Special Collections Research Center
spcoll@wm.eduFinding Aid Authors: Special Collections Staff.
Administrative Information
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Preferred Citation:
William and Mary Students and the Travis House, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.
Acquisition Information:
Gift via the Williamsburg Historic Records Association.
Biographical Information:
Fred Frechette was a member of the College of William and Mary Class of 1946.
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Scope and Contents
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."
Related Material
Videocassettes and audiocassettes from this collection have been moved to the Manuscripts Audiovisual Collection.
Separated Material
All audio-visual material has been transferred to the Audio-Visual Collection and some Williamsburg Reunion material has been transferred to the Mss. 1.01 Williamsburg Reunion Collection.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
- Audiocassettes
- Buildings and Grounds--Fires
- College of William and Mary--Alumni and alumnae
- College of William and Mary--History--20th century
- College of William and Mary--Work Study Program
- Colonial Williamsburg Foundation--History
- Geddy family
- Journalists
- Newspapers
- Pamphlets
- Photographs
- Richmond Times-Dispatch (Va.)
- Scripts, Vocal
- Slides (photographs)
- Travis House (Williamsburg, Va.)
- Video recordings
- Volunteer Fire Department (Williamsburg, Va.)
- Williamsburg (Va.)--History--20th century
- Williamsburg Historic Records Association (Williamsburg, Va.)
Significant Places Associated With the Collection
- Williamsburg (Va.)--History--20th century
Container List
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 1 id247900
ObituaryFebruary 18, 2009Scope and Contents
Obituary for Fred Frechette, The Virginia Gazette
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 2 id247902
Newspaper Clippings1945-1990Scope and Contents
1 of 2. Newspaper Clippings collected by Fred Frechette
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 3 id247905
Newspaper Clippings1945-1990Scope and Contents
2 of 2. Newspaper clippings collected by Fred Frechette.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 4 id247910
Correspondence1941-1958
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 5 id247912
50th Anniversary of the Restoration of Colonial Williamsburg1978Scope and Contents
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.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 6 id247913
Fire Department1953-1994Scope and Contents
1 of 2. PBK Fire, Memorial of Elliot W. Jayne, and miscellaneous clippings, photographs, and material regarding the volunteer firemen of the 1950s.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 7 id247917
Fire Department1953-1994Scope and Contents
2 of 2. PBK Fire, Memorial of Elliot W. Jayne, and miscellaneous clippings, photographs, and material regarding the volunteer firemen of the 1950s.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 8 id247922
Fire Department Version of CamelotFebruary 17, 1996Scope and Contents
Script and notes.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 9 id247928
Williamsburg Events1950sScope and Contents
Photographs and newspaper clippings concerning Williamsburg events in the 1950s
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 folder: 1 id251490
"The Once and Future King of Camelot"1994Scope and Contents
Script and miscellaneous material for "The Once and Future Camelot". Slide film written and produced for 1994 Williamsburg reunion.
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 folder: 2 id251492
"The Once and Future Camelot"1994
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 folder: 3 id251497
Photograph of Williamsburg Men's Groupundated
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 folder: 4 id251498
"William and Mary Students and the Travis House, February 1, 1943- February 28, 1951March 2000
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 folder: 5 id251502
Miscellaneous Photos1950s and undated
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 folder: 6 id251507
Photographs of Williamsburg Area and Events1950s and undatedScope and Contents
Contains photographs of serious automobile accidents with deaths
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 folder: 7 id251512
Photographs of Williamsburg Area and Events/ Frechette Family1950s and undatedScope and Contents
Two CDs of photographs removed and placed in the Manuscripts Artifacts Collection (Mss2000.24)