Obituary notices and other papers connected with Fraser's death on 27 Jan 1962 and three items from earlier dates, 1930-1943; 1962-1964

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Comprises:

(fols. 1-15) letters of sympathy and press cuttings, 29 Jan-4 Feb 1962
(fol. 16) an appreciation of Fraser by Kurt Hahn, n.d.
(fols. 17-24) Memorial Service at St. Martin-in-the-Fields: service sheet and two copies of the address given by Lord Hemingford, 15 Feb 1962
(fols. 25-26) copy of a Minute of the Church Missionary Society (CMS) Committee on Fraser's life and work, n.d.
(fol. 26) letter from Sir Richard Aluwihare, New Delhi, to Mrs Fraser about her husband's death, 12 Apr 1962
(fols. 27-41) transcript of a broadcast on the BBC Home Service, a radio portrait of Fraser entitled 'The Chief', 22 Sep 1963
(fols. 42-57) transcript of a broadcast on the Scottish Home Service entitled 'Alexander Fraser - The Chief'. His son Sandy and his daughter Mary were among the speakers, 26 Apr 1964
(item 1) photograph of Fraser as a young man, with his wife and baby, n.d.
(item 2) document nominating Fraser a CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire), 3 Jun 1930
(item 3) Fraser's passport, 23 Mar 1943.

Dates

57 Leaves

MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 283/12, folder 4

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