Fred Frechette Papers, 1930/2000, bulk 1950/2000

Access and use

Location of collection:
College of William and Mary
Special Collections Research Center
Earl Gregg Swem Library
College of William and Mary
400 Landrum Drive
PO 8795
Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795
Contact for questions and access:
Phone: (757) 221-3090
Fax: (757) 221-5440
Restrictions:

Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.

Terms of access:

Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.

Preferred citation:

William and Mary Students and the Travis House, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Summary

Extent:
0.60 Linear Feet
Creator:
Frechette, Fred, 1925-2009 and Williamsburg Historic Records Association (Williamsburg, Va.)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

William and Mary Students and the Travis House, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Background

Scope and content:

Fred Frechette's papers which include his Richmond Times-Dispatch newspaper articles on Williamsburg, Virginia, photographs and his script and related material on "The Once and Future Camelot" a production given for the Williamsburg Reunion. Material related to his duty as a volunteer fireman and his March 25, 2000 pamphlet "William and Mary Students and the Travis House, Feb. 1, 1943-Feb. 28, 1951."

Obituary for Fred Frechette, The Virginia Gazette

1 of 2. Newspaper Clippings collected by Fred Frechette

2 of 2. Newspaper clippings collected by Fred Frechette.

Script of slideform presented at 1978 banquet by Williamsburg Chamber of Commerce honoring the 50th Anniversary of the beginning of the Restoration. Narrated by Vernon M. Geddy, Jr. Writted by Fred Frechette.

1 of 2. PBK Fire, Memorial of Elliot W. Jayne, and miscellaneous clippings, photographs, and material regarding the volunteer firemen of the 1950s.

2 of 2. PBK Fire, Memorial of Elliot W. Jayne, and miscellaneous clippings, photographs, and material regarding the volunteer firemen of the 1950s.

Script and notes.

Photographs and newspaper clippings concerning Williamsburg events in the 1950s

Script and miscellaneous material for "The Once and Future Camelot". Slide film written and produced for 1994 Williamsburg reunion.

Contains photographs of serious automobile accidents with deaths

Two CDs of photographs removed and placed in the Manuscripts Artifacts Collection (Mss2000.24)

Biographical / historical:

Fred Frechette was a member of the College of William and Mary Class of 1946.

Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki: .

Acquisition information:
Gift via the Williamsburg Historic Records Association.