaper Clippings

Box   2     Folder   6    
Newspaper Clippings on Constitutional Convention of 1870
Box   2     Folder   7    
Newspaper Clippings on John K. Sheilds
Box   2     Folder   8    
Newspaper Clippings on Gov. A. A. Taylor
Box   2     Folder   9    
Newspaper Clippings of Harding Address to 1921 Congress
Box   2     Folder   10    
Newspaper Clippings of Presidential Election of 1928
Box   2     Folder   11    
Newspaper Clippings and Notes on Crump Affair of 1913
   

Series III: Miscellaneous, 1938-1949
Box   2     Folder   12    
Notes and Printed Material on the League of Nations
Box   2     Folder   13    
Account Ledgers
Box   2     Folder   14    
Miscellaneous Notes
Box   3     Folder   1    
Letters, 1938-1949
Box   3     Folder   2    
Sympathy Letters for Mrs. J. B. Frazier
Box   3     Folder   3    
Callers at Funeral of Mrs. J. B. Frazier
Box   3     Folder   4    
Individual Taxes
Box   3     Folder   5    
Estate of Mrs. J. B. Frazier - Assets
Box   3     Folder   6    
Bank Statements of J. B. Frazier Estate
Box   3     Folder   7    
Estate Receipts
Box   3     Folder   8    
Estate of Mrs. J. B. Frazier
Box   3     Folder   9    
Letters of Senator Frazier
Box   3     Folder   10    
Miscellaneous Papers of Gov. Frazier
Box   3     Folder   11    
Estate of Mrs. J. B. Frazier
   

Series IV: Correspondence
Box   4      
Alphabetical Correspondence and Receipts By Sender (Geo. A. Caldwell to Zone Finance Office)
Box   5     Folder   1    
Miscellaneous Letters
Box   5     Folder   2    
Miscellaneous Letters
Box   5     Folder   3    
Miscellaneous Letters
Box   5     Folder   4    
Miscellaneous Letters
Box   5     Folder   5    
Miscellaneous Letters
Box   5     Folder   6    
Alphabetical Correspondence and Receipts (A - W)
Box   6      
Alphabetical Correspondence and Receipts (A-Y)