Catherine Frazer Papers

Collection

Identifier: yhm-arc-0000-084

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The Catherine Frazer Papers contain correspondence, memorandums, notes, and other printed material about the education program and Judiciary Board at Kirkland College primarily in the years of 1976-77.

Dates

Creation: 1969-1977

Creator

Frazer, Catherine (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

There are no restrictions on accessing material in this collection.

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright restrictions may apply. Unpublished manuscripts are protected by copyright. Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository and the copyright holder.

Biographical / Historical

Dean of Academic Affairs, Kirkland College -- Catherine S. Frazer was born on 22 April, 1925, in Lincoln, NE. After graduating from Wellesley College with a degree in Philosophy in 1946, she earned an M.A. (1948) and a Ph.D. (1951) from Yale University. From 1948 until 1959, Frazer served Wellesley College as an Instructor of Philosophy and a Lecturer in Humanities. She became an Assistant Professor of Philosophy at the University of Denver in 1965, eventually being named Department Chairman (1970-1974) and full Professor (1971-1974). In 1974, Frazer joined the faculty of Kirkland College as the Dean of Academic Affairs, a position she held until Kirkland College merged with Hamilton College in 1978.