Gilbert Fraser papers
Collection
0084-MDHC
This collection consists of the diaries, clippings, theatre programs, financial records, and correspondence of Gilbert Fraser (1848-1924), British Consul General in Baltimore from 1913 to 1919. Subjects include the sinking of the "Lusitania", the shooting of J. Pierpont Morgan, spy trials, the "Deutschland" submarine, the Vagabond Theatre, and his daily life as a British consul in America.
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0.75 Linear Feet
English
The Gilbert Fraser Collection covers the period from 1911 to 1919. The collection includes many personal diaries, and also some newspaper clippings, theater programs, financial papers, and personal and business correspondences. Important subjects include: sinking of the Lusitania, shooting of J. Pierpoint Morgan, “Deutschland” submarine, Vagabond Theater, and daily existence of British consul.
Gilbert Fraser was born on September 5, 1848 in Iverness, Scotland. He was educated in public and private schools and was trained for the Bar. He held various British consulate positions in New York and Baltimore and was the Consul-General in Baltimore for Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia and Kentucky, from 1913 to 1919. He died September 23, 1924.
The Gilbert Fraser papers were acquired in the University of Maryland archives in 1974.
Part of the Special Collections and University Archives