John Frazee papers, 1819-1966, bulk 1819-1893

Biographical materials include miscellaneous documents relating to Frazee and family history and genealogy. There are written narratives of the Frazee family history, family trees, correspondence between Frazee's descendents and the Boston Athenaeum, his daughter Athenia's bible, and a sketch of Frazee's funerary monument.

The bulk of this series has been scanned. Only the cover of the family bible and pages with notations have been scanned.

Correspondence is mostly with family members. The majority of letters written by John Frazee are to his first and second wives, Jane and Lydia respectively. Other letters are addressed to his brother Noah and reflect his sorrow at the premature deaths of his first wife and some of his young children. In these letters, he talks about the grave markers he designed for his family members, and includes sketches of the markers and lettering. In another illustrated letter written to Lydia, he describes and sketches his experience on a railroad train in 1834. General correspondence includes letters of praise by the sons of John Jay and the Marquis de Lafayette for Frazee's busts of their fathers. There are also letters from John J. Audubon and art associations. The majority of letters concerning busts for the Boston Athenaeum are photocopies. Also found are notes concerning the correspondence which were presumably written by the donors.

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This file contains documents relating to John Frazee's congressional commission to design the New York Customs House. Included is a grant by President John Tyler, a petition of the commission by Frazee to President Tyler, a statement for the cost of materials by Frazee, and a description of all work completed by Frazee to the United States Congress.

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Artwork consists of sketches of John Frazee-designed gravestone markers, including the markers of his wife Jane Frazee and Colonel Joseph Blackshear. Also found is a design for a memorial marker to George Washington. It is not entirely clear if Frazee created these sketches or if they were done by someone else at a later date.

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There are poems written by John Frazee and others and notes, some of which discuss Frazee's artwork.

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A small ledger contains information on day-to-day transactions. Receipts include a certificate for a land purchase and other items.

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This series consists of one clipping concerning John Frazee from 1942, a catalog with information about Frazee's design for the 'Washington Monument' in the New York Customs House, a catalog for the New York Historical Society's art collection listing Frazee's artworks, and a copy of My Old Kentucky Home.

This series has been partially scanned. Only pages concerning John Frazee have been scanned from the New York Historical Society's art collection catalog. The published book has not been scanned.

Photographs depict Frazee's busts of Daniel Webster, Joseph Story, and Nathaniel Bowditch displayed in the Boston Athenaeum. Also found is a stereograph card showing a Frazee bust of Chief Justice Marshall as well as a bust of John Frazee by another sculptor. There is also a photograph of a self-portrait by Noah Frazee, John's half-brother.

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There is one plaster cast of a medal commemorating Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte.

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